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The Holy Father requests that we, as lay
members of Christ’s faithful people, "take an active, conscientious and
responsible part in the mission of the Church"1 and "keep
a watchful eye on our world, . . . [as to its] economic, social, political and
cultural affairs"2 because "the Laity, by their very
vocation, seek the kingdom of God by engaging in temporal affairs and ordering
them according to the plan of God."3 We are to accomplish this,
he says, by "imbuing culture and human activity with genuine moral values
. . . [to] better prepare the field of the world for the seed of the Word of
God."4
1. The
Lay Members of Christ’s Faithful People, Christifideles
Laici, 3.
2. Ibid., 3.
3.
4. Ibid., 36.
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Catholic Social Justice
The site links below provide information on
the major themes of Catholic Social Teaching, namely:
1. Dignity of the Human Person
2. Common Good and Community
3. Option for the Poor
4. Rights and Responsibilities
5. Role of Government and Subsidiarity
6. Economic Justice
7. Stewardship of God's Creation
8. Promotion of Peace and Disarmament
9. Participation - see also Voter
Resources, Issues & Activism
10. Global Solidarity and Development
The Holy Father requests that we, as lay members
of Christ’s faithful people, "take an active, conscientious and
responsible part in the mission of the Church"1 and "keep
a watchful eye on our world, . . . [as to its] economic, social, political and
cultural affairs"2 because "the Laity, by their very
vocation, seek the kingdom of God by engaging in temporal affairs and ordering
them according to the plan of God."3 We are to accomplish this,
he says, by "imbuing culture and human activity with genuine moral values
. . . [to] better prepare the field of the world for the seed of the Word of
God."4
1. The
Lay Members of Christ’s Faithful People, Christifideles
Laici, 3.
2. Ibid., 3.
3.
4. Ibid., 36.
A summary of the major
documents on Catholic Social Teaching (osjspm.org)
Another summary of Catholic Social Teaching
documents (uscatholic.org)
One more summary (shc.edu/theolibrary/cst.htm)
Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace,
at the Vatican
Catholic League for
Religious and Civil Rights
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online Social Justice ----- Economic Justice ----- Political Justice Discrimination ----- War and Peace ----- Criminal Justice * * * You can also purchase a
copy of the official or get the
newly-published high-school text |
+ Live simply and justly in solidarity with the poor and marginalized
and be a good neighbor. Make no war on them, rather, be one with them
in spirit, truth and love.
+ Hear the truth when it is spoken to you. Discern the signs of the times
and speak truth -- to power, to the people, and to the Church.
+ Make injustice visible -- witness, remember, teach, proclaim,
tell. Light candles, do not curse the
darkness.
+ Protect the poor and powerless-- listen, learn, educate, organize, empower
participation and respect life from the moment of conception to the time of
natural death.
+ Work for reconciliation with truth, evangelism, catechesis, and orthopraxis.
+ Celebrate life, goodness, beauty, virtue, responsibility and joy.
+ Practice peace, non-violence, servant leadership, harmony, community,
voluntary cooperation and the proper stewardship of God's creation. Pray without ceasing.
+ Ensure fair distribution, subsidiarity,
economic opportunity, justice and food security for everyone everywhere.
(reprinted
from justpeace.org/works99.htm)
...and for those
struggling with End-of-Life issues:
Click here for A CATHOLIC GUIDE TO END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS
(National Catholic Bioethics Center, NCBC)
See also NCBC on John Paul II’s
Address on Nutrition and Hydration for Patients in PVS
(ncbcenter.org)
and the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic
Health Care Services
(National Conference of Catholic Bishops, NCCB)
Visit the Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity for various other topics
regarding
defending and promoting human dignity in scientific research and medical
practice.
(cbhd.org)
Other
Links:
Legatus offers a unique support network of
like-minded Catholics
who influence the world marketplace and have the ability to practice and infuse
their faith
in the daily lives and workplaces of their family, friends, colleagues and
employees.
They spread the faith by good example, good deeds and high ethical standards.
Catholic Executives is dedicated to the celebration of the
Catholic and Christian faith in the workplace and your everyday life.
On this site you will find links to Catholic businesses, organizations and
services,
as well as advice and links to Catholic publications and media that will
inspire and assist you in the practice of your faith in the workplace.
Catholic
Worker Movement
- lay community committed to non-violence, prayer, social justice
and hospitality for the homeless, exiled, hungry, and forsaken
Saint
Egidio Community
- a lay movement devoted to peace & justice.
Catholic Peace Fellowship
- Catholics for peace and non-violence.
Aid to the Church in Need
- helps persecuted Catholics around the world.
Beckett
Fund for Religious Liberty
- legal advocacy for religious expression.
Your
Catholic Voice
- political action on Catholic issues of life, family, and social justice.
Catholic
Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM)
- advocate for families and human dignity at the U.N.
Family
Research Council
- public advocacy on behalf of families.
Institute for Marriage and Public Policy
- aspires to be the main place for the same-sex marriage debate.
Catholic
Relief Services
- humanitarian & disaster relief.
Elliott
Institute
- leading researcher on how abortion harms women.
Food
for the Poor
- church-based international relief for the poor
Holy
Cross International Justice Office
- info about globalization and its effects on the poor, local cultures, and the
environment.
Joan
B. Kroc Institute for Int'l Peace Studies
- the causes of violence and the conditions for sustainable peace.
Woodstock Theological Center
- peace and social justice think-tank.
National
Catholic Bioethics Center
- bioethics and the dignity of the human person.
Do
No Harm
- promotes medical advancements that avoid destroying unborn human life.
Population
Research Institute
- fights human rights abuses against women and families.
Protection
Project
- fights the global trafficking and exploitation of persons, especially women
and children.
The New Atlantis
- a journal of technology and society, published by the Ethics & Public
Policy Center.
World
Youth Alliance
- promotes the dignity of the human person worldwide.
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Voter Resources, Issues & Activism
The
site links below provide information for voters
on various civic issues important to Catholics, as well as
links to help you determine and contact your legislators
and be able to see how they have voted on such issues.
The Holy Father requests that we, as lay
members of Christ’s faithful people, "take an active, conscientious and
responsible part in the mission of the Church"1 and "keep
a watchful eye on our world, . . . [as to its] economic, social, political and
cultural affairs"2 because "the Laity, by their very
vocation, seek the kingdom of God by engaging in temporal affairs and ordering
them according to the plan of God."3 We are to accomplish this,
he says, by "imbuing culture and human activity with genuine moral values
. . . [to] better prepare the field of the world for the seed of the Word of
God."4
1. The
Lay Members of Christ’s Faithful People, Christifideles
Laici, 3.
2. Ibid., 3.
3.
4. Ibid., 36.
Catholic Voting Guides: some general info first.
Click here for A Brief Catechism for Catholic Voters
(ewtn.com)
Click here for Catholics in the Public Square
(basilicapress.com)
Click here for a Voter's Guide for Serious Christians
(catholicanswersaction.com)
U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops
http://www.usccb.org/faithfulcitizenship
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Issues, Legislation and Information
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Family Association American
Center for Law and Justice U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops |
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Voting,
Activism, Involvement, Citizenship
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Vote-Smart's NPAT helps you research your
politicians |
U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops
http://www.usccb.org/faithfulcitizenship
http://www.catholicanswersaction.com
- political action on Catholic issues
of life, family, and social justice.
Your Catholic Voice
- political action on Catholic issues of life, family, and social justice.
Catholic
Worker Movement
- lay community committed to non-violence, prayer, social justice
and hospitality for the homeless, exiled, hungry, and forsaken
Saint
Egidio Community
- a lay movement devoted to peace & justice.
Catholic Peace Fellowship
- Catholics for peace and non-violence.
Catholic League for
Religious and Civil Rights
Beckett
Fund for Religious Liberty
- legal advocacy for religious expression.
Aid to the Church in Need
- helps persecuted Catholics around the world.
Catholic
Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM)
- advocate for families and human dignity at the U.N.
Family
Research Council
- public advocacy on behalf of families.
Institute for Marriage and Public Policy
- aspires to be the main place for the same-sex marriage debate.
Catholic
Relief Services
- humanitarian & disaster relief.
Elliott
Institute
- leading researcher on how abortion harms women.
Food
for the Poor
- church-based international relief for the poor
Holy
Cross International Justice Office
- info about globalization and its effects on the poor, local cultures, and the
environment.
Joan
B. Kroc Institute for Int'l Peace Studies
- the causes of violence and the conditions for sustainable peace.
Woodstock Theological Center
- peace and social justice think-tank.
Population
Research Institute
- fights human rights abuses against women and families.
Protection
Project
- fights the global trafficking and exploitation of persons, especially women
and children.
The New Atlantis
- a journal of technology and society, published by the Ethics & Public
Policy Center.
World
Youth Alliance
- promotes the dignity of the human person worldwide.
National
Catholic Bioethics Center
- bioethics and the dignity of the human person.
Center for
Bioethics & Human Dignity
- bioethics and the dignity of the
human person.
Do
No Harm
- promotes medical advancements that avoid destroying unborn human life.
What about Social Justice?
(See our Catholic Social Justice section.)
...and
for those struggling with End-of-Life issues:
Click here for A CATHOLIC GUIDE TO END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS
(National Catholic Bioethics Center, NCBC)
See also NCBC on John Paul II’s
Address on Nutrition and Hydration for Patients in PVS
(ncbcenter.org)
and the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic
Health Care Services
(National Conference of Catholic Bishops, NCCB)
Visit the Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity for various other topics
regarding
defending and promoting human dignity in scientific research and medical
practice.
(cbhd.org)
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Pro-Life Resources
The
site links below provide information about
respect for life, from conception to natural death...
..."from womb to tomb".
http://www.priestsforlife.org/
http://www.physiciansforlife.org/
http://generationsforlife.org/about/
http://www.hli.org/commentaries_rev_thomas_euteneuer.html
http://www.secondlookproject.org/
- for info about partial-birth abortion.
BlackGenocide.org offers a compelling
Comparison of Abortion to other forms of Historical Genocide
as well as information about
Planned Parenthood's link to a Racist Eugenic Plan for Black America
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House For anyone who may have already had an
abortion: |
Click here to Find a Pro-Life Ob/Gyn
Click here to Find a Pro-Life Physician
Couple-to-Couple League / Natural Family
Planning
La Leche /
Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing
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here are two sites for obtaining lifelike Fetal Model Sets |
...and for those struggling with End-of-Life issues:
Click here for A CATHOLIC GUIDE TO END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS
(National Catholic Bioethics Center, NCBC)
See also NCBC on John Paul II’s
Address on Nutrition and Hydration for Patients in PVS
(ncbcenter.org)
and the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic
Health Care Services
(National Conference of Catholic Bishops, NCCB)
Visit the Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity for various other topics
regarding
defending and promoting human dignity in scientific research and medical
practice.
(cbhd.org)
What about SEX ?
(See
also our True Love, Dignity, Virtue & Sexuality section.)
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Crisis, Recovery & Charity Resources
The site links in this section offer help in
handling
many serious, difficult or overwhelming life issues,
and also some links for volunteering to help others.
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below will hopefully guide
those in need of (and those wishing to help with)
crisis/emergency relief, charity, counseling or support.
Catholic Network of Volunteers Service
- connecting charitable volunteers with Christian programs.
http://catholiccharitiesinfo.org
http://www.catholicrelief.org
Society of St.Vincent
de Paul
National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children
Federal
Bureau of Investigation
Covenant
House
- provides shelter and services to homeless and runaway youth.
Good Counsel Homes
- provides homes and support for pregnant single women.
Have you drifted from or felt
alienated by the Catholic church?
- http://www.oncecatholic.org
provides informative answers, and
concerned
contacts to guide you through reconnecting and renewing your spiritual life.
Relationships,
Personality & Dignity
Our personality is a complex interplay of innate drives, needs and feelings.
(See also our Health
& Wholeness and Catholic Social Justice sections.)
Click here for a Path to Understanding Intimacy with God.
(lifeaftersunday.com) [printer-friendly
version]
Click
here for the online Dialog Companion from Marriage Encounters.
(wwme.org)
Click here for a great essay on Understanding
Behavior and Intimacy Disorder.
(pureintimacy.org)
What about Sex?
(See also our True Love, Dignity, Virtue & Sexuality section.)
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House For anyone who may have already had an
abortion: |
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pro-life Ob/Gyn
Click here to find a pro-life Physician
Couple-to-Couple League / Natural Family
Planning
La Leche /
Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing
(See
also our Pro-Life
section.)
A
little Parenting help:
The Best Parenting Guide we’ve seen so far is: Parenting With Grace
(See also our Parenting section.)
Click here for
a GREAT book on Setting Boundaries with Children
Click here
for a GREAT book on Setting Boundaries for Yourself
http://www.attachmentparenting.org/about.shtml
http://askdrsears.com/resources.asp
http://www.naturalchild.org/articles/
http://www.focusonyourchild.com/develop/art1/
http://dads.org/articlesindex.asp
http://www.familylifecenter.net/findinganswers.asp
These two site links offer help with
Troubled Marriages:
http://www.retrouville.org
http://www.wwme.org
...and here is a great book on
making/keeping marriages healthy: For Better…Forever
Catholic therapists, counselors and psychology:
Click here for Guidelines for Selecting a Counselor or Therapist
(pureintimacy.org)
Click here to Find a Catholic Therapist
(catholictherapists.com)
…and here’s Another Good Catholic Counseling Service
(exceptionalmarriages.com)
Note:
Not all Catholic therapists are yet listed on CatholicTherapists.com,
so you can also go to the Association
of Christian Therapists (ACT)
and look up your regional ACT contact.
You'll then need to contact that person yourself and ask them to
provide you with a list of "Catholic" therapists in your area.
Not ready to speak with a therapist?
Learn about Emotional
Deprivation Disorder and how
Affirmation
Therapy is one of the best Catholic psychologies available
(if you're lucky enough to have a Baars therapist
in your area).
(conradbaars.com)
Also
A Guide to Psychology and its Practice is a website that
provides
professional psychological information and answers absolutely free.
(guidetopsychology.com)
Click here for Descriptions of Common Psychiatric &
Psychological Disorders.
(saintmichael.net)
Click here for a great essay on Understanding
Behavior and Intimacy Disorder.
(pureintimacy.org)
The site links below provide online info on
healing from things like
substance abuse, sexual abuse, sex/porn/lust addiction, and overeating:
A Guide to Psychology and its Practice
is a website that provides
professional psychological information and answers absolutely free.
(guidetopsychology.com)
Click here for Descriptions of Common Psychiatric &
Psychological Disorders.
(saintmichael.net)
Click here for a great essay on Understanding
Behavior and Intimacy Disorder.
(pureintimacy.org)
http://www.treatment4addiction.com
http://www.theantidrug.com
http://12-step-review.org
http://www.lightweigh.com
http://www.whodoesithurt.com
http://www.settingcaptivesfree.com
http://www.pornnomore.com
http://www.trueknights.org
Click here for lots
of helpful info about homosexuality
(couragerc.net)
and here for solid medical and psychological research.
(Catholic Medical Association)
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"Anyone who is at a stage in
their recovery where it is helpful to have a disciplined focus on our own behaviors
- taking responsibility for our
part of the problem - can be helped by the Twelve Steps.
Isn't that everybody? -
Well, no. Almost everybody, but not everybody.
The Twelve Steps are designed to help us focus on our part, on our sins against
ourselves and others.
If you're at a place in your journey
where the main focus of your recovery is on the sins that have been committed
against you,
then you may not find the Steps to be particularly helpful right now.
A time will come in your recovery when
it's appropriate to focus on the part of the problem that you own (e.g. your
resentments).
When that time comes, the spiritual disciplines of the Twelve Steps may be
helpful to you."
[from An Introduction to the Twelve Steps
(below), by Dale S. Ryan]
See also these informative online resources from
ChristianRecovery.com:
An Introduction to the Twelve Steps.
Living Free: A Guide to Forming and
Conducting A Recovery Ministry
...and
for those struggling with End-of-Life issues:
Click here for A CATHOLIC GUIDE TO END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS
(National Catholic Bioethics Center, NCBC)
See also NCBC on John Paul II’s
Address on Nutrition and Hydration for Patients in PVS
(ncbcenter.org)
and the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic
Health Care Services
(National Conference of Catholic Bishops, NCCB)
Visit the Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity for various other topics
regarding
defending and promoting human dignity in scientific research and medical
practice.
(cbhd.org)
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