Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation

A Franciscan Look At Catholic Social Teaching Catholic social teaching, sometimes referred to as the social doctrine of the Church, is a body of official Church teachings on the social order, composed of papal statements and conciliar or synodal documents. These social teachings originated with Pope Leo XIII and continue to the present. The Catholic social tradition, however, is much older than this body of teachings, and is rooted in the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures as well as in the patristic writings, which go back as far as the fifth century. This tradition provides a framework and an intellectual legacy from which the more recent (dating from the nineteenth century) social teachings draw. This tradition is a point of reference against which the social teachings are tested, even as the latter develop beyond the tradition by applying it to new issues and questions. Catholic social teaching is rooted in the dignity of the human person as created in the image of God, and the human rights and duties that protect and enhance this dignity. Catholic social teaching is also concerned with the social nature of the human person, the concept of the common good, the relationship between society and the state, the theory of justice, an “option for the poor,” and the concepts of subsidiarity and solidarity. –Marywood University

Before we can take action on the social issues of our time, we need to first be educated in them, so that we can take the most appropriate action. Check out these resources: OFM-General Office for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation povertycure.org Remarks of Holy Father Francis during the Celebration of the Vigil of Prayer for Peace-2013 Redeemer of Man acton.org Deus Caritas Est Mater et Magistra chastityproject.com Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace  Solidarity Evangelii Gaudium Priests for Life churchinneed.org berkleycenter.georgetown.edu Human Life International Laborem Exercens Leo XIII – Rerum Novarum Pontifical Academy for Life Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute The Pontifical Council for the Family Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers (for Health Pastoral Care) Caritas International Population Research Institute Documents of Vatican II Black and Roman Catholic hispanosprovida.org crossingthegoal.com womenofgrace.com Catechism of the Catholic Church The Fourth Rupture  TV Series of EWTN Theology Roundtable – A Catholic View On Immigration – YouTube Icmc.net Caritas in veritate – Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Benedict XVI To new Ambassadors of Kyrgyzstan, Antigua and Barbuda, Luxembourg and Botswana accredited to the Holy See (16 May 2013) by Pope Francis USCCB Vatican EWTN lampministries.org Mass for the beginning of the Petrine Ministry of Pope Francis Canticle of Creation Charity & Responsibility For your Marriage Marriage: Unique for a Reason Evangelium Vitae endowonline.org Pacem in Terris Humanae Vitae Familiaris Consortio Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People Religious Liberty Human Life and Dignity Catholiccharitiesusa.org Svdpusa.org persecutionreport.org Peace Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi Theology of the Body by Pope John Paul II Pope Francis-Visit to the Community of Varginha (25 July 2013) Immigration and the Next America Renewing the Soul of Our Nation Render Unto Caesar The Foundation Heart of Civilization Pope Francis-Visit to the St. Francis of Assisi of the Providence of God Hospital  (24 July 2013) EWTN Theology Roundtable – June 2013 – Same-Sex Marriage – YouTube couragerc.net Prudential Judgments Subsidiarity The Harvest of Justice is Sown in Peace chastity.com Love and Responsibility Bought With A Price Pastoral visit to Assissi Homily – Pope Francis – Oct 4 2013 covenanthouse.org Pilgrimage of Pope Francis to the Holy Land (24-26 May 2014) crosscatholic.com crs.org ccli.org Mulieris Dignitatem AUTHENTICALLY FREE AT LAST – DVD ncbcenter.org Persecuted The Global Assault on Christians  Pope Francis  May 21, 2014  General Audience ADDRESS OF POPE FRANCIS TO THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE CONFERENCE PROMOTED BY THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE ON “IMPACT INVESTING FOR THE POOR” Invocation for Peace – 2014 by Pope Francis  Exsul Familia Nazarethana Laudato si Check out JPIC chairpersons and region issues for more information.