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Poverty USA Gameshow Activity

Interactive powerpoint that allows participants to compete Jeopardy-style and learn more about poverty through a series of true/false questions

Source: Catholic Campaign for Human Development – Poverty USA
Link: http://www.usccb.org/about/catholic-campaign-for-human-development/upload/poverty-usa-game-show-edition.pdf

Welcoming the Stranger Among Us: Unity in Diversity

A 2000 U.S. Bishops Statement on immigration: “Unity in diversity is the vision that we bishops, as pastors of the Church in the United States, offer to our people as they welcome the new immigrants and refugees who come to our shores.”

Source: U.S. Conferece of Catholic Bishops
Date: November 15, 2000
Link: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/cultural-diversity/pastoral-care-of-migrants-refugees-and-travelers/resources/welcoming-the-stranger-among-us-unity-in-diversity.cfm

Letter to the House on H761 Commemorating the Lives and Work of the Jesuit Priests in El Salvador

Letter written by Bishop Hubbard commending member of the House on co-sponsoring H.761 to remember the murder and commemorating the lives and work of the six Jesuit Priests, their housekeeper and her daughter in El Salvador.

Source: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Date: October 28, 2009
Link: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/global-issues/latin-america-caribbean/el-salvador/upload/letter-to-house-from-bishop-hubbard-on-elsalvador-and-h761-2009-10-28.pdf

Global Climate Change a Plea for Dialogue Prudence and the Common Good

A 2001 U.S. Bishops statement on “seeking to contribute to a national dialogue on climate change by applying the wisdom of Catholic social teaching. The bishops also urge prudent action now on climate change to mitigate its effects on the poor and vulnerable.”

Source: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Date: June 15, 2001
Link: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/environment/global-climate-change-a-plea-for-dialogue-prudence-and-the-common-good.cfm 

Letter from Archbishop Wenski to EPA on Carbon Pollution

Letter from Archbishop Wenski to the Environmental Protection Agency “on the importance of protecting Creation and poor and vulnerable communities from pollution from existing power plants and from climate change.”

Source: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Date: May 29, 2014
Link: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/environment/environmental-justice-program/upload/letter-to-epa-from-archbishop-wenski-on-carbon-emissions-standards-2014-05-29.pdf

Renewing the Earth

An Invitation to Reflection and Action on Environment in Light of Catholic Social Teaching – A Pastoral Statement of the United States Catholic Conference

Source: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Date: November 14, 1991
Link: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/environment/renewing-the-earth.cfm

The New U.S. Poverty Statistics and Our Catholic Response

Powerpoint presentation including current poverty statistics, quotes on poverty from Pope Francis, and ideas for the Catholic response

Source: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Date: November 2013
Link: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/poverty/domestic/upload/census-poverty-webinar-9-2013.pdf

A Catholic Framework for Economic Life

Provides an “ethical framework for economic life as principles for reflection, criteria for judgment and directions for action. These principles are drawn directly from Catholic teaching on economic life.”

Source: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Date: November 1996
Link: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/economic-justice-economy/upload/catholic-framework-economic-life.pdf

A Place at the Table

A Catholic Re-commitment to Overcome Poverty and to Respect the Dignity of All God’s Children – 2002 Statement from the U.S. Catholic Bishops

Source: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Link: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/poverty/place-at-the-table.cfm

CRS Fair Trade

Catholic Relief Services fair trade wing includes resources for learning more about fair trade, incorporating fair trade into your school, community, and/or parish, and promoting fair trade.

Link: http://www.crsfairtrade.org/