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Dear Education for Justice Members,
We have been busy. We have a wonderful new visual meditation for you as we continue to integrate new formats and new technologies on the web site. See the "God is Love" resource. The runaway box office hit, "Slumdog Millionaire" is surely to be an award winner and is a great film to view and discuss from the perspective of Catholic social teaching. Don't miss our film discussion guide.
Please see the list at the left for new resources just created to support your work in educating for justice.
Our next posting will be a special Lenten Resource posting so stay tuned and make sure we have your correct e-mail address.
Peace,
The Education for Justice Team |
Prayer for Peace in Gaza and Israel
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 For a lasting Cease-fire
The fragile truce in Gaza and Israel presents a window of hope. Let us continue to pray that a way forward is possible. As the children in Gaza return to school for the first time in several weeks, we need to pray that lasting solution is found. We pray for all those involved in the conflict and for all the innocent civilians who are affected by the violence. We pray for peace in this New year. Go to prayer |
Slumdog Millionaire - Discussion Guide
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 Film and Catholic Social Teaching
This film weaves into a seamless whole poverty and wealth, despair and hope, greed and generosity, blindness and vision. It is part crime movie, part dramatic cliffhanger, part romance. Put them all together and it is one engrossing, gritty, passionate, uplifting exuberant film. It is a great movie to explore the themes of Catholic social teaching.
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Fr. Romain: Video Segment Four
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 The Stars are Watching...
Fr. Romain Rurangirwa survived the Rwandan genocide in 1994. He was a college student at the time. In this fourth video segment, Fr. Romain tells spellbinding story of a memory from his childhood before genocide. His memory gives him strength and hope in the face of this tragedy. These gripping segments can be used in a classroom or parish setting. The resource includes background information, film transcript and questions for discussion.
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"Submit a Resource" YOU have created!
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 Share Your Creativity
Do you have a great resource that you have created and used with a group? Would you like to have others benefit from your work and share a great idea?
We have a regular feature on the website called, "Submit a Resource." Our goal is to create an interactive community of learners who share their talents and advance the promotion of the gospel vision and Catholic Social Teaching.
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PowerPoint Reflection: God is Love
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 Visual Meditation
February is a time to celebrate the power of love. This visual meditation is a reflection on the words of Deus Caritas Est (God is Love). Set to music, this PowerPoint resource is a fitting reflection to use in a prayer service, in the classroom, or for the start of Lent. It can be used by a variety of groups in a variety of settings. Length: approx 7 min. Go to resource |
Remembering Sr. Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN - Martyr
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 Prayer Service for February 12 Anniv.
Sr. Dorothy Stang, a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur, spent her life as a missioner in Brazil advocating for the rights of the people in the rainforest and confronting powerful corporate interests.This resource article is a tribute to Sr. Dorothy Stang. She was shot to death Saturday, February 12, 2005 in Anapu, Para, a section of Brazil's Amazon rain forest.
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Keeping up with the Times
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 Pope Benedict's Channel on YouTube
The Vatican takes a major step to keep up with the times and engage the new technology.
The Vatican has its own channel now on YouTube and Pope Benedict will broadcast daily. We thought you might like to know. Go to YouTube |
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| Sunday Lectionary Reflection |
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The Sunday Lectionary Reflections by Fr. John Bucki, S.J., provide an excellent resource for personal or communal reflection on the Word as well as ideas for homily preparation. Each reflection includes a list of the readings, quotes for reflection, connections to Catholic Social Teaching, Prayers of the Faithful/Petitions, links for action and more. For this week's reflection, follow the link below.
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