Social Justice

Man talks to a nun

Catholic Extension Society: Stacking Stones on the Margins

Catholic Extension Society seeks to erect more than 600 churches and schools in storm-torn Puerto Rico.

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An inmate puts away the items used on the altar following Mass at the Ellsworth Correctional Facility in Kansas. (OSV News photo/Karen Bonar, The Register)

Coalition aims to have prison ministry in all US dioceses, get more laity involved

Those who accompany the incarcerated have said there is a lot to do in ministering to a population that has committed crimes and had to live with the consequences of those actions.
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‘Speak Out for Those Who Cannot Speak’ 

This verse in Proverbs reveals God’s call to advocate for those who suffer injustice. Scripture provides a distinct call: We should advocate for those who are ignored and overlooked in our society.
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Farm workers carrying produce

Harvesting Justice 

Behind every meal, there’s a story of sacrifice; Julie Taylor’s work at the National Farm Worker Ministry brings to light the often invisible and harsh realities of farm labor in the United States. 
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Children sit in a Native American boarding school

Trauma and Truth: Native American Boarding Schools

Both the US government and the Catholic Church had a hand in the establishment and operation of Native American boarding schools, where, for nearly a century, thousands of children were sent without their parents’ consent.
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Justice and Solidarity

Dorothy Day was a social activist, pacifist, Catholic worker, and peacemaker. She lived at a time that reflected social injustice against others, and she actively refused to fade into all the noise.
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Called to the Cross

If we claim to revere the cross, if we claim to love the one who died for our sins, then we must not turn away.
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