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Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church
This was written by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace as a concise (yikes!) but complete overview of the Church's social teaching.

Major Statements from the US Bishops
This is a listing of major statements from the bishops of the United States from 1992-present.

Office for Social Justice - Archdiocese of St. Paul  & Minneapolis
The best comprehensive listing of social justice documents in one place! Includes some of the earlier documents from the US Bishops and others from around the world.

Papal & Vatican Documents
A listing of the documents from Rome that really define Catholic Social Teaching.

Principles of Catholic Social Teaching
This page will give you a synopsis of some key themes that are at the heart of our Catholic social tradition. While you shouldn't use this page to avoid reading the actual documents, it will give you the main idea of Catholic Social Teaching.

The Busy Christian's Guide to Catholic Social Teaching
Use this timeline to trace the history of the Church's best-kept (unfortunately) secret. Be sure to click on the link at the end of the page to go on to Part II.

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• Vocabulary Matching
  Test your knowledge of some important terms. This is also helpful if you missed these definitions as we went along. Questions are taken from the Study Guide, the wording may have been changed to protect the innocent---use your brain---that's why God gave it to you!.
  
  
• Crossword Puzzles
  Like a little brain-teaser in stead of a quiz. Try these on for size to reinforce what we've been talking about in class. Clues are taken from the Study Guide, but may not be word-for-word as was written on the board or said in class.

• The Vatican
  The official web-site of the Holy See. Besides documents and current news, you can also take a tour of the Vatican.
 
 
• Daily Scripture Readings
  This site gives you the New American Bible translation of the scripture readings for today.
   
• Catholic Encyclopedia
  This is the on-line version of the 1917 version of the Catholic Encyclopedia. The information here is useful unless you are seeking information or developments after the early-1900's.
  
  
• Saints (& Other Hopefuls)
  This will give you plenty of background information on many "giants of faith" throughout the history of the church.
  
  
• Catholic News Service
  The name of this site says it all.
  
  
• Sacred Space
  Developed by the Irish Jesuits, this site takes prayer to cyberspace offering daily meditations via the internet
  
  
• Diocese of Lansing Home Page 
  The home page of our diocese. See what else is going on in the local church.
  
  
• Faith Magazine
  The site for our diocese' award-winning publication, Faith Magazine. Best of all, our own Fr. Joe is in every issue!
  
  
• U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
  The bishops don't gather once a year just for nothing! This site gives you all the departments from the US Catholic Conference serving the People of God in the United States.
  
  
• Home Page of Lansing Catholic High School
  Get to know this page. Make it your friend. Check it often. No, more than that.
   

   Justice Related Agencies

• Caritas Internationalis
  This is a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social service organizations working to build a better world, especially for the poor and oppressed, in over 200 countries and territories. Caritas’ mandate includes integral development, emergency relief, advocacy, peace building, respect for human rights and support for proper stewardship of the planet’s environment and resources.
  
  
• Catholic Campaign for Human Development
  This is the domestic anti-poverty, social justice program of the U.S. Catholic bishops.
  
  
• Catholic Relief Services
  CRS is the official international relief and development agency of the U.S. Catholic community. The agency serves the poor in over 100 countries overseas through programs in emergency relief, HIV and AIDS, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.
   
• Catholic Charities USA
  A private network of social service organizations which aims to help people become self-sufficient. Provides services such as child care, adoption, disaster relief, job training, youth services, soup kitchens, services to persons with
  
  
• St. Vincent de Paul Society
  An international charitable organization which provides help to the needy, physically impaired, imprisoned, sick and poor; also operates several thrift stores, manufacturing and recycling ventures, emergency services and job training.
  
  
• Center of Concern
  This is an international center that studies issues of development, justice, and peace from a Christian perspective, particularly through the len of Catholic Social Teaching.
  
  
• Bread for the World
  Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian movement that seeks justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers.
  
  
• Food for the Poor
  An organization established in 1982 to raise funds and provide direct relief to the poor in Latin America and the Caribbean.
  
  
• Catholic Worker Movement
  Founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in 1933, CWM is grounded in a firm belief in the God-given dignity of every human person. Today over 175 Catholic Worker communities remain committed to nonviolence, voluntary poverty, prayer, and hospitality for the homeless, exiled, hungry, and foresaken. Catholic Workers continue to protest injustice, war, racism, and violence of all forms.
  
  
• Human Rights USA
  The fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was the cause for the creation of this site. It offers easy access to many materials relevant to human rights issues and other links to human rights sites. An up-to-date calendar lists human rights activities and events.
  
  
• Institute for Peace & Justice
  The Institute for Peace and Justice is committed to the challenge "if you want peace, work for justice."
  
  
• NETWORK
  A national Catholic social justice lobby, educates, lobbies, and organizes to influence the formation of federal legislation to promote economic and social justice. This Web site provides excellent resources and up-to-date legislative information, along with an excellent feature entitled, "What You Can Do."
  
  
• People of Life
  This is the Pro-Life Action Campaign of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. "People of Life" was launched by the Catholic bishops to encourage those willing to stand together as a people of life and speak against the destruction of human life with one voice.
   
• Catholics Against Capital Punishment
  This site was established in 1992 to promote greater awareness of Catholic Church teachings that characterize capital punishment as unnecessary, inappropriate and unacceptable in today's world.
  
  
• PAX Christi USA
  PAX Christi strives to create a world that reflects the Peace of Christ by exploring, articulating, and witnessing to the call of Christian nonviolence.
  
  
• US Catholic Conference of Bishops - Department of Social Development & World Peace
  This is the national public policy agency of the U.S. Catholic Bishops. The Department has two permanent offices: Domestic Social Development and International Justice and Peace.
  
  
• Poverty Net
  This site from the World Bank is filled with resources and support for persons "working to understand and alleviate poverty." Reports, studies, and access to current statistics can easily be found on this site.
  
  
• SERVEnet
  Billed as the premier Web site on service and volunteering, SERVEnet enables people to enter their zip code, city, state, skills, interests, and availability and be matched with organizations needing help. SERVEnet is also a place to search for calendar events, job openings, service news, recommended books, and best practices. A program of Youth Service America, SERVEnet is committed to increasing the quantity and quality of opportunities for young Americans to serve locally, nationally, or globally. SERVEnet is an incredible resource for service programs and service learning!
  
  
• Tolerance.org
  Tolerance.org is a Web project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a national nonprofit civil rights organization that promotes tolerance and diversity and combats hate and discrimination through education, investigation, and litigation. This easy-to-navigate site includes activities for students, and a guide to the best tolerance-related sites on the Web.