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SOCIAL JUSTICE WEBSITES
JESUS SCHOLARSHIP
RETREATS & SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT
THE CHURCH - Parish, Diocese, Vatican
 

Social Justice
 www.networklobby.org  It is billed as "A national Catholic Social Justice Lobby" This is a site for those who want to become involved in political action. The site is replete with legislative references including the lobby's position on those pieces of legislation. A very large site and it would be easy to get involved politically using their techniques.

http://salt.claretianpubs.org/cstline/tline.html  This was a site sponsored by "U.S.Catholic" magazine, or so it purports. This particular site offered very nice concise summaries of the major papal encyclicals on CST starting with "Rerum Novarum". Again this was an embedded site within a larger publication.

www.catholiccharities.org  Here again the specific link brought one to an article by Catholic Charities on CST and Social Security. The wider site not surprisingly, given its mission, is full of CST activity. I found a draft position paper entitled "Poverty in America: A Threat to the Common Good". It is downloadable.

http://sao.clriq.org.au/cst.html  The Social Action Office provides teaching modules and ready- made presentations that you may utilize for your program. (Again, all free and easy to access).

http://www.thesocialagenda.com/article1.htm  The Social Agenda website offers articles on each CST. It contains a collection of central statements of the Roman Pontiffs from a range of texts, including papal encyclicals, apostolic letters and Concilliar documents on matters relating to politics, economics and culture.

http://www.crs.org/  Catholic Relief Services is an international relief program that has traditionally practiced CST They offer practical opportunities for Catholics to become hands-on participants in addressing CST as part of what it means to be a Catholic: live it, breath it, become it.

 www.crs.org/definitions   As the url suggests this is a page of definitions which are good. The larger site explains the work of Catholic Relief Services which is the overseas outreach of Catholics in America through the USCCB. It also provides a mail order service which ensures that workers in developing countries receive just compensation for their labor. There is the justice aspect of buying from cooperatives in Guatemala, India and other places. 

www.coc.org  The official site of the Center of Concern which was set up in 1971 by two Jesuits after they had attended the Synod that year entitled “Justice in the World.” The site explains Catholic teachings on various catch phrases such as “option for the poor” and “God’s care for creation.” There are 25 other phrases with succinct explanations for each and links to articles on the subjects. I think this site will be very helpful as a starting point in my research in several areas.

www.catholiclabor.org This website is geared to spreading info on the Church’s teachings on labor and related matters. It is fairly up-to-date with links to articles about and the pope’s remarks on Labor Day 2006. It has links to the papal social encyclicals and many articles by Msgr. George Higgins who worked with the labor movement for over 50 years. It also has links to other Catholic social teachings related to labor, general articles related to labor and the Catholic Worker connection which covers many areas of concern to the Catholic Worker movement, not just labor issues. This site has more Catholic Worker links than justpeace.org! A great resource for several of the modules.

http://www.pax-romana.org/templDB.cfm?pgurl=icmica/cmica.cfm  PAX ROMANA: Catholic Movement for Intellectual & Cultural Affairs—USA. The site has the subtitle of: The international movement of lay Catholic professionals promoting human rights, justice, peace & ecology around the world.
The group has locations internationally including representatives at United Nations offices in New York, Geneva, Vienna, and Paris (UNESCO). They train interns to with the UN's Sub-Commission on Human Rights. Pax Romana functions as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with Consultative Status to the Economic & Social Council of the United Nations. In addition, the group functions as an International Catholic Organization (ICO) officially recognized by the Holy See.
The site is simple to navigate and has extensive links to publications on CST, Human Rights, and Women & Gender to name a few. They also provide access to their own publication, The Notebook. The sponsor leadership conferences encourage small faith sharing groups with an emphasis on CST and its applications in our private and professional lives. They collaborate on specific social justice projects and offer support.

http://www.silk.net/RelEd/justice.htm   This is purely a resources site. There main purpose is to offer resources for Catholic educations in the area of social justice.
It has a plethora of links to documents, letters, articles, etc pertaining to social justice. It is well organized and efficient. The category headings for resources are general, Church documents, peace, poverty, hunger & the homeless, environmental justice, organizations, human rights, dorothy Day, Oscar Romero and web site reviews. It even offers a FREE Catholic Educators newsletter.

 http://www.educatingforjustice.org/about.htm The following is text directly from the site of Educating for Justice:
“Mission Statement
Educating for Justice works to educate and empower people to take action to end social injustice.
More about EFJ...
Educating for Justice, Inc. (EFJ) is a US-based non-profit organization that develops, produces and distributes justice-oriented programming and content to the educational marketplace. Through research, online resources, digital filmmaking, and grassroots educational events, EFJ seeks to raise awareness about issues of justice and spark efforts for social change.”
This is a well organized and quite professionally executed site. The group backs up their mission claims by offering lectures for booking, a monthly newsletter, films, campaigns to join, links to your local representatives, courses in Justice and CST, teaching lesson plans and book lists. Some of the targeted issues are sweatshops, living wage, hunger and the Iraq war. This is an exciting site with a good deal of energy.

http://www.ecatholic2000.com/index2.html  This site is tagged e-Catholic 200, Catholics Online for the New Millennium. It is a bit chaotic in presentation. It has many traditional Catholic headings in the areas of prayer and the sacraments, but it also includes a Social Doctrine section. It includes a social Justice Primer and a heading entitled ‘modern martyrs.’ The modern martyrs are those in crisis in the Sudan. It provides links to become active in ending the persecution and violations of human rights in this arena.
The Social Justice program also included the outline of a program offered by an organization called Just Faith.
1. It is described as A Formation Program for would-be prophets
2. A strategy for parishes interested in expanding their Parish Social Ministry
3. A Project of Catholic Charities USA
The link to this ambitious and remarkable program is:

http://www.justfaith.org/  Their tagline is “empowering people of faith to develop a passion and thirst for justice.” I was eager to click around to learn more. The site is attractive and inspiring. Beside the flagship program of Just Faith there is the sequel of Just Faith II and Justice walking. They are hoping to “raise prophets. This small group, several month program are done at the parish or high school level. They offer support in setting up the program, resources and promotion. They courses are CST based and seem to be well prepared and user friendly.

http://www.hartnet.org/ccj/catholic.htm  This web site gives definitions and themes of CST. It lists all events and conferences one can attend concerning social teaching in the US that are current. Also, there exists an opportunity to link with your legislator and action alerts on a list of social issues. I like this site because it up to date and included many global issues.

 http://www.chn.org/index.html  The Coalition on Human Needs is an alliance of national organizations working together to promote public policies that address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable people.

 http://www.bread.org/get-involved/one-campaign/events/stand-up.html  Following Jesus’ call in announcing “Good News,” Bread for the World members work in congregations, within religious organizations or with their national denominations in the United States to create the political will to end hunger.

 http://www.congress.org/congressorg/megavote/  Congress.org is a service of Capitol Advantage and Knowlegis, LLC; private, non-partisan companies that specialize in facilitating civic participation. It is powered by the award-winning Capwiz•XC™ system. Congress.org allows users to:
  Identify and contact elected leaders in Congress, the White House, and state legislatures
  Post letters online in Letters to Leaders and read what other Americans are saying to elected officials
  Create and post Soapbox action alerts to enlist others on your issue.
  Have letters printed and hand-delivered to Congress (there is a fee for this service)
  Find and contact local and national media by ZIP code or by state with Media Guide
  Have your representative's votes sent to you weekly via e-mail
  Search alerts and take action in the Issues and Calls to Action area (contact Capitol Advantage to get your organization's alerts on Congress.org, Yahoo!, MSN, AOL and other sites).

http://capwiz.com/nyscatholicconference/state/main/?state=NY  “The official public policy voice of the Catholic church in NY State.

 http://www.christianchildrensfund.org/  Christian Children's Fund understands that poverty is a complex problem, and has more than 65 years of experience in identifying and addressing the root causes of poverty. Within the context of alleviating child poverty, vulnerability and deprivation, CCF creates programs in a variety of different areas that provide practical assistance to impoverished communities and plant the seeds of self-sufficiency. 

 http://www.habitat.org/  Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian organization dedicated to eliminating substandard housing and homelessness worldwide and to making adequate, affordable shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat is founded on the conviction that every man, woman and child should have a simple, decent, affordable place to live in dignity and safety.

 http://www.paxchristiusa.org/  Pax Christi USA strives to create a world that reflects the Peace of Christ by exploring, articulating, and witnessing to the call of Christian nonviolence. This work begins in personal life and extends to communities of reflection and action to transform structures of society. Pax Christi USA rejects war, preparations for war, and every form of violence and domination. It advocates primacy of conscience, economic and social justice, and respect for creation.

 http://www.nyscatholic.org/pages/home/home.asp#  The mission of the New York State Catholic Conference is to identify, formulate and implement the public policy objectives of the Catholic Bishops of New York State. As one body, the Conference provides a unified voice and the means for joint action through which the eight Catholic dioceses in the 58-county state can impact the development of public policies in the areas of health, education, welfare, human and civil rights.

 http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/povamer2.htm  The CCHD philosophy emphasizes empowerment and participation for the poor. By helping people to take a meaningful role in the decisions and actions that affect their lives, CCHD empowers poor people to move beyond poverty.

 http://www.thehungersite.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSites  Your click on the "Give Free Food" button funds food for the hungry, paid for by site sponsors whose ads appear after you click and provided to people in need around the world through the efforts of Mercy Corps and America's Second Harvest. The click here will lead you to clicks to assist in the fight against breast cancer, animal care, rainforest preservation, child literacy and child health.

 http://www.nsch.org/    The Nassau-Suffolk Coalition for the Homeless (NSCH) is a not for profit organization whose mission is to reduce homelessness on Long Island. NSCH was founded in 1985 as an advocacy and information/referral organization to help homeless individuals and families throughout Long Island. Since that time, NSCH has grown to include over 125 member agencies and organizations, as well as approximately 100 individual members.

 Jesus Scholarship

 http://www.united.edu/portrait/index.shtml  Marcus Borg, scholar, Christian, and author of Jesus: A New Vision and Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time, uses the terms "pre-Easter Jesus" to talk about the Jesus of history and "post-Easter Jesus" to talk about the Christ of faith. You are invited to join in this exploration of Marcus Borg's portrait of Jesus and what it can mean for Christian life and faith.

 http://www.jesus-institute.org/index.shtml  All around the world, an accelerating number of people are choosing to study the historical Jesus of Nazareth. Now you can study at your pace the life of Jesus, with his own words, parables, and teachings.

 http://www.americamagazine.org/  America, the online weekly Catholic magazine of news, opinion, book reviews and articles for the thinking Catholic and those who want to know what the Catholic people are thinking. America magazine's Web site is also home of the Catholic Book Club online Catholic bookstore.

 Retreats and Spiritual Nourishment for Everyday

 http://www.gratefulness.org/brotherdavid/bio.htm  Our international nonprofit organization provides resources for living in the gentle power of gratefulness, which restores courage, reconciles relationships, and heals our Earth.

 http://www.cyberfaith.com/index.htm  Screened links to Internet sites grouped by themes, plus a set of interactive liturgy lessons.Reflections based on the Sunday and Holy Day readings with activities for young people. Weekly prayer activities for the current saint or season, designed for use with children.  Also, monthly prayer services for administrators and principals to use with teachers and staff.An interactive calendar, with explanations about the liturgical seasons and scripture themes.Ways to apply Catholic social teaching.Q & A to help you as you share the faith.Actual experiences of families living their faith.

http://www.rc.net/wcc/readings/index.html   These readings are intended as an aid for daily prayer and meditation. The selection of gospel passages follows the daily church readings for the season.

 http://www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/online.html  The Collaborative Ministry Office exists to provide spiritual formation opportunities that strengthen personal and communal growth.

 http://www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/cmo-retreat.html   Welcome to an experience of God's Grace in the midst of our busy lives. Begin the retreat with Week 1, at any time, and follow the guides and resources provided each week.

 http://www.sacredspace.ie/  We invite you to make a 'Sacred Space' in your day, and spend ten minutes, praying here and now, as you sit at your computer, with the help of on-screen guidance and scripture chosen specially every day.

 http://www.stgertrudes.org/Ministry/Retreat/Online%20Retreat/online_retreat.htm  A retreat is always a time to get away from our daily routine and take some special time for us and to spend some time with God and deepening our faith life. Although it is nice to be able to go away for a retreat, this isn’t always possible. The on-line retreat is designed for people who want to make a retreat but aren’t able to get away. You can make this retreat without leaving your home or office.

 Parish and Diocese and Vatican

 http://www.goodshepherdonline.com/   Your own parish’s website.

 http://www.drvc.org/  The Rockville Centre diocese website.

  http://www.vatican.va/    The Vatican                 

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