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Parish Social Ministry Web Page.

Web Resources on Catholic Social Teaching

United States Catholic Conference of Bishops Office of Justice, Peace and Human Development
Click on the sidebar for Catholic Social Teaching

Catholic Social Teaching Theology Library, Spring Hill College
Site is sometimes unavailable.

Catholic Social Teaching Links, Office for Social Justice - Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis

The Busy Christian’s Guide to Catholic Social Teaching

United States Catholic Conference of Bishops Office of International Justice and Peace
See the International Issues by Topic

United States Catholic Conference of Bishops Office of Pro-Life Activities

Catholic Social Teaching and Migration, Justice for Immigrants web site

Catholic Social Teaching Resources on the Web, Villanova University

Church Documents Related to Labor and Economic Issues, The Catholic Labor Network
 

  • Themes of Catholic Social Teaching

    Life and Dignity of the Human Person
    Call to Family, Community, and Participation
    Rights and Responsibilities
    Option for the Poor and Vulnerable
    The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers
    Solidarity
    Care for God's Creation

    Life and Dignity of the Human Person

  • United States Catholic Conference of Bishops

    •            Abortion
           Bioethics
           Church Documents
           Death Penalty
           Euthanasia/End of Life
           Legislation
           Migration and Refugee Services
           Pro-Life

  • Catholics Against Capital Punishment
  • Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity
  • Consistent Life - Voices for Peace and Life
  • Euthanasia
  • Journey of Hope - Murder Victim Families Against the Death Penalty
  • Kairos Prison Ministry
  • Embracing Our Dying - Perspectives on Death and Dying, End of Life Issues and Parish Ministry
  • National Committee for a Human Life Amendment
  • Pax Christi - Peace Advocacy
  • Project Rachel - Hope after Abortion


    • Local and Regional
  • Catholic Charities Diocese of Arlington - Programs and Services
  • Catholic Diocese of Arlington Office of Migration and Refugee Services

  • Alzheimer's Association - National Capital Area
  • Capital Hospice
  • Hope in Northern Virginia - pregnancy counseling and assistance
  • Paul Stefan Home of Our Lady of Guadalupe
  • The ARC of Northern Virginia - advocacy and services for individuals with disabilities
  • Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty

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    Call to Family, Community, and Participation

  • Presentation by Joan Rosenhauer   (Given at St Mary of Sorrows Parish   01/15/2008)

  • United States Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB)

    •        USCCB   Click the sidebar for Family and Laity Issues
           Secretariat for Family, Laity, Women and Youth
           The Call to Family, Community and Participation
           Faithful Citizenship - What the Church Teaches
           Family Guide for Using Media
           Movie and Family Video Reviews

  • Catholic Charities USA
  • CCHD Poverty USA

  • Children's Defense Fund
  • National Alliance to End Homelessness
  • National Catholic Rural Life Conference
  • National Center for Children in Poverty
  • National Institute on Media and the Family
  • National Network to End Domestic Violence


    • Local and Regional
  • Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington
  • Virginia Catholic Conference

  • Bethany House of Northern Virginia
  • Catholics for Housing
  • Fairfax Area Christian Emergency & Transitional Services (FACETS)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia
  • Housing Opportunities Made Equal
  • Prevent Child Abuse Virginia
  • Reston Interfaith
  • Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness
  • Voices for Virginia's Children
  • Volunteer Fairfax

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    Rights and Responsibilities

  • United States Catholic Conference of Bishops

    •            Faithful Citizenship
           Justice, Peace and Human Development - Domestic Issues
           Office of International Justice and Peace
           Pro-Life

  • Catholic Charities USA
  • Catholic Relief Services


  • Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good
  • Consistent Life - Voices for Peace and Life
  • Human Rights Watch
  • Industrial Areas Foundation
  • Justice for Immigrants
  • National Coalition for the Homeless
  • Network - A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
  • Spring Hill College Catholic Social Teaching
  • United Nations Human Rights


    • Local and Regional
  • Virginia Catholic Conference
  • Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington
  • Commission for Peace and Justice - Diocese of Arlington
  • Catholic Diocese of Arlington Office of Migration and Refugee Services


  • Ending Homelessness in Fairfax County
  • Fairfax Area Christian Emergency & Transitional Services (FACETS)
  • Project Vote Smart
  • Social Action Linking Together (SALT)
  • Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy

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    Option for the Poor and Vulnerable

  • United States Catholic Conference of Bishops

    •            Catholic Campaign for Human Development
           CCHD Poverty USA
           Ending Poverty in Community (EPIC)
           Catholic Campaign Against Global Poverty

  • Catholic Charities USA    Look for the Poverty in America menu
  • Catholic Charities USA - 40 Days 40 Ways
  • Catholic Relief Services

  • Bread for the World - Learn
  • Children's Defense Fund
  • Economic Policy Institute
  • Food for the Poor
  • Foods Resource Bank
  • Haitian Ministries
  • Institute for Research on Poverty
  • National Alliance to End Homelessness
  • National Catholic Rural Life Conference
  • National Center for Children in Poverty
  • Nyumbani Children’s Home, Kenya
  • Poverty Net: World Bank Education
  • Safe Passage


    • Local and Regional
  • Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington

  • Carpenter's Shelter
  • Bethany House
  • Bikes for the World
  • Catholics for Housing
  • Community Living Alternatives
  • Fairfax Area Christian Emergency & Transitional Services (FACETS)
  • Fairfax FISH
  • Food For Others
  • Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME)
  • Legal Aid Justice Center
  • Marian Homes
  • Martha's Table
  • Northern Virginia Training Center
  • Northwest Church Family Network
  • Operation Starfish
  • Project Northstar
  • So Others Might Eat (SOME)
  • Special Olympics Virginia
  • The Fr. McKenna Center
  • The Lamb Center
  • Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness
  • Virginia Poverty Law Center
  • Voices for Virginia's Children

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    The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers

  • Presentation by Thomas Shellabarger   (Given at St Mary of Sorrows Parish   12/04/2007)

  • United States Catholic Conference of Bishops

    •        Catholic Campaign for Human Devlopment
           Labor Issues

  • Catholic Relief Services
    •        Agriculture        Fair Trade        Microfinance

  • Spring Hill College Theology Library   See the links for Labor, Agriculture and Third World Debt

  • Behind the Label: Sweatshop Info
  • Campaign for Labor Rights
  • Catholic-Labor Network
  • Child Labor Coalition
  • Coalition of Immokalee Workers
  • Co-op America
  • Fair Trade Resource Network
  • Guide to Sweatshops
  • Putting a Human Face on the Global Economy
  • Poverty Net: World Bank Education


    • Local and Regional
  • Arlington Diocese Catholic Campaign for Human Development


  • Local Recipients of 2007 CCHD Grants

    •        Alexandria Union Cab Company    703-683-1200
           Buyers and Renters Arlington (BRAVO)
           disAbility Resource Center
           Shirlington Employment and Education Center (SEEC)
           Tenants and Workers United

  • Community Supported Agriculture
    Enter your zip code and find local opportunities to support small family farms


  • TransFair USA - Find Where to Buy Fair Trade Locally

    • Socially Just Gift Ideas

  • Catholic Relief Services Gift Catalog
  • CRS Fair Trade Coffee
  • CRS Fair Trade Chocolate
  • CRS Fair Trade Handcrafts


  • Catholic Campaign for Human Development "More Than Just Shopping"
  • A Greater Gift
  • Alternative Gifts
  • Church World Service
  • Heifer International
  • Local Harvest
  • Oxfam America Unwrapped
  • Ten Thousand Villages (Visit their store in Alexandria too!)
  • Tomorrow Project
  • TransFair USA - Find Where to Buy Fair Trade Locally


    • Learn More About Fair Trade
  • International Fair Trade Association
  • Fair Trade Federation
  • TransFair USA

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    Solidarity

  • United States Catholic Conference of Bishops

    •            Justice, Peace and Human Development
           Justice, Peace and Human Development - Domestic Issues
           Migration and Refugee Services
           Office of International Justice and Peace

  • CRS & USCCB: Catholic Campaign Against Global Poverty
  • Catholic Relief Services
    •        Agriculture        Fair Trade        Microfinance
  • Catholic Charities USA


  • Center of Concern
  • Fellowship of Reconcilliation
  • FINCA International - Village Banking
  • Foreign Policy in Focus
  • Friends Committee on National Legislation
  • Guide to Sweatshops
  • Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University
  • Justice for Immigrants
  • Jubilee USA - World Debt Relief
  • Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service
  • Pax Christi USA
  • Poverty Net: World Bank Education
  • Putting a Human Face on the Global Economy
  • Salt of the Earth - Economics and Public Policy Links
  • Socially Responsible Investing Links
  • The Catholic Worker Movement
  • United States Institute of Peace


    • Local and Regional
  • Arlington Diocese Catholic Campaign for Human Development
  • Catholic Charities Diocese of Arlington - Programs and Services
  • Catholic Diocese of Arlington Office of Migration and Refugee Services
  • Catholic Diocese of Richmond - Just News


  • Tenants and Workers United
  • Toward Educating America's Children (TEACH)
  • TransFair USA - Find Where to Buy Fair Trade Locally

    • Care for God's Creation

  • United States Catholic Conference of Bishops

    •            Environmental Justice Program
           A Catholic Resource for Environmental Justice and Climate Change
           Making a CASE for Children's Health and the Environment
           Why Does the Church Care About Global Climate Change?

  • Catholic Conservation Center
  • Catholic Coalition on Climate Change
  • Co-op America
  • Energy Efficient Purchases - EPA site
  • Environmental Defense Fund
  • Forest Stewardship Council
  • Holy Cross International Justice Office - Climate Change
  • Holy See Says Climate Change a Serious Moral Concern
  • It's Easy Being Green: Six Things Your Parish Can Do
  • JustFaith: JustMatters - Climate Change
  • National Catholic Rural Life Conference
  • National Family Farm Coalition
  • National Geographic's The Green Guide
  • Salt of the Earth - Environmental Links
  • Spring Hill College Theology Library
  • The Nature Conservancy


    • Local and Regional
  • Arlington Diocese Peace and Justice Commission - Environmental Resources
  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation
  • Community Supported Agriculture
  • Dogwood Alliance
  • The Diane Rehm Show: The Greatest Gift and Sr Dorothy Stang
  • The Virginia Conservation Network
  • Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy
  • Virginia Interfaith Power and Light


    • See also the book: The Greatest Gift: The Courageous Life and Martyrdom of Sister Dorothy Stang
    by Binka Le Breton (Doubleday)