Catholic Social Teaching

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1. The Body of Christ - St John Chrysostom (25 kB)

   An excerpt from a sermon by St John Chrysostom on the Gospel of Matthew, warning against adorning the church building whilst not caring for the members of Christ's body who are in need.

2. Reflections on work (31 kB)

   A variety of opinions on the dignity of the worker from a range of perspectives

3. Call of Creation: words of inspiration (23 kB)

   A selection of brief readings on caring for creation, for use with groups. Use as a supplement to your Call of Creation toolkit

4. Living positively with Roman Catholic teaching (103 kB)

   A paper examining the Church's theological vision and a liberation theology approach to HIV and AIDS by Julie Clague

5. Reflections on Populorum Progressio and livesimply (120 kB)

    Six weekly reflections, readings, prayers and actions taking different themes from Populorum Progressio, the document that inspired livesimply

6. Catholic Social Teaching extracts on poverty (37 kB)

   A selection of quotations from encyclicals, the Catechism and the Catholic bishops of England and Wales on the issue of poverty

7. Catholic Social Teaching extracts on trade (30 kB)

   A selection of quotations from encyclicals, the Catechism and the Catholic bishops of England and Wales on the issue of trade and fairtrade

8. Catholic Social Teaching extracts on work (30 kB)

   Quotations from various encyclicals on the dignity of the worker, and what makes a just wage

9. Extracts from Pacem in Terris (23 kB)

   This encyclical by Pope John XXIII in April 1963 (translated as “On Establishing Universal Peace in Truth, Justice, Charity and Liberty”) focuses on why conflicts "should not be resolved by recourse to arms, but rather by negotiation”

10. It's a wonderful world (1 MB)

    Inspiring words and images on creation and faith, based on the Call of Creation. Try it with some background music: "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole