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Catholic Social Teaching 101: Exploring a Best Kept Secret
Description
Most Catholics, including high school and college students, have never heard of Catholic Social Teaching. This body of teaching, described by some Catholics as "the Church’s best kept secret", includes the Church’s stance on issues of living wages, the right to form labor unions, concentration of wealth and power, global solidarity and more. This EFJ Traveling Classroom event is designed as a primer for students, introducing them to these issues that have been pushed to margins by a preference for
other issues of Catholic doctrine.
Focusing heavily on the U.S. Bishop’s groundbreaking 1986 pastoral "Economic Justice for All" and Pope Leo XIII’s 1891 encyclical, Rerum Novarum (On the Condition of Labor), as well as other key documents, EFJ presenters will explore the foundation, growth and implications of Church teaching that demands “action on behalf of justice.” In addition, contemporary social, economic and political situations will be explored through the lens of Catholic Social Teaching.
This interactive multi-media presentation includes slide shows, role-playing and a Question-Answer period. It can be modified according to the knowledge and experience of audience members, as well as focused on issues particularly important to the host community or campus.
More Information:
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Educating for Justice, Inc. • 601 Bangs Avenue, Suite 601 • Asbury Park, NJ 07712
p: 732.988.7322 • f: 732.988.3288 • info@educatingforjustice.org
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