Educational Resources for Catholic Social Teaching
-Tools for adult faith formation, Religious Education & Schools
Education/Formation Resources
A sampling
of resources available for education and formation programs for parishes, schools,
universities, youth/young adult/adult faith formation
http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/placeatthetable/education.shtml
Catholic Social Teaching and Education
Resources
for elementary& high school, university & parishes on Catholic Social
Thought
http://www.stthomas.edu/cathstudies/cst/educ/
Catholic Social teaching for Families and Religious Education
http://www.webelieveweb.com/catechist_witnessing_faith.cfm
http://www.webelieveweb.com/catechist_witnessing_faith.cfm?wf_view=archive
Public Achievement
A good model for teaching citizenship and social justice skills.
A growing number of Catholic schools are using this process, with impressive
results.
http://publicachievement.org/
The Education for Justice Web site is designed to help educators find print-ready (more than 2000) resources which foster greater knowledge of Catholic Social Teaching and demonstrate connections to current social justice issues and world events – requires membership dues http://www.educationforjustice.org/
JustFaith - www.JustFaith.org : Has various programs for parishes to provide educational opportunities focusing on social justice topics.
- Justmatters - Is an eight to 12 week series focusing on particular social justice topics.
- Justfaith -This is a 30 week intensive study of Catholic Social Teachings that is modeled on the RCIA process. Namely, it facilitates openness to conversion through prayer, community, study and immersion experiences.
- Justice Walking: A 12 session program for older adolescents. This is a conversion process that initiates older adolescents into life-affirming relationships, adjusted by the implications of the Gospel & the application of Catholic social teaching.
For more detailed information and testimonials visit the JustFaith Ministries web page and look under programs.
Reflection/Action Process Workbook
A guide for reflection and decision making about current social issues to help identify opportunities to act on behalf of justice.
PowerPoint presentation: An Introduction to Catholic Social Teaching
(Download by selecting "Save target as" from the right mouse
button menu.)
CST FCC Power Point 2008.ppt (1MB)
Links of interest on Justice & Peace for Educators
These are part of a much larger collection of links for Catholic educators
on a wide range of topics -- assembled by religious education coordinator at
Immaculata Regional High School, British Columbia.
http://www.silk.net/RelEd/justice.htm
Teacher Bibliography
http://www.stthomas.edu/cathstudies/cst/educ/facultydev/default.html
Sharing Catholic Social Teaching - Selected Resources for Older Students
http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/educresources.pdf
Educating for Faithful Citizenship
Webpage - USCCB
http://www.usccb.org/faithfulcitizenship/index.htm
Lesson plans for Elementary Religious Education & Schools
http://www.usccb.org/faithfulcitizenship/elem_lesson.htm
Lesson Plans for Youth Ministers, Religious Ed and Catholic Schools
http://www.usccb.org/faithfulcitizenship/jshigh_lesson.htm
Lesson Plans for Adult Education and Small Faith Community Sharing
http://www.usccb.org/faithfulcitizenship/adult_lesson.htm