Resource Materials

The following print materials are available for loan from the Catholic Pastoral Centre’s Office for Justice and Peace (SJ) or from the Resource Library (RL). The materials are for adults, but can be used by students Grade 7 and up.

In addition to these books, the Office of Social Outreach has a number of periodicals, manuals, magazines, files related to categories such as Nuclear Energy, Rural Issues, immigration, Refugees, World Economics and Politics, Poverty and the Common Good.

Materials can be picked up at the Catholic Pastoral Centre (100- 5th Ave. North, Saskatoon) or can be mailed to you. Return postage is free on library print materials. Postage on other materials could be met by your social justice committee budget or the Office of Social Outreach can reimburse you.

There are also a number of videos available on various topics.

Catholic Social Teaching

Catholic Social Teaching: Our Best Kept Secret (SJ)
Catholic Social Teaching and Movements e.g. Gaudium et Spes (Message to Humanity) and Racism (SJ)
On Social Concern: Encyclical of John Paul II (SJ)
Proclaiming Justice and Peace: The Social Encyclicals with Summaries (SJ)
Reaffirming Life in a Culture of Death (RL)
Social Encyclicals in separate booklets (SJ)
Social Teaching of Pope John XXIII (SJ)
Social Teaching of the Canadian Catholic Bishops, Book 1: Do Justice (RL)
Social Teaching of the Canadian Catholic Bishops, Book 2: Love Kindness (RL)

Ecology and Environment

Caring for Creation: The Environmental Crisis - A Canadian Christian Call to Action (RL)
Earth Story, Sacred Story (RL)
Earthspirit: A Handbook for Nurturing an Ecological Christianity (RL)
Ecology and Liberation - Leonardo Boff (RL)
Redeeming the Time: A Political Theology of the Environment (SJ)
Stepping Lightly: Simplicity for People and the Planet (SJ)
Rough Guide to Climate Change (symptoms, solutions) (SJ)
Eco theology (rise of religious environmentalism) (SJ)
World Changing (user's guide for the 21st century) (SJ)

Aboriginal

Secret, The - Fr. Rene Fumoleau, (OMI) Poems of the North (SJ)
That the World May Believe: The Development of Papal Social Thought on Aboriginal Rights (RL)

Economy

From Corporate Greed to Common Good: Canadian Churches and Community Economic Development (SJ)
Global Profit and Global Justice: Using Your Money to Change the World (SJ)
Justice and the Poor - A National Council of Welfare Publication, Canada 2000 (SJ)
Lichen Factor, The: The Quest for Community Development in Canada (SJ)
State of the World: The Consumer Society (SJ)
Selling Sickness (indictment of the pharmaceutical industry) (SJ)

The Other World I: General Reading

Coalitions for Justice (RL)
Compassionate Community, The: Strategies That Work for the Third Millennium (RL)
Cries of Victims, Voice of God (SJ)
Justice, Not Just Us: Faith Perspectives and National Priorities (RL)
The Great Awakening (Faith and Politics in Post Religious Right America) (SJ)

The Other World II: Within Canada

Breaking Trust: The Scandal of Sexual Abuse (RL)
Compassion and Solidarity: The Church for Others (RL)
Disabled God, The: Toward a Liberatory Theology of Disability (RL)
Heart of L’Arche, The - Jean Vanier (SJ)
Helping Kids Through Tough Times (RL)
Inclusive Worship Community: Accomodating All People at God’s Table (RL)
Justice and Service Ideas (RL)
Ministering to Kids Who Don’t Fit (RL)
Parenting for Peace and Justice (RL)

The Other World III: Overseas

Breaking the Conspiracy of Silence: Christian Churches and the Global AIDS Crisis (RL)
Canadian Parliamentarian Mission to Palestine (SJ)
Joining the Street People (Brazil) (SJ)
Letters From Ethiopia (SJ)
Unexpected News: Reading the Bible with Third World Eyes (SJ)
Volunteer Vacations (short term adventures) (SJ)

Liturgy

Hunger for the Word: Lectionary Reflections on Food and Justice, Yr. A (RL)
Liturgy and Justice: To Worship God in Spirit and Truth (RL)
Preaching the Just Word (SJ)

Personal Reflections - Peace

Archbishop Oscar Romero: A Shepherd’s Diary (RL)
Pamphlets of People in the Social Justice Movement, e.g. Dorothy Day (RL)
Profiles in Liberation: 36 Portraits of Third World Theologians (SJ)
To Construct Peace: 30 More Justice Seekers, Peace Makers (RL)
What Peace Means to Me (SJ)
Dorothy Day (portraits by those who knew her) (SJ)

Social Analysis

Getting Started on Social Analysis in Canada (SJ)
Introducing Catholic Social Teaching to Children with Stories and Activities (RL)
Must We Choose Sides? A Christian Commitment (SJ)
Parish Social Ministry: Strategies for Success (RL)
Social Analysis: Linking Faith and Justice (RL)
Witness to Justice: A Society to Be Transformed (SJ)

Books:

Service Projects For Teens
- Each project is introduced with Scripture quotes and Catholic Social Teaching documents

And What If Love Were The Strongest by Bernard Menard, OMI
- Retells stories and teachings that are centuries old in a way that speaks to the events and issues of our time (Social Justice focus)
- For meditation and group sharing
- For youth and adults alike

Justice, Not Just Us: Faith Perspectives and National Priorities
- Collection of Lectures by Gerald Vandezande
- “It is a call for a structural realization of biblical principles of justice in our public life”
- “People who want to work at political issues from a Christian perspective should read this book”
- child poverty
- economic inequality
- national unity
- educational injustice
- same-gender questions

Hunger for the Word: Lectionary Reflections on Food and Justice – Year A
- Attaches the theme hunger for the lectionary readings for each Sunday
- Ecumenical
- Includes a Children’s Time Reflection

Liturgy & Justice: From a pastoral liturgy conference held in 2001 Series of essays. Reflects the conviction that the relationship between liturgy and justice is critical to the ongoing renewal of Church life and the created world. We must allow the ritual and the power of the Church at prayer to shape our hearts, nourish our spirits & direct our journeys.

Videos:

Social Justice Audio-Visual Materials

The Heart Has Its Reasons The story of Jean Vanier and the l’Arche community for men and women with mental handicaps. The program focuses on the joys and struggles of daily life in community with mentally and physically handicapped people. Throughout the program, Jean Vanier offers insights resulting from his years of life in Christian community. 57 min.

Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace More that just a biographical portrait, this video sheds light on the little-known efforts of the German resistance. It brings to the audience the heroic rebellion of Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran minister who could have kept his peace and saved his life on several occasions, but instead paid the ultimate price for his beliefs.

When Did We See You? This video begs the question: “If the community watches us for a day, will they see the deeds of Jesus, and hear his words?” Images of Jesus are everywhere, in every culture, framed and enshrined for all to see. For ages 12 and older. 25 min.

Working Together: The “In” Crowd A video for middle school age children on seeing things from another’s perspective. 15 min.

Working Together: Everybody Knows Another from this series on prejudice. 15 min.

Working Together: He Said, She Said Again, from the same series…..this one on dealing with conflict. 15 min.

Mother Teresa: Seeing the Face of Jesus This video presents the life and work of Mother Teresa with words and pictures that even the youngest child will enjoy. Children will learn that Mother Teresa was a person much like themselves: a person whose strong faith and trust in God helped her to make incredible changes in our world. 35 min.