Saint Robert Bellarmine Parish

198 Haggetts Pond Road                  Andover Massachusetts 01810                   Phone 978.683.8922  

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Catholic Social Teaching Recommended Reading

 

This list was originally prepared for a Generations of Faith Festival in the fall of 2007 titled "Catholic Social Teaching—Building the Kingdom of God."

 

For a comprehensive introduction to Catholic Social Teaching, including overview and additional reading, go to the Catholic Social Teaching Site, maintained by the Office for Social Justice, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

 

Gaudium et Spes (Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World)—Vatican Council II

            Part One

            Part Two

 

The Challenge of Peace—U.S. Bishops, 1983

            Part One

            Part Two

 

Economic Justice for All—U.S. Bishops, 1986

 

A Decade after Economic Justice for All—U.S. Bishops, 1995

 

Communities of Salt and Light: Reflections on the Social Ministry of the Parish—U.S. Bishops, 1993

            Bishops' Statement:full text online

            Parish Resource Manual: temporarily unavailable as a new edition is being prepared

 

Everyday Christianity: To Hunger and Thirst for Justice—U.S. Bishops, 2001

 

Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: a Call to Political Responsibility—U.S. Bishops, 2007

             

Doing Faith Justice: an Introduction to Catholic Social Thought, by Fred Kammer, SJ

            Available for purchase or by request from your local library.

 

Living Justice: Catholic Social Teaching in Action, by Thomas Massaro, SJ

            Available for purchase or by request from your local library.

 

To order paper copies of U.S. Bishops’ statements, go to www.usccbpublishing.org, or call 1-800-235-8722.

 

 

Grant us, Lord God, a vision of our land as your love would make it:

    a land where the weak are protected, and none go hungry and poor;

    a land where the benefits of civilized life are shared, and everyone can enjoy them;

    a land where different races and cultures live in tolerance and mutual respect;

    a land where peace is built with justice, and justice is guided by love.

And give us the inspiration and courage to build it, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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