Catholic Social Action

The Catholic Social Action Office and Commission seek to empower Catholics in the Archdiocese to celebrate and realize the Gospel call for life, human dignity, and care for God’s creation through Catholic Social Teaching formation, organized social ministries, and opportunities for public advocacy and action.  We have organized ministries for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Catholic Relief Services, and Catholic Rural Life Conference as well as for such current issues as respect life, immigration, care for God’s creation, poverty, international peace, and more. The office also coordinates and provides staff support to regional justice collaborative networks of parishes and other Catholic organizations: the Cincinnati-area Advocates for Justice Parish Collaborative, Dayton-area Weavers of Justice, and the Springfield Catholic Social Action Committee.

Imago Dei Conference: Proclaiming Our Human Dignity through Solidarity Learning how to see and respect the image of God in others can sometimes be a challenge in every day life with immigration, unemployment, end of life and death penalty issues.  Join us March 3 at the University of Dayton. Find out more about this conference. To register online for the conference: First, open the PDF of the brochure Second, click here to go to register online

Now accepting applications for local CCHD funding! Is your non-profit organization or cooperatively owned enterprise looking for funding to help low-income people in the Archdiocese help themselves?  Download our application form and related materials.  To learn more about the kinds of groups that have received local CCHD funding, visit our 2011-12 Funded Groups page and our 2010-11 Dollars at Work page.

Check Out Our Current Respect Life and Social Justice Priority Issues! Throughout the Archdiocese, the Catholic Social Action Office has organized ministries to respond to a variety of issues relating to Catholic Social Teaching.  These include abortion, the death penalty, immigration, the environment and more!  To learn more and download helpful resources, visit our Social Justice Priority Issues page!

Catholic Campaign for Human Development Interested in learning about the incredible work that CCHD does to defend human dignity in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati? Or, are you an organization looking for funding? Learn more

Catholic Relief Services Visit our CRS page to learn about our work in the Archdiocese to support the poor and vulnerable around the world through Operation Rice Bowl, Fair Trade and more! Find out more…