Resources for Parish Social Ministry
Catholic Social Teaching Toolkit:
A Resource for Parishes of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati for Building "Communities of Salt and Light"
The Catholic Church's rich tradition of Social Doctrine is a powerful gift from the Holy Spirit for our world. According to the U.S. Bishops statement, Sharing Catholic Social Teaching: Challenges and Directions, living out the principles of this teaching is a "central and essential element of our faith". Consequently, we are called to integrate it into our personal lives, and every parish community should strive to weave Catholic Social Teaching into every aspect of parish life.
To assist in this effort, the Catholic Social Action Office and Greater Cincinnati Social Action Collaborative have created a "Toolkit" resource to provide parishes with background on Catholic Social Teaching principles, encouragement to integrate it into parish life, and a variety of ideas on how to do so. The Toolkit begins with a "Catholic Social Teaching and the Parish Assessment Tool" to help you assess where your parish currently is with integrating Catholic Social Teaching into parish life. Following the Introduction, the Toolkit is then organized by the same categories as the Assessment Tool:
Download the components of this toolkit that will be most helpful to your social ministry efforts:
- Catholic Social Teaching Parish Assessment Tool Cover Page
- Catholic Social Teaching Parish Assessment
- Table of Contents and Preface
- Catholic Social Teaching in Social Ministry
- Liturgy and Public Prayer
- Faith Formation
- Finance, Facilities and Human Resources
Parish Social Ministry Links
Immigration Lecture:
from the conference "We Come to Share our Story: A Look at Immigration from Both Sides of the Border"
Erica Dahl-Bredine's Keynote Address, "The Push and Pull Factors of Immigration" is available in two audio formats:
Push and Pull Factors of Immigration with Q&A from Audience MP3 file (Size: 17 MB; Length: 37 Minutes)
Push and Pull Factors of Immigration Windows Media Player (.wma)(Size: 11.2 MB; Length 24 Minutes)
Erica Dahl-Bredine is country manager for Mexico for Catholic Relief Services, the international relief and development agency of the U.S. Catholic Church.
Lectures available on DVD include:
The Keynote Address and the other lectures from this day are available on DVD from the Social Action Office. Contact csadayton@catholiccincinnati.org or call 937-224-3026.
- "Push and Pull Factors of Immigration" by Erica Dahl-Bredine
- "A Call from Haiti: Moving People, Moving Goods" by Fr. Andrew Small
- "The Current State of Federal Immigration Legislation" by Mirna Torres
For additional Resources on Catholic Teaching and Immigration visit the Justice for Immigrants Campaign of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops at www.justiceforimmigrants.org.