Office for Social Concerns
Catholic Diocese of Columbus
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Catholic Social Teaching
"Sharing Catholic Social Teaching"
A statement by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, click here.
Office for Social Concerns
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Lesson Plans and Activities
USCCB Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development
For Educators - This comprehensive webpage produced by the USCCB Department of Justice, Peace, and Human Development provides an overivew of Catholic social teaching, lesson plans, and links to resources.
Death Penalty
Death Penalty - The Catholic Conferece of Ohio's death penalty webpage has a comprehensive listing of links and resources that can be used for student research projects.
Environmental Justice
Resources to promote good stewardship of God's creation, click here.
Faithful Citizenship
Resources to promote political responsibility, click here.
Global Solidarity
Catholic Relief Services
Ways to Participate (CRS) - Here you will find information on programs like Operation Rice Bowl, Food Fast, and Cyber Bridges that connect classrooms here to classrooms overseas.
Fair Trade (CRS) - Education downloads including fliers, brochures, posters, and teaching modules relating fair trade to Catholic social teaching.
Poverty
Poverty USA Education Center - Catholic Campagin for Human Development - This website presents classroom teachers, community, church and service group leaders, home schoolers, and other educators with resources they can use to initiate meaningful discussions about poverty in America today.
Respect Life
Respect Life - The USCCB Office for Pro-life Activities offers a comprehensive overview of protecting life in all stages. This website provides links to issues for student research papers and ways you can act.
Immersion Programs / Student Retreats
The Office for Social Concerns conducts immersion experiences for youth and young adults.
Univeristy of Notre Dame Urban Plunge Program
48 hour immersion experience in the inner city. Annually, the Office for Social Concerns coordinates the Columbus site. The event is co-sponsered by the Columbus chapter of the Notre Dame Alumni Club.
High School Inner-city Immersion Retreats
The Office for Social Concrens coordinates large-scale immersion retreats for Catholic high schools in the diocese. During the day-long retreat, students pray, learn about Catholic social teaching, and volunteer at serveral locations throughout the city. So far in 2008, the office led retreats for the junior classes of Bishop Hartley H.S., Bishop Watterson H.S., and St. Francis DeSales H.S. Nearly 470 students participated in the retreats.
Faculty In-service Presentations and Retreats
The Office for Social Concerns provides faculty in-service presentations, trainings, and retreats.
Good Friday - Downtown Walking Stations of the Cross
The Office for Social Concerns and the diocesan Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministry co-sponsor the annual Downtown Walking Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at 8:00 a.m. at St. Jospeh Cathedral, 212 E. Broad Street, Columbus. Hundreds of youth from around the diocese paricipate.
Other Helpful Diocesan Links
Office of Catholic Schools
Office of Religious Education & Catechesis
Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministry | OYYAM Social Justice Resources Page
Marriage & Family Life Office
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