Parish Resources
Social and Economic Justice
Environment
We are called to be responsible stewards of the earth – our common home. As Pope Francis reminds us, the environmental struggles of today are closely interwoven with the needs for social and economic justice in society locally and globally.
Immigration
The Maryland bishops have written, “Questions of legality, economics and the mix of cultures often dominate the immigration debate … We must move past divisions and remain focused on the dignity of the human person and the welfare of families.” Read their statement and more.
Poverty
“Solidarity means much more than engaging in sporadic acts of generosity. It means thinking and acting in terms of community. It means that the lives of all are prior to the appropriation of goods by a few. It also means combatting the structural causes of poverty, inequality, the lack of work, land and housing, the denial of social and labor rights.” (Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti, 116)
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Racial Justice
The Catholic faith, and the policy positions that flow from our faith, is founded upon the belief that every person has inherent dignity. The Catholic bishops of Maryland call for “healing, harmony and solutions that recognize that every person has been created in the image of God and that every person possesses human dignity…[and] support of laws that … bring about justice and an end to unequal treatment based on race.”