Social Justice Resources
Knowing the issues that affect the most vulnerable in our society is the first step toward finding solutions and bringing justice to a community. These resources cover issues related to poverty, homelessness, social services and more.
2018 Election Guide
May 02, 2018
When you cast your vote in the Ontario General Election to elect members to Ontario’s Legislative Assembly you want them to create a more democratic society, robust economy, environmentally sustainable future and one that safeguards basic human dignity.
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Community / Family Services, People with Special Needs, Seniors, Children & Youth, Young Parents, Poverty & Poverty Reduction, Housing & Homelessness, Mental Health Issues, Women: Violence & Abuse, Immigrants & Migrants, Environmental
Type: Guides
Encyclical Laudato Si - 'On Care for Our Common Home'
April 03, 2017
The Encyclical Laudato Si', 'On Care for Our Common Home', is Pope Francis' urgent challenge "to seek a sustainable and integral development" by calling on everyone, "the entire human family" to to protect our common home.
The style of this encyclical is one that challenges us to act now. The encyclical is already regarded as a significant source of Catholic Social Teaching similar to 'Rerum Novarum', the encyclical of Pope Leo XIII published in 1891. Laudato Si' is dated 24 May 2015, but was officially published at Noon on 18 June 2015.
Laudato Si' means 'Prase be to you'. It is a phrase derived from the medieval Umbrian dialect of Central Italy. It is also a recurring element in 'Canticle of the Sun', a hymn or chant composed by Saint Francis of Assisi in the 13th century. The title of the encyclical and its opening quote from St. Francis’s Canticle establish its focus.
Topics:
Community / Family Services, People with Special Needs, Seniors, Children & Youth, Young Parents, Poverty & Poverty Reduction, Housing & Homelessness, Environmental
Type: Advocacy News