Contents


Foreword, by Paul J. Fitzgerald, SJ


Preface to Revised Edition, by Erin M. Brigham and Sam Dennison


Introduction


The See-Judge-Act Process


Service, Learning, and the See-Judge-Act Process


See, Judge, Act and the Catholic Social Tradition


1 Overview of the Catholic Social Tradition


• Catholic Social Thought and Action


• Catholic Social Teaching


• Looking Ahead


• For Further Study


2 Defending Human Dignity against Discrimination


• Introduction


• Human Dignity in Catholic Social Teaching


• The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Racism


• Reading the Signs of the Times: Racial Discrimination and White Privilege


• Summary and Integration for Service Learners


• For Further Study on Catholic Social Thought and Racism


3 Justice for Immigrants: The Call to Family, Community, and Participation


• Introduction


• The Call to Family, Community, and Participation in Catholic


• Social Teaching


• The Catholic Church's Response to Migration to the


• United States


• Reading the Signs of the Times: Undocumented Immigrants in the United States


• Summary and Integration for Service Learners


• For Further Study on Catholic Social Thought and Migration


4 Justice for Workers and the Dignity of Work


• Introduction


• The Dignity of Work in Catholic Social Teaching


• The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Labor


• Reading the Signs of the Times: Vulnerable Workers


• Summary and Integration for Service Learners


• For Further Study on Catholic Social Thought and Workers' Rights


5 Economic Justice and the Preferential


• Option for the Poor


• Introduction


• Preferential Option for the Poor in Catholic Social Teaching


• The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on the Economy


• Reading the Signs of the Times: Poverty and Empowerment


• Summary and Integration for Service Learners


• For Further Study on Catholic Social Thought and Poverty


6 Promoting Solidarity in Peacemaking


• Introduction


• The Principle of Solidarity in Catholic Social Teaching


• The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Peacebuiling


• Reading the Signs of the Times: Social Justice for US Veterans


• Summary and Integration for Service Learners


• For Further Study on Catholic Social Thought and Peacebuilding


7 Care for Creation and Environmental Issues


• Introduction


• Care for Creation in the Catholic Social Tradition


• The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on the Environment


• Reading the Signs of the Times: Environmental Racism


• Summary and Integration for Service Learners


• For Further Study on Catholic Social Thought on the Environment


8 Rights and Responsibilities in a Globalized World


• Introduction


• Catholic Social Teaching on Rights and Responsibilities


• The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Global Responsibility


• Reading the Signs of the Times: Globalization and Human Rights


• Summary and Integration for Service Learners


• For Further Study on Catholic Social Thought on Globalization and Human Rights


Appendix


Church Documents Cited


Index