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Seeing Jesus: Social Justice Activities for Today Based on Matthew 25, 
by Phyllis Vos Wezeman. 
The Pastoral Center, 2020

People in need are not always remote from us. This resource offers sixty learning activities to help participants see Jesus by meeting the needs of those around them—the hungry, the thirsty, the estranged, the poor, the sick, and the imprisoned.The six chapters of Seeing Jesus each contain ten learning activities which explore one aspect of the chapter's theme. Each lesson plan is organized into three parts: Learn, Locate, and Lead.
Seeds of Justice: Organizing Your Church to Transform the World,
by Alex Tindal Wiesendanger.​ 
Orbis Books, 2020.

Offers a plan to translate a commitment to social justice into effective action. Beginning with the need to move beyond charity to justice,the author guides readers from being activists to becoming agents of transformation within their church and the world. This involves learning how to build power through relationships and listening. Finally, it means developing congregations capable of wielding power in the public sphere.
Helping Kids Live Their Faith: Service Projects that Make a Difference
by Mary Beth Jambor.
RCL Benziger, 2007

Offers ideas and opportunities to help children understand the importance of carrying out the Church's mission of serving their families, the community, and parish.
Exemplifies how children can live their faith based on the principles of Catholic Social Teaching.  Helps the user understand how service is integral to the mission of the Church and offers suggestions for incorporating service into programs for children and youth. 
A Step Along the Way,
by Stephen J. Pope
Orbis Books, 2015

A rich exploration of themes that can be discerns in lives devoted to Christian service, including compassion, solidarity, hospitality, advocacy, sterwardship, and witness.  Provides a concrete vision of virtue and the Christian moral life that enables us to believe, act, and to better understand.  
Mother Teresa's Prescription: Finding Happiness and Peace in Service
by Paul A. Wright, MD
Ave Maria Press, 2006
Cardiologist Paul Wright had wealth, prestide, a fulfilling career, and a loving family, yet he still longed to know what purpose God had for him.  Seeking direction, Wright sought out Mother Teresa.  His life was forever changed what she shared her message -- that his purpose in life, indeed the purpose of each of us, is to serve others with compassion. 
Gain insight into the ten spiritual attitude that Wright learned: compassion and love, contentment and gratitude, honesty, patience, tolerance, forgiveness, humility, faith, commitment to community, and reverence for human life. 
To Build a Civilization of Love: Catholic Education and Service Learning, 
by Pamela J. Reidy.
National Catholic Education Association, 2001
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Assists those who instruct young people in performing works of peace and justice through service learning rooted in Catholic social teaching. The first four chapters of the book offer theoretical considerations regarding the essential elements of Catholic service learning: the theology of ministry, notable adolescent milestones, Catholic social teaching, and curriculum development. The final chapters are more practical, offering operative insight into the challenges associated with taking education beyond the classroom walls and retaining its ministerial dimensions.