Health care in the United States is marked by extraordinary challenges, both medical and moral. In these revised Directives, the bishops reaffirm the Church's commitment to health care ministry-and to the ethical standards of behavior that flow from the Church's teaching about the dignity of the human person.

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This beautifully composed prayer, set on a handy pocket-sized card, reminds us all of God's immense wisdom and love for human life, and of the need for our continuing commitment to preserving the sanctity of life.

This palm-sized card lists eleven indicators of abuse and includes contact information for the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

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This beautifully composed prayer, set on a handy pocket-sized card, reminds us all of God's immense wisdom and love for human life, and of the need for our continuing commitment to preserving the sanctity of life. Ideal for distribution at Church rallies, and in the classroom.

This tenth anniversary edition of the landmark pastoral letter includes both A Decade After Economic Justice for All and A Catholic Framework for Economic Life.

Ten points from the bishops presented in two convenient formats for distribution and display.

Focuses on the dignity of the human person by enabling participants to reflect on subthemes such as "the source of life," "dignity of the human person," "human dignity and human rights," "empowerment," and "the wonder of human life."

Six lesson plans for adult faith formation that are organized around questions pertaining to "faithjustice:" the virtue of promoting a just society based on Christian faith in God's vision of human life.

Designed to build on the pastoral reflection Strengthening the Bonds of Peace, this document provides three objectives-to appreciate and incorporate the gifts of women in the Church; to appoint women to church leadership positions; and to promote collaboration between women and men in the Church.

Stresses the need to work earnestly to bring about a true renewal in our public life and institutions.

A call to individual Catholics, institutions, and organizations to become involved in a comprehensive effort to restore respect and legal protection for every human life.

This parish resource includes lesson plans, program suggestions, prayer services, and a bibliography of resources to accompany the video In the Footsteps of Jesus.

In “When I Call for Help,” the U.S. bishops speak out forcefully against domestic violence, saying that it is never justified and is always a sin. This statement offers insight on the causes and gives support to those affected by domestic violence.

In these thoughtful reflections, the bishops illuminate the pressing issue of food and agriculture in the world today, bringing greater understanding to the political costs of the shrinking farm, the social costs of global hunger, and the ecological costs of unchecked land practices-and how these issues are connected to the Catholic faith.

Create welcoming and accessible parishes using the information and suggestions in this resource from the experts at the National Catholic Partnership on Disability. The guide contains resources to help a parish evaluate its efforts to welcome parishioners with disabilities and gather better information about disabled parishioners.

The short statement Between Man and Woman expresses the Catholic Church's core belief and teaching about marriage.

This one-page, easy-to-read parish bulletin insert provides clear information on the Catholic Church's position on stem cell research and human cloning.

This new one-page, easy-to-read parish bulletin insert provides clear information on the Catholic Church's position on Roe v. Wade.

This bulletin insert provides Catholics with information that they need to participate in the Catholic Campaign to End the Use of the Death Penalty.

In A Culture of Life and the Penalty of Death, the bishops call our nation to abandon the use of the death penalty as we move one step closer to building a culture of life.

These guidelines from the Catholic bishops of the United States are intended to assist bishops in evaluating existing or proposed programs for those engaged in the ministry to persons with homosexual inclinations.