Social Outreach Links

Diversity Council

The Diversity Council is a small, community focused, community led, volunteer supported organization working to create an inclusive and welcoming community through education.

Education and Information

Center of Concern Reading Reflections

Since 1971, the Center of Concern has offered moral vision and provided effective leadership in the struggle to end hunger, poverty, environmental decline, and injustice in the United States and around the world… We provide reliable information and analysis on development issues, practical alternatives to current development policies and practical suggestions for personal action, and faith reflections on this work for justice.

Salt of the Earth (online social justice magazine)

Claretian Publications on-line resource for social justice issues

Pax Christi USA

Pax Christi USA commits itself to peace education and, with the help of its bishop members, promotes the gospel imperative of peacemaking as a priority in the Catholic Church in the United States. Through the efforts of all its members and in cooperation with other groups, Pax Christi USA works toward a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world.

Catholic Relief Services

The official international relief and development agency of the U.S. Catholic community, CRS is also committed to educating the people of the United States to fulfill their moral responsibilities toward our global brothers and sisters by helping the poor, working to remove the causes of poverty, and promoting social justice.

Parenting for Peace and Justice

The Institute for Peace and Justice (IPJ) is an independent, interfaith, not-for-profit organization that creates resources, provides learning experiences, and advocates publicly for alternatives to violence and injustice at the individual, family, community, institutional and global levels.

Spiritual Support

Center of Concern

The Center of Concern helps us ponder the social dimensions and implications of the Gospel through weekly reflections on the Sunday "Word".

Legislative Information and Advocacy Alerts

National Catholic Social Justice Lobby NETWORK

A Catholic leader in the global movement for justice and peace—educates, organizes and lobbies for economic and social transformation.

National Catholic Bishops' Conference

The USCCB is an assembly of the Catholic Church hierarchy who work together to unify, coordinate, promote, and carry on Catholic activities in the United States; to organize and conduct religious, charitable, and social welfare work at home and abroad; to aid in education; and to care for immigrants.

Minnesota Catholic Conference

The Minnesota Catholic Conference has provided a unified voice for the six dioceses of Minnesota in identifying, formulating and implementing public policy objectives consistent with the social teachings of the Church.

Joint Religious Legislative Coalition

JRLC is the largest and most inclusive interfaith public interest group in Minnesota—people of diverse faiths bringing vision and wisdom to the public realm for the well-being of Minnesotans

Bread for the World

Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian movement that seeks justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers.

Justice for Immigrants

As part of the Church's response, a diverse group of Catholic organizations with national networks have decided to join the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Justice for Immigrants: A Journey of Hope campaign designed to unite and mobilize a growing network of Catholic institutions, individuals, and other persons of good faith in support of a broad legalization program and comprehensive immigration reform. Its goal will be to maximize the Church's influence on this issue, consistent with the immigration reform principles enunciated in the bishops' pastoral letter.