Bending the Arc references a quote by Rev. Dr. King who said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” The newsletter showcases the work of changemakers, opportunities to learn, and opportunities for you to help “bend the arc” toward justice. Sign up below to receive this twice-monthly digital newsletter from the CSA Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation office.
CSA JPIC Library
The items below are available from the Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation Lending Library. To check out any of these resources, please contact tabler@csasisters.org. Use the links listed here to jump down the page to your topic of interest.
Biographical Education Resources
Last updated 07/06/2022
Born on the Border
by Ray Ybarra Maldonado, Esq.
Dreams From My Father
by Barack Obama
Fluent in Faith: The Gift of Mary McCormick
by Donald J. Mueller & Jacq. Hansen Maggiore
Freedom's Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement
by Lynne Olson
Footsoldier for Peace and Justice: the Story of John Gilman
by John Gilman
Invisible Hands: Voices from the Global Economy
by Corrinne Goria, ed.
Love is the Measure
by Jim Forest
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Companion
by Coretta Scott King
Mychal Judge: Take Me Where You Want Me to Go
by Francis DeBernardo
My Bondage and My Freedom
by Frederick Douglass
My Journey from Silence to Solidarity: Roy Bourgeois, M.M.
by ed. Margaret Knapke
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
introduction and notes by Robert G. O'Meally
Narrative of Sojourner Truth
introduction and notes by Imani Perry
Vessel of Clay: The Inspiration Journey of Sister Carla
by Jacqueline Hansen Maggiore
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Cosmological Education Resources
Last updated 01/25/2022
Born With a Bang: The Universe Tells Our Cosmic Story
by Jennifer Morgan; illus. by Dana Lynne Anderson
Born From Lava to Life: The Universe Tells Our Earth Story
by Jennifer Morgan; illus. by Dana Lynne Anderson
The Cosmic Dance: An Invitation to Experience Our Oneness
by Joyce Rupp; Art -- Mary Southard
The Great Work: Our Way Into the Future
by Thomas Berry
The Journey of the Universe
by Brian Thomas Swimme & Mary Evelyn Tucker
Mammals Who Morph: the Universe Tells Our Evolution Story
by Jennifer Morgan; illus. by Dana Lynne Anderson
Radical Amazement
by Judy Cannato
The Universe Story: From the Primordial Flaring Forth of the Ecozoic Era
by Brian Swimme & Thomas Berry
What Does God Look Like in an Expanding Universe?
by Jim Schenk, ed.
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Criminal Justice Education Resources
Last updated 01/25/2022
Conscience and Consequence: A prison Memoir
by Clare Hanrahan
Dead Man Walking
by Sister Helen Prejean
Just Mercy
by Bryan Stepheson
Let None Walk Alone: A guide for family and friends of incarcerated people
by Sister Juanita Ujcik, OSF
Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison
by Piper Kerman
When We Visit Jesus in Prison
by Dale S. Recinella
Where Justice and Mercy Meet
by Donald J. Mueller & Jacq. Hansen Maggiore
The Women in Block 12: Voices from a Jail Ministry
by Linda Pischke
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Ecology Education Resources
Last updated 8/30/2021
Eaarth: Making Life on a Tough New Planet
by Bill McKibben
Environmental Stewardship in the Judeo-Christian Tradition
by the Action Institute
The Great Work: Our Way Into the Future
by Thomas Berry
Green Sisters: A Spiritual Ecology
by Sarah McFarland Taylor
Hydrofracking: What Everyone Needs to Know
by Alex Prud’homme
Kiss the Ground
narrated by Woody Harrelson and directed by Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrel
Listening to Nature: How to Deepen Your Awareness of Nature
by Joseph Cornell
The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities
by Will Allen, CEO of Growing Power
The Hidden Life of Trees (DVD)
A 2021 film based on the bestselling book by Peter Wohlleben
The Story of Stuff: How our obsession with stuff is trashing the planet, our communities, and our health – and a vision for change
by Annie Leonard
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate
by Naomi Klein
Under the Sky We Make: How to Be Human in a Warming World
by Dr. Kimberly Nicholas
Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto
by Steward Brand
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Gender Equality Resources
Last updated 007/06/2022
The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
A Home for ALL: A Catholic Call for LGBTQ Non-Discrimination
by Francis DeBernardo and Robert Shine
Narrative of Sojourner Truth
introduction and notes by Imani Perry
Prophetic Women of Bold Love: Spiritualities of Non-Violence
by Shawn Madigan, PhD, CSJ
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Immigration Education Resources
Last updated 01/25/2022
Are We There Yet: Stories From the Border
by Paula Schwendinger PBVM
Individual accounts of crossing the border into the US
Blessed Are the Refugees: Beatitudes of Immigrant Children
by S. Rose, L. O'Donovan, stafff and volunteers
Crossing with the Virgin
by Ferguson, Norma A. Price, Ted Parks
Illegal: Nafta Refugees Forced to Flee
by Peter A. Geniesse
International Migration: A Very Short Introduction
by Khalid Koser
Jesus was a Migrant
by Deirdre Cornell
Living in the Shadows: A primer on the human rights of migrants
by Amnesty International
Moving Millions: How Coyote Capitalism Fuels Global Immigration
by Jeffery Kaye
A Nation of Nations
by Tom Gjelten
A Promised Land, A Perilous Journey: Theological Perspectives on Migration
by ed. Daniel G. Groody, Gioacchino Campese
Rescuing Regina: the Battle to Save a Friend from Deportation and Death
by Sr. Josephe Marie Flynn
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Justice Education Resources
Last updated 07/06/2022
The Gospel of Peace and Justice
by Joseph Gremillion
Hunger for Hope
by Sr. Simone Campbell
Prophetic Communities, Contemplation and the Common Good
NAFTA from Below
by Martha A. Ojeda and Rosemary Ennesy, Eds.
Saints and Social Justice: A Guide to Changing the World
by Brandon Vogt
The Little Book of Restorative Justice
by Howard Zehr
Voice of the Voiceless
by Archbishop Oscar Romero
We Cry Justice
by Liz Theoharis
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Non-Violence Education Resources
Last updated 08/31/2022
The End of War
by Captain Paul K. Chappell
Hanged on a Twisted Cross: The Life, Convictions and Martydom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (DVD)
A film by T. N. Mohan
In the Spirit of St. Francis and the Sultan
by George Ardess and Marvin L. Erier Mich
Islam and the Future of Tolerance
by Sam Harris and Maajid Hawaz
Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way
by Walter Wink
The Paradox of Power: Moving from Control to Compassion in a Violent World
by Michael Crosby
The Risk of the Cross
by Arthur Laffin
The Twelve Steps to Peace
by Johnny F
Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
by Erica Chenoweth & Maria J. Stephan
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Politics & Economics Resources
Last updated 07/06/2022
Abuse of Discretion
by Clarke D. Forsythe
The Audacity of Hope
by Barack Obama
Blue Jeans In High
by Mike McCabe
Cathonomics: How Catholic Tradition Can Create a More Just Economy
by Anthony Annett
Dollarocracy
by John Nichols; Robert McChesney
God's Politics
by Jim Wallis
Hostile Takeover
by David Sirota
A Nun on the Bus
by Sr. Simone Campbell
People Get Ready
by Robert W. McChesney; John Nichols
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
by Heather McGhee
Think and Act Anew
by Larry Snyder
$200 a Day
by Kathryn J. Edin, Luke Shaefer
Unstoppable
by Ralph Nader
What We Say Goes: Conversations on U.S. Power in a Changing World.
by Noam Chomsky
Winner-Take-All Politics
by Jacob Hacker; Paul Pierson
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Race Education Resources
Last updated 011/29/2022
America's Original Sin
by Jim Wallis
The Beloved Community:
How Faith Shapes Social Justice, From the Civil Rights Movement to Today
by Charles Marsh
My Bondage and My Freedom
by Frederick douglass
My Bondage and My Freedom
by Frederick douglass
The Conversation: How Talking about Racism Can Transform Individuals and Organizations
by Robert Livingston
The Color of Water
by James McBride
The Gift of Black Folk: The Negroes in the Making of America
by W.E. DuBois
The Heart of Racial Justice: How Soul Change Leads to Social Change
by Brenda Salter McNeil & Rick Richardson
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store
by James McBride
A History in Indigenous Voices
by Carol Cornelius
Interrupting White Privilege
by Laurie M Cassidy & Alex Mikulich, Eds.
Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself
by U.S Catholic Bishops
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
introduction and notes by Robert G. O'Meally
Narrative of Sojourner Truth
introduction and notes by Imani Perry
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander
Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis
by Robert D. Putnam
Racism Without Racists
by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
The Sin of White Supremacy: Christianity, Racism, & Religious Diversity in America
by Jeanine Hill Fletcher
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
by Heather McGhee
The Speeches of Frederick Douglass
Slavery by Another Name (Book & DVD)
by douglas a blackmon
DVD - narrated by Laurence Fishburne
Strength for the Struggle
by Joseph Ellwanger
Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice
by Paul Kivel
Waking Up White
by Debby Irving
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
by Robin Diangelo
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Theology & Spirituality Education Resources
Last updated 07/06/2022
Catholic Social Teaching
by Edward P. DeBerri and James E. Hug
The Challenge and Spirituality of Catholic Social Teaching
by Marvin L. Krier Mich
Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian Life
by Henri J. M.Nouwen, Donald P. McNeill. and Douglas A. Morrison
The Cultural Dictionary of the Bible
by John J. Pilch
Dorothy Day -- Selected Writings
by Robert Ellsberg, Ed.
Dorothy Day -- Writings from Commonweal
by Patrick Jordan, Ed.
Heart of Flesh: A Feminist Spirituality for Women and Men
by Joan D Chittister
A History of God
by Karen Armstrong
Jesus Today
by Albert Nolan
A New Heaven, A New Earth: The Bible and Catholicity
by Dianne Bergant
The Prophetic Imagination Second Edition
by Walter Brueggemann
Redeeming Administration: 12 Spiritual Habits for Catholic Leaders
by Ann M. Gararido
A Sacred Voice is Calling
by John Neafsey
Transfiguration
by John Dear
Traveling with the Turtle
by Cindy Preston-Pile and Irene Woodward
We Hold These Truths
by Richard W. Miller, Ed.
We Make the Road by Walking: A Year-Long Quest for Spiritual Formation, Reorientation, and Activation
by Brian D. McLaren
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Human Trafficking Education Resources
Last updated 01/25/2022
Enslaved
by Jesse Sage and Liora Kasten, Eds.
Girls Like Us
by Rachel Lloyd
Human Trafficking Around the World
by Stephanie Hepburn and Rita J. Simon
How You Can Fight Human Trafficking
by Through God's Grace Ministry
Justice Awakening: Hou You and Your Church Can Help End Human Trafficking
by Eddie Byun
The Johns: Sex for Sale and the Men who Buy It
by Victor Malarek
Life Interrupted: Trafficking into Forced Labor in the United States
by Denise Brennan
Not a Choice, Not a Job
by Janice G. Raymond
Not for Sale
by David Batstone
Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality
by Gail Dines
Walking Prey: How America's Youth are Vulnerable to Sex Slavery
by Holly Austin Smith
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Prayer Resources
Last updated 01/25/2022
Gift of Many Cultures: Worship Resources for the Global Economy
by Maren C. Tirabassi and Kathy Wonson Eddy
The New American Bible
Living God's Justice: Reflections and Prayers
by Diocesan Social Action Directors
Novena for Justice and Peace
by United States Conference of Bishops
Praying for Peace Around the Globe
by James McGinnis
The Poverty and Justice Bible
by Bible Society
Stations of the Cross With All of Creation
by Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center
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Church Documents
Last updated 01/25/2022
Catechism of the Catholic Church
by The Holy See
The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response
by National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship
by U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Gaudete Et Exsultate: On the Call to Holiness in Today's World
by Pope Francis
Fratelli Tutti: On Fraternity and Social Friendship
by Pope Francis
The Joy of the Gospel
by Pope Francis
Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home
by Pope Francis
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Other Education Resources
Last updated 01/25/2022
Can Religious Life Be Prophetic
by Michael H. Crosby, OFM Cap.
A Guide to Religious Ministries for Catholic Men and Women
by ReligiousMinistries.com
Witness to Integrity
by Anita M Caspary
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