Background

"All economic life should be shaped by moral principles. Economic choices and institutions must be judged by how they protect or undermine the life and dignity of the human person, support the family, and serve the common good." United States Catholic Conference, A Catholic Framework for Economic Life

Act

• Support local businesses that pay a living wage

Learn

Educate Your Parish

• Today's Temptations
• The Cleansing of the Temple: A Protest Against Economic Injustice
• The Morality of Our Economy
• Economic Justice: Jesus Cleanses the Temple and the System
• The Sears Christmas Catalogue
• Have Yourself A Merry Christmas

Vatican

• Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace: On Global Economic Reform
• Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth)

USCCB

• 2012 Labor Day Statement: Placing Work and Workers at the Center of Economic Life
• USCCB: A Catholic Framework for Economic Life: 10 Principles Handout