Catholic Social Teaching: Our Best Kept Secret Book

	Preface
Pt. 1	Historical Background	1
1	Our Best Kept Secret	3
2	An Evolving Social Message	6
3	A Shifting Social Approach	14
4	Major Lessons of Catholic Social Teaching	18
5	Future Challenges	35
Pt. 2	Documents to the Universal Church	41
1	On the Condition of Labor (Rerum Novarum). Encyclical Letter of Pope Leo XIII, 1891	45
2	The Reconstruction of the Social Order (Quadragesimo Anno). Encyclical Letter of Pope Plus XI, 1931	48
3	Christianity and Social Progress (Mater et Magistra). Encyclical Letter of Pope John XXIII, 1961	53
4	Peace on Earth (Pacem in Terris). Encyclical Letter of Pope John XXIII, 1963	58
5	The Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et Spes). Second Vatican Council, 1965	62
6	The Development of Peoples (Populorum Progressio). Encyclical Letter of Pope Paul VI, 1967	68
7	A Call to Action (Octogesima Adveniens). Apostolic Letter of Pope Paul VI, 1971	73
8	Justice in the World. Statement of the Synod of Bishops, 1971	76
9	Evangelization in the Modern World (Evangelii Nuntiandi). Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Paul VI, 1975	80
10	On Human Work (Laborem Exercens). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, 1981	84
11	The Social Concerns of the Church (Sollicitudo Rei Socialis). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, 1988	88
12	The Church and Racism. Statement of the Pontifical Justice and Peace Commission, 1988	96
13	The Missionary Activity of the Church (Redemptoris Missio). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, 1990	99
14	One Hundred Years (Centesimus Annus). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, 1991	103
15	The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1992	112
16	The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, 1995	120
17	Contribution to World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, 2001	125
Pt. 3	Documents to the Regional Churches	129
18	Brothers and Sisters to Us. Pastoral Letter of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, United States, 1979	133
19	The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response. Pastoral Letter of the United States Bishops, 1983	136
20	The Hispanic Presence: Challenge and Commitment. Pastoral Letter of the United States Bishops, 1984	142
21	Economic Justice for All: Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S. Economy. Pastoral Letter of the United States Bishops, 1986	145
22	To the Ends of the Earth. Pastoral Statement of the United States Bishops, 1986	154
23	The Struggle against Poverty: A Sign of Hope in Our World. Pastoral Letter of the Canadian Episcopal Commission for Social Affairs, 1996	158
24	Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope. A Pastoral Letter Concerning Migration from the Catholic Bishops of Mexico and the United States, 2003	162
25	The Medellin Conference Documents. Second Meeting of the Latin American Episcopal Conference, 1968	168
26	The Puebla Conference Document. Third Meeting of the Latin American Episcopal Conference, 1979	172
27	To the People of God Journeying in Central America. Pastoral Letter of the Bishops of Central America, 2002	176
28	Ethical and Gospel Imperatives for Overcoming Dire Poverty and Hunger. National Conference of the Bishops of Brazil, 2002	179
29	Justice and Evangelization in Africa. Statement of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), 1981	184
30	The Future Is Ours. Pastoral Letter by the Catholic Bishops of Zambia, 1992	188
31	Economic Justice in South Africa. A Pastoral Statement of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, 1999	191
32	Evangelization in Modern Day Asia. First Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, 1974	196
33	Journeying Together toward the Third Millennium. Statement of Fifth Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, 1990	199
34	A Renewed Church in Asia: A Mission of Love and Service. Final Statement of the Seventh Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, 2000	203
35	A Milestone for the Human Family. Pastoral Letter of the Catholic Bishops of Australia to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1998	207
36	The Common Good and the Catholic Church's Social Teaching. Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, 1996	211
Pt. 4	Study Guides	219
1	Suggested Uses	221
2	Discussion Questions	223
3	Where to Find the Documents	233
	Bibliography	235