Opioid and Racism Resources

• Opioid Epidemic

• 
  
  “Drug addiction is a ‘new form of slavery’ and a ‘wound in our society’ which should be combatted with education and rehabilitation.” -- Pope Francis 

• Drugs a ‘new form of slavery’
• Pope Francis to Addicts: “You are never alone”

Articles:

• Can the Catholic Church help an addicted generation?
• Church Expert on Gravity of US’s Worst-Ever Drug Addiction Crisis
• The New D.A.R.E.: Decision-Making Skills Instead of Drug Lectures
• Opioid Use Disorders and Suicide: A Hidden Tragedy (Guest Blog)
• Opioids and the Overdose Epidemic
• Catholic Teachings on Drugs & Alcohol for Teens

• Responding to the Opioid Epidemic
• Do You Struggle with Destructive Habits or Addictions – a clip from the 1989 movie “My Name is Bill W.”

• Grief and Substance Abuse – Coping after a Loss
• To: Anyone Who Has Lost A Loved One To Addiction - A Letter From Heaven
• Coping with the Loss of An Addicted Family Member
• How to Get Through the Loss of Someone to Addiction
• Guide to Dealing with the Death of an Addict

• Deadly Highs (Grade 6-8)
• Alcohol Tobacco and Drugs Lesson Plans
• Lesson Plan and Activity Finder
• Mind Over Matter Series  (Grades 5 to 9)
• Lessons from Prevention Research
• Addiction Prevention: Essential Lesson Plans for K-12 Educators
• What do Drugs do to the Body
• "The Drug Dope Show" Grades 9-12
• D.A.R.E. High School Curricula
• Learning about Opioids Lesson| Tragedy & Hope: Stories of Painkiller Addiction
• 14 Drug Education Activities
• Lesson 2 – Substance Abuse Effect on Society
• Lesson Plan
• Guided Notes
• PowerPoint
• Student Role Play Scenarios

• Parent Alert – Fentanyl Abuse
• http://www.starttalking.ohio.gov/

• Ohio Joint Study Committee on Drug Use Prevention Education Report, February 2017
• Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care: CHURCH: DRUGS AND DRUG ADDICTION

 
   Racial Harmony

• © Golden Rule Norman Rockwell

Pope Francis

• Pope Francis World Day of Peace 2015
• 5 Quotes From Pope Francis on Racism, Xenophobia and Immigration

USCC & Bishops' Letters

• Racism: Confronting the Poison in our Common Home
• Brothers and Sisters to Us
• Brothers-and-Sisters-to-Us--25th-Annirversary on Racism
• Special Task Force to Promote Peace in our Communities
• Reconciled Through Christ
• On Racial Harmony

Bishops' Letters

• The Racial Divide in the United States - Bishop Braxton
• The Racial Divide in the USA Bishop Braxton - Study Guide
• In the Image and Likeness of God - Bishop Hughes

Statements

• ACHTUS / BCTS Statement Regarding the Most Recent Surge in Racism Hate Crime in the USA

Resources

• Media Resources
• Additional Books

On the Web

• USCCB Against Racism
• We are Salt & Light "Success Stories"
• US Catholic - Fr. Brian Massingale's Articles
• Ignatian Solidarity - Faith in Action Responding to Racial Injustice
• Teaching Tolerance - Education For A Diverse Democracy
• Teaching Your Kids About Racial Harmony
• Black and Catholic. On Faith Race, and Freedom
• Black Lives Matter
• Bias is Universal - but having a conversation about it can open up everyone's minds
• Parliament World Religions, Fr. Tarunjit Singh Butalia - After Chalottesville
• What if we are not racists after all?
• Racial Bias & Discrimination 

Lesson Plans

• Grades Level K-5  Anti Racism Activity
• Grades Level 7-12  Examining Prejudice
• Grades 8-12  Racism Alphabet
• Teens - Two Feet of Love in Action
• Adults - Lenten Study Guide Book "The Cross & the Linching Tree"
• Additional Lesson Plans

Articles

• As church demographics shift, Catholics urged to address 'sin of racism'
• Black theology and a legacy of oppression
• Cardinal Cupich on the sin of racism
• Fr. Bryan Massingale calls racism a 'spiritual cataract that limits our vision'
• How Racism Is Bad for Our Bodies
• Imagining a church that reflects the diversity of its people
• Massingale book review
• My homily on racism ‘Dear Lord, make us instruments of your peace’
• The Black Flesh of Jesus Crucified
• White Catholics have 'to talk about race and to admit their racism'