The Catholicism and Civic Renewal project, under the direction of John Farina, asks what role Catholicism can play in the process of American civic renewal. How do Catholics bring their theological and spiritual resources into the social and political sphere, in a way that can strengthen our common life as a nation? The project develops its answer by combining historical, constitutional, and political analysis with systematic theological reflection. A series of seminars, conferences, discussion groups, articles, and books will explore how religious faith is shaping current efforts to renew society.

The Education for Justice Project promotes outreach and education throughout the U.S. on Catholic Social Teaching (CST) and social justice issues. The Project provides resource materials, presentations, training and consultations to Catholic high schools and colleges, to diocesan offices and groups, to parishes, small faith communities, and to a variety of networks and organizations.

As we meet and work with refugees who have confronted evil and suffering, it is important to remind them and ourselves as well to keep in touch with God, the source of all good and love. This is the only way to withstand evil.
 

The Social Justice Ministry responds in prayer and reflection, direct service, education, advocacy, and donations to the needs of the parish, to the social needs in the diverse urban diocese and community who are our neighbors, and beyond these borders to a sister parish and national and international Jesuit social services. When program priorities are being set and choices made about resource allocation, the Ministry actively advocates for preferential treatment for the poor and marginalized in our community in light of the Gospel, Catholic Social Teaching and the priorities of the Jesuit Conference.

CARA is a national, non-profit, Georgetown University affiliated research center that conducts social scientific studies about the Catholic Church. Founded in 1964, CARA has three major dimensions to its mission: to increase the Church's self understanding, to serve the applied research needs of Church decision-makers, to advance scholarly research on religion, particularly Catholicism.

The Global Women's Project approaches questions of women's human rights and equity through a long tradition of research, theological reflection, advocacy, outreach, popular education and coalition building.

This program brings together immigrants, academics from different disciplines, migrant service providers, theologians, and Church leaders to consider many issues related to the spirituality of migrants and the emerging theology of migration, including root causes of migration, integration of immigrants into society, and the ways in which the Church addresses the needs of migrants. The project is driven by a desire to increase public understanding of the academic and theological foundations of the Catholic Church’s teaching on issues of migration, and to assist the Church’s ministries and its public policy work on behalf of migrants and newcomers.