We are one human family whatever our national, racial, ethnic, economic, and ideological differences. We are our brothers and sisters keepers, wherever they may be. Loving our neighbor has global dimensions in a shrinking world. At the core of the virtue of solidarity is the pursuit of justice and peace. Pope Paul VI taught that if you want peace, work for justice. The Gospel calls us to be peacemakers. Our love for all our sisters and brothers demands that we promote peace in a world surrounded by violence and conflict.

Explaining solidarity to children

All people are God’s children. That makes us brothers and sisters. We are connected to each other. It is as if everyone in the world held hands! We are interdependent. That means we need each other if we are to live. We must work together if we are to go on living. We rely on each other for almost all of our bodily and social needs. Our languages, medical knowledge, food production and art are just a few examples of how humans have always worked together. When we share our lives with our sisters and brothers around the world, we will become the best we can be. Even though there are huge differences among us, we are still one family-the family of God. This means we should view family not just as our immediate relatives, nor just our neighborhood, or just our country. Our family includes all the people in the world. As a family, we must not only tolerate differences, but appreciate them. As a family, we must care about the well being of each other, making sure other family members have what they need and are being treated fairly. (www.anneneuberger.com) 
​Websites
  • Catholic Relief Services - check out the work they do around the world. 
  • USCCB - "We are one  human family whatever our national, racial, ethnic, economic, and ideological  differences. We are our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers, wherever they may be.  Loving our neighbor has global dimensions in a shrinking world."
Children's Books
  Mirror by Jeannie Baker
  Fourteen Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy
  If the World Were a Village by David Smith
  We March by Shane W. Evans 
Movies
   The Land Before Time (G)
   The Wizard of Oz (PG)
   Over the Hedge (PG)