CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING REFERENCES
A. Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good
http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/catholic-social-teaching
B. Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church
C. Catechism of the Catholic Church
1. Social Justice: §1928
2. Education: §2229
3. Abortion: §2270 – 2275, 2319, 2322-2322
4. Scandal: §2284 – 2286, 2326
D. Documents from the Vatican
1. Declaration on Christian Education: (6)The Duties and Rights of Parents http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decl_19651028_gravissimum-educationis_en.html
2. Declaration on Religious Liberty http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decl_19651207_dignitatis-humanae_en.html
3. The Catholic School on the Threshold of the Third Millennium: (11) The Catholic School at the heart of the Church http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccatheduc/documents/rc_con_ccatheduc_doc_27041998_school2000_en.html
4. The Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccatheduc/documents/rc_con_ccatheduc_doc_19770319_catholic-school_en.html
E. Statement from the U. S. Bishops:
1. Renewing Our Commitment to Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools in the Third Millennium http://www.usccb.org/bishops/schools.pdf
2. Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship http://www.usccb.org/faithfulcitizenship/FCStatement.pdf
F. Ministry Relevant Documents
1. Pew Hispanic Center: Research and Surveys http://pewhispanic.org/
2. Friedman Foundation: The High Cost of Failing to Reform Public Education in Texas http://www.friedmanfoundation.org/friedman/downloadFile.do?id=107
G. Supreme Court Cases
1. Pierce v. Society of Sisters 1925:
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-in/getcase.pl?friend=kmarx&court=us&vol=268&invol=510
2. The Elian Gonzalez Case: http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/elian.htm (not heard)
3. Zelman v. Simmons-Harris: http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/supreme_court/briefs/00-1751/00-1751.mer.ami.adl.pdf
4. National Catholic Education Association cases briefly summarized: http://www.ncea.org/public/USSupremeCourtDecisions.asp
5. Partial Birth Ban: http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/06pdf/05-380.pdf