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What is Catholic Social Teaching (CST)?
refers to a collection of writings that were written in modern times by Popes and Bishops to address the Church's response and responsibility ( involves what we think/ say AND what we do) regarding various political, economic and social issues of our time
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What is the main message of CST?
our faith is social. We can't be "catholic" unless we hear and serve those in need and work for justice/ peace. We aren't followers of Jesus unless we follow his message and serve those in need. Otherwise, we cannot say we are catholic. We are not authentically living God's word
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True or False
We need to serve others in order to say we are followers of Jesus
true
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Who wrote the Rerum Novarum Church Document and when?
1891- Pope Leo XIII
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Who wrote the Church Document Peace on Earth and when?
1963- Pope John XXIII
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Who wrote the document A Call to Action and when?
1971- Pope Paul XI
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Who wrote the Church Document On Human Work and when?
1981- Pope John Paul II
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Who wrote the Church Document On Social Concern and when?
1988- PJPII
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Who wrote the Church Document The Gospel of Life and when?
1995- PJPII
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What does teh Rerum Novarum discuss?
the rights of workers
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What does Peace on Earth discuss?
World Peace and Human Rights
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What does A Call to Action Discuss?
the roles and responsibilities of the laity
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What does On Human Work discuss?
the importance of work for human beings
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What does On Social Concern discuss?
increased awareness of the world's poor
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What does The Gospel of Life discuss?
Pro-life issues
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The Principles of CST
a. There are __ basic principles that guide the Church's CST. Keeping these principles can help us to figure out where the Church would stand on almost any issue.
ten
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What is the first CST teaching?
- all life is sacred
- - human life is sacred and all human beings have dignity and respect
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What is teh second teaching of CST
- The gov't is there to protect life and common good
- - humnas need to be less selfish and more aware of our commmunities
- - not just sacred but also social
- - we don't exist on our own; we need others
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What is the third teaching of CST?
- we have a right to life and to those things required for human dignity
- - water, food, shelter, clothing, health care, drinkk, education
- we also have responsiblilities to ourselves, families, and society
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What is the fourt teaching of CST?
needs of the poor/ vulnerable must be taken care of first, and should be taken into consideration when making decisions that affect humans on any leven
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What is a moral test and which teaching is it for?
fourth teachinglook at the most vulnerable and see how they're doing
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What is the fifth social teaching?
- Everyone has the right to participate in society
- - this addresses the unjust nature of "ism's"
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What is the sixth teaching of CST?
The basic rights of workers must be respected
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What is the seventh teaching of CST?
- we are called by God as part of faith, to protect our planet and all that live in it
- - people and animals
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What is the eighth social teaching?
- As humans, we are all connected (everyonein the world)
- - in order for this to affect our lives in any real way, we need to be informed of what is going on in the world
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What is the ninth teaching of CST?
The Gov't has responsibilities to promote/ protect human dignity and rights. We need to elect leaders who will truly do this.
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What is the tenth teaching of CST?
Be peaceful people
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What is PJPII's quote for the tenth teaching of CST?
- Peace is not just the absence of war. It involves mutual respect and confidence between peoples and nations. It involves collaboration and binding agreements.
- - peace is sought for; it is not the opposition of war, but respect and confidence between people and nations
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When was Mother Theresa born and under what name? Where?
- august 27, 1910 as Agnes
- Yugoslavia
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Whta was MT's first religious order joined and where?
Sisters of Loretto in Dublin, Ireland
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In __. MT took the name __ after __.
In 1929, where did she work? What did she do regarding her job?
- May 24, 1931
- "Teresa"
- St. Therese of Liseux
- taught geography at St. Mary's HS for girls in Calcutta, India
- She abandoned her job to care for the needy in Calcutta
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What organization did MT found? What was the uniform?
- MIssionaries of Charity (today all over world)
- wore plain white sari with blue border, and a simple cross pinned on left shoulder
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Who did MT focus on and what did she teach them?
What did she start in Calcutta.
- poor children ( how to read and care for themselves)
- orphanages, hospitals, homes for the elderly, blind, poor, aged, disabled, etc.
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In the mid 1950s, who did MT help? What did she create?
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In __, __ gave MT the first __.
The next year she received the __ award for __.
In __, she also received the __.
In __, she got the __ by Reagan.
- 1970, Pope Paul VI, Pope John XXIII Peace Prize
- Indian, International Understanding
- 1979, Nobel Peace Prize
- 1985, Presidential Medal of Freedom
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When did MT die? Where? HOw?
- Sept 5, 1997
- Calcutta
- of a heart attack
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When was Dorothy Day born? Where?
November 8, 1897 in Brooklyn, NY
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When did Dorothy Day die? Where
November 29th, 1980 in NY, NY
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True or False:
Dorothy Day was born and raised Catholic.
false
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What did her family do alot? Why? What did it do to Day?
- traveled alot looking for jobs
- she was very lonely
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As a result of her childhood, what did Day write?
The Long Loneliness
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True or False:
Dorothy Day had several religious experiences.l
true
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In 1914, what did Day do regarding college?
- Who attracted her?
- matriculated as a studnet at University of Illinois in Urbana but did not graduate
- - radical group (mostly Jews) and influenced her
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After __ years at the college, what did she do?
2, left
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Where did Day seek to develop herself?
in center of American Bohemian cluture in NY
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What was Day's main job?
writer
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What was Day involved in full time?
city's radical political and cultural scene
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Besides writing, what other job did she have?
in 1918, she was a probationary nurse at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn
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What didn't Day find satisfaction in?
love, nursing, etc.
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On December 28, 1927, what did Day do?
had herself and her daughter baptized in RI (Roman Catholic Church in NY) she found comfort in Catholic church. saw good in it.
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__ of NYC told Day that her __ abd __ are connected.
- Peter Mauren
- radical social reform
- Roman Catholic faith
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True or False:
Peter Maurin believed the church could change the world.
true
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What was Maurin and Day's newspaper called?
Catholic Worker
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What did they create? Who was it for?
- hospitality houses
- homeless workers, they promoted their singular version of Catholicism as social reform movement
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True or False:
It was because of Day tha tthey began the process of sainthood earlier.
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What are the Corporal Works of Mercy?
- feed the hungry
- clothe the naked
- visit the imprisoned
- give drink to the thirsty
- shelter the homeless
- visit the sick
- bury the dead
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What are the Spiritual Works of Mercy
- admonish sinners
- instruct the ignorant
- counsel the doubtful
- comfort the sorrowful
- bear wrongs patiently
- forgive injuries
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__ served as Archbishop of __ from __.
He is currently recognized as a __ ( the beginning of the _, which was started by __.)
- Oscar Romero
- El Salvador
- 1977-1980
- "Servant of God"
- canonization process
- PJPII
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El Salvador in Romero's Time
a. Most __ country in __.
What was wrong with the population?
b. How was it unstable?
--> government: __ and used __ and __ to control people.
This generated __ which fought back against the government, often through violent means. (called __)
- populated
- Central America
- unevenly distributed throguhout area, creating very crowded conditions for the country's poor
- politically
- militaristic
- fear and violence
- rebel groups
- guerilla groups
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In El Salvador, how was the wealth distributed?
A majority of the people (both rich and poor) were __
--> The __ was a significant presence.
- very unevenly, creating two extremees-- very rich/ very poor
- catholic
- catholic church
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