CST Principles
To live in communion with one another in charity.
What is Solidarity
Allows humans to choose the good.
What is free will?
A theological virtue that also means love.
What is Charity?
Even the weakest and most vulnerable are masterpieces of God's creation.
What is Life & Dignity of the Human Person?
Direct response to someone in need.
What is Works of Charity?
Giving authority to the lowest competent level.
What is subsidiarity?
Divine Reading
What is Lectio Divina?
Social Justice Rooted in Scripture and Tradition
What is Catholic Social Teaching?
Government regulation on the amount of carbon emissions put into the air.
What issue falls under CST Theme "Care for God's Creation"?
Seeks to transform sinful social structures.
What are Works of Justice?
The core principle of all Catholic Social Teaching.
What is human dignity?
Read slowly 2-3 times.
What is the first step of Lectio Divina?
A Papal Letter addressed to all Members of the Catholic Church and all people.
What is an Encyclical?
To realize the plight of those who struggle to survive, and are most in need.
What is Preferential Option for the Poor and Vulnerable?
To deprive an employee of just wages.
What action violates the theme "The Dignity of Work and Rights of Workers"?
The principle of doing what is best for everyone and the reason the political authority exists.
What is the Common Good?
Meditate on the word or phrase that stands out.
What is the second step of Lectio Divina?
Freely given to us by God as we are made in His image and likeness.
What is human dignity?
The moral truths that come from Eternal Law, Natural Law, and revealed through Divine Law.
What guides Catholic Social Teaching?
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Where does the Teachings come from that guide CST?
Listen first, summarize what you have heard, ask questions for clarification, use "I" statements.
What is Civil Dialogue?
These are foundational upon which the social teaching of the Church is built, found by studying the Church's documents on social justice.
What are CST principles?
Read, Meditation, Pray, Contemplation, Action
What are the five steps of Lectio Divina?
Works of charity and works of justice
What is the Two Feet of Love in Action? or
What are the Two Forms of Social Action?
Our economy exists to serve people, not vice versa, our work is more than making a living.
What is "Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers"?
The CST theme that supports every person's Right to food, shelter, health care, education, right to bodily integrity, and the means necessary for proper development of life.
What are Rights and Responsibilities?