Sins
Taking someone else’s property or possessions without their permission
What is stealing?
Being truthful; promotes integrity, truthfulness, straightforwardness; absence of lying, cheating, and theft
What is honesty?
A call from God to all members of the church to embrace a life of holiness; a call to live the holy like as ordained minister, religious sister or brother, or in a Christian marriage
What is vocation?
Food, clothing, shelter, education, dignified work, health care, religious freedom, freedom of speech; we all must protect and support these right
What is rights and responsibilities?
Call to live in a right relationship with all of God’s creation; protect both people and the planet
What is Care for God’s Creation?
The desire to accumulate earthly goods beyond what we need; capital sin
What is greed?
Behavior of acting in accordance with authority and law
What is obedience?
Organized program of socioeconomic reform
What is Social Action?
Marriage and family must be supported and strengthened by society, responsibility to work for the common good and well-being of all
What is the call to Family, Community, and Participation?
Reduce inequalities between the poor and the rich; just distribution of the goods of the Earth
What is Option for the Poor and Vulnerable?
Resentment or sadness because of another person’s old fortune; capital sin
What is envy?
Speaking or acting in accord with fact or authority, not lying; going against this virtue creates an illusion of denying God
What is truth?
The Catholic doctrines on matters of human dignity and common good; address oppression, the role of the state, social organization, concern for social justice, and issues of wealth distribution
What is Catholic Social Teaching?
People are always more important than things; the goods of the Earth should be distributed in just and charitable ways to everyone in the world
What is the Life and Dignity of the Human Person?
Freely giving money or material goods to someone in need; can be an act of penance or Christian charity and is one of the pillars of Lent
What is almsgiving?
Being in a state of denial of one’s actions or thoughts; distort reality and do not take responsibility for wrongdoings
What is lying to yourself?
Focusing less on the accumulation of money and the possession of material goods in order to live in communion with God and the rest of His creation
What is simplicity?
Type of justice that calls for fairness in agreements and contracts between individuals; equal exchange of goods, money, or services
What is commutative justice?
All people have the right to dignified works through which they can contribute to society and support themselves ad their families; fair wages and labor unions
What is Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers?
Symbolizes darkness as being lies, duplicity, and hypocrisy and light as the truth
What is the Johannine Writings?
A strong desire for something that we do not currently possess
What is coveting?
Union of one’s heat and mind with all people; leads to the distribution of goods, creates bonds between opposing groups, and leads to the spread of spiritual goods
What is solidarity?
The recognition of our deep need for God; the commitment to put God above everything else in life, especially the accumulation of material wealth
What is poverty of heart?
We are called to live together as brothers and sisters, in relationships marked by peace, love, and reconciliation instead of war, hatred, and mistrust
What is Solidarity?
During the 1960s, Dr. King led a movement of ______ to call out social injustices and racial discrimination?
What is civil disobedience?