Key Terms 1
What is the Golden Rule?
“Do to others as you would have them do to you.”
What is Righteous?
Acting in accordance with moral or divine law.
What is Distributive?
The duties of the government and its connection to the individual.
What is Private Property?
Anything that is owned only for the owner's control or exclusive usage.
What is Solidarity?
Connection with and among people, based on shared goals, ideals, and values.
What is Conservationist?
One who values protecting nature as a resource for sensible human usage.
What is a Globalist?
A person who believes that all components of nature, both living and non-living, need to be protected.
What is a Hierarchist?
One who sees nature as a hierarchy of living things, with humans at the top and microbes at the bottom. The purpose of the lesser forms is to assist the higher ones.
What is Repentance?
The act by which a penitent acknowledges their guilt, expresses remorse, and resolves to start over by pleading with God for forgiveness.
What is Penitent?
When one is aware of their wrongdoing and is moved by God's love, they seek forgiveness via the sacrament of reconciliation.
What is Preservationist?
One who believes that each and every living thing is valuable in and of itself and is a vital component of the ecosystem.
What is an Intentional Act?
An intentional act is one that is done without consideration and with the intent to injure, damage, or destroy.
What is Absolution?
The priest cleanses the penitent of their sins at the sacrament of reconciliation. The forgiveness of sins by the priest is known as absolution.
What is Theocentrism?
From the word "God" in Greek. A way of looking at the world where God is viewed as the most important thing.
What is Stewardship?
How humans is to rule over creation is via a loving partnership with God and a concern for creation out of a sense of duty and love.
What is Anthropocentrism?
Man, from the Greek anthropos. a way of looking at the world where people are viewed as the most important thing in it.
What is Common Good?
The totality of social circumstances that make it easier and more convenient for individuals or groups of people to achieve their goals.
What is Economics?
Formerly referred to the family and those in charge of it. Typically used to describe a society's system for producing, distributing, and consuming products and services.
What is Dominion?
Word used in Genesis to refer to humankind's reign over creation in order to establish proper order. The world is given to humans to rule over with a reign of love, knowledge, and service.
What is Restorative Justice?
A procedure that brings victims, offenders, and the neighbourhood together to mend the damage and advance harmony. It places a focus on repairing the damage created by crime by stating the truth and making personal atonement.
What is Social Sin?
Personal sin results in social circumstances and institutions that are at odds with the goodness of God. They encourage their victims to turn around and commit sin. The fellowship and solidarity to which God has called us are corroded and destroyed by a life lived in sin.
What is Mortal and Venial Sin?
Mortal sin is sin that has a serious matter as its target and is done with full awareness and intentional permission. Venial sin occurs when a person disobeys the moral law without full knowledge or permission in a significant situation, or when they do so in a less serious matter but fail to follow the moral law's norm.
What is Penance?
The priest requests an act of "satisfaction" or penance from the penitent during the sacrament of reconciliation. This act of penance helps the person start a new life in addition to atoning for the past. This penance may be done by prayer, self-denial, or particularly service to others and acts of kindness.
What is Commutative and Distributive Justice?
Commutative Justice refers to the contractual agreements that exist between people and institutions that have the same legal status as people. Distributive Justice are the duties of the government and its connection to the individual.
What is Legal Justice?
Legal Justice is the bond between a person and society that is established by the rule of law and its upholding.