Catholic
At Christmas, parents can either take their two children on a ski vacation or buy presents for children in need. As a family, they decide to use the money for presents for others.
Good
The United States sends over 100 million vaccine doses to countries around the world, treating people from other countries as part of one human family.
St. Mary's compost bin is an example of the parish living out which tenant of CST?
What is Care for God's Creation
When thinking about the impact on the earth, someone decides to buy a hybrid car instead of a regular gas truck.
What is Care for God's Creation?
Helping an animal in need (ie adopting a pet from a shelter).
What is Care for God's Creation?
A country pulls out of a war that was harming the innocent civilians in the opposing country,
What is Life and Dignity of the Human Person?
A family decides to take their elderly parents into their home as they become less able to do things for themselves. The family respects the dignity of their parents' lives despite their health, a value that euthanasia doesn't uphold.
What is Life and Dignity of the Human Person?
A medical clinic offers free or low cost medical care in a low-income area. (Right to medical care.)
What is rights and responsibilities?
Schools installing wheel chair ramps and putting captions on Zoom videos so that the classroom is accessible for students who use wheelchairs and may be hard of hearing.
What is rights and responsibilities?
Inviting an international/out-of-state friend to spend Thanksgiving with you and your family
What is Call to Family, Community, and Participation?
A family volunteers at a homeless shelter on weekends.
Call to Family, Community, and Participation.
Buying clothes that come from companies that pay their employees a livable wage and thereby not supporting businesses that are unethical in their treatment of their employees.
The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers
A new CEO takes over Amazon and gives full time factory workers more breaks, paid time off, and better medical and dental insurance.
What is The Dignity of Work and Rights of Workers?
Students go on a spring break service trip to build houses with Habitat for Humanity for those who don't have one.
Option for the Poor and Vulnerable
A country accepts refugees from oppressed countries and protects them from the mistreatment of worse governments
What is Solidarity?