Essential CST Writings
It is the first encyclical in modern Catholic Social Teaching, written in 1891.
What is Rerum Novarum?
The belief that we are all connected and must stand together for justice and peace.
What is solidarity?
He focuses on the relationship between poverty and the environment.
Who is Pope Francis?
This form of justice corresponds to the responsibilities that individuals owe to society.
What is legal justice?
This source of Catholic Social Teaching is described as “faith seeking understanding”
What is theology?
In this encyclical, Pope Francis calls human beings to practice solidarity, and to recognize themselves in the “other”
What is Fratelli Tutti (2020)?
This core concept refers to a commitment to the well-being of the group.
What is the Common Good?
This Conference aims to guide Catholics in the U.S.
Who are the USCCB, or United States Conference of Catholic Bishops?
Temperance, Prudence, Fortitude, and Justice
What are the Cardinal Virtues?
This Catholic sister has been at the forefront of the movement to abolish the death penalty in the United States.
Who is Sr. Helen Prejean?
The first CST document fully focused on environmental justice and Care for Creation.
What is Laudato Si?
Our tradition recalls the story of the Last Judgment and instructs us to put the needs of the poor and vulnerable first.
What is the Preferential Option for the Poor?
He wrote the first encyclical in the modern CST tradition.
Who is Pope Leo XIII?
According to Scripture, acting justly refers to this correct state of being with God, others, and creation.
What is right relationship?
This philosophy roots CST in reason and common human experiences
What is natural law?
This pastoral constitution was published in 1965 to explore the Church’s role in modern issues and global justice.
What is Gaudium et Spes?
The right to fair wages, and the forming of unions corresponds to the dignity of these people.
What are workers?
Gaudium et Spes is not an encyclical, because it was not written by a pope, rather it was published collectively by this Church Council
What is the Second Vatican Council, or Vatican II?
According to the US Bishops, this form of justice “requires that the allocation of income, wealth, and power in society be evaluated in light of its effects on persons whose basic material needs are unmet”
What is distributive justice?
This Cardinal from Chicago challenged Catholics to live out a “consistent ethic of life”.
Who is Joseph Cardinal Bernadin?
Focusing on the sanctity of human life, this encyclical offers responses to abortion, euthanasia, and capital punishment.
What is Evangelium Vitae?
The central belief that grounds Catholic Social Teaching.
What is the Life and Dignity of the Human Person?
Traditionally, a gathering of Bishops to discuss a particular matter within the Church. Recently, inclusion has been extended to laypeople, and there is one underway currently.
What is a synod?
As a characteristic of God, justice is centered not around retribution, but around this.
What is reconciliation?
Revelation; the Word of God; God’s will expressed in human fashion
What is Scripture, or The Bible?