Rights & Responsibilities
Define Right
That to which I have a just claim
Define work
God's priority is always on...
those who are the most vulnerable and in need of the most help
"Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the freedom to do what we _______." - JPII
Ought
How do we honor God through work?
by using well the gifts and talents we received from him
Why do we give the poor a preferential option?
Jesus did
Describe the catholic view of how we understand rights compared to the secular view.
Catholic view: Society is a group of individuals with shared mutual bonds, hurting myself hurts the body. Secular view thinks I am free to do whatever if I am the only one hurt; all I need is consent to do something.
In what 3 ways does work benefit you?
As a person.
As a provider.
As a member of society.
What principle aims at helping poverty but does not prohibit owning private property
Universal destination of goods
List the 4 essential goods in order
1. Self-preservation
2. Good of family life
3. Good of living at peace
4. Knowing the truth, esp. about God
What abuses are associated with work?
Child labor, abuses in adult labor, fraud
List 5 causes of material poverty
Lack of basic health needs (food water, care), lack of shelter, unemployment, jobs without a "living wage," social policies that perpetuate poverty
List the 8 Rights we have a claim to
Right to life, family, education, work, participation in society, religious freedom, health care, and healthy environment
List the 9 Rights of workers
Right to a just wage, right to rest, right to a safe workplace, right hat one's personality should be safeguarded, right to appropriate subsidies to aid unemployment, right to a pension and insurance, right to social security connected with maternity, right to assemble and to form associations, and the right to strike.
List the corporal works of mercy
Feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, give alms to the poor, visit prisoners, shelter the homeless, visit the sick, bury the dead