The 7 Principles of CST
This principle teaches that every human person has value simply because he or she is created by God.
What is Life and Dignity of the Human Person?
These sacred writings are one of the most important foundations of Catholic Social Teaching.
What is Sacred Scripture/the Bible?
This final step requires a person to actually do something about the problem.
What is Act?
Pope Leo XIII wrote this famous document addressing workers and the Industrial Revolution.
What is Rerum Novarum?
Giving each person what he or she is properly owed or deserves.
What is justice?
This CST principle teaches that people have both things they deserve and duties they owe to others.
What are Rights and Responsibilities?
The teaching authority of the pope and bishops is known by this term.
What is the Magisterium?
This step asks, “What does our faith say about this situation?”
What is Judge?
This encyclical, written 40 years after Rerum Novarum, emphasized the idea of subsidiarity.
What is Quadragesimo Anno?
Helping someone meet an immediate need out of love and compassion.
What is charity?
This principle says society should pay special attention to those who are poor, weak, or vulnerable.
What is the Option for the Poor and Vulnerable?
Along with Scripture and the Magisterium, this helps pass on the faith from generation to generation.
What is Sacred Tradition?
The step that asks us to understand what is actually happening.
What is reflect?
Pope John XXIII’s Pacem in Terris focused heavily on peace and these things belonging to every person.
What are human rights?
The conditions in society that allow individuals and groups to reach their fulfillment more easily.
What is the common good?
A city council asks residents from every neighborhood, including poorer communities, to participate in decisions affecting the city. Which principle is most clearly demonstrated?
What is the Call to Family, Community, and Participation?
This person is the ultimate model of Catholic Social Teaching because of how he treated the poor, sick, rejected, and forgotten.
Who is Jesus Christ?
During the Judge stage, Catholics should compare the situation to Scripture and this body of Church teaching.
What is Catholic Social Teaching/Church teaching?
Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ focuses heavily on care for this.
What is creation/the environment?
A serious letter written by the pope to teach about an important issue of faith or morality.
What is an encyclical?
A Catholic responds to racism by saying, “Their suffering matters to me because they are my brothers and sisters even though I do not know them.” Which principle best explains this response?
What is Solidarity?
Scripture, Tradition, and the Magisterium work together to help Catholics understand how God wants them to respond to issues involving this central CST concept.
What is human dignity/justice?
During the Reflect stage, you should gather these rather than immediately jumping to conclusions.
What are facts/information?
Put these documents in historical order from earliest to most recent: Fratelli Tutti, Rerum Novarum, Pacem in Terris, Laudato Si’.
What are Rerum Novarum → Pacem in Terris → Laudato Si’ → Fratelli Tutti?
The collection of Church teachings that applies the Gospel and Catholic moral principles to political, economic, and social issues.
What is Catholic Social Teaching (CST)?