Vocabulary
Principles
Pastoral Letters & Encyclicals
General
100

What is the Catholic Social Doctrine?

Body of teaching by the Church on economic and social matters

100

What principle would call you to pick up trash?

Care for God's Creation

100

Is written by a pope

Encyclical

100

What is the Cardinal virtue concerned with the rights and duties within relationships, as well as actions and attitudes from all the commitments

Justice

200

What is stewardship?

Recognizing that everything we have and everything we are is a gift from God

200

If you volunteer at a food pantry, what principle are you living out?

Option for the poor & vulnerable

200

Is written by the national conferences of bishops

Pastoral letter

200

A point of reference for Catholics that conveys morals and information about religion

Catechism of the Catholic Church

300

What is human dignity?

All people have inherent worth + value

300

What principle calls you to protect life from conception til natural death?

Life & Dignity of the human person

300
Avoid war + using nuclear weapons was taught in what encyclical?

Peace on Earth (Pacem in Terris)

300

What is the USCCB?

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

400

What is subsidiarity?

Church focusing on issues concerning economic justice & making it equal for all

400

Being aware of laws and your human rights represents what principle?

Rights and responsibilities

400

Teaches about social injustice issues

Pastoral letters

400

Where do Church teachings come from? (2 part answer)

The Magisterium and Old Testament

500

What is common good? (2 part)

Good that is collectively shared by a number of people and that is beneficial to all members of a given community

500

What principle calls society to fulfill responsibilities to the family?

Call to family, community, and participation

500

Discusses topics of social justice, human rights, and peace 

Encyclical

500

Looking at current events, and how the church should respond to the current events

Signs of the times