2014 fall exam Flashcards

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catholic social teaching

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teaching of the church that examines human society in light of the Gospel and the Church Tradition for the purpose of guiding Christians as they carry on the mission of Jesus in the world.

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social justuce

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“The respect for the human person and the rights that flow from human dignity and guarantee it…society must provide conditions that allow ppl to obtain what is their due, according to their nature and vocation”

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the 7 themes of the catholic social teaching

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  1. the life and dignity of the human person
  2. call to family, community, and participation
  3. rights and responsibilities
  4. the option for the poor and vulnerable
  5. the dignity of work and rights of workers
  6. solidarity
  7. care for God’s creation
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Catholic Relief Services (crs) mission?

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promote human development by responding to major emergencies, disease, poverty. nurturing peaceful and just societies

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catholic charities of nola mission?

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support unaccompanied children from federal government to support catholic charities

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Missionary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus mission?

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immigration reform and stop human trafficking

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2 feet of justice

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social justice and charitable work

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catholic campaign for human development

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poverty level

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jr. class service project

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poverty

rebuild center at st. Joseph’s Harry Thompson center working w/ Lantern Light Missionary Sisters

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to believe in the possibility that what one wants can actually happen

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hope

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each person is responsible for their own life and self

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individualism

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realizing when you are helping others, you are helping yourself

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enlightened self- interest

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the feeling of another’s pain and understands and wants to help them

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compassion

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to will good for another

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love

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(opposite of love) seeking things for yourself while disregarding the good of others and causing suffering

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selfishness

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basic goodness of human beings that comes from always being loved by God

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human dignity

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the state of perfect communion with the Holy Trinity

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heaven

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ability to choose what to do

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free will

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inherited tendency to reject their humanity as created in God’s image

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Original Sin

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wrongful actions or omissions that humans choose to commit

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personal sin

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transforming the love of God. it is the reason of dope and suffering

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grace

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important connection between love of God and love of neighbor

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prophets

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born into slavery, eventually became a prophet of her own time, she had unshakable faith in God.

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Sojourner Truth

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establishment of loving relationships among human beings, God, and creation of life so it can flourish in the way God intends.

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justice

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condition where ppl put obstacles in the way of loving relationships, thus preventing life from flourishing in the way God intends.
injustice
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Son of God becoming man.
incarnation
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the way things are when love is more important than anything else in ppl's lives.
Kingdom of God
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"blessed" because their experience teaches us the importance of love and justice. ( a lesson the rich/ comfortable ppl may have trouble understanding)
Beatitudes
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was a journalist and activist. she started when she saw communists helping out and questioned her Catholic Church and its lack of participation. Converted to Catholicism and started this movement?
Dorothy Day | Catholic Worker Movement
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The Church's response to the world's flaws out of its interpretation of those realities
signs of the times
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letters from the pope to all the bishops of the world, sometimes addressed to all ppl "of good will".
encyclicals
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typically written by a bishop(s) for all the catholics in a specific area
pastoral letter
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a text from all the world's bishops, including the Pope, written for all the world's catholics and others
constitution
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new economic system, in which a few owned the means of production for their own profit, and workers sold their labor to the owners for whatever wage they could get.
capitalism
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advocated distributing wealth according to need, not ownership of capital and profit
socialism
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a society in which gov. and laws would be unnecessary (equitable)
communism
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20 yr old, started the St. Vincent de Paul society
frédréric ozanam
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encyclical in latin, issued in 1891 by pope leo 13th
rerum novarum
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the God given need for creation, including human beings, to follow what God intended it to be
natural law
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an amount sufficient to provide a decent life for a worker's whole family
just wage
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organized association
unions
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take an active role; everyone can join in
call to family, community, and participation
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putting the marginalized first; those who need most should be our priority
the option for the poor and vulnerable
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balances each other; one is limited by the other
rights and responsibilities
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ppl are more impt. than product or profit; using God-given creativity and skills
dignity of work and the rights of workers
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most basic, foundation concept; from abortion to capital punishment issues
the life and dignity of the human being
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spirit of friendship towards all, one family, all responsible for all
solidarity
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interdependence; nature, animals, and ppl
care for God's Creation
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found outside the main group
marginalized
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social condition that allows all the people in a community to reach their full human potential and fulfill their human dignity
common good
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the way society is organized affects how well ppl are able to participate in it
subsidiarity
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conditions or things that any person needs in order to be fully what God created him or her to be
rights
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rights that are necessary for ppl to be able to live
survival rights
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rights necessary to fully realize their God-given dignity such as education, employment, a safe environment and enough material goods to support a family
thrival rights
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1948 United Nations doc that states that human rights are officially recognized (if not always respected) by most nations in the world; Catholic Church uses as a tool for promoting justice
universal declaration for human rights
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one way talking about God amid the reality of the suffering of innocent ppl.
liberation theology
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the approach to doing justice in a simple way
circle of faith-in-action
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before we work for justice in the world, we must see, hear, and know the world in a spirit of friendship, just as God does.
awareness
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ask, why is the world the way it is? and how can it be made as good as God intends!
analysis
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once the questions are answered and are aware of what you need to do, you can act for justice in ways that make life better for everyone
action
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the basic beliefs that guide the way someone relates to the world
world view
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could shape a world view by broadening how you look st the world
culture
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to look beyond outer appearances and first impressions to see the goodness that is the foundation of all God's creation
respect
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all dependent on one another for existence
interdependent
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patterns of relationships that shape any society
social structure
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selfishness is the base of this
structure of sin
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God-given ability that everyone has to affect their own lives, lives of others, and the world around them in either positive or negative ways
power
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the belief that human beings are the source of their own power recalls the original sin of the first human, who believed they could become their own gods
power over
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the belief power is meant to be shared in the relationship with others
power with
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if the customers stopped paying for her company's products, she would lose the economic power she received from them.
boycott
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employees refuse to work for their employer, the employer loses the physical and mental power she gained from their work
strike
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action on the level of individual relationships and is usually aimed at mtg an immediate need
direct action
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action on a level of social structure, it aims to attempt to change the behavior of society and its institutions in a way that promotes justice
social action
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a person who took seriously Jesus' instruction to love the enemy was the Hindu spiritual leader
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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gandhi's approach believed all aspects of human life should be guided by the principle that nothing is more impt than respect for human lives and dignity
nonviolent non-corporation
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intentionally breaking laws that are unjust
civil disobedience
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the experience of not having the basic things one needs to live a full and dignified life
poverty
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as a result of marginalization, people who live in poverty are
living on the edge
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poor ppl become trapped in a
cycle of poverty
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poverty prevents ppl from developing their full potential-of talents, confidence,etc
barriers to full development
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proposed a theory of human motivation based on hierarchy of human needs
Dr. Abraham Maslow Hierarchy of Needs
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never having enough food to give the body nutrients needed to grow and maintain itself properly
chronic hunger
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when the body does not receive enough calories to maintain itself
starvation
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gets enough calories to prevent the body from feeding on itself, but the diet is extremely limited, often consisting of 3 or 4 types of foods
malnutrition
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the household did not have consistent access to enough food for active, healthy lives for all household members at all during the year
food insecure
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without shelter
literally homeless
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ppl whose poverty prevents them from living in true homes
hidden homeless
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ppl who are displaced from their homes by wats or political persecution
refugees
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sometimes refugees are victims of intentional attempts by political factions to displace specific ethnic groups
ethnic cleansing
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poor countries owe billions in loan payments to banks and wealthy nations, and paying interest on these loans takes money from social programs that could eliminate poverty.
debt crisis