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.

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injustice

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Son of God becoming man.

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incarnation

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the way things are when love is more important than anything else in ppl’s lives.

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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)

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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?

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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

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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”.

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encyclicals

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typically written by a bishop(s) for all the catholics in a specific area

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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

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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.

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capitalism

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advocated distributing wealth according to need, not ownership of capital and profit

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socialism

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a society in which gov. and laws would be unnecessary (equitable)

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communism

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20 yr old, started the St. Vincent de Paul society

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frédréric ozanam

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encyclical in latin, issued in 1891 by pope leo 13th

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rerum novarum

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the God given need for creation, including human beings, to follow what God intended it to be

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natural law

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an amount sufficient to provide a decent life for a worker’s whole family

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just wage

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organized association

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unions

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take an active role; everyone can join in

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call to family, community, and participation

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putting the marginalized first; those who need most should be our priority

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the option for the poor and vulnerable

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balances each other; one is limited by the other

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rights and responsibilities

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ppl are more impt. than product or profit; using God-given creativity and skills

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dignity of work and the rights of workers

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most basic, foundation concept; from abortion to capital punishment issues

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the life and dignity of the human being

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spirit of friendship towards all, one family, all responsible for all

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solidarity

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interdependence; nature, animals, and ppl

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care for God’s Creation

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found outside the main group

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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

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common good

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the way society is organized affects how well ppl are able to participate in it

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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

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rights

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rights that are necessary for ppl to be able to live

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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

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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

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universal declaration for human rights

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one way talking about God amid the reality of the suffering of innocent ppl.

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liberation theology

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the approach to doing justice in a simple way

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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.

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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!

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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

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action

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the basic beliefs that guide the way someone relates to the world

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world view

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could shape a world view by broadening how you look st the world

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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

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respect

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all dependent on one another for existence

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interdependent

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patterns of relationships that shape any society

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social structure

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selfishness is the base of this

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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

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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

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power over

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the belief power is meant to be shared in the relationship with others

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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.

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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

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strike

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action on the level of individual relationships and is usually aimed at mtg an immediate need

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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

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social action

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a person who took seriously Jesus’ instruction to love the enemy was the Hindu spiritual leader

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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

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nonviolent non-corporation

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intentionally breaking laws that are unjust

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civil disobedience

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the experience of not having the basic things one needs to live a full and dignified life

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poverty

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as a result of marginalization, people who live in poverty are

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living on the edge

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poor ppl become trapped in a

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cycle of poverty

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poverty prevents ppl from developing their full potential-of talents, confidence,etc

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barriers to full development

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proposed a theory of human motivation based on hierarchy of human needs

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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

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chronic hunger

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when the body does not receive enough calories to maintain itself

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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

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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

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food insecure

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without shelter

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literally homeless

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ppl whose poverty prevents them from living in true homes

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hidden homeless

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ppl who are displaced from their homes by wats or political persecution

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refugees

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sometimes refugees are victims of intentional attempts by political factions to displace specific ethnic groups

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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.

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debt crisis