CST Flashcards
Radical transformation of/to
Human beings and human institutions (s,p,r) to a form that expresses character and nature of God
Virtue
habitual and firm disposition
to do the good
When people embrace it, they begin
to live it out
Vision
Jesus told us that the reign of God had
already begun
• The signs of God’s reign were present in
the words and deeds of Jesus
• The reign of God is also a vision that
Jesus articulated
Present and future
The human person needs life in society in order to develop in accord with his nature
• The human person is and ought to be the
principle, the subject, and the object of
every social organization
• Society ought to promote the exercise of
virtue, not obstruct it
Personal and social
Cardinal virtues
Prudence
Fortitude
Justice
Temperance
Theological virtues
Faith
Hope
Charity
the virtue that disposes practical reason to
discern true good in every circumstance
and to choose the right means of
achieving it
Prudence
the moral virtue that consists in the constant and firm will to give due to God and neighbor • the moderation or mean between selfishness and selflessness - between having more and having less than one's fair share
Justice
the moral virtue that ensures firmness in
difficulties and constancy in the pursuit of the
good
• It strengthens the resolve to resist temptations
and to overcome obstacles in the moral life
• it serves the higher virtues of prudence and
justice.
Fortitude
the moral virtue that moderates the attraction
of pleasures and provides balance in the use
of created goods
• The temperate person directs the sensitive
appetites toward what is good and maintains
a healthy discretion
• self-restraint
Temperance
We are called to live out gods kingdom
In the midst of the old
the body of doctrine
developed by the Catholic Church on matters of social justice, involving issues of poverty and wealth, economics, social organization and the role of the state.
Catholic social teaching
a body or system of teachings relating to a
particular subject
Doctrine
We believe in the triune God whose very nature is
Communal and social
