FINAL EXAM SEM.2 Flashcards
dignity of work and the rights of workers
people have a right to decent and productive work and fair wages
call to family, community and participation
the human person is sacred and social and we realize our dignity in relationship with others
life and dignity of the human person
all people are sacred made in god’s image and likeness
rights and responsibilities
all people have a fundamental right to what we need to survive; we share duties to safeguard those rights and work for the common good
solidarity
We stand with others because we are one human family and our responsibilities toward each other cross all boundaries
care for god’s creation
the goods of earth are God’s gift and we are invited to share responsibility for them as stewards
preferential option for the poor and vulnerable
The poor have the most urgent claim on our moral conscience and we are called to look at policy and how it affects them
original justice
State of holiness in which God created the first humans
distributive justice
Regulates what the community owes its citizens in proportion to their contributions and needs
commutative justice
Obliges respect for the rights of the other
legal justice
Concerns what citizens owe the community; necessary in building a more just world
restorative justice
focuses on repairing the damage done by crimes by offering ways of redemption
social justice
respect for the human person and rights which flow from and guarantee human dignity
amos
Called people to be more generous and recognize the plight of the poor and disenfranchised
micah
God wills justice for his people; calls people back to a life of justice and love
isaiah
True worship of God must include living the covenant, compassion and justice; listen to those being oppressed
How do we explain unity expressed in the communal and personal nature of salvation?
we form one community with a common destiny
Which two concepts form our understanding of our social dimension?
humans are social beings, we need others
How can we find Happiness in this life, and union with God?
living in loving relationships with others
As Listener, the Church fills its social mission through
ecumenism and interreligious dialogue, by listening to the needs of all people in all communities
the church as the mystical body of christ
carries on Jesus’ 3-fold mission, to bless, teach, and model how to live
links us to those who are poor, persecuted, or suffering
the church as the family of god
is the unity of all people in god and god’s likeness
How do we live out the social mission of the Church as a household of faith?
Actively responding to holiness at home and in public
Interpreting the signs of the times in light of Gospel teachings
church as a community of sanctified believers
all of our activities can glorify god and bless humans
the church as a teacher
forms the social conscience of society