Prelims Part 2 Flashcards
Integrate, Don’t Isolate
Is a calling every catholic must share
Commitment to human life and dignity, to human rights and solidarity
The values of the Church’s social teaching must not be treated as
Tangential or optional
Content counts, what to do?
Study the documents
There is a ______ need to be more explicit in teaching the principles of Catholic social thought and helping people apply and act on those principles
Universal need
Thou shall
Observe, judge, act
_____ the facts; know the reality
See
Use social analysis and moral vales to make ____ about the facts
Judgments
Plan a realistic and effective strategy for _____
Action
Seeing, hearing, and experiencing the lived reality of individuals and communities
See
Carefull and intentionally examining the primary data of the situation
See
It is the heart of the process
Judge
Obtaining a more complete picture of the social situation by exploring its historical and structural relationships
Social Analysis
In this step, we attempt to make sense of the reality that was observed in step 1.
Judge
Factors in judging
Economic Political Social Historic Cultural
Analyzing the experience in the light of scripture and the Catholic social tradition
Theological Reflection
Planning and carrying out actions and transforming the social structures that contribute to suffering and injustice.
Act
Conclusion: ____ and ____ for the World
Salt and Light for the World
You’re supposed to be the _____ in the ____, not part of the lump.
You’re supposed to be the leaven in the loaf, not part of the lump.
“Just” was used how many times in bible
668 times
“Justice” was used how many times in bible
299 times
Catholic social teachings are misunderstood by some as a ready answer to the technical problems in the society
Proper understanding and misconceptions
Describes the role that the church takes in finding solutions to the problems created by the major changes in the modern world
Social Doctrine
Social doctrine is the _______ of the church
Religious and moral teachings
CST is based on:
Biblical Insights
Tradition of the Fathers of the Church
Scholastic Philosophy and Theological reflections
Contemporary experiences of the faithful struggling to live out their faith in justice
Does not present an ideological model of society from the perspective of certain philosophy
Social Doctrine
Sources of Catholic Social Thought
Natural Law
Revelation
Is very much intertwined with the relationship with their God
The social Morality of the Old Testament people
Is expressed at times in “assembly of the people of God”, by sharing of income with those in need
Solidarity
New Testament
Social Teachings can only be inferred from Christ’s own examples and words and from
Apostolic Epistles
Mission of the Church Today
Work of Evangelization
Is bringing Christ to others so that others may bring Christ to others
By whom?
Evangelization (Mother Theresa of Calcutta)
Aims to correctly form the people’s conscience and offers values and principles that must be respected in human society
Save man in his totality
Examines the signs of times and interprets them in the light of the gospel and makes a moral judgment about economic and social matters.
Church
Response of the Philippine Catholic Church
Economy
Politics
Culture
The stand of the church is that of
Constructive critical collaboration
The church desires for a ____ change
Cultural
