spirituality of mercy Flashcards
greek of hedonism: __ meaning __
hedone, pleasure
doctrine that pleasure (sensual pleasure) is the ultimate goal of life, man’s highest good & greatest happiness.
hedonism
devotion to pleasure and self-gratification as a way of life
hedonism
philosophy more often promoted through advertisements
hedonism
avoids any forms of suffering in life, even the legitimate & heroic suffering.
hedonist
someone who wants to have a pleasurable life.
hedonist
ideology that emphasizes the acquisition and consumption of goods and services as a primary way of life
consumerism
t/f: spirit of hedonism aboard today which beguiles men into thinking that life is nothing more than the quest for pleasure and satisfaction of human passions
t
t/f: hedonism is disastrous; have evil effects in the soul and body
t
t/f: Reducing nature merely to a collection of
contingent data ends up doing violence to the
environment and even encouraging activity that fails to respect human nature itself.
t
ruthlessly consumes, exploits, and discards human life and our natural resources as one of the root causes
throw-away culture
a world where everything is seen as disposable, replaceable or temporary.
throw-away culture / mentality
signs of throw-away mentality
overflowing landfills
broken relationships
forgotten people
abandoned beliefs
dilapidated dreams
t/f: the hakot/tambak system is ecological
f
t/f: Human beings are themselves considered
consumer goods to be used and then discarded.
t
This invites contemporary society to a serious review of its life-style
Hedonism
T/f: it is necessary to reject the total technical dominion over nature
T
The __ environment is more than raw material to be manipulated at our pleasure
Natural
Today much harm is done to development precisely as a result
of these distorted notions.
Who said this
St benedict xvi
T/f: the way humanity treats the environment influences the way it treats itself and vice versa
T
Quickly reduces things to rubbish
Consumerism, wasteful consumption, throwaway mentality
contemporary society is invited to a serious review of its life-style which is prone to __ and __
Hedonism & consumerism
T/f: we need a paradigm shift of consciousness
T
__ ultimately has to do with what it means; those excluded as no longer society’s underside
Exclusion
The excluded are not the __ but the outcast, the __
Exploited, leftovers
Today, however, we have to realize that a true ecological approach always becomes a __ approach
Social
T/f: spirituality arises from our own experience of God’s mercy
T
The spirituality of mercy lives both the __ and __ actions of mercy
Corporal, spiritual
actions that bring God’s mercy to our neighbor especially the poor and the oppressed, all those who are suffering
Corporal & spiritual actions of mercy
It becomes a deep spiritual experience when __ and __ are offered toward our enemies
Forgiveness, reconciliation
T/f: As followers of Christ,mercy is indeed our vocation
T
Vocare means
To call
T/f: spirituality is integral, holistic and harmonious, for it recognizes its kinship with the rest of God’s creatures, the rest of God’s creation
T
T/f: living our vocation is an optional, secondary aspect of our christian experience
F
According to __, the church must use the medicine of mercy
Pope john XXIII
Two aspects of mercy
Affective
Effective
compassion in our hearts for another person’s misery, which drives us to do what we can to help him
Virtue of mercy
Aspects of mercy: emotion that we feel pity for those who suffer because we too are subject to such miseries.
Affective
Aspects of mercy: affective sympathy for others arises from our capacity for empathy
Affective
Aspects of mercy: something that we do, a positive action for the good of another, taking steps to relieve the miseries or meet the needs of others
Effective
Misercordia means
Having a miserable heart / to have a heart for those who are in misery and therefore are miserable
According to __, the Latin word “misericordia” literally means “having a miserable heart”-both affectively and effectively-for another person’s misery
St thomas
Two characteristics of mercy
Must be rooted in “right reason”
Proven in effective action for the good of others
T/f: even if we merely “sympathize” with the plight of another and “share their pain” without making the best of the opportunities we have to help them, the virtue of mercy still abides in us in any significant degree.
F (does not abide)
T/f: Mercy can become a mere parenthesis in the life of the Church
F (cannot)
T/f: Everything is revealed in mercy
T
antidote to the double degradation brought about by the throw-away culture
Culture of care
__ __ is the key to authentic development
Social love
Laudato Si mentioned the word “care” __ times, while “stewardship” only __
35, twice
From “stewardship” we notice a shift to “care”; A shift from duty-based ethics to a __ of “care”
Virtue-based ethics
Throwaway culture/culture of mercy: objectification
Throwaway culture
Throwaway culture/culture of mercy: consumption
Throwaway culture
Throwaway culture/culture of mercy: maximization/squandering/wasting/depleting
Throwaway culture
Throwaway culture/culture of mercy: disposal
Throwaway culture
Throwaway culture/culture of mercy: contemplation
Culture of mercy
Throwaway culture/culture of mercy: compassion
Culture of mercy
Throwaway culture/culture of mercy: care
Culture of mercy
Throwaway culture/culture of mercy: communion
Culture of mercy
