The message of Jesus Christ and the Church is reflected though the eight Catholic Social Teaching principles. The purpose of the eight principles is to integrate faith and influence our relationship with God. The primary principle is the life and dignity of the human person. The first Catholic Social Teaching affirms that the children of God is sacred and valuable from the time of conception until death. For instance, unborn children, homeless people, and students are all equal in dignity. Additionally, the Catholic Church defends the dignity of each person, since God created people to love and serve him. Overall, the first Catholic Social Teaching principle can be applied to my four years at Maria Regina High School. The Respect Human Life Club at Maria Regina High School promotes the dignity of a person, which is the foundational principle of …show more content…
For instance, every morning, Ms. Brennan recites a communal prayer with my class and prays for family members and friends. Prayer brings a connection between the sanctity of human life and dignity. Together, as a class, we pray for the well-being of each person and to keep us away from distractions. Moreover, in the theology curriculum, the religion teachers at Maria Regina mention about the importance in protecting the lives of the innocent, including newborns and homeless people. These sacred individuals are voiceless in the community and should be protected by people. In junior year, Mrs. Laino, my theology teacher, spoke about the topic of abortion and the views of the Catholic Church. Even though the Catholic Church condemns abortion, many mothers choose to abort their child. However, there are housing projects that help women rethink their decision to abort. Ultimately, my theology teachers have instilled in me the importance of the lives of humans by explaining the Catholic Social
The Catholic Social Teaching taught me the morals of which God created human beings to have. God created human beings to be in a loving, harmonious relationship with one another and himself. This principle is the basis of my entire decision for my Christian Service Project idea. The fact that God wanted us to be loving down to the very core inspired me to show others that their neighbors are kind by helping them provide for their families. This project is truly one of my favorite things about the Church, in that it organizes the most beautiful ways to be social and give
As an aspiring teacher, I believe that my primary duty is to assist my students to advance in all aspects of their own personal growth, spiritual as well as intellectual and academic. The Catholic School is an ideal place to achieve this goal. The sense of comfort and security that comes from being surrounded by others who overall share the same values and religion is nurturing for the students and allows the teacher to give of
‘Respect for the human person proceeds by way of respect for the principle that everyone should look upon his neighbour as 'another self,' above all bearing in mind his life and the means necessary for living it with dignity.’ (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1931).
At my parish school, I am surrounded by people that share the same faith as me and help me grow in my faith. A benefit found at my school is that I am allowed to pray whenever I want and I have group prayer before class to be with God and receive the right direction for the day. At my school we pray together before school, before each class, and at the end of the school day. I have a class each day just for learning about my Catholic faith. Therefore my Catholic school is important to me because in my religion class I can ask my teacher any question about my faith. We attend Mass at least once a month at my school, we pray the rosary in school once a month, and we go to reconciliation every other month. I can participate in leading Catholic events in my school such as the rosary, morning prayer, readings at Mass, and stations of the cross. My parish school teaches us to act in the manner of true Christians such as believing Jesus died for us to go to heaven, being active in my church, praying every day, receiving religious training, and treating my neighbor as myself. Learning at school to help others, we raise money for great causes by having out of uniform days if we bring a dollar. Our fundraising has gone to local shelters and to a family that lost their home to a fire. Out of uniform day reminds me that wearing uniforms at my school, we look nice and no one judges
A central idea to Jesuit education is learning how to be men and women for others. Being men and women for others means caring for those in need and standing with the poor and marginalized. Social justice and mercy are key aspects of being men and women for others. Social justice goes beyond charity and making sacrifices. It involves finding the root of problems and fixing them. Mercy starts as a feeling, then internalization of anguish within someone should lead him or her to take action against the problem. Jesus and other key figures of the past can stand as examples of how to be men and women for others.
Catholic social teaching (CST) or thought are belief or set of belief that is taught or developed by a catholic church or religious organisations (Australian Catholic Social Justice Council, 2016). It expresses human dignity as a foundation for the common good in our society to flourish together as one (Australian Catholic Social Justice Council, 2016). Therefore, this wiki page will explain and discuss each of nine CST.
Catholic Social Teaching is a group of key teachings which are designed to reflect the church`s social goal.
Escondido Christian School (ECS) is an amazing school, but there are always areas for improvement. For example the bathrooms, better playground equipment, but what most jr. highers would like a Gaga ball pit. Now yes it will cost three hundred and ninety dollars.Yes, kids may get hurt, but in spending the money to make a pit it will save you money. If the kids play Gaga ball they will stay off the playground which means the equipment will not brake as fast.
It is important for me to attend Bishop McNamara Catholic High School because I want the best possible education I can get in high school. I need to be prepared for college and Bishop McNamara is the school that I feel would best prepare me for my college years. Bishop McNamara is also my ideal school because of the Catholic education I will receive and is very appealing because of the small size, allowing more one-on-one with the teachers.
Do you know how many of your County neighbors are barely making ends meet—often not earning enough to cover just one unexpected expense? A recent survey revealed that about 46% of Americans don’t feel they have enough money to cover a $400 emergency expense. Rather than paying it outright, these individuals and families have to put the expense on a credit card or simply cannot cover it.
Protecting the rights and dignity of the poor and oppressed is the most important moral duty of the church.’ Critically evaluate this statement with reference to Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Luther King.
Well I grew up in a Catholic family with a grandmother who was very spiritual, and even had her own room with hundreds of saints, and she would pray to them for different requests. I never really understood church or many of the Bible stories. The church services were so discipline to me, and felt like a punishment because of the standing and kneeling all through out the service. I moved away with my mother and siblings and we ended up staying at this homeless shelter that was ran by a non denominational church, so part of our agreement to stay was to attend this church. I found this church to be open to anyone and everyone, and during our time their I got baptized. I enjoyed this church. From that time I never really considered myself Catholic, because I could never
On Friday, March 11, I attended a Sabbath evening service at the Congregation Beth Shalom Synagogue in Naperville. Being raised and only attending the Roman Catholic Church, I was nervous about attending a service for a faith to which I did not belong and which was not even part of my heritage. However, much to my surprise what I found instead was a religious ceremony with similar origins but different beliefs. A group of Jewish people who welcomed visitors with open arms regardless of their religious faith. A community of Jews who volunteered their time an hour prior to the service so they could educated, teach and answer any of my questions I might have about the Judaism religion. I was even invited for refreshments after the service to meet the congregation. Even though, I learned Judaism and Catholicism are very different religions with different traditions, customs, beliefs and ceremonies, I also observed they both share many similarities.
(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, n.d.) American Catholic School have common mission that while worded differently, they all maintain the goal of the education of the whole child, helping them learn and grow. Furthering their relationship with the Lord. If you looked in an Arlington Diocese Catholic School handbook you would find similar wording, stating that schools are obligated to “ to provide an environment, which will foster rich religious training as well as a solid academic education in a Christian value-oriented environment.” xxxx This cohesive Catholic School mission makes the bigger objective possible. The aspiration of the Catholic Church, that is to grow the larger faith community. The mission supports the growth of the Catholic Church and the spreading of the Word of God and that has the best chance of achievement though Catholic
The Catholic Social Teaching Principles are a tool to achieve the common good. In the past and in today’s world the common good is short of being what is good for the whole world and has become what is good for a single society. The Cherokee Indians face the common good of the United States’ culture being forced on to them. Due to this they have lost what their culture was about, along with hundreds of lives. We can see how the Catholic Social Teaching Principles a line with their past ways, and how their institutes and society have changed over time in the modern society, while adapting a new meaning to these principles.