Resposibilities of a Christian/Catholic in a Free Society

     Before we start to talk about our responsibilities we should be grateful that we are able to practice our own faith and we can stand up for our religion and speak up about it. We are here to be an example for the rest of the people out there who do not know any better and are falling in there lives. It is our responsibility to help them. We also have responsibilities of our own - respecting authority of both the church and government, evangelizing or spreading the word, donating time and money to church and those in need, tolerance and many more.

The Christian world view on life meaning and purpose is basic and yet different from other world views. Our main resolution in life is to work for God and have a strong connection with him at all times. First and foremost God desires to come first, and all else will tumble into place as long as we believe in him and have complete faith in him also. It is printed that we can only have one master (Matthew 6:24) and for that reason, God believes that serving him must be the highest significant thing for us to do with our period here on earth. (Christian Bible Reference Site)

Longfellow generates this ideas which are 3 major points to “A Psalm of Life”. The meaning of life is fulfil the life span you have. Setting your future is another big key to help with your life it can help you through things that you might not think were possible. The Enjoyments to life is another bigger thing because of the more you pursue the more you get out of that. So what is the true meaning of life to

What is the meaning of life? According to Chris McCandless living free and not conforming to the natural way of life is the meaning to life, as shown in the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. Similar to Chris McCandless, Ralph Emerson believes that following your dreams and making your own trail is the meaning of life according to his short story “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Emerson. The purpose of man's existence is to avoid conformity and following one's own instincts and ideas.

The Catholic church and the economy is not a phrase one hears regularly. However, I am not advocating that the church join the market, rather it should address the fundamental issues in the global market, especially dealing with capitalism and imperialism. Much like in ecology, we have been aware of the widening gap between the developing world and the post-industrial world for quite a few years and yet it just continued to widen. The super wealthy are controlling and allocating the money in the world and often this leads to suffering for those who are living in a developing nation. Even when large companies provide employment for workers in developing countries, the work is often dangerous and has long hours, not to mention little pay. As a universal body, the Catholic church has the ability to speak out against this and deliberate what is closest to God’s calling for each of the nation. It would not only benefit the people in poverty, but nations which are on the brink of economic collapse across the world, including Europe. By making the church’s moral teachings on this subject clear, the church can encourage its community across the world to try and make a positive change. While this is happening on a large scale between countries, this wealth gap is also seen within a country’s economy as well. Not only will becoming more balance benefit the world, but it will support the many Catholics in the

As a young catholic in America, I have many roles in my society. They may not be big roles but they help people who are in need or people less fortunate. Young Catholics could play big or small roles and they still impact society in a big way.

As Catholics, our main goal in life is to find ourselves and our God given talents,. We are to embrace them and make a difference in the world, to make as great an impact as we can in order to work towards a world that is in Gods likeness. We learned from a young age to honor the one and only Lord and honor our mother and father. We learned not steal or commit adultery. As we grow older we learn the other commandments and become able to understand the greater meaning of His message of how to live. We identify our sins and work to eliminate them and many of the corrupt actions of our institutions on our society. Although we may have shortcomings, we actively pursue a life of improving ourselves and being kind to others.

Some may say that it is possible to just "live life", and to never worry of the stumble or strife involved with finding your true meaning. But that in itself is finding meaning for living; to live life at it's fullest. Also, it is even quite possible to search for the deeper meaning while just living for today, because today is the best place to find that very meaning.

Growing up Catholic, I learned that the most important thing in life is love: love for yourself, love for the people around you, and love for your surrounding. An absolute and unconditional love of life spreads to everything in your vicinity and brings good into the world. Father Arrupe puts this into light by reminding us that a love that does not improve our community is not a pure love. When we love ourselves and God, we are then driven to share the love and provide for others. We see this manifested through influential martyrs such as Joan of Arc or Paul the apostle who, in order to find prosperity and lift up the people around them, sacrificed themselves. Through a true love, we can find justice and peace for all.

According to Genesis 1:2 “God has imprinted his own image and likeness on human beings”(Genesis 1:2).The Church sees the living image of God himself in every person. This picture finds, and should dependably discover once again, an ever more profound and more full unfurling of itself in the riddle of Christ, the Perfect Image of God, the One who uncovers God to the human individual. The entire of the Church's social regulation, actually, creates from the rule that asserts the sacred poise of the human individual (Compendium of the social doctrine of the church par 105,107)(4).

The other themes of social justice within the Catholic Church, such as the call to family and community, rights and responsibilities of all people, the option of the poor, the rights of workers, solidarity, and lastly care for God’s creation, are all the areas that are connected with Catholic teaching. Society’s base is the family and for there to be any further justice for the poor, the worker, or even God’s creation, the family needs to be strengthened. Children need to be educated by their parents so that they understand the rights that all people have. These rights include not looking down on others because they are in a lower social class or are lacking the basic necessities of life. Also, all people have responsibilities for living in the world.

Freedom is deemed as the fundamental cornerstone in society, whereby it is conveyed and viewed in multiple perspectives to which many individuals interpret differently. Two dominant perspectives being from secular society and the Catholic faith. To search for the ‘True State of Freedom’, individuals can encounter Pilgrimage known to man, as a religious practice to strengthen and maintain their relationship with God. In order to be guided by their wisdom to make moral decisions within society.

I'm not a catholic, but from what I've observed this year in class is that having the knowledge that each person is created in god's likeness is a key component in the catholic faith. Each human being has dignity and deserves to be treated that way. So, having this knowledge in your possession should definitely influence a person's moral choices. Someone who fully comprehends the impact of treating someone with dignity, has a lot of power. If you treat others with dignity and respect, you are helping that person be able to grow into the person they were born to be. This person would refrain from gossiping about others, would be excited about another's accomplishments instead of jealous, and would be there to pick others up when they fall down. If we are all created in gods image we are created to love and cherish each others existence not to tear each other down. We would never make decisions that would hurt another human, only ones that are beneficial to all. I know this because if you were to meet God in person you would treat him like a God which is how we should treat each other, minus the worshipping and idolize god part of course!

meaning of life may be to have important relationships with people, as well as be able to connect

Life is actually mesmerizing adventure and actually have no general meaning. Each and every person has their own meaning of life and it is oneself who renders the meaning of one’s life. Life is an opinion. It’s an idea. It begins with the birth of an individual. One day that body will die, but that opinion or idea brought by that individual is immortal. It persists in this world for many years.