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Social Persons Called To Justice How does living as a Social Being lead you to pursue justice? 8:20AM pics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Top...
Social Persons Called To Justice How does living as a Social Being lead you to pursue justice? 8:20AM pics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Top Topics Covered The Human People are Pursuit of individual and Topics Happiness social beings What is Justice? More Justice What is Justice? Has anything you for Everyone spends a Why be happy to win a which you had high whole lot of energy on hundred dollars when it's hopes left you what they think will possible to win a thousand or a million or dissatisfied or unhappy? make them happy. mega millions? Back to Topics Page Only God YOU If the thirst for happiness is never-ending, only a source of infinite goodness, that is God can satisfy it. Back to Topics Page aint Augustine Saint Augustine Saint Augustine Saint Augustine Saint Augustine Saint Augustine Saint Augustine Sai Saint Augustine "We all want to live happily; in the whole human race there is no one who does not assent to this proposition, even before it is fully articulated." "You have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you." Back to Topics Page aint Augustine Saint Augustine Saint Augustine Saint Augustine Saint Augustine Saint Augustine Saint Augustine Sain Achieving lasting happiness How is true, everlasting happiness achieved? Everything in this world works better when it acts in accordance with its nature. A tree needs The nature of the sunlight to grow. physical makeup of the fish means it will function better when it is in water. Back to Topics Page Humans are able to enter into communion with others and, ultimately, with God. Humans are capable of going outside of themselves to enter into relationships. This isn't all, of course. You also know that human-it is in a fallen state because of Original Sin. All personal sin after man's first sin has been disobedience toward God and a lack of Humans possess a rational intellect. trust in his goodness Because of this, Humans can think in a way animals not only is it difficult for people to see Humans are made in cannot. They can engage in self- To understand how the good, it is often challenging to the image of God. Each reflection and perform abstract, person is not just humanity is happiest, conceptual reasoning. choose good over evil as well. Surely, something, but truly you have to everyone can relate to this. However, someone. Humans are understand the nature humanity is not overcome by its fallen rightly called "persons" of the human person. nature, it did not destroy them or because they are made leave them in complete darkness. in the image of God. Through Christ's Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension, humanity was redeemed and Humans possess free transformed. The Paschal Mystery will. Humans can make accomplished even more. In Jesus, you choices based on more have a glimpse of what it means to be Humans are a union of body and soul. than just instinct or human, for Christ "fully reveals man Humans are not purely spiritual beings impulse. Through this to himself." like angels. Humans are physical beings self-determination, Take a few moments to let that sink in: who have an inner life called the soul. they are able to weigh only in Christ can you find your true options and foresee identity. consequences. People are Individual & Social Beings Individual Social Each person is not something, but someone. Back to Topics Page Although human beings share one nature, each person has a unique individuality. There is no other you in the universe and there never will be. Even if you were to discover an identical twin you never knew you had, this person would not be the same. Back to Topics Page opics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Top Saint JP2 A human being is an object to be counted, something considered under the aspect of quantity, one of many millions. Yet at the same time, he is a single being, unique and unrepeatable... somebody thought of and chosen from eternity, some called and identified by his own name. Back to Topics Page Social It's also important to remember that we are social people! But not social in the conventional understanding of being outgoing and We are talking eager to about being social interact with in the manner of peers and being called to people. "be with others". Back to Topics Page The Importance of Society The Catechism of the Catholic Living in Society is essential to being Church defines Society as a group human. The CCC teaches "Through of persons bound together exchange with others, mutual services organically by a principle of unity and dialogue with his brethren, man that goes beyond each one of them. develops his potential; he thus responds (CCC 1880) to his vocation." (CCC 1897) Back to Topics Page Your social nature is rooted in the Trinity. The Trinity is a Communion of Persons. Everyone is created for union with others. Only in relationship with God can The Father, The Son & the man and woman fully discover "the Holy Spirit authentic and complete meaning of their personal and social lives." Back to Topics Page The Church The Church is the Mystical Body of Christ. Goes Beyond Human Society The Church is the Family of God. As part of Christ's plan to draw everyone to himself (see John 12:32), he assembled the People of God from the ends of the earth and gave her the name Church. "The Church is in Christ like a sacrament or as a The Church is the Community of Sanctified Believers. sign and instrument both of a very closely knit union with God and of the unity of the whole human race." The Church draws her life from Christ himself and becomes his Body. Essentially, the Church shows the way to unity with God, and therefore communion with other humans. The Church is Teacher. The Church is thus a guide and a sign of the unity to which our human societies must aspire. The Church is the source of Salvation and truth. This unity is expressed in many different ways: The Church is Listener. opics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Top The Church is the Mystical Body of Christ The Church is the Mystical Body of Christ. Christ intimately identified himself with his people: "Abide in me, and I in you.... I am the vine, you are the branches" (Jn 15:4-5). And St. Paul boldly proclaimed, "Now you are Christ's body, and individually parts of it" (1 Cor 12:27). And so, it is Christ himself who is the source of unity. The Catechism of the Catholic Church reiterates this: "Not only is [the Church] gathered around him; she is united in him, in his body" (CCC, 789). Back to Topics Page opics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Top The Church is the Family of God The Church is the Family of God. This expression of the Church is modeled when you pray the Our Father. Those reborn by water and the Spirit in Baptism are united as brothers and sisters, with God as their loving Father. Back to Topics Page opics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Top The Church is the Community of Sanctified Believers The Church is the Community of Sanctified Believers. What this means is that through the Church’s union with Christ, Catholics also have a common activity: that is, sanctification (to make holy). “All the activities of the church are directed, as toward their end, to the sanctification of humanity and the glorification of God” Those in the Church are not only united in who they are, but also in what they are moving toward. Back to Topics Page opics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Top The Church is Teacher The Church is Teacher. St. John XXIII said, “To [The Church] was entrusted by her holy Founder the twofold task of giving life to her children and of teaching them and guiding them - both as individuals and as nations - with maternal care.” Back to Topics Page opics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Top The Church is Listener The Church is Listener. Through a true spirirt of ecumenism with older faith communities, she always seeks a common bond rooted in what is authentically human. Back to Topics Page What is Justice? Human Societies are not perfect. Consider three examples from society made up by the United States of America: Fifteen percent More than 1.5 million of US citizens live babies are legally killed below the from abortion every poverty level. Every year in the year in the united states United States, alone. some 700,00 children are victims of abuse and neglect. Back to Topics Page ics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topic Failings such as these point to the need for justice. The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines justice as "the moral virtue that consists in the constant and firm will to give their due to God and neighbor" (CCC, 1807). Simply put, justice is "giving others their due" This need for justice is common to the human experience. From a young age, a child is sensitive to inequalities, and that sense of justice grows into adulthood. A mature sense of justice wants to see the criminal punished, the Back to Topics Page good rewarded, and the deprived satisfied. pics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Top opics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Top Saint JP2 How can it be that even today there are still people dying of hunger? Condemned to illit-eracy? Lacking the most basic medical care? Without a roof over their heads?... And how can we remain indifferent to the prospect of an ecological crisis which is making vast areas of our planet uninhabitable and hostile to humanity? Or by the problems of peace, so often threatened by the specter of catastrophic wars? Or by contempt for the fundamental human rights of so many people, especially children? Countless are the emergencies to which every Christian heart must be sensitive. Back to Topics Page The human need for justice does not go unacknowledged by God. In God is perfect justice, which gives hope amid experiences of profound injustice. “The Lord does righteous deeds, brings justice to all the oppressed.” (Psalms 103:6) Also Christ promises to satisfy this “hunger and thirst for righteousness” (Matthew 5:6) 11:11PM Three Types of Justice Communiative Distributive Legal Justice Justice Justice Society can participate in bringing justice to the Opressed and satisfying the thirst fir righteousness through different forms of justice. Back to Topics Page Commutative Justice (commutative means “reciprocal”) Commutative justice is the type of justice that deals with relationships between persons and private social groups. It involves justice within families, friendships, and work relationships. Back to Agenda Page Commutative Justice (commutative means “reciprocal”) Commutative justice is the type of justice that deals with relationships between persons and private social groups. It involves justice within families, friendships, and work relationships. Commutative justice requires that both sides respect the dignity of the other and responsibly fulfill their obligations. We could not function without it. The fundamental forms principles of commutative justice lead to other forms of justice. Back to Agenda Page Distributive Justice Distributive justice regulates what a society owes its members in proportion to what they need and what they contribute. It sees to the just distribution of created goods that God intends for all to use and share. Back to Agenda Page Distributive Justice Distributive justice regulates what a society owes its members in proportion to what they need and what they contribute. It sees to the just distribution of created goods that God intends for all to use and share. Distributive Justice is an obligation for all people and all societies. It is not opposed to private ownership of goods and services, but it requires all citizens to support the common needs for all. Back to Agenda Page opics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics Top Vatican 2 God intended the earth with everything contained in it for the use of all human beings and peoples. Thus,... attention must always be paid to this universal destination of earthly goods.... The right of having a share of earthly goods sufficient for oneself and one's family belongs to everyone. (Gaudium et Spes, 69) Back to Topics Page Legal Justice Legal Justice involves citizens’ responsibilities to society. It includes paying taxes, obeying just laws, and offering help in times of crisis. Back to Agenda Page Legal Justice Legal Justice involves citizens’ responsibilities to society. It includes paying taxes, obeying just laws, and offering help in times of crisis. What constitutes legal justice is usually spelled out in laws and legal documents. Back to Agenda Page Social Justice The application of the virtue of Justice. The defense of human dignity by ensuring that social structures and institutions on all levels. Including political, cultural, and economic, provide for essential human needs and protect human rights. Back to Agenda Page Other Justice Topics The Need to The Practice Commit to the Awareness of of Charity and Sin Common Good Justice Other topics are crucial to an initial understanding of justice and what it means to live a truthful and happy life. Back to Topics Page The Common Good A commitment to the social well-being and Respect for Life and development of the The term common good refers to the sum total of social dignity of every person. group, especially by conditions which allow people, either as groups or as ensuring that individuals’ basic needs are met. individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily. The establishment of a peaceful and just society. Back to Agenda Page The Common Good A commitment to the The well-being of the individual social well-being and Respect for Life and development of the The term common good refers to the sum total of social dignity of every person. group, especially by conditions which allow people, either as groups or as ensuring that individuals’ human person is basic needs are met. individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily. integral to the The establishment of a common good. A society that wishes and intends to peaceful and just society. remain at the service of the human being at every level The common is a society that has the common good, good is always the oriented toward good of all people and of the whole person, as The common the progress of its primary goal. The human person good begins at persons. cannot find fulfillment in himself, that is, apart the with the from needs of the fact that he exists "with" others and "for" individuals. charity. others. (CSDC, 165) Back to Agenda Page Charity and Justice Only love is capable of The CCC echoes Jesus’ radically transforming the teaching, defining charity relationships that men Charity is the theological virtue of love for God and as the “greatest social maintain among neighbor. Charity involves loving God above all things commandment” (CCC 1889) thmesleves. and loving others out of love of God. Justice always needs to be animated by charity. Back to Agenda Page Social Sin Social Sin includes attitudes, actions, and Personal sin affects structures that foster society and thus can unjust treatment. And Sin is deeply personal. Because of your free will, you are affect societal injustice. unfortunately, the effects individually responsible for your acts. of social sin can affect future generations. Never forget the root of social sin is personal sin. Back to Agenda Page
