Catholic Social Teaching Summary The purpose of this doctrine is to help Christians understand what a just society is and how to live their lives in holiness while dealing with everyday challenges. In today’s economy‚ everyone‚ including men and women‚ are all going through different dilemmas daily. Everyone influences one another and that is why it is important to maintain values and principles for which we all live by. Christian understanding and human understanding are not too different. Everyone
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Introduction to Catholic Social Teachings What is Catholic Social Teaching? • refers to the teachings of the Church on social justice issues • it promotes a vision of a just society • It is grounded in the Bible and in the wisdom gathered from experience by the Christian community as it has responded to social justice issues throughout history. Three Elements of Catholic Social Teaching • Principles for Reflection • Criteria for Judgment • Guidelines
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Anonymous 3rd hour 7 March 2013 Catholic Monastic Life Monasticism is the act of dwelling alone. Catholic Encyclopedia states‚ “The basic idea of monasticism in all its varieties is a seclusion or withdrawal from the world or seclusion or withdrawal from the world or society.” Monasteries were created out of the hermit movement in early Christianity. These monasteries served as a purpose to let Catholics spend their lives with God in their focus. Monasteries had a massive role in society in the Middle
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Pasig Catholic College Grade School Department S.Y. 2012-2013 Karen Chrys Jobelle B. Lusterio 6-Diocese of Virac 1) Popular piety refers to religious practices that arise and occur outside of the official faith. Typically the term is used within the context of the Catholic Church forms of popular piety can be seen from as far back as Ancient Rome when the people would practice pious exercises to their goods‚ family and homelands.
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Art and the Roman Catholic Church have ties that go back to the simple foundation of Christianity itself. Through the beginning of the 1st century through modern times‚ art has played a crucial role for the church and it’s 2.1 billion person following. Art has been used to portray events in the history of Catholicism as well as to convey the message of the Bible‚ the Christian religions most valued source of information. Artistic styles have varied throughout the years‚ taking on a gothic look after
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Also known as Grauer’s Gorilla‚ the Eastern Lowland Gorilla is the largest of the four gorilla subspecies‚ and holds the titles of the world’s largest living primate. It is related to the Mountain Gorilla‚ both of which are subspecies of the Eastern Gorilla (Gorilla berengei). A testament to their high level of intelligence‚ wild Eastern Lowland Gorillas have been observed using simple tools to gather food‚ and have been taught to use sign language to create simple sentences in captivity. Despite
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Worship in the Catholic Church is almost completely centered on the Communion. People who are faithful to this religion are expected to take communion every Sunday and on certain holidays during the year. Mass is held daily in most churches and is essential element of the service at marriages‚ funerals and other Catholic events. Catholics participate in Mass as a celebration of the Eucharist - A sacrament and the central act of worship in many Christian churches‚ which was instituted at the Last
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The Catholic Church confronts the twenty-first century just as it began the twentieth century - as a Church divided. At that time‚ the fractious debates surrounding the historicity and meaning of the Christian scriptures and the Vatican’s controversial response to the "threat" of modernism left the Church ill prepared to respond to the seismic cultural‚ economic and political changes that would accompany the post-war reconstruction efforts. The Council also embraced freedom of religion. Established
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The Eastern Gorilla faces many challenges due to the destruction of its habitat and poaching. The Eastern Gorilla is the largest living primate and has now joined three other great ape species as critically endangered on The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s red list of endangered species. This is extremely worrying to many government and environmental leaders because there are only about five thousand Eastern Gorillas left in the wild. Furthermore‚ of all of the great ape
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