Annunciation Catholic Church

Principles of Catholic Social Teachings

Dignity of the Human Person

• Belief in the inherent dignity of the human person is the foundation of all Catholic Social Teaching, because people are made in the image of God

Common Good & Community

• Human dignity and the common good can only be realized and protected with others in community.  We are all God's creation together

Respect for Life

• From conception to natural death...all phases of life

The Preferential Option for the Poor and Vulnerable

• The option for the poor is an essential part of society's effort to achieve the common good. The moral test of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members, because deprivation and powerlessness wounds the whole community

Rights and Responsibilities

• Every person has a fundamental right to life and those things required for human decency-starting with food, shelter, clothing, employment, health care, and education

Role of the Government

• The Government must be a positive moral force to promote human dignity, protect human rights, and build the common good

Economic Justice and The Dignity of Work

• The economy must serve the people.  All workers have a right to productive work, to decent and fair wages, and to safe working conditions

Stewardship and Care of the Earth....God's Creation

• The goods of the earth are gifts from God.  They are intended by God for the benefit of everyone

Promotion of Peace and Disarmament

• Peace is a positive action-oriented concept.  Peace is the fruit of justice and is dependent upon right order among human beings

Global Solidarity

• We are one human family and called to work globally for justice.  Our responsibilities to each other cross national, racial, economic and ideological differences

A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PERTINENT BOOKS ON

PEACE & JUSTICE ISSUES IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

AMAZING GRACE: The Lives of Children & The Conscience of a Nation   Jonathon Kozol

BIBLE OF THE OPPRESSED   Elsa Tamez

BROKEN BREAD AND BROKEN BODIES   Joseph Grassi

THE CHALLENGE AND SPIRITUALITY OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING   Marvin L Krier Mich

CLOUD OF WITNESSES   Jim Wallis & Joyce Hollyday

CREDIBLE SIGNS OF CHRIST ALIVE: Case Studies from Catholic Campaign for Hum Dev   John P Hogan

CRIMES AGAINST NATURE   Robert F Kennedy Jr

DISPOSSESSED: Life in Our World's Urban Slums   Mark Kramer

DOING FAITH JUSTICE: An Introduction to Catholic Social Thought   Fred Kammer, SJ

GANDI THE MAN: The Story of His Transformation   Eknath Easwaran

MAKING PEACE IN THE GLOBAL VILLAGE   Robert McAffee Brown

RETHINKING GLOBALIZATION: Thinking for Justice in an Unjust World   Bill Bigelow & Bob Peterson

THE POWERS THAT BE: Theology for a New Millenium   Walter Wink

RELIGION AND VIOLENCE: A Prime for White Americans   Robert McAffee Brown

SALT & LIGHT: A Leadership Training Manual   Peggy Prevoznik Heins

SAYING YES AND SAYING NO: On Rendering to God & Caesar   Robert McAffee Brown

THEOLOGY IN A NEW KEY: Responding to Liberation Themes   Robert McAfee Brown

UNEXPECTED NEWS: Reading the Bible with Third World Eyes   Robert McAfee Brown

UPROOTING RACISM: How White People can work for Racial Justice   Paul Kivel

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Tom Hackim

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