theo summ 4

War

• is a phenomenon of organized collective violence

• the worst and most momentous failure of peace. 

is always a defeat for humanity

Fratelli Tutti

• An expression of St. Francis of Assisi

• Used the expression to propose a way of life marked by the flavor of the gospel 

• He invites all men and women to a love that transcends the barriers of geography and distance 

• Signed by Pope Francis

• Third social encyclical 

• What does it propose 

  • It is a social encyclical dedicated to fraternity and social friendship. 

  • It encourages us to dream as a single human family

• Written after the pandemic

• “throwaway” world 

• “Persons are no longer seen as a paramount value to be cared for and respected

• two kinds of people: 

• those who care for someone who is hurting, who bend down to help 

• those who pass by, who look the other way and hurry off. 

  • One detail about the passers-by does stand out: they were religious and devoted to the worship of God

love

shatters the chains that keep us isolated and separate; in their place, it builds bridges

• Radical individualism

• as if by pursuing ever greater ambitions and creating safety nets we would somehow be serving the common good.

• Solidarity 

• thinking and acting in terms of community. 

• combatting the structural causes of poverty, inequality, the lack of work, land and housing, the denial of social and labour rights.

• confronting the destructive effects of the empire of money

• how to protect the migrants

• Grant them “citizenship”, 

  • which “is based on the equality of rights and duties under whose protection all enjoy justice

What actions works in favor of universal fraternity

• Becoming more aware that nowadays either we are all saved together or no one is saved 

Gratuitousness

• Doing some things simply because the are good in themselves 

• Acting without concern for personal gain or recompense 

Welcoming strangers, even though this brings us no immediate tangible benefit

work

is an inalienable dimension of social life, since it is not only a way to earn a living, but also a channel for personal growth

Truth

• is an inseparable companion of justice and mercy. 

• All three together are essential to building peace. 

• should not lead to revenge, but rather to reconciliation and forgiveness.

Gaudete et Exsultate Contexts

• The pervasive influence of the Internet and social media

• The emerging Fourth Industrial

• Revolution or Industrial Revolution 4.0

• The alarming issue of mental health

• The increasing rate of religious “nones.”

Angels

St. Michael

Patriarchs

• St. Joseph

Prophets

St. John the Baptist

Apostles

• St. Peter

Martyrs

• St. Lorenzo Ruiz

Pastors

• St. Dominic

Doctors

St. Augustine

Virgins

St. Clare

Widows

• St. Monica

To be holy

• We are all called to be holy by living our lives with love and by bearing witness in everything we do, wherever we find ourselves.

Mercy

•  is the antidote to today’s destructive culture of hedonism and consumerism, 

Sawa

• Throw-Away Culture

• Objectification

• Consumption

• Maximization

• Disposal

Awa

• Culture of Mercy

• Contemplation

• Compassion

• Care

• Communion

Ikigai

• a word to describe this wonderful reality

• translated as 

  • ‘reason for being’ 

  • ‘that thing that you live for’ 

  • ‘the reason you wake up in the morning’ 

Christus Vivit

• Signed by Pope Francis on March 25, 2019 in Loreto

• Published on 2 April 2019, the death anniversary of Pope Saint John Paul II "the first Pope to address a letter to young people in 1985 and the Pope who began the World Youth Days”

• Addressed 

  • “To young people and to the entire people of God”

• Written in response to 

  • the Fifteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, on young people, faith and vocational discernment, held from 3 to 28 October 2018.

Lineamenta

• Outline

• Points and questions sent from Rome to bishops/ local church for comments

1. Instrumentum laboris 

• Working document 

• Collates the bishops’ inputs for discussion during the synod meetings 

Nuntius

• Message 

• A message to the church received by the Pope to communicate the fruits of the Synod 

1.  Apostolic exhortation 

• The Pope writes a post-synodal apostolic exhortation gathering the fruits of the synod for the churches 

Youth

• is more than simply a period of time; it is a state of mind. 

• That is why an institution as ancient as the Church can experience renewal and a return to youth at different points in her age-old history. 

three truths

• God loves you; Christ is your Saviour; he is alive

1st kinds of sensitivity

• directed to the individual. 

It is a matter of listening to someone who is sharing his very self in what he says...

2nd kinds of sensitivity

• marked by discernment. 

It tries to grasp exactly where grace or temptation is present

3rd kinds of sensitivity

• the ability to perceive what is driving the other person. 

• This calls for a deeper kind of listening, one able to discern the direction in which that person truly wants to move...