Christian Life Commitments UNIT 1 TEST

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shadows, suffering

But, for many people, this world is not only one of goodness and light but also one of _______ and _________.

individualism, compassion

People choose one option or the other for many different reasons. For the sake of simplicity, however, we will consider only four reasons: hopelessness, ____________, enlightened self-interest, and __________.

individualism, individuals, others

An overemphasis on _____________ can lead to a me-first attitude in which ___________ seek good things only for themselves — even if ______ must suffer as a result.

compassion, others, struggle

People who have __________ understand, both in their mind and heart, ______ experiences of _______ or suffering.

love, love

Two main themes found in this revelation [Tradition and Scripture] provide some insight into the question of suffering: (1) God is ____, and (2) when humans fail to ____ as God does, the result is disorder, destruction, and suffering.

good, goodness

Creation is ____ because it unfolds from God’s own ________.

human dignity

The basic goodness of human beings that comes from always being loved by God is called _____ _______.

people

As images of God, each of us is also made to be united with all other ______ through love.

God

Finally, humans are made to have an intimate friendship with ___.

people, suffer

Although God allows ______ to bring suffering into the world, he does not want people to ______.

suffering, goodness, Moses, freedom

Note that although God promises to take the people from a place of _________ (Egypt) to a place of ________ (the Promised Land), he will not accomplish that transition with the snap of a finger; rather, God recruits _____, who at the time is a shepherd and a fugitive from the Egyptians, to help win _______ for the Israelites.

goodness, harmony, peace

The requirements of the Law seek to promote ________ and _______ among the people. Moses tells the people they must live in a way that promotes goodness and _____ among them.

expressed, live

The Law also emphasized that true worship is _________ in the way people ____ with one another.

relationships, flourish, God

We might say justice is the establishment of loving _____________ among human beings, God, and creation so life can _______ in the way ___ intends.

compassion, compassion, with

The __________ that moved God to enter humanity is imitated whenever Christians have ___________ for those who suffer, by being ____ them.

love, love, important

Because God’s rule is ____, we can say the Kingdom of God is the way things are when ____ is more ________ than anything else in people’s lives.

love, Jesus, upside down

By making ____ the law of land, _____ was turning the world of first-century Palestine ______ ____.

unloved, oppressed, preference, Beatitudes.

Jesus taught that, far from being _______ by God, the well-being of people who are poor, suffering, and _________ should be given special __________. In the __________. Jesus calls them “blessed.”

sign, succeeded, love, life

But to those who believed, it [the Resurrection'] was a ____ that God, through his Son, had _________ in turning the world upside down. Unselfish ____, not selfishness, led to goodness, joy, and ____.

Church, history, teachings

It [the Catholic Worker newspaper"] attempted to make others aware that the ______ was on their side and that the Church had a _______ of social justice _________.

liturgy, presence, world, love

Having been transformed by Christ in the _______, the Church is called to bring Christ’s saving ________ into the _____ so that all people might be transformed by his ____.

bridge, Scripture, Tradition, modern

Catholic social teaching serves as a kind of ______, applying the timeless truths of ________ — as well as the accumulated wisdom of the Church’s Sacred _________ — to the new and complex social situations of the ______ world.

economic, political, socialism

At the same time, leading thinkers were also proposing new ________ and _________ systems, such as capitalism, _________, and communism.

economic, political, socialism

At the same time, leading thinkers were also proposing new ________ and ________ systems, such as capitalism, _________, and communism.

fundamental, development

Human society changed in dramatic and ___________ ways, ringing new opportunities for human growth and ___________ and new moral challenges.

social, Pope Leo XIII, social

In light of this ______ situation, ____ ___ ____ wrote the first modern ______ encyclical, “On Capital and Labor” (“Rerum Novarum”), in 1891.

classes, work, property, defense

The following are some major elements of the solution offered by Pope Leo XIII:

• cooperation between ______

• the dignity of ____

• the just wage and workers’ associations

• the role of the state

• private ownership of ________

  • _______ of the poor

poverty, causes, society, eliminated

The Church had always called for Christians to ease ______ through charitable giving. But now it was also asking Christians to look for the social ______ of such problems as poverty, and to change the way ______ was set up so that the root causes of those problems would be _________ as much as possible.

whole, option, prominent

This new global concern allowed the Latin American bishops to call the _____ Church to a “preferential ______ for the poor,” a theme that has been especially _________ in the Church’s social teaching since then.

Western, wealth, ignores, poverty

Since then, however, the Church has seen that the ______ world, despite its ______, largely _______ most of the world’s population that suffers from _______.

themes, alone, separated

As you learn about the ______ of Catholic social teaching, keep in mind that the themes do not stand _____; they cannot be _________ from one another.

respecting, helping, experiencing, intended

But __________ human life means a lot more than simply allowing others to live—it also means _______ others to live to the fullest, ___________ all the dignity and goodness that God ________ for them in the physical, social, mental, and spiritual aspects of their lives.

participation, all, participate, society

Melba’s struggle to be fully a part of society reflects the Catholic social teaching theme of ____________— the right and responsibility of ___ people to __________ in all aspects of human _______—education, political, cultural, religious, economic, and so on.

large, responsibilities, individuals, local

Catholic social teaching says that _____ organizations or governments should not take over social _______________ and decisions that can be carried out by ___________ and small _____ organizations.

rights, responsibilities, good, good

An individual’s ______ are limited by their ______________ for the ____ of others, as well as for the common ____ of the whole society.

poor, vulnerable, choice, first

The option for the ____ and __________ is the ______ to put the needs of society’s most poor and vulnerable members ____ among all social concerns.

commitment, injustice, participating, society

The option also involves a _________ to take action to transform the _________ that prevents poor and vulnerable people from actively ___________ in the life of _______.

dignity, supports, contributes, dignity

The _______ of work is the value that work has because it ________ human life and __________ to human _______.

friendship, basis, solidarity, belief

Catholic social teaching says that a spirit of _________—between individuals, groups, and nations—is the _____ for a just world. The Church calls this ________: a constant commitment to the common good, based on the ______ that “we are all really responsible for all” (“On Social Concern”[“Sollicitudo Rei Socialis”], 38).

care, creation, faith, protecting

Catholic social teaching calls all people to ____ for God’s ________— to live their _____ in relationship with all creation by _________ the health of people and the planet.

vision, love, guides, modern-day

Scripture provides us with a ______ for a world ruled by ____, and Catholic social teaching ______ us in applying that vision to ______ ___ situations.

process, action, guided, Church

The letter [Pope Paul VI, “A Call to Action”] offered a three-step _______ for taking ______— a process always ______ by “the light of the Gospel” and _____ teaching.

Christian, faith, action

You might say that _________ praxis involves putting ____ in ______ for the world.

justice, know, friendship, God

Awareness: Before we can work for ______ in the world, we must see, hear, and ____ the world in a spirit of _________, just as ___ does.

questions, act, justice, better

Action: Once we have answered the _________ of analysis, we can ___ for _______ in ways that make life ______ for everyone.

beliefs, world, worldview

The basic _______ that guide the way someone relates to the _____ can be said to be their __________.

beliefs, culture, values, relating

Often, our most basic _______ do not come from our own experience, but from the _______ in which we live. Culture can be described as all the shared _____, beliefs, and ways of ________ and living together that characterize a particular group of people.

families, push, practices, worldview

At first, it is our _______ who teach us what is culturally normal. Later, friends, teachers, and the media all ____ us to adopt the beliefs, values, and _________ of the cultures they represent. As we learn these beliefs, values, and practices, consciously or unconsciously, they become part of our _________.

friendship, respect, abundant, compassion

A love-centered worldview relates to the world in a spirit of ________, a spirit of solidarity. The following are someo f the characteristics of that worldview:

• seeing, hearing, and knowing with _______

• a vision of _______ life

  • __________

worldview, culture, normal, abundantly

Jesus’ _________ invites us to question what our _______ considers to be ______, asking, Is life being lived as __________ as God intended?

world, people, dignity, intended

If we truly care about the _____ and its people, then eventually we will ask, “Why are so many ______ unable to live out their human _______ as fully as God _______?”

shaped, relationships, millions, people

Our lives are ______ by an intricate web of _____________ that connect us, directly or indirectly, to _________ of other ______.

quality, patterns, society, structures

Society is shaped by the _______ of its relationships and the way they fit together. The ________ of relationships that shape any _______ are known as social _________.

power, ability, social, relationships

Human _____ is the God-given ______ everyone has to affect their own life, the lives of others, and the world around them—including its ______ structures—in either positive or negative ways. Power builds _____________.

God-given, shared, power-with, good

According to this worldview, everyone has ___ _____ power, and because we live in an interdependent world, that power is meant to be ______ in relationship with others. This is called the _____ ____ worldview because it sees power as something to be used with and for others to bring about the ____ of everyone.

analysis, involved, good, action

Once the process of social ________ reveals the individual choices and social structures that cause injustice in a particular situation, the next step in the circle of faith-in-action is to change the situation in a way that allows all people _______ to experience the ____ life that the Creator planned for them. This is ______.

action, least, best, life-giving

For some people, the best ______ might be that which involves the _____ work or expense. In a love-centered worldview, however, the ____ course of action is the one that is the most ____ ______ for all the people involved in the situation.

action, individual, meeting, need

Direct _______ occurs on the level of __________ relationships and is usually aimed at _______ an immediate ____.

social, today, tomorrow, feet

So both direct action and _____ action are needed to address the injustice of hunger. Direct action is needed to satisfy people’s hunger _____; social action is needed so that people will not become hungry ________. Because direct action and social action work together to move justice forward, they are often called the two ____ of justice.

resistance, respond, power-over, power-with

Attempts to change unjust social structures are often met with economic, political, or even violent __________ from those who benefit from them. How should those who work for justice _______ to such resistance? One option would be to take a _____ ____ approach: terrorists, for example, us fear and violence to bring about social change. But the Christian justice tradition takes a _____ ____ approach.