RELIGION

WHAT DOES encyclical mean

A teaching letter from the pope to the members of the church on topics of social justice, human right, and peace.

what does solidarity mean

The union of ones heart and mind with all people. leads to the distribution of goods.

what does social justice mean

Defense of human dignity by ensuring that essential human needs are met and essential human rights are protected.

what is a subsidiarity

The moral principle that large organizations and governments should not take over responsibilities and decisions that can be handled by local organizations.

what does marginalized mean

Those who have been relegated to an unimportant or powerless position within a society or group.

what is the age of enlightenment

Movement in 19th century that considered human reason as supreme in the development of knownledge.

what is the natural law

The original moral sense that God gave us to reason what is good and evil.

what is captialism

Economic system based on private ownership of goods and distribution of goods.

what is socialism

No private ownership of goods and the creation and istribution of services determined by community or government

what is communism

Governmental system where goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed.

who is dorothy day

Journalist and activist who started Catholic Worker Movement

who is Pope Leo xii

Wrote the encyclical “On Capital and Labor” and established a savings bank fof the poor.

who is frederic ozanam

Started the Saint Vincent de Paul Society.

who is cardinal james gibbons

Supported the labor union called the Knights of Labor

who is frances perkins

A member of President Roosevelt’s cabinet, he pursued a forty-hour workweek, minimum wage and abolition of child labor.

what catholic social teaching does Dorothy Day embody

Option for the poor and vulnerable- living in solidarity with those denied the ability to praticipate equally in society.

what catholic social teaching does Pope Leo xii embody

RIghts and Responsibilities- teaching people to have a responsibility to care for their property

what catholic social teaching does Frederic ozanam embody

call to family, community, and participation- organizing people to serve their neighbors

what catholic social teaching does cardinal James Gibbons embody

Solidarity- uniting the heart and mind of the church with workers and building bonds with opposing groups.

what catholic social teaching does Frances Perkins embody

Dignity of work and the rights of workers- securing decent pay saf workplace and fair hours through law ans government.

what is the sign of the times

The Social problems and conditions of a particular era that the church examines in light of the gospel.