theology tattoos/cst midterm

jesuit

What type of priest is Greg Boyle?

jobs, tattoo removal, counseling

What services are provided by Homeboy Industries?

Los Angeles, gang capital of America

What city does the story take place in and why?

The Power of Boundless Compassion, offering a deep sense of connection and kinship to everyone around you

What is the subtitle of the book and its significance?

Johnny’s mom

Who ends up getting cut by glass from a bullet that Johnny shot?

A diner called Coco’s, their waitress

Where do Chepe and Richie go for the first time in their lives and are treated badly by most people except one? Who is that person?

Jesus

“We help gang members at this parish because it is what _______ would do.”

Greg first believed it was arson, a young girl offers to fundraise, and Lencho (a worker) sobs

What were the gang members who were employed at Homeboy Bakery reactions to the fire that destroyed the bakery?

To connect with them on a personal level. Name is identity. To be called by your name is to be seen and acknowledged

Why does Greg Boyle insist on gang members to reveal their birth-given names to him as opposed to their commonly used street names? 

He insists that God is not disproving or disappointed in us, as we often feel he is, but rather loves us unconditionally. God is joy and love without restrictions

How are traditional images and expectations of God challenged by Greg Boyle?

Protect human life, defend the common good, and promote justice in society

What are the three main goals of the teachings of the Church?

The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ

What is the paschal mystery?

Lover, beloved, and love itself

What is a different way of stating the Trinity?

communal

Salvation is ____, not individual

vulnerable

The Church emphasizes that we should have a special concern for the ______, and help them if we are more fortunate.

afflicted, afflict

Comfort the _____ and _____ the comfortable 

The Old Law

The New Law has a foundation in _________.

To have material poverty is to lack the money and resources needed to buy basic goods such as food, clothes, and anything else that we have the God-given right to. To have spiritual poverty is to lack a positive relationship with God, and as a result experience the lack of meaningful relationships we can find within the church community.

What is the difference between material poverty and spiritual poverty?

Social justice safeguards and protects the basic human rights of all individuals politically, economically, and socially.

What is the importance of social justice within society?

Social justice protects our basic human rights politically, economically, and socially in relation to international politics, global economics, ecological dangers, weapons, etc.

- Lots of examples to give: racism, world hunger, sweatshops, etc. → why these violate basic human rights

Why is social justice found in the Old Testament still needed in society today? Examples?

Father Gregory Boyle

Who is the author of ‘Tattoos on the Heart’?

The Power of Boundless Compassion

What is the subtitle of ‘Tattoos on the Heart’?

Homeboy Industries

What is the name of the gang member rehabilitation program the story centers around?

Dolores Mission

What is the name of the main Church in ‘Tattoo’s on the Heart’?

G

What is the priest’s nickname?

Candles of Mary

What is the picture on the cover of ‘Tattoos on the Heart’?

Pedro was in a dark room, G was the one shining a light on a light switch, which Pedro had to get to. Its significance is that although you may help find the light, it is your decision if you turn it on or not. Pedro's brother didn't find the light.

What is Pedro’s dream? Why is this significant?

Jurisdiction refers to a person’s sphere of acceptance in correlation with others. It is significant to the story because a lot of the time gangs don’t seem to recognize that they are all a part of the same “jurisdiction.”

What does jurisdiction mean in the book?

Christian Life in Society

What is the subheading of ‘Catholic Social Teaching’?

Adam and Eve

What Bible story is told in the first chapter that is related to Original Sin?

Refers to Christ's work of redemption accomplished principally by his Passion, death, Resurrection, and glorious Ascension

What is the paschal mystery?

An action so contrary to the will of God that it results in complete separation from His grace.

Which of the following is the definition of mortal sin?

Common Good

Which is a sign of Solidarity

Commutative Justice

fairness that all should exist when exchanging goods and services among individuals and institutions

Legal Justice

the responsibilities that individuals owe society. Usually spelled out in laws or other legal documents.

Distributive Justice

responsibilities that society has to its members, the distribution of earth's resources to all people

While the old law contains laws about the worship of god, ritual purity, sexual morality and behavior, the New Law is about the life of Jesus and his teachings, as well as the teachings of the Apostles. It perfects the old law.

What is the difference between the Old law and New Law of Christ?

common good

The social condition that allows all people in a community to reach their full potential

Shame

What is the root of all addictions?

Some lives matter less than others

What wrong idea has taken over the world?

Fuck the world

A gang member fresh out of prison was having a hard time finding a job. What tattoo did he have on his forehead?

He didn't understand why people would be mourning a boy who was a criminal and "hopeless."

What was the mortician’s attitude towards the gang member?

Bakery

What was the first jobs homeboy industries created for gang members?

Helplessness

What was the emotion the kid felt when he saw the bakery on fire?

Gang members, drug addicts, homeless, undocumented

Who is on Boyle's list of everybody who was nobody?

seven principles of cst

1) Life and Dignity of the Human Person

2) Participation

3) Rights and Responsibilities

4) Option for the Poor and Vulnerable

5) Dignity and Rights of Workers

6) Solidarity

7) Care for God's Creation