promotes social justice Q: What exactly is “social justice” as defined through the lens of the Catholic Church? A: If I steal your wallet, that is an injustice inflicted by one individual upon another Social justice looks beyond the single individual to focus on the social nature of all human beings and their relation to society and the
5 Recently within Catholic Universities there has been an expansion based in evidence research using Catholic social justice teaching as a lens Both the University of St Michael’s College at U of T and King’s College at Western have introduced studies in the area of social justice (appendix D) As well OISE at U of T established program
Social Justice The moral principles God calls society to follow to ensure that essential human needs are met and that essential human rights are protected for all people Isaiah 58: 6-7 6 Is this not, rather, the fast that I choose: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; Setting free the oppressed, breaking off every yoke?
Catholic Social Teaching Scripture Guide Introduction Catholic social teaching has been called the Church’s “best kept secret ” Yet, from the beginning of time, God’s call to justice has been clear The Law and the Prophets both pre-serve a deep tradition of social justice in ancient Israel Jesus himself proclaimed and embodied a society
Modern Catholic social teaching has been articulated through a tradition of papal, conciliar, and episcopal documents The depth and richness of this tradition can be understood best through a direct reading of these documents In these brief reflections, we highlight several of the key themes that are at the heart of our Catholic social tradition
The Catholic Church's teachings on social justice have been formed from a rich foundation of Scripture, papal writings and encyclicals as well as episcopal
Major Catholic Social Teaching Documents Activity cut-outs On the Condition of Labor (Rerum Novarum) This groundbreaking social encyclical addresses
Viewed one way, Catholic social teaching (hereafter CST) encompasses all the ideas and you will find within these documents all different sorts of teachings
social justice issues in all parts of the world, and is found primarily in numerous Church documents which remind us as other moral teachings of the Catholic