The document discusses Catholic social teachings, including that society should work for the benefit of people, the Church's mission to promote social justice, and the "see, judge, act" method of reflection and action. This method involves seeing or observing a situation, making a theological and social analysis to judge it, and acting to address injustices.

1. THE CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHINGS The Method

2. Original Justice everything good is

3. GOD IS A GOD OF ORDER AND BEAUTY. In the beginning- Chaos Day 1- Day and Night Day 2 – Sky and Seas Day 3 – Waters and Dry Land Day 4- Sun, Moon, Stars Day 5- Birds and Fish Day 6 – Animals, Humans In the end- rest

4. WE BELONG TO EACH OTHER No man is an island… - John Donne … life is like a big spiderweb… - Frederick Buechner

7. poverty, injustices, war, calamities, soaring prices of basic commodities, transportation and fuel, maltreatment and abuses, etc. FACES OF CRISIS IS THIS A REAL CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY?

8. THE CHURCH DREAMS OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE: ALIVE AND LIFE-GIVING FREE AND FREEING RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE LOVING AND LOVABLE CARING AND COMMUNITY MINDED

9. The Church dreams of people becoming persons reflecting God’s image in themselves, their actions, their beings. The Church also dreams of a community that: 1. speaks and listens, 2. a community that discerns and decides together in implementing their decisions, 3. prays and celebrate their joys and sorrows together, 4. honestly looks at what they had done and failed.

12. see judge act reflection/action process

13. SEE – Principles of Reflection JUDGE – Criteria for Judgment ACT – Direction for Action

16. 2. Judge (the heart of the process) a. Social Analysis - Obtaining a more complete picture of the social situation by exploring its historical and structural relationships. In this step, we attempt to make sense of the reality that was observed in Step 1. Why are things this way ? What are the root causes ?

17. 2. Judge : a. Social Analysis Why does this situation exist? What are the root causes? Economic factors -- Who owns? Who controls? Who pays? Who gets? Who gets left out? Why? Political factors – Who decides? For whom do they decide? How do decisions get made? Who is left out of the process? Why? Social Factors – Who is left out? Who is included? Why? Historic Factors – What past events influence the situation today? Cultural Factors – What values are evident? What do people believe in? Who influences what people believe?

18. 2. Judge (the heart of the process) b. Theological Reflection – Analyzing the experience in the light of scripture and the Catholic social tradition? How do biblical values and the principles of Catholic social teaching help us to see this reality in a different way? How do they serve as a measuring stick for this experience?

19. 2. Judge b. Theological Reflection What lessons or values from scripture can help us to interpret this experience? E.g . the prophets, the Beatitudes, the example of Jesus himself, and the parables he told. What key principles from Catholic Social Teaching apply to this situation? E.g. human dignity, the common good, human rights, the option for the poor.

21. 081107 prepared by: Joan Christi S. Trocio 3. Act Do you have enough information and analysis to act? If not, what additional research is needed? If you were to act to change this situation, what root causes would you attack? How would you transform the structures and relationships that produce this situation? How can you act to support the empowerment of those who are poor or disadvantaged?

22. observe judge act reflection/action process

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