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(Essay 3) After you read the “Stories of Hope” what are some of the themes of Catholic Social Teaching that they are addressing? Could your parish or school help address these same issues in your community? Explain.

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(Essay 3) After you read the “Stories of Hope” what are some of the themes of Catholic Social Teaching that they are addressing? Could your parish or school help address these same issues in your community? Explain.

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In the “Stories of Hope,” all of aspects of the Catholic Social Teaching are present, especially the Tenants of Human Dignity and Stewardship of Creation. For example, in Baltimore, students involved with United Workers successfully prevented the nation’s largest trash-burning incinerator from being built in their neighborhood. These students worked to help their environment, which will help the future generations of their community; this manifests Stewardship of Creation. Furthermore, communities of color are disproportionately affected environmental contamination in America, but organizations like Dallas Area Interfaith are preserving Human Dignity by making these issues more mainstream and pushing for positive change, which these marginalized communities certainly deserve. In our local diocese, the spread of Covid-19 proves to be the biggest issue as of right now. Arizona has had the highest rate of Covid-19 cases in the world; clearly, our diocese needs to do a better job with raising awareness, ensuring safety and proper distancing at Church gatherings, and being pioneers in fighting the spread of the pandemic.

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(Essay 2) Why does our faith call us to get involved with the community and work to address disparities revealed by COVID-19?

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(Essay 2) Why does our faith call us to get involved with the community and work to address disparities revealed by COVID-19?

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As Catholics, we are called to stand at the foot of the Cross for the marginalized that have been heavily impacted by COVID-19. Our faith urges us to observe these injustices from the perspectives of crucified people in our community. The Cross is the center of reality and the center of history. It is from the foot of the Cross that the most important questions arise: Who are the crucified people of today because of the pandemic? What do they suffer and why? How can we bring them down from their Cross? How can we help them rise again? At the foot of these Crosses, we can see the light and help the marginalized of our community rise up from the consequences of this pandemic. Thus, the Catholic faith calls us to impart change by getting involved with our local community and working compassionately for those most affected by Covid-19.

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(Essay 1) How did Covid-19 affect you, your family, friends, school, or parish?

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(Essay 1) How did Covid-19 affect you, your family, friends, school, or parish?

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We were both inflicted by Covid-19 in the fall of 2020, and shared many commonalities with our experiences. For both of them, while their medical symptoms were not incredibly concerning, the effects of being socially isolated caused us to feel fatigued and melancholic. In a sense, Covid-19 left us “stranded in the middle of the ocean.” Not being able to leave our rooms or see any friends in-person ended up being the most painful part of contracting the virus.

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Since we both had Covid, we are brainstorming something along the lines of Covid directly impacting marginalized people and making them sick. We think using facemasks in a clever way in our composition to make our piece stand out.