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Option for the poor and vulnerable asks us to be models of Jesus as he cared for the poor by showing us how to treat them equally with respect. In choosing to help the poor we choose to treat them with dignity and respect although they may have less money or less of something they are still human and should be treated with respect.

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Briefly describe your Catholic Social Teaching principle:

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Briefly describe your Catholic Social Teaching principle:

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Emphasizing with others and trying to understand their experiences. Solidarity is also standing by someone through these experiences and not just trying to help but also comprehending what they faced. It can be unity or agreement of feelings or even actions, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group.

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God has provided us with bountiful resources, and while humans have control over all of them, we have the responsibility to use them sustainably. We cannot overuse and abuse natural resources such as fuels, plants, and animals.

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Is it fair to give a preferential option to one group over another?

It is fair to give a preferential option to one group over another as long as it’s fair and it strives for equality. For example, poor and vulnerable people need resources more than rich people as they have less money. In most countries, a government can make everyone pay the same amount of tax. This is unfair as some people make a lot of money and some people barely make enough to sustain their hunger. This would also leave many in debt, which leads to homelessness. In Conclusion it is fair to put one group over another if its goal is to model Chirst’s love. Jesus said that "Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me. ”

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Human dignity involves reverence (a deep respect for something), respect and protection towards each person, as a free being with a unique history.

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Rights and Responsibilities is about how everyone has the right to live and to the necessities of living. The principle also states that everyone has the right to the requirement of living a full and decent life, being educated well, having health care, and being employed. With a decent life, respecting people and having dignity is very possible.

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Concrete ways in which I could display a reverence for the earth in my daily life.

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Concrete ways in which I could display a reverence for the earth in my daily life.

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A concrete way to show daily respect for Earth is through recycling, conserving water, and using public transportation or bicycles. Recycling involves repurposing used items, reducing waste and pollution. Simply placing recyclables in the bin can make a difference. Conserving water minimizes the need for extraction and treatment; practices like taking shorter showers and turning off taps help. Using public transport shares carbon emissions among many, lowering overall emissions, while biking produces no emissions at all.

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Workers have rights to safe working conditions, fair wages and productive work. This means that their working conditions need to not have harmful chemicals and if there are they have to have specific safety guidelines to keep them safe. This means workers need to be making the right amount of money to pay for their amenities. This means that they need to have the right to have the opportunity to do their work as best as they can.

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Briefly describe your Catholic Social Teaching principle:

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Briefly describe your Catholic Social Teaching principle:

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Call to Family, Community, and Participation emphasizes the importance of family and community in social life It discusses that the individuals naturally need and want to connect with others. This principle shows active participation in families and communities highlighting  the importance of families and communities in our lives. It hints that we should be more involved with our families and neighbors to be able to flourish.

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Why is human dignity such a central principle upon which all the other social principles depend?

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Why is human dignity such a central principle upon which all the other social principles depend?

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Human dignity is the central principle and other social principles depend on it.

This principle is grounded in the idea that the person is made in the image of God.

Human life is sacred and the dignity of the human person is the starting point for a moral vision for society.

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How is this principle distinct from other principles of CST, especially Human Dignity and Option for the Poor?

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How is this principle distinct from other principles of CST, especially Human Dignity and Option for the Poor?

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• Encourages active engagement and participation

• Peeple actively engage in social, economic, and political life to improve society

• Emphasizes that each person plays a role in building a society

• Supports social institutions like families, schools, and community organizations

• Highlights growth through independence and balance between individual rights and social responsibilities

• Contrasts with Human Dignity, which focuses on personal worth

• While Human Dignity emphasizes equality and preference for the poor, this principle promotes collective contribution

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Can you think of any companies that do a good job of upholding this principle?  Can you think of companies that do not uphold this principle?

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Can you think of any companies that do a good job of upholding this principle?  Can you think of companies that do not uphold this principle?

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Costco

Costco offers some of the highest wages in retail

Their benefits apply to part-time and full-time employees. Their employees get health and dental insurance.

Costco promotes many managers and executives within the company making it a good company to grow with.

Shein

Workers often receive wages that are not enough for them to be able to support basic needs.

Reports indicate that factory conditions are often unsafe, with limited concern for worker health and safety.

Employees often face long hours and minimal worker protections.

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What does it mean to you to be in solidarity with another person or another group?

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What does it mean to you to be in solidarity with another person or another group?

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Expressing support physically and emotionally

Feel others' pain as your own

Open to others' struggles

Treating others as God's creations and helping them through their battles

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Fulfilling the call to be stewards of creation in an age when we may have the capacity to alter that creation significantly and perhaps irrevocably.

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Fulfilling the call to be stewards of creation in an age when we may have the capacity to alter that creation significantly and perhaps irrevocably.

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We can fulfill the call to be stewards of creation by practicing sustainability. Reducing our use of fossil fuels and one-use plastic are ways we can contribute to sustainability. Plastics and fossil fuels dramatically impact the environment and cause climate change at an irreversible rate.

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What values in North American culture oppose the option for the poor and vulnerable?

the main value present in North American culture that opposes the option for the poor and vulnerable is our obsession with material wealth

We tend to idolize and look up to rich and successful people, which results in us thinking that the poor and vulnerable are worth less. Because they don’t have as much money, we as a society don’t value them as much.

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What about the Church’s teaching on the rights of workers surprises you most?  Why?

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What about the Church’s teaching on the rights of workers surprises you most?  Why?

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Nothing surprised me from the Church’s teaching because everything was logical

They made sure to include lots of details about why workers should have the right to fair wages and safe working conditions.

They also made sure to mention that society must have economic justice and that the economy must serve people and not the other way around.

I think that was very important to write because some people probably wouldn’t have treated their workers right without that information.

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What inhibits people from participating in all levels of society equally? What safeguards can be put in place so that all people would have equal access to participation in society at all levels?

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What inhibits people from participating in all levels of society equally? What safeguards can be put in place so that all people would have equal access to participation in society at all levels?

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• Economic inequality, discrimination, politics, marginalization, educational gaps, cultural/language differences, healthcare.
• Limits access to essential resources, opportunities, and representation.
• Requires fair wages, anti-discrimination laws, inclusive education, healthcare access, political reform, and legal changes.
• Aims to create an inclusive community aligning with the CST of Call to Family, Community, and Participation.

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What actions, attitudes or practices can you commit yourself to that will promote the dignity of work and the rights of workers on a daily basis?

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What actions, attitudes or practices can you commit yourself to that will promote the dignity of work and the rights of workers on a daily basis?

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At some workplaces there could be a pyramid of levels like a boss then a manager then just regular employees.

Sometimes the boss or manager can act like a superior and be rude to lower levels for no reason. This can make lower levels feel very lost or feel like they have less dignity.

Some thing’s we can do is promote through social media how in the workplace there are plenty of people being mistreated.

If we promote this more people with bigger authority will be aware and change the situation.

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Can you think of a recent news story where solidarity was present?  Or where solidarity was needed?

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Can you think of a recent news story where solidarity was present?  Or where solidarity was needed?

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In Afghanistan, women and girls have their rights taken away.

Laws that prevent women from basic rights to freedom of expression, liberty, work and education.

Afghans who protest for their rights are being threatened, arrested and tortured.

Our community needs to stand in solidarity with them. We can do this by donating to charities and raising awareness for these women and girls who need our help.

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Actions, attitudes or practices you commit yourself that will promote the care of creation daily.

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Actions, attitudes or practices you commit yourself that will promote the care of creation daily.

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Bike to work/school as it doesn't damage Earth, which is God's creation, and promotes exercise and self-care, which is also God's creation. Take walks in the woods and go on hikes. Going on walks and enjoying the scenery is a way of showing gratitude towards the earth. Eating healthy food is a way of healthy living and caring for yourself. Going outside and getting away from technology and connecting with others is a way of expressing your gratitude to God's creation as you interact with other people.

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-Most people have things going on in their lives, a job, family, friends and other life events. Some people just don't have the time to think about this kind of stuff in their day to day lives. Stereotypes and prejudice are also a big thing in our society and it’s a barrier in our society making people less likely to want to recognize the fact that everyone is a child of god and recognizing dignity and worth of others.

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What does it mean to you to follow this (rather broad) principle?

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What does it mean to you to follow this (rather broad) principle?

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It means to “live by” and follow these rules. To ensure that everyone is treated with the dignity that they deserve and to stay on the same path as one another, everyone has rights and duties and they deserve all the dignity as they are worthy of. Seeking the well being and common good of others.

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Think about the news stories you have read and/or heard about over the last week or two. Based on these news stories, what threats can you identify that pose serious harm to the dignity of human persons. Were the events on the local, national or global level?

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Think about the news stories you have read and/or heard about over the last week or two. Based on these news stories, what threats can you identify that pose serious harm to the dignity of human persons. Were the events on the local, national or global level?

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One of the news stories I've heard in the last few weeks is that North Korea is sending troops to Ukraine to help Russia win the war.

This poses harm to the human dignity of the Ukrainian people because innocent people are being killed and treated without any respect or human dignity.

They are being killed because Russia wants the land, North Korea is fueling the fire by sending troops to do even more damage.

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What rights are the most important to you? What rights do you think are most important to the people who are in poverty around the world? 

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What rights are the most important to you? What rights do you think are most important to the people who are in poverty around the world? 

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The rights most important to me are rights, responsibilities, family, community, and participation. The rights that I think are the most important to people in poverty are rights like the right to live since they’re usually neglected and stereotyped. All they want is to be treated right, so they want to have the same rights. Just because they might not have a home doesn’t mean they aren’t humans, it means that the situation they were in, whether running away from home because of abusive parents or being caught in a house fire, was bad enough to become homeless. It isn’t fair that something they couldn’t control sets the future they live in. That’s why organizations with shelters like the Ottawa Mission are important; they have a location for the homeless to live and give food to them, being able to care for them so can live in their situation better.

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question 3: How are human dignity and human rights related to options for the poor and vulnerable?

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question 3: How are human dignity and human rights related to options for the poor and vulnerable?

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Human dignity is related to human rights because they both strive towards giving every person equal rights and responsibilities. Both are focused on respect for humans because they are human when they are given equal human rights. People respect you and just from being human you have dignity and should be respected. These are related to options for the poor and vulnerable because human dignity and rights both call for the respect of others, option for the poor and vulnerable also calls us to help give dignity and respect treating people who have less equality to everybody else. In conclusion, human rights calls for equality, human dignity calls for respect and options for the poor and vulnerable calls for both in our decisions to help the poor.

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Question 2: What does it mean for us as individuals to be responsible for protecting and upholding the rights of others?

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Question 2: What does it mean for us as individuals to be responsible for protecting and upholding the rights of others?

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Individuals are responsible for ensuring their rights alongside the rights of others

It's because human rights connect us through rights and responsibilities

People should enjoy their rights by respecting the rights of others

Example: When using the right to freedom of speech, do so without interfering with other people's rights

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Question #3 What are recent signs of hope that indicate that the global community is moving toward a more just world where all peoples’ rights are respected?

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Question #3 What are recent signs of hope that indicate that the global community is moving toward a more just world where all peoples’ rights are respected?

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- Supporting LGBTQ+

- Supporting homeless

- Giving food/place to sleep

- Building more affordable housing

- People are volunteering more

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What actions, attitudes or practices can you commit yourself to that will promote respect and reverence for the dignity of those you deal with on a daily basis?

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What actions, attitudes or practices can you commit yourself to that will promote respect and reverence for the dignity of those you deal with on a daily basis?

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Some actions, attitudes and practices you can commit yourself to is having respect for other people, as well as following the principles of humanity and treating everybody as your neighbor.

Another thing people can practice is having more empathy towards people in certain situations, actively listening to people and doing your best to resolve conflict.

One of the more important things you can practice is to lead a good example for people to follow by demonstrating respect and human dignity which can inspire others to do the same.

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What values in North American culture oppose the option for the poor and vulnerable?

I think that the main value present in North American culture that opposes the option for the poor and vulnerable is our obsession with material wealth. We tend to idolize and look up to rich and successful people, which results in us thinking that the poor and vulnerable are worth less. Because they don’t have as much money, we as a society don’t value them as much.

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What are ways to confirm our options for the poor and vulnerable as individuals, families, churches and/or school communities, and as citizens? Brainstorm, create a list, and discuss the options.

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What are ways to confirm our options for the poor and vulnerable as individuals, families, churches and/or school communities, and as citizens? Brainstorm, create a list, and discuss the options.

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foodbanks

Donate to churches

spread awareness online in social media

give donations to local food banks

donate used clothes

-  Start a gofundme to support those in need

-  Donate to Ottawa Mission

-  Volunteer at Ottawa Mission

-  Make homemade food and give it out to community

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What is the biggest barrier to you being in solidarity with others?

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What is the biggest barrier to you being in solidarity with others?

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-finding proper ways to communicate personal experiences and relate to others.

-how different we all think

-if someone cannot communicate their feelings it might seem like they don’t sympathize when they really do so there is a barrier between people

-a person who is very fortunate could have a harder time understanding and empathizing with someone who has financial difficulties