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-Q De Frias
-Connor Lima
-Morgan Coyle
-Lex Leighton
-Arijus Kavaliauskas
-Aaron Gaspardo

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What challenges are present in the world relating to Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit?

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What challenges are present in the world relating to Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit?

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A challenge is that everyone wants more of materialistic things rather than things that bring people closer to God. People want more money, costly trends, and more happiness with Earth rewards. Jesus wants us to be content and live out our lives to focus on eternal rewards instead of Earthly rewards.

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-"Forgive me, Lord, for being too concerned about myself, for being too dependent on possessions, for failing to respond to the needs of poor brothers and sisters, for not trusting in your providence." -- from An examination of conscience using the Beatitudes by Fr Tom Groenewold

-"Blessed are those who are convinced of their basic dependency on God, whose lives are emptied of all that doesn't matter, those for whom the riches of this world just aren't that important. The kingdom of God is theirs." -- from A Reflection on the Beatitudes

-"The Beatitudes are at the heart of Jesus' preaching. They take up the promises made to the chosen people since Abraham. The Beatitudes fulfil the promises by ordering them no longer merely to the possession of a territory, but to the Kingdom of heaven." (C.C.C. # 1716)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4--g81igJF0

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Another challenge for people would be the Arms Race. The U.S. is advancing the size of nuclear weapon inventory, striving  to be the most powerful and ready for defense if the other country tries to attack.    This extremely increases the treat of mass violence, and moves away/prevents peace from forming. Jesus wants us to recognize that we do not need to have the most in this world. The only things we need are the basic necessities of life. Every other aspect comes from the inside.

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Which of the themes of CST are part of living out Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit?

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Which of the themes of CST are part of living out Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit?

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A lot of the seven themes of Catholic Social Teaching are a part of this beatitude. One theme of Catholic Social Teaching that I see the most in this beatitude is “Life and Dignity of the Human Person”.  This theme relates to the beatitude because the theme stresses that all persons exist with God present within them. It also states that all persons must be respected from conception to the grave with little to no exceptions. The theme of Life and Dignity of a Human person makes it clear that no matter how high in spirit we are, we all still have the right to Gods kingdom.

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Another theme of Catholic Social Teaching I find to be very important within this beatitude would be “Option for the Poor and Vulnerable”. This theme is important because it gives priority concern to the poor and the vulnerable in order to strengthen the health of the whole society. The beatitude and themes together remind us how important it is to help people help themselves and care for God’s people.