Come Holy Ghost, Creator blestAnd in our Hearts take up thy rest;Come with thy grace and heav’n-ly aidTo fill the hearts which thou hast made, To fill the hearts which thou hast made.

OPENING HYMN#482 Come, Holy Ghost

Come, O Holy SpiritEnlighten our minds

to know the truth of ChristEncourage our hearts

to love the truth of ChristStrengthen our wills

to live the truth of ChristWe ask You through Christ our LordAmen

OPENING PRAYER

GOD’S STORY.

YOUR ROLE.

CATHOLIC SOCIAL

TEACHING

1.1.The Life and Dignity of the Human The Life and Dignity of the Human PersonPerson

2.2.Call to Family, Community, and Call to Family, Community, and ParticipationParticipation

3.3.Rights and ResponsibilitiesRights and Responsibilities4.4.Option for the PoorOption for the Poor5.5.The Dignity of Work and the Rights of The Dignity of Work and the Rights of

WorkersWorkers6.6.SolidaritySolidarity7.7.Care for God’s CreationCare for God’s Creation

7 THEMES OF 7 THEMES OF C.S.T.C.S.T.

Bible Blitz Format

• BIBLE – Fr. Ed Thompson• SAINTS – Bert Ghezzi• TRADITION – Brandon Vogt

• Guided Prayer on Bible Blitz Topics (Thursdays, Side Chapel, 6:00pm-6:45pm)

Tonight’s Topics:

Introduction to Catholic

Social Teaching

#1. The Life and Dignity of

the Human Person

1. CREATION1. CREATION““Let us make man in our image, after Let us make man in our image, after

our likeness.” - our likeness.” - Genesis 1:26Genesis 1:26

““For God so loved the world that He For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son...” - gave His only Son...” - John 3:16John 3:16

2. REDEMPTION2. REDEMPTION

““Let not your hearts be troubled...I Let not your hearts be troubled...I will take you with me. Then where I will take you with me. Then where I am you also may be.” – am you also may be.” – John 14:1-3John 14:1-3

3. DESTINATION3. DESTINATION

MOTHER

TERESA

““Poverty doesn’t only consist Poverty doesn’t only consist of being hungry for bread, but of being hungry for bread, but rather it is a tremendous rather it is a tremendous hunger for human hunger for human dignity......Not only have we dignity......Not only have we denied the poor a piece of denied the poor a piece of bread, but by thinking that bread, but by thinking that they have no worth and they have no worth and leaving them abandoned in leaving them abandoned in the streets, we have denied the streets, we have denied them human dignity that is them human dignity that is rightfully theirs as children of rightfully theirs as children of God.”God.”

– Mother Teresa– Mother Teresa

INTRODUCTION TO CATHOLIC

SOCIAL TEACHING

STATISTICS

2 Billion 1/3 of the world

27 Million 1/2 of the World

THE WORLD’S TWO RESPONSES

TO SOCIAL INJUSTICE:• APATHY• VIOLENCE

The Third Way“Why don’t you do something, God?”

We are the Body of Christ.

“I did. I made you. And I filled you with my Spirit.”

Social Justice is part of our Role.

#1. THE LIFE AND DIGNITY OF

THE HUMAN PERSON

EVERY person is made in the

“image of God.”

DIGNITYThe quality of being worthy, honored, or esteemed.

Abortion

Euthanasia

Capital Punishment

War

Poverty

LIVE IT OUT:1. Value life and dignity in your own life. (media, conversation, activities)

2. Share a conversation with someone who is poor, oppressed, or marginalized.

3. Stand up for the life and dignity of others. (www.FlaCathConf.org)

Next Monday’s Topics:

#2. Call to Family,

Community, and

Participation

#3. Rights and

Responsibilities

BRING FOOD

Glory be to the Father,and to the Son,and to the Holy Spirit,As it was in the beginning,is now, and ever will be.World without end.Amen.

CLOSING PRAYER

Holy God we praise thy nameLord of all we bow before theeAll on earth thy scepter claimAll in heav’n above adore theeInfinite thy vast domainEverlasting is thy reignInfinite thy vast domainEverlasting is thy reign

CLOSING HYMN#524 Holy God, We Praise Thy

Name