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Choose Life! . SSpS International JPIC Seminar Steyl , Holland 1-21 October 2012 Toni Harris OP. CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING. Our Context Development and Content SSpS Commitments A Closer Look. CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING. Session 1 12 October 2012. The Pastoral Cycle. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Choose Life! SSpS International JPIC Seminar
Steyl, Holland 1-21 October 2012
Toni Harris OP
CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHINGOur Context
Development and ContentSSpS Commitments
A Closer Look
CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING
Session 112 October 2012
The Pastoral Cycle
ILLUMINATION - REFLECTIONThe Light of Catholic Social Teaching
John 8: 10-11
“Has no one condemned you?
. . . Neither do I condemn you.”
7 Billion People
193 Member States
SSpS – Countries of ServiceAfrica:AngolaBeninBotswana,EthiopiaGhanaMozambiqueTogoSouth AfricaZambia
Oceania:AustraliaPapua New Guinea
The Americas:Antigua & BarbudaArgentinaBoliviaBrazilChileCubaEcuadorJamaicaMexicoParaguaySaint KittsUSA
Asia:IndiaIndonesiaJapanKoreaPhilippinesTaiwanTimor LesteRussia /Siberia
Europe:AustriaCzech RepublicEngland GermanyHungaryIrelandItalyMoldaviaNetherlandsPolandPortugalSlovakiaSpainSwitzerlandRomaniaUkraine
POOREST PLACES:
Where are the SSpS Sisters among the peoples
of the poorest countries of the world?
1. Zimbabwe 22. Tanzania 2. Congo-DRC 23. Djibouti 3. Niger 24. Angola4. Burundi 25. Haiti5. Mozambique 26. Senegal6. Guinea-Bissau 27. Uganda7. Chad 28. Nigeria8. Liberia 29. Lesotho9. Burkina Faso 30. Comoros10. Mali 31. Togo11. Central African Republic 32. Nepal12. Sierra Leone 33. Papua New Guinea13. Ethiopia 34. Mauritania14. Guinea 35. Madagascar15. Afghanistan 36. Benin16. Sudan 37. Yemen17. Malawi 38. Myanmar18. Rwanda 39. Cameroon19. Gambia 40. Ghana20. Zambia 41. Bangladesh21. Côte d'lvoire 42. Kenya
World's Poorest CountriesThe rankings below were published in the United Nation's 2010 Human Development Report
and reflect the countries with the lowest human development.
www.infoplease.com
ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT
Where are the SSpS Sisters among the peoples of countries
with actual or potential conflicts?
Actual or Potential ConflictCountries in Conflict (1 OCT 2012):
Deteriorated SituationsChina/Japan Mali Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan)Syria
Conflict Risk AlertMaliVenezuela
Conflict Resolution OpportunityColombia www.crisisgroup.org
CONFLICT - Unchanged SituationsAfghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India (non-Kashmir), Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel Occupied Palestinian Territories , Jordan, Kashmir, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Caucasus (Russia), North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zimbabwe
–Religious communities either –. . . announce the Good News– in the midst of the world . . . –or else they succumb by decline
quickly or slowly, –simply because –they have conformed – to the world.– (Vita Consecrata, 1b)
–The first task –which must be once again
–assumed with enthusiasm is–the proclamation
–of Christ to all. –This task falls especially
–to consecrated – men and women . . .
– (Starting Afresh from Christ, 2002)
– As we look around our world– and when we reflect seriously
– on the Gospel, – we cannot help but be challenged– to work to bring our reality into
– closer conformity with Gospel demands. – That challenge means working toward
–the elimination of everything in our reality that does not respect and sustain
– the basic dignity, – fundamental rights,
– and decent quality of life for all persons.
EDGAR JAVIER SVD
“Megatrends and Mission: Re-Imagining the Missionary in the New World”Realities that have a bearing on our mission:• Multiculturality• Migration• Religious Plurality• Poverty• Earth
Reflect:RECALL EFFORTS THAT YOUR
MEMBERS HAVE MADE AND ARE MAKING TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD.
IDENTIFY JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF YOUR CONGREGATION’S EFFORTS.
What do we mean by “justice?”
establishing equality in our relationships with others
to do the good due one’s neighbor, community , creation and God
avoid doing evil by inflicting no injury on one’s neighbor , community or creation
dimensions of basic justice
commutative justice: fundamental fairness in all agreements and exchanges
distributive justice: the benefits and the burdens of society are shared fairly
restorative justice: the need to repair the harm done to victims
social justice: all persons have an unmet debt to the common good
“right relationship”: contemporary re-articulation
of the commitmentto do the good due God,
neighbor, one’s self, and all of creation.
CHARITY AND JUSTICEResponding to immediate human needs (hunger, shelter, clothing, etc.) is not the same as working to change the systemsthat create injustices in society. This distinction may be understood as the difference between charity and justice, the difference between works of mercy and works that change oppressive social systems.
– “Charity will never be true charity unless it takes justice into account ….
– Let no one attempt – with small gifts of charity – to exempt themselves from – the great duties – imposed by justice.” – Pius XI, Divini Redemptoris (1937)
– Although there is an essential relationship between charity and justice, – they are not the same.
– Working for justice involves changing systems, structures, institutions and public policies
– that are the root causes of social injustices. – The Gospel demands that followers of Jesus
walk with both these “feet:” – the two feet of charity and justice.
. . . a society that does not respect and sustain the basic dignity, fundamental rights, and decent quality of life for all persons.
OF WHAT PARTICULAR INJUSTICES ARE YOU AWARE IN THE PLACES WHERE YOU LIVE AND SERVE?