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Justice. Love’s Minimum. What is Justice?. The striving to ensure the well being of others, as well as ourselves. The parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-35). Actions speak louder than words. Actions of the Samaritan Helped the man Helped to develop his own compassion and character - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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JusticeLove’s Minimum
The striving to ensure the well being of others, as well as ourselves
What is Justice?
The parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-35)
Actions of the Samaritan◦ Helped the man◦ Helped to develop his own compassion and
character Actions of the avoiders
◦ Did not help the man ◦ Reinforced his selfishness and coldness
Actions speak louder than words
Justice is a Cardinal Virtue What does this mean????
PRACTICE
Old Testament p. 111 New Testament Teachings of the Church…Pope Paul’s
statement…“Love’s minimum
requirement”
Grounds for JusticeWhat do we stand on?
What is injustice?
It is the lack of concern for, and the violation of the well being of others
or oneself.
Love’s minimum requirement
What does this mean?
There’s more…. We are valuable in God’s eyes
All of God’s creation is good and therefore has worth…..
And from this belief we have RIGHTS
Things that we must have if we are to be what God intended us to be.
WHAT ARE RIGHTS!!!!!!
Survival Rights◦Food, water, shelter, job, nurturing of the
young, physical safety, health care“Thrival” Rights
◦ Things we need to grow, be enriched, to be full of life
◦ Examples:Education, respect, privacy, freedoms, art
Basic Rights and Well Being for Humans
Justice is the guardian of rights because honoring
rights is essential for dignity and integrity
1.Individual2.Social3.Distributive4.Ecological
Four Dimensions of Justice
Obligations between individuals, one to one
relationships Simplest form of justice. One person’s obligation to another because
of their relationship—contract, deal, family, friendship….
Individual
Neighbors Friends Classmates Teachers Drivers
What kind of deal???
What are your parents obligation to you?
What are your obligations to them?
What the deal with your family?
What happens when families do not provide “survival and
thrival needs?
Is concerned with what belongs to all people in common, to the community or society as a whole.
Communities have needs that must be met if they are to provide a healthy environment in which all members can thrive.
Social Justice
The Common
Good
It is the condition that enables all its members to flourish.
It is an ideal toward which every society must strive “valiantly” if it intends to be just.
What is the common good? P. 119
What each person must give to the community varies with the need of the community and the personal circumstances of each member.
What does this sound like?
Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more. (Luke 12:48)
Uh oh..this means us
Leave no one out Service in the community
How can we work for the common good?
Vandalism Get all you can mentality
How can we harm the common good?
SOCIAL JUSTICE IS A WAY OF LIFE
The Christian way is to look at reality and respond with sensitivity to the well being of all and not just yourself.
Social Justice
Governments and private businesses have to be organized in such a way that burdens and benefits are shared and distributed fairly to individuals in society.
Distributive Justice
Luke 16:19-26
Distribution of resources1. 2. 3.
Global Level
We already have: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, minimum wage..
ARE WE DONE???
National Level
Work Politics Volunteer
Individual Level
IT’S OVERWHELMING
WE ARE NOT ALONE
