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CST
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who wrote Rerum Novarum? | Pope Leo XIII |
| When was Rerum Novarum written? | 1891 |
| Addresses dignity of workers in the Industrial Revolution; rights and obligations of both workers and employers; condemns socialism and unrestrained capitalism | Rerum Novarum |
| Who wrote Quadragesimo Anno? | Pope Pius XI |
| When was Quadragesimo written? | 1931 |
| Addresses conditions after World War I; about needs of not only workers but the families and introduces principle of subsidiarity | Quadragesimo Anno |
| Who wrote Mater et Magistra? | Pope John XXIII |
| When was Mater et Magistra written? | 1961 |
| Explains how the social question involves relations between countries; focuses on community and socialization, instructs wealthier and more advanced countries to help those less without oppression | Mater et Magistra |
| Who wrote Pacem in Terris? | Pope John XXIII |
| When was Pacem in Terris written? | 1963 |
| Reiterates the importance of the common good and addresses problems with the arms race; details rights and responsibilities between people, individual and states and global community | Pacem in Terris |
| Who wrote Gaudium et Spes | Vatican II |
| When was Gaudium et Spes written? | 1965 |
| Emphasizes the importance of the church in dialogue with the world; focuses in the human person as the starting point for all society and its structures | Gaudium et Spes |
| Who wrote Populorum Progressio | Pope Paul VI |
| When was Populorum Progressio written? | 1967 |
| Build on Gaudium et Spes; about the development progress of all humans in all their capacities including cultural and social capacities | Populorum Progressio |
| Who wrote Justicia in Mundo | Synod of Bishops |
| When was Justicia in Mundo written | 1971 |
| Addresses modern injustices; defines justice as essential; encourages the church itself to be an example of justice | Justicia in Mundo |
| Who wrote Octogesima Adveniens | Pope Paul VI |
| When was Octogesima Adveniens written | 1971 |
| Focused on issues and show ideologies aren’t enough to answer problems | Octogesima Adveniens |
| Theme of CST- humans are precious and worthy of respect and protection from conception to natural death | Life and Dignity of the Human Person |
| Theme of CST- People have a right and duty to participate in society seeking together the common good and well being of all | Call to Family, Community, and Perticipation |
| Theme of CST- People have a fundamental right to life, food, shelter, healthcare, education, and a job | Rights and Responsibilities |
| Theme of CST- The principle of the common good and an authentic response to our Christian vocation requires that the poor must be protected, or society will fragment and all will suffer | Option for the Poor and Vulnerable |
| Theme of CST- The purpose of economy is to serve the people, dignity of work is safeguarded when rights are respected; respecting rights promotes an economy that protects rights and well being of all | The Dignity of Workers and the Rights of Workers |
| Theme of CST- All people work for peace and justice in a world marked by violence and war; remember that we are our brother’s and sister’s keeper | Solidarity |
| Theme of CST- Proper use of the gifts God has given mankind, we are called to protect people and the planet | Care for God’s Creation |
| (225-258) “Keeper of the treasures of the church”, told to hand over the church’s riches and brought the ooor and neglected and was burned by gridiron | St. Lawrence |
| (1207-1231) daughter of a king, devoted to life of simplicity, gave food to the poor, after husband’s death she gave up all earthly possessions to become a Secular Franciscan, founded a hospital | St. Elizabeth of Hungary |
| (1579-1639)often persecuted for mixed race of Spanish and African decent, lay Dominican, lived in frugality, worked in the monastery infirmary, often persecuted and offered all ridicule to God | St. Martin de Porres |
| (1774-1821) first American born canonized saint, convert Catholic, took religious vows after husband’s passing, helped found the first free catholic schools in America and 2 orphanages | St. Elizabeth Ann Seton |
| (1786-1837) founded the Congregation of the Most Precious Blood, sent priests to most dangerous areas of Italian cities, served most vulnerable | St. Gaspar |
| (1813-1853) great academic, realized he needed his intellectual faith to be concretized, founded organization to serve poor modeled on life of St. Vincent de Paul- St. Vincent de Paul Society | Bl. Frédéric Ozanam |
| (1858-1955) gave up inherited fortune to devote life to disadvantaged persons, especially native Americans and African Americans, founded religious order that started more than 60 schools | St. Katherine Drexel |
| (1901-1925) born in privilege but led a life of prayer and simplicity, has a cheerful and vibrant personality, served in the neediest neighbor and died of polio | Bl. Pier Giorgio |
| (1922-1962) upheld dignity to life, gave special attention to medical profession focused on mothers, babies, and elderly, passed away after having a daughter | St. Gianna Beretta Molla |
| (1897-1980) once an atheist, began catholic worker movement, fought for civil rights, preached nonviolence | Dorothy Day |
| (1910-1997) founded Missionaries of Charity, treated those in poverty with dignity and compassion, continues work today | Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta |
| Who wrote Laborem Exercens | St. John Paul II |
| When was Laborem Exercens written | 1981 |
| Theological and philosophical reflection on work and how it is a fundamental expression of the human person, work has dignity and aids in fulfilling vocation | Laborem Exercens |
| Who wrote Sollicitudo Rei Socialis | St. John Paul II |
| Explains how hopes of Populorum Progressio have not been fulfilled, condemns western materialism and east for attacks on dignity | Sollicitudo Rei Socialis |
| Who wrote Centesimus Annus | St. John Paul II |
| When was Centesimus Annus written | 1991 |
| Emphasizes solidarity, looks at the new things that have emerged socially since Rerum Novarum , condemns socialistic countries for their atheistic view of the human person | Centesimus Annus |
| Who wrote the catechism of the Catholic Church | St. John Paul II |
| When was the catechism of the Catholic Church written | 1992 |
| Compendium of Catholic doctrine, offers presentation of the church’s teaching on social justice | Catechism of the Catholic Church |
| Who wrote Evangelium Vitae | St. John Paul II |
| When was Evangelium Vitae written | 1995 |
| Reiterates most important human right-right to life, addresses specific attacks against human life | Evangelium Vitae |
| Who wrote Fides et Ratio | St. John Paul |
| When was Fides et Ratio written | 1998 |
| Who wrote the Compendium of the social Doctrine of the Church | Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace |
| When was the compendium of the social doctrine of the church written | 2004 |
| Connection between faith and reason is searching for truth, search for knowledge is search for God, warns against nihilism | Fides et Ratio |
| Summary of church’s social teaching, addressing and analyzing economic, political, and social realities | Compendium of the social doctrine of the church |
| Who wrote Caritas in Veritate | Pope Benedict XVI |
| When was Caritas in Veritate written | 2009 |
| Charity is always heart of social doctrine, key to development of people is aimed at common good, spirit of gratitude to God is necessary in our economic world | Caritas in Veritate |