It linked three key elements: (1) personal empowerment of poor people, (2) participatory leadership and joint planning, and (3) discovering and challenging the root causes of poverty and oppression

Pacem in terris

Populorum progressio is an encyclical written by Pope Paul VI on the topic of “the development of peoples” and that the economy of the world should serve mankind and not just the few

Pope Francis

Through Work

Terms in this set (6)

• Cooperation Between the Classes -Labor & Capital must work together (cooperate)
• Dignity of Work -Work should provide a decent life for workers & their families
• Just Wage & Workers’ Associations
• Role of the State
• Private Ownership of Property
• Defense of the Poor

The three spheres, referred to as the practical, political, and personal spheres, can be used as a tool for understanding how, why and where transformations toward sustainability may take place

Praise Be to You

Pope Francis says destroying the environment is a sin, saying humans are turning the planet into ‘wasteland full of debris, desolation and filth’ in a call for urgent action on climate change

Laudato Si’ is an important tool for motivating Catholics, as well as those of other religious faiths Jewish and Muslim leaders have recently made similar statements about climate change, and these all acknowledge the scientific consensus as compiled by the very secular Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Pope John Paul II

Gospel According to John, fourth of the four New Testament narratives recounting the life and death of Jesus Christ John’s is the only one of the four not considered among the Synoptic Gospels (ie, those presenting a common view)

The fellowship of the family

Even from an economic perspective, the family is the vital cell of society in Europe and many of us have concretely experienced its irreplaceable role in their life The family is the place where children grow up in the best conditions

The family unit is born from the stable and committed communion of persons which marriage provides ‘Communion’ has to do with the personal relationship between the ‘I’ and the ‘thou’ The family, therefore, as a community of persons, is the first human ‘society’ It is at the very heart of the common good

Principal Two – Communion Is a Proclamation of Redemption When we take communion, we are to take it as a “proclamation of redemption” The only way God could redeem humankind was through the blood of Jesus Christ

Besides being born again in Christ, Holy Communion is God’s ordained channel of healing and wholeness He knew what He would accomplish through His sacrifice on the cross Jesus wanted us conscious of how His body was broken so we could be made whole, and His blood was shed for the forgiveness of our sins

In John Jesus tells us that unless one eats his body and drink his blood, we have no life “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you”

The answer is a resounding YES! In fact, when Jesus first modeled the spiritual tradition of communion, He did it in someone’s home If you’re a believer, you can take communion at home or just about anywhere

When you approach the priest or Extraordinary Minister, he/she will proclaim “the Body of Christ,” You proclaim your faith, both in word and in a gesture: as you say “Amen” (meaning I believe it!) you also bow as a way of showing your respect and faith

Nowhere in the scriptures does it talk of the need to have the elements blessed They are blessed when people partake of them with the right heart and motives Notice that it talks about people being interested in eating their meal and not sharing with others

Then close in prayer with your own words or something like this: “Father, thank you for your sacrifice Thank you for what you did on the cross to allow us to have a relationship with you Thank you for your grace and forgiveness and help us to honor you with our everyday lives Amen”

I thank You, O holy Lord, almighty Father, eternal God, who have deigned, not through any merits of mine, but out of the condescension of Your goodness, to satisfy me a sinner, Your unworthy servant, with the precious Body and Blood of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ

So, the only thing that we have to say in the prayers during the Lord’s Supper is: “Thank you for this bread,” and “Thank you for this fruit of the vine” We may say other things, but these are the only things that are required by Jesus example

Lord, I thank You for allowing Communion to unite me with Your people You are the Bread of Life, and I have come to partake of You so that I may have eternal life and so that life can be brought to Your body, both corporately and individually Amen