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| Toward sunrise, "[The] children screamed. They wanted food, water. This was not the first time. But we took nothing with us. We had no food and no water, and we did not know the reason. The children were hungry and thirsty. We were held this way for 24 hours while they were searching the houses all the time -- searching for valuables." Learn more about The Children of Terezin | ||||||||||
Rights and Responsibilities People have basic rights and responsibilities because of their human dignity that reflects the fact that they have been created in God's image. Catholic teaching emphasizes that people have a right to life and to the basic necessities that provide quality to life: food, shelter, health care, education, and employment. We are called to respect the rights of others and to seek the common good. |
Outreach The Catholic social tradition is grounded in the values and principles of Judeo-Christian religious experience which are reflected in the Christian scriptures and the church's lived tradition. It has evolved as each generation has attempted to live in society with reflective fidelity to those values and that religious vision. An active commitment to social justice is now recognized as essential to authentic Catholic faith Certain ministries at Holy Eucharist are focused on "social problems, problem solving involving human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance their spiritual well-being". The HOPE Outreach helps elderly citizens; Ministries to the homebound, the hospitalized, the residents of New Lisbon and to our Sister Parish, St Jude’s in Ecuador, reach out to help work with people viewed as having special disadvantages - in particular, those who are physically and materially challenged. As an intellectual tradition, Catholic Social Thought includes the work of great patristic and classical theologians, such as Augustine, Suarez and Thomas Aquinas, as well as the continuing reflection of individuals and contemporary schools addressing the issues and institutions of social living, such as Liberation Theology, African Theology, Asian Theology, Eco-theology and Feminist Theology. The tradition of official Catholic Social Teaching fosters social consciousness and concern in the church as it searches for more just and sustainable ways for the peoples of the earth to live together in peace. The heart of both Catholic social thought and Catholic Social Teaching is simple and forceful: the sacred dignity of every individual as a member of the community of creation. This grounds the full panoply of human rights and responsibilities, a special option for those in poverty and on the margins of society, the call to stewardship and global solidarity.
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