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Salt and Light

This ministry promotes the values, principles and practices that lead us, as Catholics, to actively live the social justice & the Catholic teachings of our Catholic faith.  Salt and Light promotes a stronger awareness of existing social injustices that impels us to participate in a just society.  In this way, we strive to follow the Gospel call into a relationship of solidarity with all of God’s people.

The Church’s social teaching is a rich treasure of wisdom about building a just society and living lives of holiness amidst the challenges of modern society. Salt and Light has sponsored a series of Bulletin announcements outlining the Seven Key Themes of Catholic Social Teaching.

To learn more about Salt and Light:

Contact:  Janet Whitchurch at leggere2003(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)yahoo.com or carolg(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)mac.com@mac.com 372-1900

Key Themes

#1 – Life and Dignity of the Human Person

The Catholic Church proclaims that human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society. This belief is the foundation of all the principles of our social teaching. In our society, human life is under direct attack from abortion and euthanasia. The value of human life is being threatened by cloning, embryonic stem cell research, and the use of the death penalty. Catholic teaching also calls on us to work to avoid war. Nations must protect the right to life by finding increasingly effective ways to prevent conflicts and resolve them by peaceful means. We believe that every person is precious, that people are more important than things, and that the measure of every institution is whether it threatens or enhances the life and dignity of the human person.

#2 – Call to Family, Community, and Participation

The person is not only sacred but also social. How we organize our society in economics and politics, in law and policy directly affects human dignity and the capacity of individuals to grow in community. Marriage and the family are the central social institutions that must be supported and strengthened, not undermined. We believe people have a right and a duty to participate in society, seeking together the common good and well-being of all, especially the poor and vulnerable.

#3 – Rights and Responsibilities

The Catholic tradition teaches that human dignity can be protected and a healthy community can be achieved only if human rights are protected and responsibilities are met. Therefore, every person has a fundamental right to life and a right to those things required for human decency. Corresponding to these rights are duties and responsibilities–to one another, to our families, and to the larger society.

#4 – Option for the Poor and Vulnerable

A basic moral test is how our most vulnerable members are faring. In a society marred by deepening divisions between rich and poor, our tradition recalls the story of the Last Judgment (Mt 25:31-46) and instructs us to put the needs of the poor and vulnerable first.

#5 – The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers

The economy must serve people, not the other way around. Work is more than a way to make a living; it is a form of continuing participation in God’s creation. If the dignity of work is to be protected, then the basic rights of workers must be respected–the right to productive work, to decent and fair wages, to the organization and joining of unions, to private property, and to economic initiative.

#6 – Solidarity

We are one human family whatever our national, racial, ethnic, economic, and ideological differences. We are our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers, wherever they may be. Loving our neighbor has global dimensions in a shrinking world. At the core of the virtue of solidarity is the pursuit of justice and peace. Pope Paul VI taught that “if you want peace, work for justice.”1 The Gospel calls us to be peacemakers. Our love for all our sisters and brothers demands that we promote peace in a world surrounded by violence and conflict.

#7 – Care for God’s Creation

We show our respect for the Creator by our stewardship of creation. Care for the earth is not just an Earth Day slogan, it is a requirement of our faith. We are called to protect people and the planet, living our faith in relationship with all of God’s creation. This environmental challenge has fundamental moral and ethical dimensions that cannot be ignored.

 

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    • Catholic Daughters of the Americas
    • Children’s Faith Formation
    • Christians in Commerce
    • Communion Ministers (Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion)
    • Communion Ministry to the Sick and Homebound
    • Finance Council
    • Get on the Bus
    • Helping Hands
    • Heritage Center & Docent Ministry
    • Hospitality/Ushers
    • Liturgical Movement
    • Liturgy Planning Committee
    • Loaves and Fishes / Food Pantry
    • Ministry of the Word
    • MOMS: Ministry of Mothers Sharing
    • Music Ministry
    • Our Lady of Guadalupe Society
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    • Pastoral Planning Team
    • Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)
    • Salt and Light
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    • Small Christian Communities
    • Social Media and Web
    • St. Therese: The Little Flower Fund
    • Take a Second Look: A Ministry for Returning Catholics
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