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A God of Life, A Civilization of Love:Catholic Social Teaching Marianist LIFE Conference Mid-LIFE – February 2007 Fr. Daniel Groody, csc
rdering of Society Towards Common Good O
D ignity of Human Person
O ption for the Poor
F reedom as Rights and Responsibilities
Social Justice as Right Relationships: A Philosophical Framework Common Good Distributive Justice Contributive Justice (Duties) (Rights) Human Dignity (Procedures) Commutative (Contractual) Justice Individual Individual
nvolvement of All in Creation of a New Social Order I
F amily of Blood and Family of Humankind
nvironment and Ecological Stewardship E
A Foundational Challenge: The Shipwrecked People of Today A Foundational Premise: A God of Life A Foundational Mission: A Civilization of Love Summary
…Upheld by (Christ’s) strength, the Church has always been in the front line in providing charitable help…These deeds strengthen the bases of the "civilization of love and life", without which the life of individuals and of society itself loses its most genuinely human quality. Even if they go unnoticed and remain hidden to most people, faith assures us that the Father "who sees in secret" (Mt 6:6) not only will reward these actions but already here and now makes them produce lasting fruit for the good of all…. Pope John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae The Gospel of Life a Civilization of Love