In my homily I suggested getting groups together to study Catholic Social Teaching, and then joining local political parties to bring a Catholic voice to politics. Someone asked me for a resource to learn Catholic Social Teaching. I have the perfect tool
"The Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church" written by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
The Vatican has taken all the principles of Catholic Social teaching from the last 100 years and put into one book. It is excellent: It speaks of the Church's understanding of the human being and human rights. It then discusses the general principles of social dotrine. Next it touches on specific topics of 1. Family life. 2. Human work, 3. Economic Life 4. Political life and systems of government 5. International relations 6. Promotion of peace, and 7. Safeguarding the Environment.
http://www.amazon.com/Compendium-Doctrine-Pontifical-Council-Justice/dp/1574556924/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262567014&sr=8-1
Get it and read it on your own, or get a group together to discuss it.
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I found the document online on the Vatican's website:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/justpeace/documents/rc_pc_justpeace_doc_20060526_compendio-dott-soc_en.html#The%20value%20of%20human%20rights