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Key Themes In Catholic Teaching
• Life and Dignity of the Human Person
Respecting one’s dignity implies that individuals have access to the basic
necessities of life, which enable them to live humanly. Our belief in the
sanctity of human life and the inherent dignity of the human person is the
foundation of all the principles of our social teaching. The Catholic Church
believes that every person is precious, that people are more important than
things, and that the measure of every institution is whether it threatens or
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• Call to Family, Community, and Participation
The person is not only sacred but also social. We each exist in a community. Our
individual welfare and the protection of our rights (housing, health care,
employment, education, physical protection, etc.) should be safeguarded by
community policies and structures. The family is the central social institution
that must be supported and strengthened, not undermined. Everyone should be
involved in decisions that affect their lives. We believe
people have a right and duty to participate in society, seeking together the
common good and well-being of all, especially the poor and vulnerable.
• Rights and Responsibilities of All People
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—food and shelter,
education and employment, healthcare and housing. Corresponding to these rights
are duties and responsibilities – to one another, to our families, and to the
larger society. Common good implies that social structures of society must be
crafted in such a way that all people have the opportunity to participate and
fulfill their basic human needs.
• Option for the Poor and Vulnerable
The overriding Gospel Principle is the obligation to attend to the poor and
vulnerable. In her social teachings the Church holds strongly to the truth that
the moral fabric of a nation is determined by how well it provides for the
weakest among us—the unborn, those dealing with disabilities or terminal
illness, the poor and marginalized. We must put the needs of the poor and
vulnerable first.
• Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers
The dignity of work flows from the dignity of the human person and the rights of
the person to participate in using his/her gifts and skills to provide for one’s
livelihood and that of one’s family. The economy must serve the people, not the
other way around. Economic justice calls for decent work at fair, living wages,
opportunities for legal status for immigrant workers, and the opportunity for
all people to work together for the common good through their work, ownership,
enterprise, investment, participation in unions, and other forms of economic
activity.
• Solidarity of the Human Family
We are one human family and we depend on each other, whatever our national,
ethnic, economic, and ideological differences. No one should be excluded. Our
Catholic commitment to solidarity requires that we pursue justice, eliminate
racism, end human trafficking, protect human rights, seek peace, and avoid the
use of force except as a necessary last resort. Learning to practice the virtue
of solidarity means learning that “loving our neighbor” has global dimensions in
an interdependent world.
• Care for God’s Creation
All gifts of nature, natural resources and technology must serve the dignity of
the person, support the community and contribute to the common good. We show our
respect for the Creator by being careful stewards of God’s creation and by
ensuring a safe and hospitable environment for vulnerable human beings now and
in the future. This environmental challenge has fundamental moral and ethical
dimensions that cannot be ignored. Care for the earth is not just an Earth Day
slogan; it is a requirement of our faith.
Please contact Mary Beth Ford by email
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Mass Schedule
Saturday Evening
5:00p
Sunday
7:00a, 8:00a, 9:30a, 11:00a, 6:00p (Spanish)
Evening Before Holy Day
7:00p
Holy Days
6:30a, 8:00a
Monday - Saturday
8:00a |
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Confessions
Every Saturday from 4:15 - 4:45pm.
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Adoration
1st Monday of the Month.
Benediction at 6:45pm.
Adoración Nocturna continues until
8:00pm with song and prayer.
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