Shalom.

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OPENING HYMN482 Come, Holy Ghost
Come Holy Ghost, Creator blestAnd in our Hearts
take up thy restCome with thy grace and
heavn-ly aidTo fill the hearts which thou hast
made, To fill the hearts which thou hast made.
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OPENING PRAYER
Come, O Holy SpiritEnlighten our minds to know
the truth of ChristEncourage our hearts to love
the truth of ChristStrengthen our wills to live
the truth of ChristWe ask You through Christ our
LordAmen
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7 THEMES OF C.S.T.

1. The Life and Dignity of the Human Person
2. Call to Family, Community, and Participation
3. Rights and Responsibilities
4. Option for the Poor
5. The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers
6. Solidarity
7. Care for Gods Creation

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Bible Blitz Format

• BIBLE Fr. Ed Thompson
• SAINTS Bert Ghezzi
• TRADITION Brandon Vogt

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COMMUNITY.
it was not good for the Man to be alone
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We have all known the long loneliness, and we
have found the answer is community. Dorothy Day
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Tonights Topics
2. Call to Family, Community, and Participation
3. Rights and Responsibilities
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Call to Family, Community, and ParticipationPart
1 - The Old Testament

• God Is Community let us make man
• First Parents It is not good for man to be
  alone.
• First Family Be fertile and multiply fill the
  earth.
• Chosen People Father of Nations - Abraham

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Call to Family, Community, and ParticipationPart
2 - The New Testament

• The Holy Family she gave birth
• Disciples The 72
• Apostles The 12
• Apostolic Church Pentecost
• St. Paul Apostle to the Gentiles

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Rights and Responsibilities

• The Ten Commandments
• Book of Deuteronomy
• The Sermon on the Mount
• Works of Mercy
• St. Paul Collection for Jerusalem

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Saints and Family Life

• Elizabeth of Hungary and Louis mutual respect
• Frances of Rome care of husband and children
• Frederick Ozanam care for wife and child
• Ann Mary Taigi family prayer time
• Louis Martin time with Therese and formation
• Katharine Drexel training in generosity

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St. Roque Gonzalez(1576-1628)

• Built village communities for natives
• Provided each family with a home and garden
• Defended the rights of natives against
• conquistadors
• 30 communities for 80,000 natives

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2. CALL TO FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND PARTICIPATION
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FAMILY
As the family goes, so goes the nation and so
goes the world in which we live. - Pope John
Paul II
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COMMUNITY
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PARTICIPATION
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THE CHURCH POLITICS

• Political, not partisan
• Principled, but not ideological
• Clear, but civil
• Engaged, but not used

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3. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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The Table
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4 Legs
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RIGHTS (1 of 2)

• Life, liberty, and security of person
• Food, clothing, housing, sufficient healthcare,
  rest, and leisure
• Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion
• Manifest ones own religion either individually
  or in a community
• Choose a state of life, to found a family, and
  to enjoy all conditions necessary for family life

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RIGHTS (2 of 2)

• Property and work, to adequate working
  conditions and a just wage
• Assembly and association
• Freedom of movement, to internal and external
  migration
• Nationality and residence
• Political Participation
• Participation in the free choice of the people
  to which on belongs

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Great Power.
Great Responsibility.
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BALANCE
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LIVE IT OUT
1. Love your family. (Pray together.) 2.
Seek authentic community. (Spend time with
someone outside of your social circle.) 3.
Participate in society, promoting the rights of
others. (www.FaithfulCitizenship.org)
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Next Mondays Topics
4. Option forthe Poor
5. The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers
Prayer Time Thursday 6pm Side Chapel
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CLOSING PRAYER
Glory be to the Father,and to the Son,and to
the Holy Spirit,As it was in the beginning,is
now, and ever will be.World without end.Amen.
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CLOSING HYMN524 Holy God, We Praise Thy Name
Holy God we praise thy nameLord of all we bow
before theeAll on earth thy scepter claimAll in
heavn above adore theeInfinite thy vast
domainEverlasting is thy reignInfinite thy vast
domainEverlasting is thy reign