Option for the Poor and Vulnerable

Option for the poor and vulnerable is important to worry about because many poor people die do to lack in food and the conditions the live in. Most live in unhealthy places. In order to get money they try to stand in the middle or side of the road and hold up a sign saying that they are poor, homeless, and need money. Some of them go to a relief services such as the Waterfront Rescue Service, or the CST’s help in towns. Most people live under tarps hanged up in trees for shelter.

“In developing countries, hospitals and clinics often lack the most basic equipment and supplies to treat patients. Doctors and nurses often stand by helplessly, unable to administer lifesaving aid. Your gift can help provide items ranging from basic anti-diarrhea medicine to advanced medical equipment.”

-Food for the Poor


This is why we need to help the poor, because of health issues.


-Nick D.

Peace...

Since we are or were talking about creating peace in social studies , I'm going to do what Mr. O'Donnell does and combine them. Building peace means making development. This means having justice for all people and nations. It means recognizing a direction at work in the world, and making good choices and actions. We are to give good direction to everyone in the world. There are many things we can do to reach peace in our lives. During WW2, we stayed neutral to keep our peace, but really all we had to do was help those in need. As soon as we joined the war and made an alliance we defeated the Germans and created peace for awhile between nations. Hitler saw weakness in the Jews and decided to take control. He didn't treat them equally, instead he turned them into the most hated people in Germany, otherwise known as the holocaust. Peace has many different definitions. My definition for it is absolute happiness. We might get to have peace here in the land of freedom, but it's not the same for other countries. Peace is the reason why we started our country. People came from all over the world to be free. Back then we were scared to let out walls down to people who were different. Blacks, Whites, Asians, Chinese, many people came together and made peace. It was rough at first and still is to trust people who look different , but look at us now.

We are the melting pot. Now that we settled down, why not help those who don't have peace. People who have to worry about how they're going to survive the next day. Yeah, there are actual people who have to worry about things like that. There are actually people in the U.S. who worry about that too, maybe not as bad as 3rd world countries but close. We have homeless people all over. People go through hard times. How can we help them, you might ask. You can start by following the Catholic Social Teachings (CST). Treating people with respect and giving them food, and water. Treating them equal, and serving them. There are countless ways if you understand the CST ways. Lets create peace for other people. Show them the light to God and give them absolute happiness.

~Molly :)

Life and Dignity of the Human Person

I think that Life and Dignity of the Human Person is an important one because without it, this world would be different. Everyone would be attacking each other and many would die. Although many die each day many more would die without it. Life and Dignity of the Human Person means that every one is supposed to be treated fairly as everyone else. Over in Africa, there are CST members are helping the people in tribes to be closer to people and God.

Over in Iraq and Afghanistan none is treated fairly. With all the war it is not as fair as in other places. Because there are many religions in Iraq, there are many people that do not believe in their religion, so many of them protest why the religion is there. Here in America there are many religions, but many people do not care if one person does not like their religion. The World has over 750 million religions and many are part of one. Only about one-third of the whole World’s population has no religion in their life. Many try to get them to be religious but they refuse to.

-Nick D.

Our Solididarity

We are one human family whatever our race,ethniticty, sex, religion, or the way we live. We are brothers and sisters. Wherever we live, we know that God created us in his image and likeness. We all know that deep down in our hearts, we are all the same. Loving our neighbor has a major impact in a shrinking world, and 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. Yes, you will be seen as a young adult in society. But don't let that get in OUR way of making a change. The word "change" in our society means give back what we have been given. We have been given a choice in our country to choose our path in life. Most of us have chosen freedom and life, now we must give that to the countries that don't know the meaning of freedom. You may be a young adult or an adult with nothing left, we all have a meaning and impact in the world. Now is your time to tell yourself you can help change the world one person at a time.

by: Garrett

"Wal-Mart to Limit Toxic Cadmium in Kids' Products"

(Part2) Walmart has started to crack down on the use of the toxic metal cadmium in children's jewelry and other kids' products. They are doing this voluntarily. This is a way of showing the dignity of work and the rights of workers. They are protecting their customers' children from harmful products. They didn't have to do this.They could have just kept the products there and made money off of them, but they didn't. Cadmium can harm bones and kidneys. That's not all though. Walmart tested many of it's children's jewelry, and they cam out with high levels of it in them. This came out and the Californian senate mad a bill that banned cadmium from their children's jewelry. So, Walmart led by example, which is what we should do. The right of workers like Walmart can be big or small depending on what we decide.
~ Molly B.

Work..Work..Work!

(Part 1)
We will work everyday for the rest of our lives. God gave us each special gifts and talents. Our work that we do involves these gifts and talents. For example, if you love animals and animals love you, you might just one day become a vet, or work with animals. How we use them is all up to us. Work is more than a way of living, it is a way to participate in God's creation. Everyone should respect others work and their right to work. Workers must fully and faithfully perform their work they agreed to do. Whether it is work here on earth, like politics, or work for God, like creating peace. We need to work it to the fullest. Our life could be considered as a test to see if we worked right enough or if we just didn't care. We are basically all workers and we all have rights, so treat everyone how you would want to be treated. Being a worker means serving the community. Workers should get paid fairly and should be able to have appropriate hours of service.
~Molly Blake

LINKIN PARK - "Not Alone"

By: Garrett