Rights and Responsibilites

The Catholic Social Teaching "Rights and Responsibilities" teaches us how the rights of humans are protected. Each and every human has a right to live their life and we also have a right to have the things that allow us to live a decent life. These things include shelter, food, education, health care, freedom of religion, ect. With these things come responsibilities. We all have responsibilities whether it's a family, school, or a daily job. To achieve a successful, healthy community, we must not only care for ourselves or our family, but also our community. When we all come together and care for one another the society we live in today becomes a better place!

“It is agreed that in our time the common good is chiefly guaranteed when personal rights and duties are maintained. The chief concern of civil authorities must therefore be to ensure that these rights are acknowledged, respected, coordinated with other rights, defended and promoted, so that in this way everyone may more easily carry out their duties. For 'to safeguard the inviolable rights of the human person, and to facilitate the fulfillment of each one's duties, should be the chief duty of every public authority.'”

- Pacem in Terris: Peace on Earth
John XXIII, 1963

Kierstyn O

Solidarity

Many of us have at one point and time gone with the crowd and have made fun others. Maybe you didn't think about how the other person might feel, I know I have. The most important thing in our community is solidarity. For those of you that don't know what solidarity is, it's the connection between all of those in the community. It's support in every way, its the love that makes us so close. It's not leaving out, but bringing in everybody. Even that person you don't like as much, to get out of your bubble of insecurity and self consciousness and reach out to those who you don't like as much.

Do you get it? Do you get why we need to be together, and to be a big family. If you live out this teaching you will find great happiness in life. Most people don't find this out until its to late, but in todays soceity we have the internet. We can spread this wonderful word and bring everybody to the light.

Rasul G.