Laborem Exercens Pope John Paul II‚ 1981‚ On Human Work Laborem Exercens commemorates the ninetieth anniversary of Pope Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum. The context of which it was written then was that of the emerging crisis of the Communist systems in Central and Eastern Europe (Solidarity). Pope John Paul II understood just how that system had failed to recognize the dignity of work. From his experience‚ he became aware that any form of mater
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IOANNES PAULUS PP. II LABOREM EXERCENS To His Venerable Brothers in the Episcopate to the Priests to the Religious Families to the sons and daughters of the Church and to all Men and Women of good will on Human Work on the ninetieth anniversary of Rerum Novarum | BlessingVenerable Brothers and Dear Sons and Daughters‚ Greetings and apostolic BlessingTHROUGH WORK man must earn his daily bread1 and contribute to the continual advance of science and technology and‚ above all‚ to elevating
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men’s and women’s dignity and worth. (Laborem Exercens) * Pope Benedict XVI reminds us that in labor issues‚ “the primary capital to be safeguarded and valued is man ‚the human person in his or her integrity.” (Caritas In Veritate) * In Genesis‚ we see that the dignity of work consists of teaching that man and woman “ought to imitate God his creator‚ in working‚ because man alone has the unique characteristics of likeness to God.” (Laborem Exercens) * It is “central to the freedom
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Family: Work and Rest The NEED to BALANCE WORK and REST in FAMILY LIFE 7th World Meeting of Families‚ May 30 – June 2‚ 2012 in Milan‚ Italy Pope Benedict XVI called for a healthier balance between work and rest. The natural rhythms of work and recreation are essential to family life A proper understanding of rest and recreation would help to restore family life In our time‚ unfortunately‚ WORK – excessive competitiveness motivated by the quest for success and the view to
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Catholic Social Teaching is a body of doctrine developed by the Catholic Church on matters of poverty and wealth‚ economics‚ social organizationand the role of the state. Its foundations are widely considered to have been laid by Pope Leo XIII’s 1891 encyclical letter Rerum Novarum‚ which advocated economic Distributism and condemned both Capitalism and Socialism‚ although its roots can be traced to the writings of Catholic thinkers such as St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine of Hippo‚ and is also
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PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE VOCATION OF THE BUSINESS LEADER A REFLECTION FOREWORD From the 24th to 26th of February 2011 a seminar entitled “Caritas in Veritate: The Logic of Gift and the Meaning of Business” was held at the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (PCJP)‚ in collaboration with the John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought of the Center for Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas and the Ecophilos Foundation. The meeting followed the October
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Steroid Use in Baseball: A Social Injustice? In the year of 1998 the sport of baseball ruled the landscape of the sports world as people all over the country were watching Mark Mcgwire and Sammy Sosa race towards the single-season home run record. Major League Baseball‚ the ruling body of professional baseball in the United States‚ was all too thrilled with their newfound popularity and growing revenues. The game of baseball had long been considered “the” American pastime‚ but entering the 98’ season
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SOCIOLOGY 3 Socio Cultural Dimension Prof. Ma Corazon T. Unas Institute of Religion • Man tends to ask the why’s of things as he grows older… why do we study? why is it difficult to be good? why do we need to listen to others? Many will give answers… but all of them boils down to one source and goal… all are directly or indirectly related to the HUMAN PERSONthe center of all. But MAN is a paradox- hard to understand‚ each individual is a complex being with different traits‚ yet whole. The need
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aspect of the person that has resulted "in man’s abasement to previously unsuspected levels‚ the age of human values trampled on as never before" (John Paul II : Address to the Latin American Bishops’‚ London : Collins 1979). John Paul teaches in laborem exercens that only a spiritual understanding of the person establishes the right order of priorities in the economic and political order. 1.2 : "Where there is no vision‚ the people perish" (Prov: 29:18). In our faith vision‚ we see God at work in the
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How and to what purpose does Virgil use ekphrasis in the Aeneid? Virgil’s use of ekphrasis in the Aeneid has attracted much attention by classical scholars; as such the coverage on this topic is extensive. This essay therefore does not aim to purport all of Virgil’s techniques and aims in regard to describing art in the Aeneid – a subject on which entire books have been written – rather the brevity of this essay necessitates an overview of the predominant theories‚ whilst attempting to shed light
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