Catholic Social Teaching and Responses to Suffering Flashcard

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What is one of the two approaches in "Two Feet of Love in Action"?

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Charitable Works

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What do Mother Teresa, St. Francis Xavier, Theodore James Ryken, Martin Luther King Jr., and Mahatma Gandhi have in common?

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They all responded to the needs or suffering in the world.

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What does "distress" or "suffering" imply (mean)?

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An external and usually temporary cause of great physical or mental strain and stress

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What does "agony" suggest according to the document?

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Pain too intense to be borne

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Name four reasons for our responses to suffering: Hopelessness, individualism, enlightened self-interest, compassion; Anger, joy, fear, surprise; Sadness, happiness, confusion, excitement; Love, hate, envy, pride.

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Hopelessness, individualism, enlightened self-interest, compassion

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What are two responses to suffering that lead to taking action?

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Compassion and Enlightened Self Interest

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What is a positive reason to respond to suffering?

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Compassion

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What does 'Enlightened Self Interest' mean in the context of responding to suffering?

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Helping others with the understanding it benefits everyone

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What is one reason for doing something when faced with suffering? Options: Selfishness, Apathy, Indifference.

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Enlightened self-interest

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What does "Hopelessness" mean in the context of responding to suffering?

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Believing that what one wants can never actually happen and is impossible.