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(Civics) Questions: If you happen to not like a certain person in authority (principal, governor, president, etc.), how should you handle that? You should always respect the office and obey just rules (even Jesus respected Pilate). Disagreements can be handled by voting and appropriate communication.
What are some things a Christian must do when voting? All voters should educate themselves on the positions of those running and vote according to their informed conscience. The Bishops have recommended using Catholic Social Teaching as a reference.
We should vote according to an informed conscience. What does this mean and how is it best to inform one’s own conscience?
What is the purpose of consequences? To help the person become better.
Are penances in confession and during Lent punishment? No. They are an opportunity for reparation, to make amends.
From where does the word discipline derive? The verb “dicere-to learn.”
Catholic Social Teaching Big Words:
Stewardship
Informed Conscience
Kingdom of God
Authority
Respect
Catechism of the Catholic Church References:
Authority: 1880, 1897-1904
Duties of citizens: 2238-2246
Conscience: 1176-1802
Documents:
Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, November 2015, November 2011, November 2007
Responsibility, Rehabilitation, and Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Crime and Criminal Justice (en Español), November 2000
(History) Questions: Did God become man and walk on the earth for real or is it a type of folktale?
Jesus is real. He really walked on earth and events surrounding Him are well documented.
Does Jesus love people who don’t believe in Him? Yes.
In the beginning of America there was prejudice against Native Americans, slaves and even Catholics. What is prejudice? Why is it bad and how does one NOT become prejudice?
Do Catholics in other countries have different customs/traditions? Yes, especially Eastern Catholics. They have different styles in art, music, etc. But we all believe in Jesus, His Church and His Sacraments.
Catholic Big Words:
Unconditional
Prejudice
Virtue
Incarnation
Eastern Rite
Saint, Blessed, Venerable
Catechism of the Catholic Church References:
Cultural identity: 2441, 2820
Truth/judgment: 2475-2487
Why Word became flesh: 456-460
True God and True Man: 464-469
Documents:
Laudato Si’ (“On Care for Our Common Home”), Pope Francis, 2015
Redemptor Hominis, Pope John Paul II, 1979
Inquiries
How do various cultures express their beliefs and practices?
How do interpretations of events, people and places, or situations affect our
understanding of the past and present?
How do art, music, dance, and literature of various world cultures express time, place,
and a way of life?
(Geography) Questions:
People who travel around the world often experience a sense of wonder and realize how powerful or “smart” God is. What are examples in nature that bring wonder?
What does the variety, complexity, and interconnectedness of earth teach us about God? There is a creator who is omnipotent, omniscient, and infinite.
Do we need to take the Genesis story of creation literally? No, certain parts of Scripture were not written to be historical, but to teach bigger lessons. One God made all and He made it good. He made man stewards of creation. He gave man free will from which man chose to sin and we bear the effects of that separation (original sin).
How are geographic tools used to understand regions of the world?
How are regions of the United States and world interrelated?
How does the physical environment impact where and how people live and work?
Catholic Social Teaching Big Words:
Providence
Omnipotent
Omniscient
Infinite
Stewardship
Catechism of the Catholic Church References:
Almighty: 268-271
Creation: 282-301
Providence: 302-314
Documents:
Laudato Si’ (“On Care for Our Common Home”), Pope Francis, 2015
Dei Verbum (“Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation”), November 18, 1965
(Economics) Questions:
Is it better for a boss to pay workers a fair wage or to cut salaries in order to make more money?
What would Catholic Social Teaching say about what makes a good leader of groups? What makes a bad leader?
Should a person who has extra food help someone who has none? Likewise, should a country that has extra help a country who has none? Yes.
Should you always be paid for work? No– chores at home, helping a neighbor are ways of sharing gifts and talents.
Catholic Social Teaching Big Words:
Equity
Solidarity
Catholic Social Teaching
Catechism of the Catholic Church References:
Justice and Solidarity: 2437-2442
Authority in Society: 2234-2243
Human Solidarity: 1939-1942
Documents:
Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, 2004
Rerum Novarum (“On the Condition of Labor”)—Pope Leo XIII, 1891
Respecting the Just Rights of Workers, June 2009
Saints (Catholic Heroes) Relevant to Grades 3-5 Social Studies Themes
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Lourdes, Saint Paul Dominic,
Frances of Assisi, Vincent DePaul, Martin de Porres, Josephine Bakhita, Vincent de Paul, Louis de Marillac, Thèrése of Lisieux, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Peter Claver, Thomas More,Rose Philippine Duchesne, R.S.C.J. Francesca Saverio, Cabrini Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton John Nepomuk Neumann Rose-Philippine Duchesne Katharine Mary Drexel Pedro Calungsod
Barbara Cope (Marianne) Kateri Tekakwitha
Miguel José Serra Ferrer (Junípero)
Beatified:
Solanus Casey O.F.M.Cap.,. Frans Xaver Seelos, Teresa Demjanovich, Stanley Francis Rother
Venerable:
Augustus Tolton, Pierre Toussaint, Michael Joseph McGivney, Henriette DeLille
Missionaries To America:
Isaac Jogues—North America
Damien of Molokai—Hawaii Marianne
Cope—Hawaii Theodora Guérin—Indiana
Frances Cabrini—United States
Rose Philippine Duchesne—Mississippi River
Junipero Serra—West
John Neumann—Northeast
Missionaries From America:
Stanley Roth—Latin America
Elizabeth Ann Seton—To children
Katherine Drexel—Margins in United States
Kateri Tekawitha—Native American
Vincent Capodanno—Military to Vietnam
Emil Kapaun—Army to Korea
Walter Ciszek—Russia
Miscellaneous Missionaries:
Francis Xavier—India, Japan
Mother Teresa—India
Patrick—Ireland
Therese of Lisieux (via prayer)
St. Paul (via writing)
Matteo Ricci—China Endmund
Campion—England Peter Claver—To slaves
Students will learn the principles in Catholic Social Teaching and apply these principles to daily life and to the broader concepts in the Social Studies Curriculum.
Saints (Catholic Heroes) Relevant to Grade 4 Social Studies Themes
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