Tag: Justice

When we see the weakest treated unjustly, the marginalized taken advantage of, the most vulnerable violated, it tears away at our belief in a god of justice.  But God knows and sees all.  My hope lies in knowing and believing that all wrongs will be righted. 

Justice is the virtue where I give others what is due to them. In a complicated world, it’s easy to lose sight of what we are due. We get caught up in the worldly realm of wants and desires rather than concentrating on the needs that bond all of us humans together. 

Cries for justice ring throughout our nation and world every day, and even more loudly protests against injustice. Justice is not an idle topic for consideration, it is the issue of our day. 

What is justice?

Living responsibly and building a just society calls us to care for God’s creation.

Our faith calls us to solidarity.

To live our faith, we must do two things: love God with all our heart and love our neighbor as ourselves. We live with the eyes and heart of Christ, concerned with the poor and ensuring the dignity of work and rights of workers. This is how we extend God’s reach into the world. 

Our faith teaches us that with rights come responsibility. We have a right to life and to live a decent life. As we do, we have a responsibility to ensure others have the same opportunity.

We are called to live as people of love and hope. Yes, we can and should pray, but our holy scriptures and tradition of Catholic Social Justice Teachings also call us to act.

Our faith educates us in how to deal with the pressing issues of the day. There is rich history of social teaching in the Catholic Church that goes back centuries and provides a compelling challenge for living responsibly and building a just society. This modern Catholic Social Teaching, rooted in Scripture and articulated through a tradition of written documents, has evolved over time in response to the challenges of the day. 

As a virtue, justice is the constant and permanent determination to give everyone his or her rightful due. It is a habitual inclination of the will and therefore always recognizes each one’s rights, under any and all circumstances.