POVERTY A Poverty of Resources, Riches, and Personhood

Poverty  SCV.03 identify the role of Scripture in ethical and moral decision-making;  PFV.01 describe the role of the Church as an institution empowered by the Holy Spirit and charged with the responsibility of the moral and ethical formation of her people;  PFV.03 explore ways Church teaching can help people understand contemporary ethical and moral issues as part of the discernment process.  CMV.03 apply a contemporary understanding of conscience to the process of conscience formation and moral decision-making;  CMV.05 apply Church teaching to contemporary ethical and moral issues.  PSV.02 define the broad meaning of the term “vocation” as an adoption of a stance before all forms of work as service to God and for others;  FLV.03 apply related Church teaching to values and practices that promote or undermine relationships and the sacredness of life.  We will describe the interdependence of poverty, participation, rights, work, and solidarity by applying them to contemporary issues.

Poverty  Poverty is often characterized by a lack of financial resources. This definition is subjective and relative to the community in which the person lives (i.e., a person in Toronto requires a higher income than someone in North Bay in order to maintain a similar standard of living).  Poverty is better described as a lack of the basic conditions required to live a full and dignified life. This definition goes beyond personal resources and encompasses a much broader scope of need, considering both material and spiritual conditions.

Poverty  Food  Clothing  Shelter  Health Care  Rest  Financial security  Education  Dignity  Self-worth  Love  Safety  Voice and Choice MaterialSpiritual

Poverty  The conditions which foster poverty are often intertwined so that the material needs prompt spiritual needs and vice-versa. Similarly, improving the conditions of one type, can lead to an improvement in the other type.  In this way, community, rights & responsibilities, the poor & vulnerable, work, and solidarity are all interdependent in the pursuit of human dignity.

Poverty  In order to examine the questions and conditions related to poverty, you will:  select one item from each of the two following groups,  review it and respond to the questions provided.  prepare to describe what it says about: Cause Effect CST

Poverty  In Search of the Good:  Pages  Questions 1-5, 8  Living Justice & Peace:  (ch.7)  Questions 1-6, 8-11,  Living Justice & Peace:  Page (ch.8)  Questions 2-3, 5-9, 11-17,  Council of Churches Letter  What are the key points?  How do they challenge society?  Do you agree/disagree?  Guardian Article  Questions as provided  ACBO Letter  Questions as provided  Web Reviews  What are the key points?  How do they challenge society?  Do you agree/disagree? Background/ContextApplication/Issues

Poverty  As you read, consider how you might describe your learning in the following categories using a graffiti board protocol.  Causes (short and long term);  Effects (local and global, personal and communal);  Application to CST (i.e., participation, rights, poverty, work, solidarity).

Poverty  Review the graffiti boards and jot some ideas in your notes (mind map, fishbone, journal, point form):  What is new to you?  What might you add?  What might you ask?  With what might you agree?  With what might you argue?