2. Ethics across the Curriculum A Workshop for the Seattle Archdiocese Presenter: Sandra Foy Seattle Preparatory School Setting the Context Presented by: Sandra Foy

3. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy2 Agenda n Welcome n Activity n Role of teachers n Our heritage and legacy n The importance of Catholic Social Teaching n Important definitions n Overview of strategies to develop EAC n Examples of lesson plans, units developed by ASB

4. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy3 Reflect on: Write down 3 things about the student with whom you work that: make you hopeful Write down 3 things about the students with whom you work that: cause you concern Share these with the person next to you.

5. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy4 Setting the Context Clip from The Emperor’s Club What is our role as educators in the formation of students’ character? What is our relationship with parents in this endeavor?

6. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy5 n Worldview rooted in gospel values and lived experience as a community. n Intellectual tradition: recognizing truth wherever it can be found. n Examen: reflective living and relating. Our Heritage and Our Legacy

7. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy6 Catholic Social Teaching A Key to Catholic Identity Office for Social Justice Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis 328 West Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102 651-291-4477 http://www.osjspm.org

8. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy7 The Problem: Far too many Catholics are unfamiliar with the basic content of Catholic social teaching. More fundamentally, many Catholics do not adequately understand that the social mission of the Church is an essential part of Catholic faith. This poses a serious challenge for all Catholics, since it weakens our capacity to be a Church that is true to the demands of the Gospel. We need to do more to share the social mission and message of our Church. Sharing Catholic Social Teaching: Challenges and Directions U.S. Bishops, 1998

9. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy8 A Key to Catholic Identity The central message is simple: our faith is profoundly social. We cannot be called truly “Catholic” unless we hear and heed the Church's call to serve those in need and work for justice and peace. Communities of Salt and Light, U.S. Bishops, 1993

10. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy9 Vatican II’s Ecclesiology  The Church is a sign and a safeguard of the dignity of the human person.  A religious organization whose purpose it is to help bring about the reign of God in history.  The social mission is “constitutive” not extra-curricular or optional.

11. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy10 Justice in the World, 1971 Synod Action on behalf of justice and participation in the transformation of the world fully appear to us as a constitutive dimension of the preaching of the Gospel, or, in other words, of the Church's mission for the redemption of the human race and its liberation from every oppressive situation.

12. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy11 Constitutive Elements of Church  Scripture -- hearing the Good News  Sacraments -- worship, prayer life, etc.  Social Mission -- action for social justice

13. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy12 Catholic Social Teaching  Rooted in the Bible  Continually developed in Catholic Social Teaching -- Observe, judge, act

14. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy13 Biblical themes of justice  God is active in human history  Creation  Covenant relationship  Community  Anawim -- "the widows, orphans and aliens”  The example of Jesus – reign of God, healing In biblical faith, the doing of justice is the primary expectation of Yahweh. Walter Brueggeman

15. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy14 Vatican II This split between the faith which many profess and their daily lives deserves to be counted among the more serious errors of our age. Long since, the Prophets of the Old Testament fought vehemently against this scandal and even more so did Jesus Christ Himself in the New Testament threaten it with grave punishments.

16. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy15 1891Rerum NovarumLeo XIII 1931Quadragesimo AnnoPius XI 1961Mother and TeacherJohn XXIII 1963Peace on EarthJohn XXIII 1965Church in the Modern WorldVatican II 1967The Development of PeoplesPaul VI 1971A Call to ActionPaul VI 1971Justice in the WorldSynod of Bishops 1979Redeemer of HumanityJohn Paul II 1981On Human WorkJohn Paul II 1988On Social ConcernJohn Paul II 1991The One Hundredth YearJohn Paul II 1995The Gospel of LifeJohn Paul II Modern Catholic Social Teaching

17. Individual Commutative (Contractual) Distributive Contributive Society

18. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy17 Major Themes from Catholic Social Teaching  Human dignity  Community  Rights and duties  Option for the poor  Participation  Economic Justice  Stewardship of Creation  Solidarity  Role of Government  Promotion of Peace

19. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy18 1. Human dignity The person is sacred, made in the image of God.

20. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy19 2. Community / Common Good The social nature of the human person The fact that human beings are social by nature indicates that the betterment of the person and the improvement of society depend on each other.…humanity by its very nature stands completely in need of life in society. Vatican II, The Church in the Modern World “Every man for himself,” said the elephant as he danced among the chickens. Charles Dickens

21. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy20 3. Rights and duties  Civil/political  Economic/social Every person has a right to the basic material necessities that are required to live a decent life.

22. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy21 4. Option for the Poor  Remember the “widows, orphans, and aliens.”  A necessary element of the common good

23. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy22 5. Participation All people have a right to a minimum level of participation in the economic, political, and cultural life of society.

24. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy23 6. Economic Justice  The economy must serve people, not the other way around. People are more important than things; labor is more important than capital.  All workers have a right to productive work, to decent wages, to safe working conditions; and they have a right to organize and join unions.  People have a right to economic initiative and private property, but these rights have limits. No one is allowed to amass excessive wealth when others lack the basic necessities of life.

25. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy24 7. Stewardship of Creation The goods of the earth are gifts. We hold them in trust, as stewards. “God destined the earth and all it contains for all people and nations so that all created things would be shared fairly by all humankind under the guidance of justice tempered by charity.” On the Development of Peoples

26. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy25 8. The Virtue of Solidarity “It is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good; that is to say, to the good of all...because we are all really responsible for all.” Pope John Paul II, On Social Concern, 1987

27. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy26 Role of Government  The state has a positive moral function. It is an instrument to promote human dignity, protect human rights, and build the common good  Subsidiarity  As small as possible  As big as necessary

28. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy27 10. Promotion of Peace n Peace is not just the absence of war n “If you want peace, work for justice.” Pope Paul VI, 1972, World Day of Peace Message

29. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy28 Implications for Catholic Educators Catholic schools, religious education and faith formation programs are vitally important for sharing the substance and values of the Catholic social justice heritage. Just as the social teaching of the Church is integral to Catholic faith, the social justice dimensions of teaching are integral to Catholic education and catechesis. They are an essential part of Catholic identity and formation. Sharing Catholic Social Teaching: Challenges and Directions U.S. Bishops, 1998

30. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy29 “Seven Commandments” for Integrating Catholic Social Teaching into Our Faith  Rooted in prayer and worship.  Integrate, don’t isolate.  Content counts – study the documents.  Competency really counts.  Charity (social service) is not enough.  Thou shalt observe, judge, act.  Thou shalt have fun!

31. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy30 Make sure the teaching is rooted in prayer and worship. Cultivate a spirituality that is not just private, but also public and social. Catholicism does not call us to abandon the world, but to help shape it. This does not mean leaving worldly tasks and responsibilities, but transforming them. Everyday Christianity: To Hunger and Thirst for Justice U.S. Bishops, November, 1998

32. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy31 Integrate, don’t isolate The commitment to human life and dignity, to human rights and solidarity is a calling every Catholic must share. It is not a vocation for a few, but a challenge for every Catholic educator. The values of the Church's social teaching must not be treated as tangential or optional. They must be a core part of teaching and formation. Sharing Catholic Social Teaching: Challenges and Directions, U.S. Bishops, 1998

33. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy32 Content counts Study the documents. There is a universal need to be more explicit in teaching the principles of Catholic social thought and helping people apply and act on those principles. Sharing Catholic Social Teaching: Challenges and Directions U.S. Bishops, 1998

34. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy33 Competency really counts We strongly urge Catholics to create additional resources and programs that will address the lack of familiarity with Catholic social teaching among many…. Sharing Catholic Social Teaching: Challenges and Directions U.S. Bishops, 1998

35. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy34 Charity (social service) is not enough. There is a need for Catholic educational and catechetical programs not only to continue offering direct service experiences, but also to offer opportunities to work for change in the policies and structures that cause injustice. Sharing Catholic Social Teaching: Challenges and Directions U.S. Bishops, 1998

36. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy35 Thou shalt observe, judge, act n Observe the facts; know the reality n Use social analysis and moral values to make judgments about the facts n Plan a realistic and effective strategy for action

37. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy36 Thou shalt have fun No one likes a grim do-gooder!

38. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy37 What if we applied those themes to our classrooms? n Human dignity n Community n Rights and duties n Option for the “poor” n Participation n Economic justice n Stewardship of creation n Solidarity n Role of government n Promotion of peace

39. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy38 Let us be: Salt and Light for the World “You’re supposed to be the leaven in the loaf, not part of the lump.”

40. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy39 Cardinal Bernardin & the Seamless Garment n Respect to life applies in all areas: –Abortion –War –Death penalty –End-of-life decisions –Poverty

41. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy40 Cardinal Bernardin & the Seamless Garment n Respect to life applies in all areas: –Abortion –War –Death penalty –End-of-life decisions –Poverty

42. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy41 The Gannon Lecture “If one contends, as we do, that the right of every fetus to be born should be protected by civil law and supported by civil consensus, then our moral, political and economic responsibilities do not stop at the moment of birth. Those who defend the right to life of the weakest among us must be equally visible in support of the quality of life of the powerless among us: the old and the young, the hungry and the homeless, the undocumented immigrant and the unemployed worker. Such a quality of life posture translates into specific political and economic positions on tax policy, employment generation, welfare policy, nutrition and feeding programs, and health care. Consistency means we cannot have it both ways: We cannot urge a compassionate society and vigorous public policy to protect the rights of the unborn and then argue that compassion and significant public programs on behalf of the needy undermine the moral fiber of the society or are beyond the proper scope of governmental responsibility.“ --The Gannon Lecture, --The Gannon Lecture, 1983

43. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy42 Important Basic Definitions Ethics and Morality n Ethics: Refers to the principles of conduct governing an individual or group. Can also refer to a systematic study of those principles of conduct n Ethical: suggests the involvement of more difficult or subtle questions of just, fair, or equitable behavior in accordance with accepted standards of conduct. n Moral: Implies conformity to established sanctioned codes or accepted standards of behavior considered to be good. The ethics of a person or group make up the formula from which moral conduct follows. n Morality: the practice of ethical behavior in conformity with established norms of what is considered to be good. Morality is the conduct that follows from one’s ethical base.

44. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy43 Important Basic Definitions Virtue, Character, and Wisdom n Virtue n Character n Wisdom

45. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy44 Sources of Ethics n Laws, justice n Sentiment, feelings n Reason n Good will n Greatest good for the greatest number n Respect for persons n Absolute values of truth and nonviolence n Self-interest n Concern for one’s soul n Moral codes

46. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy45 Specifically for Catholic Schools n The Christian worldview and Natural Law n Theological virtues “the foundation of Christian moral activity” (Catechism of the Catholic Church) Faith—hope—charity n Catholic Social Teaching n Gospel

47. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy46 A challenge and an opportunity for Catholic Schools n Schools are built on a culture that emphasizes “knowing” n Community is built on a philosophy of “not knowing” all of the answers: filling each other up and relying on one another

48. 9/24/03 Sandra Foy47 Classroom Application Initial Moral Orientations How important are these in your life, the life of your students? Your LifeThe Lives of your Students Less  More Religious commands 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Conscience 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Selfishness 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Duty 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Respect 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Rights 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Consequences for everyone 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Justice 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Personal virtues 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Care 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5