1. Thou shall not Steal or Covet
The 7th and
10th commandments

2. Other issues that are stealing:
cheating
Piracy
Slavery or kidnapping
Ponzi and “pyramid” schemes or other “business” schemes that defraud the public
Identity theft
Stealing others rights by denying minorities or others of their due in a country’s ecomonic or political life.

3. 2 similar terms
R______________: Making amends: not always returning the exact thing.
R___________: Returning what you have stolen or paying for what was stolen.
If something is stolen, one of these must be a part of Reconciliation.

4. Hebrew Scriptures
Do not consider the poor taking food from farmers for themselves to be stealing. This is called GLEANING. It had specific rules.
Many ancient cultures mutilated offenders to ensure that all knew who the thieves were in their community.
Also used to shame and punish thieves

5. Values in the 7th commandment
Respect for others’ property
Respect for the earth’s resources
Sharing the earth’s resources responsibly
Awareness of the common good: (not just the majority but ALL of humankind.)
Environmental justice: Responsibility for our ecological footprint. Call to find solutions.

6. Another Value: S___________
What issues do YOU feel are most important when a Christian thinks about caring for the earths and its gifts?

7. Possible answers….. Global w___________
Awareness of local and ________ poverty
Awareness of hunger
Alleviate poverty
Alleviate hunger
Energy conservation
What else???

8. Proper use of Wealth Economic injustice hurts the poor p____________,
But wounds the _________ of the rich who cannot perceive excess but only the desire for more.
P______________ Option for the _____. (Do you remember what this is??)

9. Envy/ jealousy: the sins of the 10th commandment
How does envy _________ relationships?
How does envy affect one’s ______ of ____?
Does envy affect the ability to have a balanced viewpoint of life?
VALUE of the 10th commandment:
D______________ Defined as:___________________________________

10. Covetousness
Coveting in _______________ in our consumer driven society.
We are made to feel that it is o.k. to want more than we need for basic health and life.
What are the negative results of overconsumption?

11. Vocation and Work
Work is part of our vocation – that is, God’s call for our purpose in life. Our work should reflect our values, including our religious values.

12. Saints and vocation to the work of creation
Saint Vincent De Paul
Saint Louise de Marillac
Mother Theresa of Calcutta
Frederic Ozanam
St Francis of Assisi