Giving with God: Reflections on Wealth

Course Summary

Seminar participants are invited to reflect deeply upon the economic social justice principles of the Church.   Using scripture as their touchstones, seminar participants will gain a better understanding of the meaning and importance of these principles for their own lives and as guides for building a more just society.

Successful completion of this course earns 1.5 CEU's.

General Course Objectives

• To gain a better understanding of the economic social justice principles of the Church.
• To reflect prayerfully and thoughtfully on their personal attitudes towards wealth and its proper use.
• To begin to see more clearly particular ways they are being called to work for greater social justice.

Course Materials

• No books required. All readings are online.

Course Structure and Highlights

• Week 1: Am I a generous person?
  • To gain a clearer understanding of the meaning of generosity in the light of the gospels.
  • To more genuinely become aware of and appreciate the gifts and blessings God has bestowed on us.
  • To consider more specifically the ways we have ministered to Christ in the person of those who need us and the ways Christ is asking us to do so..
• Week 2: Are My Attitudes Towards Wealth Christian?
  • To gain a more honest understanding of our personal attitude towards wealth.
  • To determine more consciously to what extent Christian values impact these attitudes and the ways in which we accumulate and use wealth.
  • To more knowledgeably, critically and compassionately consider the functioning of the free market economy in our society.
• Week 3: How committed am I to changing unjust social structures?
  • To notice if there are any unmerited privileges we enjoy and at whose expense we enjoy them.
  • To seek a more intimate relationship with Mary and, through Mary, with the poor.
  • To recognize more clearly the presence of social sin and injustice in our society
  • To review and comprehend the basic social justice teachings of the Church

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