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Ethics, Catholic Social Teaching, And Sustainable Development

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The sessions of the course “Ethics, Catholic Social Teaching, and Sustainable Development” have provided me with an opportunity to explore and ponder on a variety of the most challenging issues present in our world today as a whole and in my ministry as an individual. Through an organized theme in each session and the intensive study and sharing with our online classmates from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and various perspectives, our class has examined a number of challenges and issues that each of us faces today—especially within the diverse forms of ministry found in our faith communities. The course sessions also give me much opportunity to reflect actively and systematically upon various personal and pastoral responses that could …show more content…

To be brief, I have learned that “Spirituality” has a Latin root “spiritus,” which means “breath.” It refers to an “intangible, invisible power which motivates the way we live,” including our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors (Bourg 2). In other words, it involves our discernment and awareness of what “gives ultimate meaning and value to our lives; it is our intangible, personal desire and connectedness to whatever and whomever we love most (3). Virtues are good habits, not bad habits. Virtues are defined as “good habits that bring people to their full potential as humans, such as, patience, courage, self-control, gratitude and justice” (65). The conscience is a combination of moral capacities and experiences. It can be briefly defined as “our capacity to discern good and evil and our determination to pursue what we identify as …show more content…

Sustainable Development Goals is connected and related to my chosen social concern is because I believe we should not leave no one behind in our social progress. Also, the relationship between my ministry and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) is that we “ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs—human needs are basic and essential” (Kates 1). Both of UN SDG and our congregation are working in feeding the hungers of the world to create a shift in making a better world. To eradicate “hunger” we make sure to meet every need while serving the elders, the lonely the vulnerable, and the hungry in society with different backgrounds, culture, ethnicity, and social status. They are our priority by “putting the person” first (Cornish 453) and treating them with love, respect and

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