St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy

Our Catholic Social Teaching

 

 

Catholic Social Teaching tells us how our Catholic faith guides our actions.

It comes from scripture; letters written by popes and holy people; and the examples set by Christians through history. Jesus tells us to love God and to love our neighbour… every neighbour! 

By living out Catholic Social Teaching we can build a world of justice, love and peace, where everyone has what they need.

Pope Francis says “Each of us has a part to play,” and you are probably doing this in your life already!

There are many ways of living out Catholic Social Teaching. - Let’s take a look at these three: Human Dignity, the Common Good and Solidarity.

Human dignity means that everyone is special. We are each beautifully made in the image and likeness of God. Because everyone is special, we should treat every person the way we would like to be treated ourselves.

Common good means that we are called to work for the good of each and all. What we do affects everyone and when we make choices we should think about how it affects others.

Solidarity means that we show that we care for others. We can be better global neighbours by speaking out for justice and working actively for the good of all our sisters and brothers.

We are living out all of these principles of Catholic Social Teaching every day.

By looking after others and the world around us, speaking out for justice and putting Catholic Social Teaching into action we are building a brighter world together.

 

Catholic Social Teaching at St Patrick's:

Catholic Social Teaching (CST) is founded in Scripture and includes statements and letters written by Church leaders. It offers wisdom and insights on living the Gospel in today’s world. Pope Francis continues to add to Catholic Social Teaching with his own encyclicals, including Laudato Si’ (2015) and Fratelli Tutti (2020).

Jesus tells us to love God and to love our neighbours in every situation, especially our sisters and brothers living in poverty.

 

Following in the footsteps of Christ, we hope to make present in our world today, the justice, love and peace of God. 

 

We use Catholic Social Teaching principles alongside our work on the ‘Virtues to live by’, to guide all our work. We support the pupils understanding of these principles during Celebration of the Word and Class Worship across the year.