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How to be a good Catholic

  • Taylor Blake
    • 8 posts
    May 17, 2022 8:22 AM EDT

    The two great commandments are to love God and neighbour, and we show our love of God by loving our neighbour and this includes the love of creation.

    But are there more universal commandments, such as the Golden and Silver Rules and the command to ‘Do good, avoid evil.? However the two great commandments are most important for believers, be they Catholics, Protestants or Jews. Thus to be a good catholic should we focus on these great commandments?

    Is the best way to love our neighbour to obey the Social Teaching of the Church?

    I see on the web

     
    The Church's social teaching is a rich treasure of wisdom about building a just society and living lives of holiness amidst the challenges of modern society. Modern Catholic social teaching has been articulated through a tradition of papal, conciliar, and episcopal documents.
    https://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-te...ocial-teaching

    and

     
    Catholic social teaching, commonly abbreviated as CST, is a Catholic doctrine on matters of human dignity and the common good in society. The ideas address oppression, the role of the state, subsidiarity, social organization, concern for social justice, and issues of wealth distribution. Its foundations are widely considered to have been laid by Pope Leo XIII's 1891 encyclical letter Rerum novarum, which advocated economic distributism. Its roots can be traced to the writings of Catholic theologians such as St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine of Hippo.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_social_teaching

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    From previous posts one can understand that loving neighbour is more that just believing in principles, action is needed.

    It may seem that CST is similar to politics, but one needs to realise that CST does not include party politics. I emphasize that CST is in no way similar to partisan/party politics.

  • Paul Walker
    • 2 posts
    May 20, 2022 6:25 PM EDT

    In my opinion, all the commandments are crucial. There is nothing extra that is written in the Holy scriptures. Everything there is useful and important for a person and his life.

  • Clifford Polo
    • 4 posts
    May 23, 2022 12:23 PM EDT

    The most important commandment for me is “God is Love.” These words define the essence of God and life itself. Moreover, the creative principle present in a person allows him to open up new possibilities for the reconstruction of the inner world. I am a religious person. My wife and I attend https://firstchurchlove.com every Wednesday. I realized that everything that happens in my life happens by the will of God. All the troubles and problems that I face appear to teach me something. Thanks to this, I strengthen my moral principles and spiritual essence.

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