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Guidelines For Charity
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Religious Studies
11th Grade
12/05/2008

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What is the relationshio between charity and justice?
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Justice requires that we give God and others their due. Charity (love) motivates our response
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Name two ways of helping people.

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Direct Action
social action
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What is direct action?

 

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Seeks to alleviate the need immediately. Feeding the hungry. The results are usually short-termed The Works of Mercy are examples of direct action
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What are the Corporal Works of Mercy?

 

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Feed the hungry

Give drink to the thirsty

Clothe the naked

Visit the sick

Shelter the homeless

Visit the imprisoned

Bury the dead

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What are the spiritual works of mercy?
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Counsel the doubtful

Instruct the ignorant

Admonish the sinner

Comfort the sorrowful

Forgive injuries

Bear wrongs patiently

Pray for the living and the dead

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Model of Mercy
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Mother Teresa
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