Church and Scripture

Coming from a Catholic grade school and moving onto a Catholic high school, I have definitely experienced the Church for many years. When I was younger, I always was taught the stories of Noah and Abraham, the Paschal mystery, the trinity and many more. With my experience, I may have learned a little about Social justice and the church’s view, but not much. As time has gone on, I have learned more in depth about Social Justice. I have learned God’s plan of salvation is not only personal, but also communal. I realize that a single person’s salvation is based on his or her personal actions and decisions. As a Church community we also rely on others for support. “Through God’s grace the Church is a true communion of persons, a community of love truth and justice” (Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society 25). I feel through my experiences that the Church is a community of love and truth, but sometimes does not share social justice ideas. The Church many times does not speak openly about their social justice views as they do other topics. I feel that Catholic Social Teaching is a little bit unfamiliar and unknown territory, but is definitely interesting and can be used to benefit others.