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individualism each person should take responsibility for his or her own life and when people fail to take care of self others aren't expected to help enlightened self-interest realization that by helping others we are really helping ourselves in the end compassion feeling of life-giving closeness and protective care love willing good for each other selfishness seeking things for oneself in a way that ignores the good of others and causes suffering heaven state of perfect communion with Holy Trinity free the ability to choose what to do original sin sins of our first parents all humans inherit, makes us have tendency to sin personal sin wrongful actions or omissions that humans choose grace transforming love of God justice establishment of loving relationships among human beings, God and creation so life can flourish in the way God intends injustice condition which people put obstacles in the way of loving relationships reign of God the way things are when love is more important than anything else in people's lives catholic social teaching teaching of the church that examines human society in light of the Gospel and Church Tradition to guide Christians natural law God-given need for creation to follow what God intended it to be the circle of faith-in-action approach to doing justine, combination of circle of praxis and call to action culture all shared values, beliefs and ways of relating and living together that characterize a group of people respect to look beyond first impression and see goodness interdependent we depend on one another for existence social structures the patterns of relationships that shape any society power God-given ability all have to affect our own lives, others and the world power-over power can be acquired to it can be lost so it needs to be defended power-with power is meant to be shared in relationship with others direct action aimed at meeting immediate need social action change behavior of society and its institutions in a way that promotes justice