Catholic Social Teaching

        Reading about the Catholic Social Teaching honestly made me think about all the work I am doing right now and where it will lead me in life. It’s weird to think about how the Sisters of Notre Dame work for their money, but instead of the money going to them it goes towards the sisterhood. I wonder if they ever tally up who has worked more than others, because if they didn’t it really wouldn’t follow the Catholic Social Teachings. Reading about work ethics and the right for people to work and how much they make, makes me realize that although I do have to work to pay rent, make car payments, buy food, and etc. I shouldn’t let work dictate my life because while I am working there are other people who are living their lives. I wish I could have the option to just not work and focus on school, my loved ones, and to focus on what I feel passionate about, but I can’t because work is always in the way. While the Catholic Social Teachings is making me think about how work is taking over my life, it doesn’t talk down about the people who do work. The CST mentions that work isn’t always a bad thing; sometimes working allows people to mature and grow up. When the CST was talking about how work does allow people to challenge themselves, the quote “give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, but teach a man how to fish and he could eat for a lifetime” popped up in my head because that is basically what the CST is saying. Don’t overwork yourself, but don’t also live to work because then life will just pass you by and before you know it your life will be over.