Day 313: Ownership of Goods

The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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🗓️ 9 November 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Beginning our look at the seventh commandment, the Catechism focuses on the universal destination of goods and the private ownership of goods. Fr. Mike helps us understand that at first glance, these concepts may seem contradictory, but upon closer inspection, they are paradoxical. Each concept is necessary, and they must be held “in tension”. We have the right to private property, and at the same time, we should have the mindset that we are stewards of our earthly possessions and talents with the intention of using them to benefit others. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 2401-2406.

This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB.

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0:00.0	My God's plan of sheer goodness for us, revealed in scripture and passed down through the tradition of the Catholic faith.
0:15.0	The Catechism in years brought to you by ascension.
0:17.0	In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church discovering our identity in God's family as we journey together to our heavenly home.
0:25.2	This is day 313. We are reading paragraphs 2401 to 2406.
0:29.5	As always I am using the Ascension Edition of the Catechism which includes a foundations of
0:34.0	faith approach but you can follow along with any recent version of the
0:36.8	Catechism of the Catholic Church you can also download your own
0:39.3	Catechism in a year reading plan by visiting ascension press dot com slash cayy and you can click follow or
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0:48.8	We're going to a new commandment,
0:49.9	going to the seventh commandment, article seven
0:52.2	you shall not steal that's paragraphs
0:53.9	2401 to 2406 we as we begin this I think this is really powerful and
0:58.7	obviously I'm of course I'm gonna say that of course I'm gonna say's powerful, it's beautiful, it's all those things, because it kind of is. But we're looking at what is typically known, referred to as Catholic social teaching. And this is remarkable, I think, because the church has a lot to say about goods.
1:18.2	The church has a lot to say about the right to private property.
1:20.6	The church has a lot to say about the universal destination of goods in that sense that yes you have a right to own things you have a right to have private property at the same time.
1:30.0	There is also for the sake of the common good, respect for the universal
1:33.4	destination of goods. That sense that there should be enough resources for
1:37.5	everyone. And so I love this because what we get to dive into in the
1:42.0	Seventh Commandment here is what is known as the
1:44.4	Catholic both and it's the paradox of the faith so it's not right to private
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