Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Catechism in a Year podcast,

where we encounter God's plan of sheer goodness for us, revealed in Scripture, and passed down through

the tradition of the Catholic faith. The Catechism in a year is brought to you by Ascension.

In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church discovering our identity and God's family as we journey together toward our heavenly home. This is Day 314. We're reading paragraphs 2407 to 2414. As always, I'm using the Ascension edition of the Catechism, which includes the foundations of faith approach. But you can follow along with any recent version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. You can also download your own catechism in a year reading plan by visiting ascensionpress.com slash CIY. And you can click follow or subscribe in your podcast app for daily updates and daily notifications. It is Day 314, Paragraphs 2407 to 2414 yesterday. We began talking about the Seventh Commandment, and we were continuing to talk about

that today. Yesterday, remember, we had this paradox, and the paradox is an apparent contradiction

that isn't actually a contradiction. It is the fullest truth, we might say like that. And so yesterday,

we talked about these two, again, seemingly contradictory, but actually merely paradoxical goods. One is the universal

destination of goods that says that the whole of the world's resources are made to satisfy

the whole of the world's needs, and the other good is the right to private property that is

based and rooted in the dignity of the human person. So we talked about both of those things.

Today, we're going to talk about respect for persons and their goods. So remember, we're talking about principles here. And so when we're talking about principles, yes, it touches the world of politics. And it touches the world of behavior. But keep in mind, what we're really holding up are the principles of virtue, the principles of virtue of justice. And so, you know, the very first paragraph we talk about is going to be talking about

the virtue of temperance, the virtue of solidarity, and the virtue of justice.

And we're going to look at what does it mean to have respect for the goods of others?

Remember, one of the goods is the right to private property.

Another one of those goods is the universal destination of goods that the whole of the world's

resources can serve to meet the whole of the world's needs.

How are we going to try to balance that out?

And how can we avoid any behavior that would contradict these goods, the goods of the right

to private property, the goods of the universal destination of goods,

as well as just even the good of the human person. So we're looking at that today. So as we begin,

let's say a prayer. Father in heaven, we give you praise and glory. We thank you for this day.

We thank you for revealing to us that you are justice, that you are just, that you are good,

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