NURTURING FAITH WITH CRITICAL THINKING AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Grade X – Q3

•Faith•Critical thinking•Conscience •Freedom•Globalization•Mass media

NURTURING FAITHSo then, dear friends, as you always obeyed me when I was with you, it is even more important that you obey me now while I am away from you. Keep on working with fear and trembling to complete your salvation, because God is always at work in you to make you willing and able to obey his own purpose ( Philippians 2: 12-13).

Why nurturing faith?

Facing several important decisions: • Identity• Core Values• Independence• Calling•Marriage

Critical thinking and responsibility

Knowing the way to face something In the opened and freedom era but

sometimes pragmatic.We are demanded to have a critical thinking.

Critical thinking

1.Try to sort out2.Capable of being responsible what we have chosen and believe on

It doesn’t mean we reject all thing without any consideration

Critical thinking

Evaluation

Analysis

DescribeInterpret

Identify(being

responsible)

a. Critical thinking toward mass media

How the mass media effect our lives.

the effect are both positive and negative

it depends on how we place our selves

1. Role and effect of mass media As a term “mass media” is used since

the era of 1920. term to explain the types of MEDIA

( Television, Newspaper, Magazine, radio, and website).The effect is complex personally and

society, short term and long term.Media form a point of view.Media shows how the life’s standard is. Media is persuasive.

Catholic Teaching on Social Media

A Message/call from Pope benedict xvi

• Holy Father Benedict in commemorate the world day of social communication 43th said: media gathering a new technology which open the way for dialogue among the people from different country, culture and religion.• This field of dialogue or this encounter should make and

develop the understanding and faithfulness. • This communication expected to build the communion in

Christ.• Finally communication through social media should give

the significant contribution for social development.

Decree of inter mirifica

• Art. 9 and 10, we as receiver, reader, viewers and listener which according to our free will expected to accommodate all information for the sake of righteous values.•we must avoid whatever that impact our

spiritual development.

2. Critical thinking & responsibility building

towards the influence of mass media

Full of awarenessImpact of mass media

1. positive-constructive2. negative-destructive

Critical, independent, and creative

Sabbath law

Mark 2:27, And Jesus concluded, "The Sabbath was made for the good of man; man was not made for the Sabbath

Matthew 12:7 The scripture says, 'It is kindness that I want, not animal sacrifices.' If you really knew what this means, you would not condemn people who are not guilty

Matthew 22: 37-40

22:37 Jesus answered, " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'22:38 This is the greatest and the most important commandment.22:39 The second most important commandment is like it: 'Love your neighbor as you love yourself.'22:40 The whole Law of Moses and the teachings of the prophets depend on these two commandments.

Jesus : LOVE (Moral and Universal valuesPharisees: loyalty to the legalistic rules / norms

Reflection1.According to you, what are the positive

and negative impact of mass media development. Describe and give several concrete!

2.What do you mean by critical thinking and responsible towards mass media!

3.How you usually utilize mass media nowadays! Give several example according to your experience! ( positive and negative).

b. Critical thinking towards ideologies and

life stylesHow far the

ideologies and lifestyle impact

our lives?

1. Several views, trends and life styles

Liberalism, a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality.

Communism, a classless, moneyless, and stateless social order structured upon common ownership of the means of production, as well as a social, political and economic ideology and movement that aims at the establishment of this social order.

Capitalism, an economic system in which the means of production are owned by private persons, and operated for profit are up to private sectors.

Socialism, an economic system that maintains (fundamentally) general wage equity and shared employment (not referring to enterprise ownership as inclusive of shared, private, and state).

Democracy, a form of government in which all eligible citizens participate equally—either directly or through elected representatives—in the proposal.

Neo-liberalism, a political philosophy whose advocates support economic liberalizations, free trade and open markets in modern society.

Fundamentalism, the demand for a strict adherence to orthodox theological doctrines usually understood as a reaction against Modernist theology

1. Several views, trends and life styles

Pluralism, a conceptual model that argues that the best form of a political system is one in which recognition is given to a large number of competing interest groups.

Materialism, the theory of materialism holds that all things are composed of material, and that all emergent phenomena (including consciousness) are the result of material properties and interactions.

Consumerism, It is the philosophy of buying stuff for the sake of buying stuff.

Individualism, A theory maintaining the political and economic independence of the individual and stressing individual initiative, action, and interests

Hedonism, a school of thought that argues that pleasure is the only intrinsic good.

conclusion Critical thinking towards mass media and ideologies should not make us disembarrass from the impact of the world but make us remain while nurturing faith.

The basic and consequences of critical thinking is self courage to involve in the world. The courage to disembarrass whatever pleasant in life then follow Jesus ( meaning of discipleship).

Critical thinking has 3 basic process:

1.Self-centering on universal values

2.Emphasize on public development ( selfless)

3.Perfect life concern ( directed to God)

Duc in altum(Luke 5:1-11)