Definitions of Catholic Social Teaching Principles as Outlined by:
- United Stated Conference of Catholic Bishops
- CatholicActionNetwork.org
- USCatholic.org
- Catholic Relief Services
- Catholic Charities
- CST Minor at University of Notre Dame
- Center for Social Concerns @ University of Notre Dame
Principles, once internalized, lead to something. They prompt activity, impel motion, direct choices. A principled person always has a place to stand, knows where he or she is coming from and likely to end up. Principles always lead the person who possesses them somewhere, for some purpose, to do something, or choose not to.
— William Bryon S.J. (1998). Ten Building Blocks of Catholic Social Thought
Other faiths uphold similar principles:
Social Principles of the United Methodist Church
Core Ethical Principles of Judaism
Morality and Ethics in Islam
Moral Principles in Buddhism