Reloading SUMMIT ON HUMAN DIGNITY Faith DAY 1

Reloading SUMMIT ON HUMAN DIGNITY Faith DAY 1 | GUNS 101 What are guns? How can we educate ourselves about firearms? History. Culture. Knowledge.

Examen. How have we seen God in the conversations we had today? How did we fail to see God’s presence in our day? How are we called to respond in light of our conversations?

Conversation. Begin to reflect on your day and the conversations, in class & outside class. “Dialogue is born from an attitude of respect for the other person, from a conviction that the other person has something good to say. It assumes that there is room in the heart for the person’s point of view, opinion, and proposal. To dialogue entails a cordial reception, not a prior condemnation. In order to dialogue, it is necessary to know how to lower the defenses, open the doors of the house, and offer human warmth. ” Pope Francis

Did you learn anything new about firearms that you did not know today? Reloading SUMMIT ON HUMAN DIGNITY Faith

How is the United States defining guns? In our culture? Or History? Reloading SUMMIT ON HUMAN DIGNITY Faith

Reloading SUMMIT ON HUMAN DIGNITY Faith What is our responsibility as citizens to be present to this conversation about guns?

Do guns enhance a person’s Human Dignity? Reloading Faith SUMMIT ON HUMAN DIGNITY

Reloading SUMMIT ON HUMAN DIGNITY Faith Human Dignity Each life has value that cannot be taken away, an individual's selfrespect and self-worth that it is God-given and is rooted in the belief that we are created in the image and likeness of God (Gen. 1: 26 -27).

"I appeal forcefully to all those who sow violence and death by force of arms: in the person you today see simply as an enemy to be beaten, discover rather your brother or sister, and hold back your hand! Give up the way of arms and go out to meet the other in dialogue, pardon and reconciliation, in order to rebuild justice, trust, and hope around you!" - Pope Francis

Reloading SUMMIT ON HUMAN DIGNITY Faith DAY 2 | Protection IMPACT ON COMMUNITY & THE INDIVIDUAL HOW HAVE GUNS PROTECTED A PERSON’S HUMAN DIGNITY?

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How is our Human Dignity being Protected? What questions were you left with after our speaker today? Did you encounter anything surprising or frustrating during your breakout sessions?

What role does responsibility and dialogue play in our community? Chuck Cervello How does Mr. Cervello’s story humanize the injustice of gun violence? Humanize - (v. ) to make (something or some topic) more humane or to give it a human story that is relatable in emotion and understanding;

This summit is dedicated to fallen officers, Lesley Zerebny & Jose “Gil” Vega News Report : https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=PKRXSi. Loa. WQ

Women & Guns Beneath the surface of the guns discussion in America—one traditionally dominated by men—there's a complex world of females and firearms. This website will shed light on what often goes unseen: how women feel about, live with, and die by guns. Continue this conversation discussing this website…. http: //www. marieclaire. com/politics/a 18016/women-and-guns/# How are women responding to this issue?

THIS THURSDAY is …. . shookfoil Ft. THursday Letters to Guns by Brendan Constantine doors open @ 6: 45 pm

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