Kinship
Objective
I can analyze and reflect on the chapter "Kinship" of Tattoos on the Heart.
Kinship
Read "Kinship"
Chapter 9
Discussion Questions:
What do you think kinship is?
What was Mother Teresa diagnosis for the world’s ills? Do you agree? Why or why not?
How is humor used to establish kinship?
G-Dog Writes, "kinship [is] not serving the other, but being one with the other. Jesus was not a 'man for others'; he was one with them." How does G-Dog integrate being 'one with them' in his work?
Which parable did you connect with the most in the reading? Why?
What does the title mean to you now? What is “boundless compassion”? What has been tattooed on your heart?
Activity 1: "Kinship" Reading Guide
Make a copy of this Google Doc (Click "File" then "Make a copy.") and answer the questions in the right hand column. One you have finished make a new sub page title "Kinship" under "Summaries" and post this Google Doc on it. Remember to turn on link sharing is the "Share" settings.
Activity 2: "Kinship" Reflection
Make a new sub page titled "Kinship" under "Reflection." Pick two of the following prompts on the webpage. Answer each question using two or more paragraphs (Remember a paragraph is 5 or more sentences). Write out the questions you are responding to so Mr. Q may know when he grades your responses. Be sure to reference parts of the book and use quotes (unless it is a personal reflection).
Fr. Boyle suggests that with kinship as the goal, other things (justice, peace, etc.) fall into place. Do you agree? Support your opinion with examples.
Fr. Greg says that a “wrong idea” has taken hold on our world...an attitude that suggests “there just might be lives out there that matter less than other lives.” Find 4 examples (2 from the book, 2 from your own lives) where you’ve noticed this attitude to be true.
Give 4 examples (2 from the book, 2 from your own lives) where Fr. Greg proves the above notion (“there just might be lives out there that matter less than other lives.”) wrong.
Fr. Greg says, “People call you the ____________ long enough, you tend to believe them.” Have you ever experienced self-doubt or negative feelings about yourself because of something other people say about you? What makes you feel better? Conversely, have you ever felt really great about something because of the things people have said? What’s Fr. Greg’s point?
Pick one of the parables. Explain how one of the people in the parables demonstrated one or more of the Catholic Social Teachings (CSTs).