Chapter 8
What is good and what is bad?
How would most people define success and failure?
How do you define success and failure?
What does it mean to be faithful?
How did the nurse’s comment about Manny, “Who would want this monster’s heart?” affect you?
Which parable did you connect with the most in the reading? Why?
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 "Success" under "Summaries" and post this Google Doc on it. Remember to turn on link sharing is the "Share" settings.
Make a new sub page titled "Success" 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).
In life, we are often too focused on the results. We think being smart is getting an A on a test, but that does not necessarily mean we are smart. How different would your life be if measured success the same way as G-Dog? What are some specific steps you can take to measure success like G-Dog?
All Jesus asks is “Where are you standing?” and... “are you still standing there?” How would you answer His questions?
How do we remain “faithful and persistent in our fidelity even when things seem not to succeed?” Support with 2 examples (1 must be biblical, 1 personal).
Is Fr. Greg’s statement true that “If our primary concern is results, we will choose to work only with those who give us good ones”? Support this claim with 3 examples (1 personal, 1 from Homeboy, 1 global).
Pick one of the parables. Explain how one of the people in the parables demonstrated one or more of the Catholic Social Teachings (CSTs).