In this assessment task you will reflect on the Catholic social thought principles with reference to or
consideration of your course of study to explain the interrelatedness of self and community.
You will do this using the format of stand-alone, medium-length paragraphs that respond to four
statements below (300 words for each of the four statements):
1. Describe how the CST principles of human dignity and the common good, respectively, balance
the importance of individual persons with the importance of communities.
2. Describe the ways the CST principles of human dignity and the common good, comparatively,
support and inform each other.
3. Explain how the CST principles of human dignity and the common good are relevant to key
themes or ideas in your course of study.
4. Explain how the CST principles of preferential option for the poor and promotion of peace are
relevant to key themes or ideas in your course of study.