Paper Fall 2021: Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski Assignment:
Please write a 3-4 page paper answering the following question: One understanding of evil is that it is a privation or lack of the good. Please read Mother Teresa, Where There is Love, There is God, pages 63-90 (or to 140). Here she talks about different types of sins (moral evil) as well as physical evils suffered. Describe 4 or 5 of these. What are the evils? What is the privation found in each one? (lack of love, lack of justice, lack of self-control). What is her advice for overcoming the evil in each case?
Paragraph 1849 of the Catechism, which defines sin (moral evil) might be helpful in defining sin (moral evil). You may also use any material from my powerpoints. Use Times New Roman 12 pt font double-spaced, with 1 inch margins. Use Chicago-stye footnotes.
Sample Outline: You may use this outline, or not
Fabulous Title
Introductory Paragraph with thesis: Although Mother Teresa does not always use the philosophical language of privation, her analysis of W, X, Y, and Z identify these evils as characterized by a privation or lack, which she wants to teach us to over come.
I. Background paragraph. Quote Sr. Surmanski’s lecture slide, or the Catechism to explain the general idea of evil as a privation.
II.The First Sin/Evil
1.How Mother Teresa Describes it. Quote her.
2.Your explanation of what her description means.
3.Pointing out the privation here.
a)Internal Privation
b)External Disordered actions that comes forth
III. Mother Teresa’s advice on how to overcome it.
1.Is her advice simply pointing it out? Does she tell a story to show us how terrible it is? Does she use emotional language or images to encourage us?
2.Does she recommend prayer/religious source to help us overcome?
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