Paragraph 2426

2426. The development of economic activity and growth in production are meant to provide for the needs of human beings. Economic life is not meant solely to multiply goods produced and increase profit or power; it is ordered first of all to the service of persons, of the whole man, and of the entire human community. Economic activity, conducted according to its own proper methods, is to be exercised within the limits of the moral order, in keeping with social justice so as to correspond to God’s plan for man.208


Aprofunde seus conhecimentos

450. Why did God “bless the Sabbath day and declare it sacred” (Exodus 20:11)?

335. What are the effects of the sacrament of Holy Orders?

413. How are we to view social inequalities?

216. What is the hope of the new heavens and the new earth?

158. Why is the Church called the “Bride of Christ”?

62. What does Sacred Scripture teach about the creation of the visible world?

178. How are the people of God formed?


Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:

What does the Bible teach us about how God is our refuge and strength in difficult times, how we can trust him and find peace amid adversity?

What is the divine nature of Jesus Christ, as described in Mark 1:1?

What is the relationship between truth and joy mentioned in 2 John 1:4?

How important is courage and boldness according to Proverbs 28:1?

Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Lessons from the Meeting of Jacob and Esau (Genesis 33:1-20)

What can we learn about the fickleness of the rich and the value of humility from Ecclesiastes 9:13-16?

What does the Bible teach about God’s final judgment, and what does Malachi 3:18 tell us about it?