Objective:
 The middle school youth will examine the Catholic social teaching about our preferential option for the poor and vulnerable. Overview: This may be one of the toughest sessions of the semester. Most of us realize that we are supposed to be charitable and to help those in need. This Catholic social teaching, however, calls us to put the needs of the poor and most vulnerable members of society first. John Paul II wrote: “By virtue of her own evangelical duty, the church feels called