The entire world is being affected by COVID-19 coronavirus in some way.

People are
either unemployed because their job is not essential, or they are working an extreme number of
hours at an essential job. In America, people are searching for ways to pay their bills, feed their
families, and stay healthy all at the same time. There is increased panic and anxiety revolving
around Americans livelihood and what direction they should take next. In the light of the
pandemic, the Christian community has continued to come together to support all people in need
through Catholic social thought. Through Catholic social teachings, Christians work together to
protect human life and dignity, promote human rights and responsibilities, prioritize for the poor
and vulnerable, preserve dignity of work and rights of workers, and practice solidarity and
subsidiarity (John Carr, Our response to the coronavirus).
During a pandemic like COVID-19, people are at a higher risk for becoming ill that can
even lead to death. For Christians, the most important aspect of Catholic social teachings is to
protect human life and their dignity (John Carr, Our response to the coronavirus). It is the moral
obligation of the community to help protect all individuals throughout the pandemic by
following the guidelines given by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Christian traditional
understanding is that all life is precious regardless of age, wealth, race, gender, nationality, or
utility (John Carr, Our response to the coronavirus). Without judgment, all of God’s children
deserve to maintain their dignity and to protect their needs through health care, family and
religion, decent work, housing, and education (John Carr, Our response to the coronavirus).
Furthermore, the economy is not in the best shape, the Catholic Church has placed work
and the rights of workers at the center of its social tradition (John Carr, Our response to the
coronavirus). Although the U.S. economy is not stable right now, the government needs to make
changes to support the American people. Nonetheless, Catholic organizations, such as the U.S
Conference of Catholic Bishops have been working diligently with the U.S. government to help
all people affected by the pandemic (Don Clemmer, Opportunities for reform).
Additionally, the pandemic has presented positive effects on the Christian community by
decreasing consumer Christianity. Consumer Christianity consist of different traditions that
people partake in that glorify religion in the wrong way, such as lavish church events. The notion
of Sunday-only faith has been declined and has allowed people to find their faith every day of
the week and not just Sundays (Brett Mccracken, Consumer Christianity). Moreover, the
pandemic has brought light to whether people within the Christian community will continue to
give to the people in need and realize they may not receive anything in return for their offerings
(Brett Mccracken, Consumer Christianity). It is important for the Christian community to
continue to give during this difficult time rather than give up on the people in need.

https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/03/26/our-response-coronavirus-pandemic-reveals-
who-we-truly-are
https://www.ncronline.org/news/justice/pandemic-economics-create-widespread-upheaval-
opportunities-reform
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/coronavirus-could-kill-consumer-christianity/