In this episode of the Just One Small Thing Podcast we are exploring slavery and human trafficking and why treating a person as an object and denying the freedom to direct their own life is a sin against the dignity of that human person.   A few important points made in this episode: Slavery still exists in the world today. It is more often called human trafficking. Today millions of people are trafficked as domestic servants or sex slaves. What the Bible refers to as “slavery” is more like indentured servitude. It is not ideal, but a person was not “owned” and they only served for seven years before they were released. The sin that rests deep beneath the sin of slavery is the desire we all feel to be better/more powerful than others and use the weak to accomplish our own aims.   As with all of the Catholic Social Teaching topics, it is important that we know the truth, but that we show our children what is beautiful. Yes, slavery is bad and ugly, but that is only because freedom is so good! Teach your children what it means to be fully alive and free to choose God.    Our exploration of slavery and human trafficking comes directly out of our new book, CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING FOR YOUTH. Catholic Social Teaching for Youth is not on sale yet, but will be soon. Look for the book to be on sale in May!   In the meantime, please use this Catholic Social Teaching Cheat Sheet. It outlines what the Church teaches on each topic and offers you a brief description of the beauty we should reinforce as we teach.    Get it here: https://omniform1.com/forms/v1/landingPage/61ba0f0cbe1f5d001d03c28e/64110c69b09e89c71966c120   Thank you for listening to the Just One Small Thing Podcast. Tuning in each week means so very much! Want to hear more great Catholic content perfect for the whole family? Make sure to tune in each day to the CATHOLIC SPROUTS PODCAST. https://catholicsprouts.com/catholic-sprouts-podcast/   Looking for a way to support this podcast? Here are some ideas: Say a prayer for us! This would be SUCH a gift! Share this podcast with a friend! Purchase something in the Catholic Sprouts Shop: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/  Drop Nancy an email at nancy@catholicsprouts.com with a word of encouragement or an idea for a future episode.   This podcast is dedicated to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. May we all meet there one day!   Your sister in the small things, Nancy