In an era marked by significant demographic and cultural transitions, family care practices need to be revised. Drawing from the parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10:25-37), this presentation reflects on how religious practice establishes a comprehensive care ethic that transcends ethnic and socioeconomic boundaries, while emphasizing practical action grounded in compassion. The question "Who is my neighbor?" is not limited to thinking about care practices but incorporates their essence, namely, the recognition and respect for human dignity, coupled with the free and voluntary desire to live it. There is a profound need to educate in the values of faith so that future generations can better incorporate the meaning and importance of caring for others. The presentation explores the idea of "Educating for freedom and care" by recovering the importance of values such as empathy, critical consciousness, and sense of responsibility toward one's neighbor, especially in situations of vulnerability and illness. This work aims to encourage reflection that revitalizes thinking about the place of religion in family care education. It offers an point of view that helps reactivate academic dialogue about our responsibility in caring, emphasizing how spiritual subjects uniquely experience love and mercy toward others, particularly in contexts of vulnerability and illness. A theological perspective will be presented, demonstrating how religious wisdom helps understand human dignity, love of neighbor, and the transcendent meaning of care. This analysis will be grounded in Edith Stein's phenomenological thinking, which offers a conceptual framework for critical reflection through the deepening of ideas about freedom, responsibility, and human nature.