IN 1 WHOLE YELLOW PAD, ANSWER THE FF.

QUESTIONS BY GROUP WITH 3 MEMBERS:

 1) Define virtue, habit, faith, hope, justice, prudence, fortitude, and temperance.
 2) Why might virtuous people be very unnoticeable?
 3) How do we know if someone has faith and hope? Describe some specific signs or actions.
 4) How does a person develop his/her faith? Hope?
 5) How is faith more than just an intellectual agreement?
 6) How does hope help us take responsibility for the future? Give some examples and explain your answer.

 7) Is doubt always a bad thing? Why?

 8. List all the forces that oppose each of the CARDINAL VIRTUES in your life. For instance, list all pressures that
seem to keep us from being prudent.

 9. Now, list all the ways in which we can help one another combat these pressures. List ways of building up the
virtues.

 10. List examples beside each work of mercy. Describe the last time that you practiced a work of mercy. How
satisfied are you with the frequency of your works of mercy? What more can you do?
 7) Is doubt always a bad thing? Why?
 8) List all the forces that oppose each of the CARDINAL
VIRTUES in your life. For instance, list all pressures
that seem to keep us from being prudent.
 9) Now, list all the ways in which we can help one
another combat these pressures. List ways of building
up the virtues.
 10) List examples beside each work of mercy. Describe
the last time that you practiced a work of mercy. How
satisfied are you with the frequency of your works of
mercy? What more can you do?
 Our Catholic Faith
Living What We Believe
The Basics of Catholic Morality
 Modeling Christ
 Humans Are Made in God’s Image
 Conscience and Moral Decisions
 Virtues and Other Helps to Live a Moral Life
 Sin, Justification, and Grace
 Chapter 8 The Basics of Catholic Morality
Modeling Christ

The
The building
building blocks
blocks ofof Catholic
Catholic morality:
morality:
1.
1. Be
Be who
who you
you are.
are.
2.
2. Form
Form and
and follow
follow your
your conscience.
conscience.
3.
3. Respond
Respond to to God’s
God’s call
call to
to holiness
holiness by
by using
using
the
the helps
helps he
he gives
gives us
us to
to live
live
virtuous
virtuous lives,
lives, to
to avoid
avoid sin,
sin, and
and
to
to do
do good.
good.
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Humans Are Made in God’s Image

Because
Because wewe are
are made
made in in God’s
God’s image:
image:
 We
We have
have dignity
dignity –– our
our worth
worth does
does not
not have
have
to
to be
be earned
earned
 We
We can
can think
think –– we
we are
are able
able to
to
distinguish
distinguish good
good from
from evil
evil
 We
We have
have freedom
freedom –– free
free will
will
helps
helps us
us desire
desire what
what isis good
good
and
and then
then choose
choose itit
 We
We are
are responsible
responsible –– we we are
are
blameworthy
blameworthy for for our
our actions
actions
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Humans Are Made in God’s Image
Because
Because wewe are
are made
made inin God’s
God’s image:
image:
 We
We are
are wounded
wounded by by sin
sin –– though
though wewe are
are
fundamentally
fundamentally good,
good, wewe have
have inherited
inherited the
the
effects
effects of
of Original
Original Sin
Sin
 We
We are
are children
children ofof God
God –– Christ’s
Christ’s Paschal
Paschal
Mystery
Mystery ofof Salvation
Salvation has
has forgiven
forgiven our
our sins
sins
and
and rescued
rescued us us from
from Satan
Satan
 We
We are
are friends
friends of
of the
the
Lord
Lord –– we
we must
must love
love him
him
above
above all
all and
and our
our
neighbors
neighbors as as ourselves
ourselves
 Chapter 8 The Basics of Catholic Morality
Humans Are Made in God’s Image

Humans
Humans and and society
society
By
By nature,
nature, humans
humans live
live with
with and
and for
for others,
others,
belonging
belonging toto many
many societies
societies
Each
Each society
society must
must treat
treat people
people as
as ends
ends and
and not
not
as
as means
means –– promoting
promoting virtue
virtue and
and love
love
We
We act
act morally
morally when
when we:we:
 Responsibly
Responsibly use
use our
our God-given
God-given
intellects
intellects and
and wills
wills
 Choose
Choose good
good and
and avoid
avoid evil
evil
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Humans Are Made in God’s Image

Humans
Humans and
and society
society
We
We act
act morally
morally when
when we:we:
 Act
Act as
as persons
persons of of incomparable
incomparable worth worth who
who
respect
respect the
the essential
essential dignity
dignity ofof others
others
 Allow
Allow the
the Holy
Holy Spirit
Spirit toto live
live in
in us
us
 Are
Are Christlike
Christlike and
and actact as
as true
true sons
sons
and
and daughters
daughters of of aa loving
loving Father
Father
 Act
Act like
like true
true friends
friends of of Jesus
Jesus ––
showing
showing love
love for
for God
God and and
neighbor
neighbor
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Conscience and Moral Decisions
Conscience
Conscience Conscience is a judgment of
reason whereby the human
 God
God gavegave each
each ofof us
us aa person recognizes the moral
conscience
conscience to to help
help us
us live
live like
like quality of a concrete act that he
Christ
Christ is going to perform, is in the
process of performing, or has
 ItIt helps
helps us
us determine
determine ifif what
what already completed.
we
we are are doing
doing isis in
in accord
accord withwith CCC, 1778
God’s
God’s plan plan or
or goes
goes against
against itit
 ItIt helps
helps us
us judge
judge whether
whether we we
did
did right
right after
after
we
we act act
 ItIt calls
calls us
us to
to repent
repent ifif we
we have
have
sinned
sinned by by going
going against
against itit
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Conscience and Moral Decisions
How
How toto form
form aa good good conscience:
conscience:
 Use
Use our
our God-given
God-given ability
ability toto think
think to
to discover
discover God’s
God’s
goodness
goodness and and truth
truth
 Listen
Listen toto Jesus
Jesus Christ
Christ whowho teaches
teaches us us how
how to
to be
be loving
loving and
and
virtuous
virtuous
 Look
Look toto his
his Death
Death on on the
the cross
cross asas the
the perfect
perfect example
example ofof
how
how toto love
love and
and obey
obey God God
the
the Father
Father
 Obey
Obey thethe teaching
teaching of of the
the Magisterium
Magisterium and and
the
the example
example of of other
other wise
wise andand holy
holy people
people
 Use
Use the
the gifts
gifts and
and graces
graces of of the
the Holy
Holy Spirit
Spirit
that
that help
help us
us live
live virtuous
virtuous lives
lives
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Conscience and Moral Decisions
The
The Right
Right Course
Course of of Action
Action
 For
For actions
actions to to be
be morally
morally good,
good, all
all three
three
elements
elements must must all
all be
be good
good
 Jesus
Jesus is is our
our best
best guide
guide for
for forming
forming aa sensitive
sensitive
and
and loving
loving conscience
conscience
 We
We must must look
look to
to the
the Magisterium
Magisterium forfor guidance
guidance
 Follow
Follow your your conscience
conscience
 IfIf we
we violate
violate our
our conscience,
conscience, then
then
we
we have have sinned
sinned
 ItIt is
is possible
possible to to have
have aa conscience
conscience
that
that is is in
in error
error due
due to
to ignorance
ignorance oror emotions
emotions
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Conscience and Moral Decisions
Sources
Sources of
of Morality
Morality
Circumstances
►Secondary factors: who, where, when, how, consequences
►Can increase or reduce the evil or goodness of an action
The intention
►One’s motive or purpose for acting - the why I do it
►It looks to the “end,” that is, the reason or goal of an action
►A good intention cannot make an intrinsically evil action a just one
The moral object
►The matter of our actions – the what we do
►Moral norms can be discovered by human reason and conscience
►This is the most important element for judging morality
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Virtues and Other Helps to Live a Moral Life
Virtues
Virtues –– help
help us
us control
control our
our Vices – bad habits that
passions
passions and
and guide
guide our
our actions
actions incline us to do evil
according
according to
to faith
faith and
and reason
reason

envy anger
charity sloth
prudence

pride
justice faith lust

gluttony greed
temperance fortitude hope
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Virtues and Other Helps to Live a Moral Life
Moral
Moral Law
Law –– “a
“a reasonable
reasonable regulation
regulation issued
issued by
by the
the proper
proper authority
authority for
for the
the common
common good”
good”

Expressions
Expressions of of the
the moral
moral law:
law:
1.
1. the natural law – the light of
the natural law – the light of understanding
understanding
placed in us by
placed in us by God God
2.
2. revealed
revealed lawlaw –– the
the Old
Old Testament
Testament Law
Law and
and
the Law of the Gospel
the Law of the Gospel
3.
3. civil
civil and
and Church
Church laws
laws –– these
these
flow
flow from natural law
from natural law
 Chapter 8 The Basics of Catholic Morality
Virtues and Other Helps to Live a Moral Life
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Christ makes
makes God’s God’s law law perfect
perfect
 Most
Most perfectly
perfectly revealed
revealed in in the
the Sermon
Sermon on on the
the Mount
Mount
 Christ’s
Christ’s new
new law
law isis aa law
law of
of love,
love, aa law
law of
of grace,
grace, aa law
law of
of
freedom
freedom
 Speaks
Speaks toto the
the attitudes
attitudes andand
motives
motives behind
behind ourour actions
actions

The
The New
New Law
Law has
has several
several
special
special virtues
virtues called
called the
the
evangelical
evangelical counsels:
counsels:
poverty,
poverty, chastity,
chastity, and
and
obedience
obedience
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Sin, Justification, and Grace
Justification
Justification
 God’s
God’s mercy
mercy
 The
The grace
grace ofof the
the Holy
Holy Spirit
Spirit that
that cleanses
cleanses usus
from
from our
our sins
sins through
through faith
faith in
in Jesus
Jesus Christ
Christ
and
and Baptism
Baptism
 Jesus’
Jesus’ Death
Death onon the
the cross
cross brings
brings about
about our
our
justification
justification
 We
We dodo not
not earn,
earn, nor
nor do
do we
we deserve,
deserve, the
the gift
gift of
of
grace
grace
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Sin, Justification, and Grace
Types
Types of
of Grace
Grace
Sanctifying
Grace Actual
permanently Grace
Sacramental
God’s special help
disposes us to Graces Charisms
live like Godto turn from sin or
gifts that flowSpecial gifts the Graces
help us act like
from particularHoly Spirit bestowsof State
Christ once
sacraments on individual God’s special help for
we have
Christians to help the ministers in
special
Church grow the Church
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Sin, Justification, and Grace
Merit
Merit and and Holiness
Holiness
 Merit
Merit isis something
something we we are
are owed
owed because
because ofof good
good deeds
deeds
 God
God will will reward
reward us us with
with Heaven,
Heaven, but but we
we must
must cooperate
cooperate with
with
the
the Holy Holy Spirit’s
Spirit’s graces
graces to to live
live holy
holy lives
lives
 ItIt isis impossible
impossible to to “earn
“earn Salvation”
Salvation”
 We
We must must letlet Christ
Christ live
live in
in us
us byby the
the power
power
of
of the the Holy
Holy Spirit
Spirit and
and sanctifying
sanctifying gracegrace
 All
All of of us
us are
are called
called toto be
be holy
holy byby loving
loving and
and
imitating
imitating Jesus Jesus Christ
Christ
 The
The saints saints have
have taught
taught us us that
that works
works ofof
self-denial
self-denial and and penance
penance lead lead toto holiness
holiness
Assignment, short bond paper
1. Who gave us freedom?
2. What causes us to commit sin?
3. Is God an all-knowing God?
4. If God then is an all-knowing God, why
did God give us freedom?
5. What we cannot do if we don’t have
freedom?