Virtues
the tendency or inclination to sin, inherited by Adam & Eve
Concupiscence
Did not come as a moralist or to replace rules.
Jesus
Bad habits that incline us to do evil and avoid good
Vice
a moral system that denies belief in God and views humanity as the highest form of existence
Humanism
List the 4 cardinal virtues
Prudence Temperance
Justice Fortitude
Describe the difference between cardinal and theological virtues.
Cardinal: Source of good habits; acquired by human effort
Theological: Foundation of Christian life; received in baptism
What does it mean to be a Christian?
One who has encountered Christ
The ethical requirements of the Gospel would not be possible without this
Describe the difference between sanctifying and actual grace
Sanctifying grace- supernatural life given to us a baptism
Actual grace- supernatural kick in the pants to do good and avoid evil
Who said "Christian existence is more than just imitating Christ; rather it’s a way of identifying with Christ"?
St. Paul
Objective standards authored by God and taught by Church authority
Christian Morality
What is Viktor Frankl's definition of happiness?
The gift of a life well-lived.
The deprivation of a good
sin
C.S. Lewis' definition of morality
instructions for running the human machine
In regard to morality, what do the words “objective” and “subjective” mean?
Objective morality is a morality that is true for all people all places all times.
Subjective morality is a morality that claims something is true for one particular person; one’s opinion.
Lewis said that the human machine can go wrong in two ways. What are they?
a) Human individuals drift apart from one another or collide with one another and do damage.
b) When things go wrong inside the individual—when different parts of him either drift apart or interfere with one another.
What are Thomas Aquinas’ definitions of evil and sin?
Evil: the absence of Good
Sin: the deprivation of a good
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven
3 departments of morality, according to Lewis
2) Things inside each man
3) Relations between God and man
Abortion is legal
Provide one word descriptions for each of the 4 cardinal virtues.
Wisdom; Fairness; Courage; Self-control
Finish this axiom:
Plant an act, reap a habit.
Plant a habit, reap a virtue or vice...
Plant a virtue or vice (habit), reap a character.
Plant a character, reap a destiny.
to imitate him and find your identity in him
List 3 powerful prolife questions that assist in clarifying the evil of abortion
1) If the preborn is growing, isn't it alive?
2) If the preborn has human parents, isn't it human?
3) If living humans have human rights, why don't the preborn?
Respond to this pro-choice slogan:
You should be more tolerant. If you don't like abortions, don't have one.
If you don't like child molestation, don't molest one. (Does that sound tolerant or absurd to you?)