Life in Christ
Knowledge based on human experience, reason, and God’s revelation that discovers what we ought to do to live fully human lives.
What is Morality
God freely created humans out of love. God is the Creator; we are not. We are God’s creatures.
What is Being made in the Divine Image
The moral virtue that inclines us to lead good, ethical, and moral lives of action; “right reason in action,” as St. Thomas Aquinas said.
What is Prudence
The conditions or facts attending an event and having some bearing on it. Can increase or decrease the moral goodness or evil of an action.
What is Circumstances
The power, rooted in reason and will, … to perform deliberate actions on one’s own responsibility
What is Freedom
God-given abilities that help us live a Christian life with God’s help. Jesus promised and bestows these gifts through the Holy Spirit
What are Gifts of the Holy Spirit
The principle of Catholic social teaching that holds that a higher unit of society should not do what a lower unit can do as well (or better
What is Subsidiarity
A decision-making process that attends to the implications and consequences of an action or choice.
What is Discernment
We should never act without considering our actions.
What are the Consequences
The philosophy that holds that every event, action, and decision results from something independent of the human will.
What is Determinism
Described as the firstfruits of eternal glory
What are the First fruits of the Holy Spirit
The only thing that matters after life is nothingness, annihilation
What is Nihilism
Helps reveal to us whether the matter of our action is good or bad
What is Moral Object
A conversation with God consisting of two parts: talking and listening.
What is Prayer
Freedom from factors outside of ourselves that threaten to destroy our power to exercise choice
What is External Freedom
The official teaching authority of the Holy Catholic Church Church.
What is Magisterium
The power rooted in reason and will [that enables a person], to perform deliberate actions on one’s own responsibility.
What is Free Will
The aim or objective of a course of action;
WHY?
What is Intention
Guidelines or laws that can help regulate human freedom
What are Norms
Freedom from interior factors that limit choice.
What is Internal Freedom
Infused by God into our souls, enable us to live in relationship to the Blessed Trinity.
Four hinge virtues that support moral living
What are Theological and Cardinal Virtues
The Christian virtue of social charity and friendship.
What is Solidarity
A method, course of action , or instrument by which something can be accomplished
What is Means?
The minimal obligations for members in good standing of the Catholic faith community
What are Precepts of the Catholic Church
Ascribed, attributed, or definitely linked to a specific accountable person or entity
What is Imputable