Ethics & Morality
Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.
Morality
In the Good Samaritan, who walked by the injured man and who stopped to care for him?
Priest & Levite walked by... Samaritan stopped to help.
We are born with the ability to know what is right and wrong, which the Church calls this term.
Natural Law
Anything that breaks our relationship with God, others, or self.
Sin
A committed state of life that God calls us to.
Vocation
This is a gift from God which helps us know moral law. It prompts us to choose good and avoid evil.
Conscience
This phrase refers to reading scripture literally.
Letter of the Law
Good habits that we practice as individuals to make us better people.
Virtues
A practice or habit that leads a person to sin
Vice
How does one reconcile venial sins?
Through Eucharist & penance/reconciliation
This gift was given to humans by God in order to make independent choices.
Free will
Name the Two Greatest Commandments.
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind. You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
When we commit this, we completely sever or break our relationship with God.
Mortal Sin
Excessive eating or drinking is known as this.
Gluttony
What are the 3 Classifications of Friends?
Utility, Pleasure, The Good
This is used in making sound moral judgment, as well as listening to God's call.
Discernment
If someone is obsessed with their phone, they may be breaking this commandment.
You shall have no other gods before me.
What factors can affect the gravity of a sin and determine if it is a mortal sin?
- free will/consent
- ignorance/full knowledge
- physiological factors/addiction
The vocation of Christians, the goal of our existence. It is true blessedness and happiness.
Beatitude
This vocab term refers to Social conditions which allow people to reach their fulfillment more fully and easily.
The Common Good
What three things determine whether a human act is moral?
Object, intention, circumstance
MLK's homily uses three claims for why we should love our enemies. What is his closing remark?
Love is redemptive/transformative.
Name three things that one could do to form their conscience.
- Church doctrine
- Scripture
- Examining past moral choices we have made
- Reading about holy people and their example/choices
- Receiving Sacraments of Eucharist/Reconciliation
The name given to describe Faith, Hope and Love.
Theological Virtues
The conscience summons us to pursue _______ while the superego tells us to stay where we are out of ______.
the good; fear.