Definitions
The ability to make decisions/to choose.
Free will
What are the two categories of virtues?
Cardinal and theological
What Jesus accomplishes us, "buying back" us from the hold of sin and death.
Redemption
What is solidarity?
Sharing our material and spiritual gifts with others.
What is the term for showing proper care and respect to God's creation?
Stewardship
Inherent, inviolable, and inalienable quality that makes all human beings worthy of respect.
Human dignity
What is the virtue that allows us to believe in God and all that we have been taught about him?
Faith
What is the state that human beings are born into, deprived of original holiness and justice?
Original sin
According to the principle of subsidiarity, under what condition should larger units of society assume the functions of smaller units?
If an issue is too large for a smaller unit to handle.
What are the three elements of a moral act?
Object, intention, and circumstances
An offense against God and a fault against reason, truth, and right conscience.
Sin
Which category of virtues are infused in us by God?
Theological virtues
What is the even that accomplishes salvation for us?
The Paschal Mystery
What is the common good?
The sum total of social conditions that allow people to reach their fulfillment more easily.
What are the four qualities that make up the image of God in us?
Intellect, will, ability to form relationships, ability to love.
A habitual and firm disposition that guides our actions
Virtue
What is the virtue that motivates our desire for heaven and eternal life, allowing us to persist in the Christian life?
Hope
What is original holiness and original justice?
The state that human beings are created in. Original holiness- communion with God. Original justice- right relationship with self, others, and creation.
What are the three essential elements of the common good?
Respect for the fundamental rights of the human person, the social development of the group, and peace and stability.
According to Thomas Aquinas, what are the three parts of the soul?
Intellect, will, and passions.
A judgment of reason by which we determine the moral quality of a concrete act
Conscience
What is the virtue that allows us to love God above all things and our neighbor as ourself?
Define concupiscence
Disordered desires producing an inclination to sin.
What is the one criteria for making decisions about the application of subsidiarity?
The common good
What are the three sources Catholic morality draws on for knowledge of right and wrong?
Human reason, human experience, and divine revelation