Path of Christian Holiness
A Christian person's end destination(telos)
Heaven
Does the Church say that a person can be moral/virtuous and NOT believe in God?
Yes!
What's a good image that could describe conscience?
The angel on the shoulder
Why should we talk about action when we talk about ethics?
Ethics has everything to do with action/inaction
Who is God? (what is God's essential nature?)
LOVE
The part of life that hinders us from our end destination/telos
Sin
Definition of Natural Law
Innate orientation all humans(and creatures) have toward what is good for them
How do conscience and Natural Law work together?
Conscience works to understand and act on Natural Law
In order for an action to be fully morally good, which of the 2 parts of an action need to also be good?
Object and Intention
What is humanity's essential nature?
The image of God --
1. Divine Love
2. Good/Dignified
Definition of pilgrimage
A journey (by foot) to a holy site
What part of the 3 parts of the human person deals directly with understanding right vs wrong?
Intellect
Definition of conscience
Part of our intellect that helps us know right vs wrong / judgment of reason whereby humans know the moral quality of an action / small inner voice/ gut feeling
Name and define the 3 parts of an action
Object - the thing you do
Intention - the reason why you do it
Circumstances - the external elements that affect what and why you do something
Definition of sin
Actively and freely choosing NOT to love; to go against our inmost nature
The 3 parts of the human person & their definitions
Intellect - ability to reason
Will- ability to choose
Passions - emotions
Why is ethics a part of Natural Law?
All humans have an intellect(reason) which necessarily involves our understanding right vs wrong
What are the 4 things the Church says people should use to form their conscience?
2. Tradition
3. Reason
4. Experience
What are the two degrees/levels of sin? Define them.
Venial - smaller/less harmful offenses against Love/God
Mortal - bigger/mor harmful offenses against God
Why is the Christian life considered a pilgrimage?
We are all journeying through this life to get to Heaven
What is the primary principle of Natural Law?
Humans should do good and avoid evil.
What does God have to do with Natural Law and Conscience?
God created humans inborn with Natural Law and consciences so that we can know how what is good for us and make decisions accordingly / so we can know how to love God, Self, Others
1. Can affect the level of goodness or badness
1. Can affect the level of culpability/guilt of the person who did the action
What are the 3 criteria for a sin to be mortal?
1. Action must be very serious/harmful to other/self
2. Person must know the action is serious
3. Person must fully and free choose to do it