Core Moral Concepts
What human beings created for
What is love and happiness?
What is concupiscence?
It' sometimes referred to as our Sunday Obligation
What is to attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation and rest from unnecessary labor on these days?
An explanation of the origins of things that are difficult to understand.
What is etiology?
The number of Beatitudes found in the sermon on the mount.
What is 8?
Two factors that affect our freedom to choose
fear and ignorance
Builds on and deepens the old law. It is exemplified by Christ and challenges us to perfect love.
What is new law?
The number to times a catholic must go to confession.
What is the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation at least once a year.
The grace proper to each of the 7 sacraments.
What is sacramental grace?
Our vocation as Christians and the goal of our existence.
What is beatitude?
We become the people we are by the acts we freely choose to do
What is the purpose of moral theology?
The order in creation that reflects God's will and purpose; it is eternal because it is always true and never changes
What is Divine Law
The minimum a catholic must receive Eucharist
What is at least once during the Easter season.
The virtue by which a person is inclined towards choosing the moral good and avoiding evil.
What is prudence?
The blessing bestowed by Jesus on peacemakers.
What is "they will be called children of God?"
The three gifts from God that allow us to be in true, loving communion with him.
What is our soul, intellect, and free will?
Established by God, reflects his wisdom, logical expression of eternal law, and a teaching that leads to the blessed life God wants for us
What is Moral Law?
The dietary minimums a catholic must follow.
Observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church.
The virtue that enables one to maintain sound moral judgment and behavior in the face of difficulties and challenges.
What is fortitude?
The blessing Jesus bestows on those who remain pure in heart.
What is "they will see God?"
The grace that heals our human nature wounded by sin and restores us to friendship with God.
Understood through our God-given ability to reason. What it means to be in right relationship with God, others, the world, ourselves
What is Natural Law?
The minimum a catholic must tithe.
What is to help provide for the material needs of the Church according to your ability?
The various Greek terms to distinguish between familial, friendship, romantic, and unconditional love.
What are storge, philia, eros, and agape?
The book(s) of the bible where the beatitudes are found.
What are Matthew and Luke?