Morality quiz 1.1.1 and 1.2.1

what is morality?

responsibility requires freedom and intelligence

response to loving God and a continuing venture to become fully the persons God wants us to be

We are able to respond to God because of:

Intelligence , human experience, and divine revelation

help of the Holy Spirit

3 sources to discern right and wrong

Human Reason

Human Experience

Divine Revelation

Moral Relativism

Any doctrine or belief that denies the existence of absolute, universal moral truths

Living a moral life

this means to decide and then act according to God’s plan for us

allows Holy Spirit to work in us, making us like Jesus

makes us persons of integrity who are responding to our God-given vocation to be fully human

Humans are made in the Divine Image

God freely created humans out of love

God is the creator, we are God’s creatures

we are magnificent creatures, the summit of God’s creative activity

We possess dignity, value, and worth

True Happiness

draw near to Jesus through Baptism

Follow Christ as a disciple

Eternal Happiness, joy, and glory of heaven

Right to Life and Dignity of the Human Person

our worth and value

it can never change, increase, or decrease

human life is sacred at every stage and is precious and worthy of respect and protection

A person is a person no matter how small

3 Is

Inherent:  inborn because it is an essential characteristic of a human being

Inviolable: no one has the right to violate or profane it

Inalienable: dignity cannot be taken away by anyone

Virtue

comes from latin word for strength

a habitual and firm disposition to do good in the face of life’s trials

enable us to reach the intended purpose of our lives

healthy, good habits that help us do good and empowers us to become what God wants us to be

Character

• refers to the kind of person who acts in a certain way

• the action we perform will in turn form us

• we do not see character directly; we see it in its fruits

• Jesus; the quintessential example of good moral character