Morality - Sem. 2 Final

8 SNJM values

1. dedication to justice

2. dedication to women and children

3. commitment to liberating action

4. service to the poor and marginalized

5. hospitality

6. full development of the human person

7. education in faith

8. love for the names of jesus and mary

10 commandments in order + what they mean

1. I am the lord your god you shall not have other gods besides me

   • Calls to put God first, to follow the examples of Jesus and Mary

     Calls people to live out the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love

2. You shall not take the lords name in vain

   • Swearing

   • Name-calling/slurs

   • Saying "oh my god", "jesus christ" "god"

   • Hateful language

3. You shall honor the sabbath

   • take time to rest because god did

4. Honor your father and mother

   • Honor responsibilities and duties to one another

   • Respect authority figures within our communities

5. You shall not kill

   • Calls us to recognize the sacredness and dignity of all life

   • Prohibits harm of any kind

   • Call us to support full development of the human person

6. You shall not commit adultery

   • Disloyalty

   • Physical/emotional harm

   • Lying

   • Gossip

7. You shall not steal

   • Material items or intellectual property

8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor

   • Calls us to be honest with ourselves, others, and God

   • If not, these relationships deteriorate

9. You shall not covet your neighbors wife

   • Purity of heart (free of sinful motivations/intentions)

   • Jealousy

10. You shall not covet your neighbors goods

    • don’t want more than what you need

hospitality

Being a gracious, accepting, and welcoming presence for each person

commitment to liberating action

Seeking with others the freedom needed to live life fully without oppression

conscience

The interior voice of a person, a God-given sense of the law of God. A moral conscience leads a person to understand themselves as responsible for their actions and prompts them to do good and avoid evil.

Part of our experience and nature

• All humans have it

• Our conscience is shaped by the individual experience

To make good judgments, one needs to have a fully-formed conscience

NOT:

• The majority opinion

• A feeling

• Gut instinct

• A voice in your head

LISTEN steps

Look for the facts - before making decisions, the choice should be completely informed

Imagine the possibilities - evaluate all possible options and consequences

Seek the insight of others - who/what can you look to for advice?

Turn inward - deep breath and reflect

Expect God's help - have faith no matter how difficult the decision

Name your decision - finalizing your actions

justice

Committing time, energy, and resources to the pursuit of right relationships of equality, justice, and solidarity

• Difficult, requires sacrifice

civil authority

the power and control exercised by non-military individuals or institutions within a political system, as opposed to military control

civil disobedience

Deliberate refusal to obey an immoral demand from civil authority or an immoral civil law

integrity

• Being honest and having strong moral principles

• Having consistent actions, values, methods, and principles

• Being whole and undivided

confidentiality

keeping something from others, usually to protect

detraction

Unnecessarily revealing something true about someone that may be damaging to their reputation

• Not your truth to tell

• Not the right audience to tell

• Violates confidentiality

slander

damaging someone's reputation by lying or spreading rumors

• Examine your intentions

adulation

Excessive flattery, praise, or admiration for another person for something that isn't true or morally wrong

• As opposed to calling them out for wrongdoing

greed

The desire to accumulate earthly goods beyond what we need

plagiarism

The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own

piracy

The practice of downloading and distributing copyrighted works digitally without permission such music or software

consumerism

Social and economic order and ideology that encourages the acquisition of goods and services in ever-greater amounts

 

Attempt to find happiness by buying what we do not need

Planned vs. Perceived Obsolescence

Planned obsolescence: companies design a product so that people will need or want to throw them out soon after they buy them

 

Perceived obsolescence: companies use advertisements and gimmicky new models to convince the consumer that they need the new model

living simply

only keeping what is meaningful and finding joy through the limits

almsgiving

donating to charities to aid those in need, usually part of a religious tradition

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theological virtues

faith, hope, and love

idolatry

The worship of other beings, creatures, or material goods in a way that is meant for God

Focusing on God and avoiding temptation to follow surrounding culture's "gods"

reverence

treating something with a deep respect

profanity

quality of being profane; irreverence; obscenity, speaking disrespectfully about something that is sacred or treating it with disrespect

sabbath

Means "to rest", "to take in", or "to listen"

Not passive, meant for thankfulness, appreciation, prayer, reflection time

Done through mass -->  must receive Eucharist for spiritual nourishment

Mary

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venerate

to feel or show deep respect for someone considered great/holy

Jesus

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litany

A series of petitions for use in church services, usually recited by clergy, a lector, or other leader and responded to in a recurring formula by the people.

examen definition + steps

Prayer card, guides mediation and prayer

5 steps

1. Stillness: recalling God's presence

2. Reflection: looking back on your day

3. Gratitude: expressing thankfulness

4. Sorrow: asking for forgiveness

5. Hopefulness: resolving to grow

stations of the cross

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lectio divina definition

5 movement prayer practice used to meditate on God's word

Predominantly used with Scripture but could be a helpful exercise for meditating on any life-enriching/spiritual text

lectio divina steps + what they mean

1. Lectio

   • Reading and listening to the word of God with reverence

   • Listen for a word/phrase from the Scripture passage that is God's word for you

2. Meditatio

   • Meditate on the Scripture passage

   • Allow the word of God to interact with your thoughts/hopes/memories/desires

   • Allow it to affects you at your deepest level of being

3. Oratio

   • Responding to God with a conscious prayer

   • Both a dialogue with God and an offering of yourself to God

   • Open your real self to be touched and changed by the word of God

4. Contemplatio

   • Silently rest in the unconditional love of God

5. Actio

   • What is the word of God inviting me to do?

   • Is there a good thing God is calling me to do?

   • Is there a harmful habit God is calling you to stop?

   • What is the next step you need to take?

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eucharistic adoration

Spending time with the Eucharist on display in monstrance

Catholics believe in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, time to be with Jesus

educational/social-emotional media

advocated for the public broadcast of kids shows that promoted both educational and social-emotional development

service to the poor and marginalized

advocated for the grace and persistence necessary to support those who can’t support themselves

the underground railroad

advocated for the freedom and safety of black slaves and for the opportunity to thrive in life

rehabilitation of the formerly incarcerated

advocated for the proper care and support for people who get out of jail. a form of rehabilitation, not punishment

the death penalty

advocated for the end of the “racially and socioeconomically biased, fiscally irresponsible institution that neither increases public safety nor restores harm done”

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signs of a healthy relationship

• Communication

  • Understanding needs/expectation

  • Affirming partner's wishes and feelings (vice versa)

  • Being supportive and offering encouragement/reassurance

• Respect

• Trust

• Honesty

• Equality

• Boundaries

  • Providing space for individuals in relationships

  • Emotional, physical, behavioral, and digital

  • Communicating boundaries and being respectful when they've been crossed

• Agreement (personal and economical decisions)

  • Language boundaries (swearing, walking away)

  • Find the real issue

  • Compromise or agree to disagree

signs of an unhealthy relationship

• No communication

• Disrespectful

• Untrustworthy

• Dishonest

• Trying to take control

• Only spending time together

• Pressure into activities

• Unequal economically

signs of an abusive relationship

• Harmful/threatening communication

• Mistreatment

• Cheating accusations (when untrue)

• Denying abusive actions

• Controlling

• Isolation

consent

Understanding/agreement between partners

Known expectation, limitation, boundaries

Affirmative

Active and ongoing

Equal power

Freely given, no constraints

chastity

The successful integration of sexuality within a person

Wholeness and integrity

Living one's sexuality in a healthy and integrated way in regards to one's vocation

celibacy

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SNJM Corporate Stands

Human trafficking and water as a human right

sexuality

• Somebody's ability to experience/show sexual feelings

• Attitudes/activities related to sex

• The fact of someone being sexually/romantically attracted to people of a particular gender or more than one gender

 

What is sexuality?

• An interplay between body image, gender identity, gender ole, sexual orientation, intimacy, relationships, love, and affection

• A person's sexuality incorporates their attitudes, values, knowledge and behaviors

• How people express/feel about their sexuality is influenced by their families, culture, society, faith, and beliefs

busy culture

glorifying the idea of being busy, part of comparing yourself to others, doing more is not always better, leads to burnout

perfectionism

futile effort to make things perfect, unhealthy mindset

failure

not bad, part of growiung and learning

stigma

negative attitudes and beliefs that motivate the general public to fear, reject, avoid and discriminate against people with mental illnesses

risk factors

characteristics that make it more likely that an individual will consider/attempt/die by suicide

• some may be unknown

warning signs

changes in behavior, physical appearance, verbal cues that may indicate a near-term risk of suicide

ex. of warning signs

• uncharacteristic behavior

• risk-taking behavior

• physical changes

• interaction

• verbal cues

• giving away possessions

• discussion of death