morality

Human freedom

A right every human being has allowing them to do what they want to do

Responsibility

Cooperating with God's love, one of the characteristics of a person living under God's reign

Image of God

Connection Between Rights and Responsibilities. Humans are created in the image of God and are created "very good". Humans are meant to choose virtuous actions that are our fulfillment to love and serve God and others

Objective

Same standards for all people

Subjective

Different standards for all people

Deontology

Good and bad are determined by law

Utilitarianism

The aim is to do the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people

Emotivism

The system of morality in which good and bad are acted by emotion

Discernment

It comes from the Latin phrase "to separate apart". Discern is the process by which we examine a situation to try to see it clearly and to make decisions that follow God's plan and who God created us to be. Commonly used about vocation but we face many choices in life: having a process helps us. To perceive or recognize something

Conscience

Part of the Relationship with God

Practical judgment

Awareness of God's call to love

a good friend it tells us what we need to hear rather than what we want to hear

Romans 2:14-15

Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law

St. Thomas More

Conscience, worked for the king of England (King Henry The 8th) broke away from the Catholic Church starting the Church of England. Acknowledge as the head of the Church; St Thomas refused to do that because he was a Catholic; and was killed as a result. Followed his conscience even though it led to his being executed

Well-formed conscience

takes into consideration the complementarity of faith and reason

Guilt

Warranted vs Unwarranted

The warranted should feel guilty

Unwarranted should not feel guilty

Ignorance

Wrongly formed conscience

Ignorant of what is good

Receive the wrong information

Two types of ignorance

Vincible ignorance - Should be overcome

Invincible ignorance - Can't be overcome

Natural Law

is a theory in ethics and philosophy that says that human beings possess intrinsic values that govern their reasoning and behavior. (God-given sense or desire for goodness)

Communion of Saints

a fellowship between Christians living and dead.

Magisterium

teaching authority especially of the Roman Catholic Church.

Responsibilities

CST Principle #1: Rights and Responsibilities. Foundation for the Other Principles. The other principles are only intelligible in the context of human rights

Rights

morally, good, or justified

Original sin

Adam and Eve's sin; corrupts our nature and gives us the tendency to sin

Personal sin

refuse God's love and turn down His invitation to give of ourselves to God and to our fellow men.

Social sin

The separation of Christian churches is an unfortunate reality that has been caused by misunderstandings and sins. Not loving one another as we should. Not giving witness to the God of love

Racism

Belief that one race is superior to another

The sin of commission

A sin of what was done. An action that resulted in sin.

The sin of omission

a failure by a person to take an action that one "ought to do", and that is within one's power, and when attentively and willfully done, it is considered to be a sin. The sin of what not was done.

Conversion/"Metanoia"

inside and outside. Characteristics of a person living under God's reign. change in one's way of life resulting from penitence or spiritual conversion.

Dorothy Day

social justice campaigns in defense of the poor, forsaken, hungry, and homeless.

Beatific vision

the ultimate direct self-communication of God to the individual person.

Sacraments

Catholics believe Jesus Christ Himself acts through the sacraments to heal, forgive, nourish, and strengthen us.

St. Paul

Corinthians are familiar with Greek philosophy

Serves as a bridge between Plato & Aristotle and Jesus. His letters are full of encouragement for how the Christian communities are virtuously following Jesus

the letters also have challenged the Christian communities to follow more faithfully where they fall short

St. Thomas Aquinas

wrote Summa Theologiae

Scholasticism

trying to synthesize faith and reason. Two main sources are the Bible and Aristotelian philosophy

Summa Theologiae

God governs the world as the "universal first cause". Written by St Thomas Aquinas

1 Corinthians 13

a way of life, lived in imitation of Jesus Christ, that is focused not on oneself but on the "other" and his or her good

Plato

Known for writing The Republic

The Republic

Written by Plato

Virtue

Think of others when you act

Just as virtue can be contagious so can vice

Virtues are not only for our good and happiness but also for the greater good of the community

The cardinal virtues are not enough- we need theological virtues too

Vice

a morally bad habit

Continence

a virtue of the appetite, by which men, through thought, control the appetite that induces to evil pleasures". continence represents a failure of self-consciousness

Incontinence

the character defect of acting against one's own judgment, or failing to act in accord with it.

Golden Mean

Healthy middle of virtue

Cardinal virtues

justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude, as defined by Plato and Aristotle and adopted by the Church Fathers.

Prudence

(Wisdom) - commanding the right action

Courage

Fortitude (courage) - strengthening the passion against fear

Temperance

Self-Care

Justice

giving what is due, doing what you ought

Theological virtues

Faith, Hope, and Love. Theological meaning they are related to God

They are gifts from God (God's grace)

They lead us to God

They are revealed to us by God through Scripture

Faith

Substance of things hoped for surrender to God

Hope

Allows us to take responsibility for the future: the expectation that God's Reign will come; the belief that good will triumph over evil

Love

Lived faith and hope: a crown of all the virtues and imminent participation in God's life

"Agape"

Unconditional Godly love

1 John 4:7-8

Beloved let us love one another because love is of God

"Bad Habits" (Ed Sheeran)

Habits

Parable of the Good Samaritan

people should love everyone, including their enemies.

Corporal Works of Mercy

Feed the hungry

Give drink to the thirsty

Clothe the naked

Shelter the homeless

Visit the sick

Visit the imprisoned

Bury the dead

Grace

God's gift

Vocation

Calling (purpose) from God

Universal Call to Holiness

a teaching of the Roman Catholic Church that all people are called to be holy,

Beatitudes

blessings declared by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount from the Gospel of Matthew.

Sermon on the Mount

Jesus taught his followers the Lord's Prayer and told them several parables

Golden Rule

Treat others the way you want to be treated

Object

The chosen action

Intention

The end goal

Circumstances

What has to be done

St. Augustine

adapted Classical thought to Christian teaching and created a powerful theological system of lasting influence

Aristotle

one of the greatest philosophers who ever lived and the first genuine scientist in history. Wrote Nicomachean Ethics

Nicomachean Ethics

Written by Aristotle

"Eudaimonia"

It is the ultimate goal of a human being, a part of her function

10 Commandments

Commandments given by God to the people as parts of the covenant at mount sinai and the first 3 have to do with our love for God and the rest is the love for our neighbors.

Covenant

An agreement between God and his people

Kingdom/Reign of God

Reign

This was the main message of Jesus's preaching.

Often used parables to explain

"Already, but not yet"

In Jesus, the Kingdom has come near, but it has not been fully realized yet