love
the four cardinal virtues
prudence: acting with or showing care and thought for the future
justice: just behavior or treatment
temperance: abstinence from sinful behaviors
fortitude: perseverance through pain and adversity
the three theological virtues
happiness comes from the possession of the Good (particularly the moral Good)
conscience helps us define the moral Good
virtue encapsulates the habits and actions we use to choose the moral Good
storge: humble affection for ordinary things
most basic and common love
easy to overlook; affection for things we experience in everyday life because they are familiar
dangers: neediness, over-attachment to things that might not really matter
philia: friendship based on an external purpose or goal
often portrayed as people side-by-side, looking in same direction
more than being “buddies”
the higher the good they are pursuing, the greater the philia
dangers: necessarily exclusive, so can be resistant to change/outside opinion
eros: romantic love; not sexuality itself but the state of being “in Love”
uniquely human desire for union, not just based off of instinct (like animals)
instinct itself desires pleasure/procreation, whereas eros desires full union with the other
can be represented by two people facing each other rather than out towards something beyond themselves
eros is good primarily because it shifts our focus to something beyond ourselves
dangers: conscience abandoned in the name of “love”
note that eros itself is not bad, but can easily be turned by selfish desire to use other for pleasure (lust)
agape: charity; the unconditional and total gift of self to another
the grace of God perfects rather than replaces natural loves
allows us to love others in their unloveable-ness
shown perfectly in God’s love for us - characterized by vulnerability and sacrifice
dangers: none if done perfectly, but some people might have “Messiah Complex” - think they alone need to save others/they don’t take care of own basic needs and therefore can’t give of themselves
love is the foundation of Catholic morality
love: willing the highest Good of another (an action, not a feeling)
Highest Good - will and surrender to God
is this action leading them closer to or farther away from God?
unconditional and selfless
what is best for THEM, NOT what is beneficial to you or easiest to say/do; endures through all things
Christian love is not just being nice and making people feel good, not simply a feeling, and not “I’ll support you no matter what you do!” because you must still be able to hold people you love accountable to themselves, others, and God
the ability to love
the human ability to love comes from
knowing that we are loved
by God and by others
the idea that you can’t give what you don’t have
daily prayer and sacraments give us strength to Agape others
you don’t have to be perfect, but you can’t do it alone.
the four cardinal virtues
prudence: acting with or showing care and thought for the future
justice: just behavior or treatment
temperance: abstinence from sinful behaviors
fortitude: perseverance through pain and adversity
the three theological virtues
happiness comes from the possession of the Good (particularly the moral Good)
conscience helps us define the moral Good
virtue encapsulates the habits and actions we use to choose the moral Good
storge: humble affection for ordinary things
most basic and common love
easy to overlook; affection for things we experience in everyday life because they are familiar
dangers: neediness, over-attachment to things that might not really matter
philia: friendship based on an external purpose or goal
often portrayed as people side-by-side, looking in same direction
more than being “buddies”
the higher the good they are pursuing, the greater the philia
dangers: necessarily exclusive, so can be resistant to change/outside opinion
eros: romantic love; not sexuality itself but the state of being “in Love”
uniquely human desire for union, not just based off of instinct (like animals)
instinct itself desires pleasure/procreation, whereas eros desires full union with the other
can be represented by two people facing each other rather than out towards something beyond themselves
eros is good primarily because it shifts our focus to something beyond ourselves
dangers: conscience abandoned in the name of “love”
note that eros itself is not bad, but can easily be turned by selfish desire to use other for pleasure (lust)
agape: charity; the unconditional and total gift of self to another
the grace of God perfects rather than replaces natural loves
allows us to love others in their unloveable-ness
shown perfectly in God’s love for us - characterized by vulnerability and sacrifice
dangers: none if done perfectly, but some people might have “Messiah Complex” - think they alone need to save others/they don’t take care of own basic needs and therefore can’t give of themselves
love is the foundation of Catholic morality
love: willing the highest Good of another (an action, not a feeling)
Highest Good - will and surrender to God
is this action leading them closer to or farther away from God?
unconditional and selfless
what is best for THEM, NOT what is beneficial to you or easiest to say/do; endures through all things
Christian love is not just being nice and making people feel good, not simply a feeling, and not “I’ll support you no matter what you do!” because you must still be able to hold people you love accountable to themselves, others, and God
the ability to love
the human ability to love comes from
knowing that we are loved
by God and by others
the idea that you can’t give what you don’t have
daily prayer and sacraments give us strength to Agape others
you don’t have to be perfect, but you can’t do it alone.