Morality Final

Knowledge based on human experience, reason, and God's revelation that discovers what we ought to be and what we ought to do to live fully human lives

The official teaching authority of the church

a good and health habit

Faith, hope, and charity

The four hinge virtues that support moral living: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance.

Who I really am in the dark - it is who I am becoming through my choices and actions.

God's love

The study of humans

The consequence of the sin of our first parents; the hereditary stain with which human beings are born because of our origins or descent from Adam and Eve.

The quality of being worthy of esteem or respect. Every human person has worth and value because each person is made in God's image.

This person is not merely an imitator of Christ, but a person who participates in his very life and mission; a follower of Jesus.

The virtue known as "right reason in action"

A practical judgement of reason that helps a person decide the goodness or sinfulness of an action or attitude

The power, rooted in reason and will, to perform deliberate actions on one's own responsibility

Particular application of the natural law for the members of a particular society

Greek term for repentance, a turning away from sin with the intention of living a Christian life

God's love and salvation revealed to us through the life, Passion, Death, and Resurrection and Glorification of his Son Jesus Christ

A decision-making process that attends to the implications and consequences of an action or choice

The moral content of an action that suggests whether the action is directed towards the good (the what)

The aim or objective of a course of action; why?

Love of God and neighbor

Moderation in pursuit of pleasures

A method, course of action, or instrument by which something can be accomplished

The conditions or facts concerning a moral act. Answers the how, who, when, where of an act. It can increase or decrease the moral goodness or evil of an action.

The heart of Jesus' teachings; found in the Sermon on the Mount

Trust in God's salvation (end-game)

Courage to life Christ-like lives

Belief in God and his promises

Giving God and others their rightful due

Jesus

Human experience, Reason, & Divine Revelation

Law is reasonable.

Law is for the common good.

Law is promulgated.

Law is created by proper authority.

An ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the one who is in charge of the community

The body of laws governing the religious practices of a Christian church

An expression of faith that God is present and active in our world and that we are called in some way to participate in God's saving work

The sum total of social conditions that allow people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily. Living by this principle, we must take into account the needs of all people.

The Christian virtue of social charity and friendship

An attitude guiding us to follow Jesus more closely in order to achieve holiness and happiness; blessed

The reign of God proclaimed by Jesus - it is God's peace, justice, and love.

The Holy Spirit's grace that cleanses us from our sins through faith in Jesus Christ and baptism

A free and unearned favor from God, infused into our souls at Baptism, that adopts us into God's family and helps us to live as his children.

A special gift or grace of the Holy Spirit given to an individual Christian or community, commonly for the benefit and building up of the entire Church.

A witness ready to suffer and die for truth and virtue: this is the greatest act of fortitude

personal sin that weakens but does not kill our relationship with God

A grave offense against God that destroys a person's relationship with him by severing him or her from divine love. It destroys charity in the heart of man; it turns man away from God, who is his ultimate end and his beatitude, by preferring an inferior good to him.

A sacrament of healing, also known as Penance or Confession, through which Christ extends his forgiveness to sinners.

not paying attention or being distracted while we are acting

The impediment described as overwhelming panic in the face of real or imagined danger

The impediment described as overwhelming panic in the face of real or imagined danger

The impediment described as overwhelming panic in the face of real or imagined danger

,The highest form of law

The reasoned participation of humans in God's eternal law that reveals what God intends us to do and to avoid according to his wise and loving plan.

the reasoned participation of humans in God's eternal law that reveals what God intends us to do and to avoid according to his wise and loving plan.

the power to do whatever one wants: unlimited, unbridled, excessive, undisciplined freedom

Divine Law revealed in the Old Testament, summarized in the Ten Commandments. Also called the Law of Moses. It contrasts with the New Law of the Gospels.

Divine Law revealed in the New Testament through the life and teaching of Jesus Christ and through the witness and teaching of the Apostles. This perfects the Old Law and brings it to fulfillment and is also called the Law of Love.

God's interventions and support for us in the everyday moments of our lives

Grace that makes us holy

The grace conferred by the valid and fruitful reception of the sacraments

religious orders that put a focus on living a life centered on the celebration of prayer, rather than on active ministry

religious orders that stress apostolic works like caring for the downtrodden and sick, teaching, or preaching

Communication with God

imiting food intake in order to recognize our dependence on God

The act of giving money or material goods to anyone who is needy

the collective wisdom of others, living and dead - a form of knowledge to draw on for morality

our God-given intellects

What has been revealed by God through Sacred Scripture and Church teaching - a form of knowledge to draw on for morality.