A summary of Catholic moral teaching. It reveals the moral principles of our faith as well as a summary of all our Church’s moral teachings. It is a summary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church #1691-2557.
- I Am an Imago Dei
- The Beatitudes
- The Effects of Freedom
- Making Moral Choices
- Good vs. good
- Passions, Feelings and Emotions
- Conscience
- Erroneous Conscience: Am I Guilty?
- Growth in Virtue and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
- Three Theological Virtues:
- Sin: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- Gravity of Sin
2. The Law, Society, Grace and Salvation
- The Moral Law
- Who are We? Human Society
- The Trinity as the Basis of Society
- Common Good
- Justification
- Grace
- Merit
- Holiness
- From the Speculative to the Practical
- Our High Calling of Love
- The Bottom Line of This Commandment
- Graven Images
- The Upper Upper Limit!
- Practical Applications
- The Bottom Line: No Swearing Allowed
- The Upper Limit: God’s Name is Holy…and so is yours!
- Practical Applications
- The Sabbath Day after the First Creation
- Worship in the New Covenant: The Eighth Day of Creation
- Rest in the New Covenant: The Eighth Day of Creation
- Duties of Society
- Practical Considerations
- God’s Plan for Parents
- Being a Holy Child
- Family Life
- The Fourth Commandment and Society
- The Role of Civil Authorities
- A Summary of the Bottom Line and Upper Limit of the Fourth Commandment
- Practical Considerations
5. Murder, Anger, and Human Dignity
- Bottom Line: Do Not Murder
- Human Dignity Must Be Respected
- When Killing is not Murder
- Other “Medical Ethics” Considerations
- Other “End of Life” Decisions
- The Upper Limit
- Practical Considerations
6. Chastity, Purity, Affection and Marital Love
- We are Sexual Beings
- The Upper Limit: God’s Plan for Sexuality
- The Bottom Line: Abuses of Sexual Love
- Practical Considerations
- Purity
- Other Considerations
- The Bottom Line and the Upper Limit
- Is It Mine or Is It Yours?
- The Bottom Line
- The Dignity of the Human Person and the Economy
- Reaching Out to the Poor
- International Considerations
- The Root of the Problem: He Who Has Money Never Has Money Enough
- Getting in Order!
8. The Truth Will Set You Free!
- The Bottom Line: Offenses Against the Truth
- Do I Have A Right to Know?
- The Upper Limit: Art, Beauty and the Pursuit of Truth
- Practical Considerations
- Conclusion
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