1. Foundations of Catholic Morality
Your Life in Christ
Foundations of Catholic Morality

2. What is Life in Christ?
Introduction

3. Homework (due Weds., 9/3) (due Thurs., 9/4)
Do “What Will You Do?”, p. 8 (bottom left) in notebook (NB), writing a short paragraph for each case.
(due Thurs., 9/4)
Read pp. 7-11
R&R (Review & Reflection), p. 11

4. Homework (due Fri, 9/5) (due Mon., 9/8)
Finish handout “What’s Right? What’s Wrong?”, with well-written reflections on questions from bottom of sheet!!
(due Mon., 9/8)
Read pp
R & R, p.14 & p. 20

5. Homework (due Tues., 9/9) (due Weds., 9/10)
Complete H2: “Characters We Know”, and be ready to discuss
(due Weds., 9/10)
Complete H3: A Self-Examination on the Cardinal Virtues

6. Homework (due Weds., 9/17) (Mon., 9/22) Study for TEST REVIEW!
Remember…It’s a RE-view, not a PRE-view!
(Mon., 9/22)
TEST on Intro Chapter: What Is Life in Christ?

7. What IS Morality?
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.

8. What IS Morality? How do we know what’s moral?
Reason: God-given intellects
Experience: collective wisdom of others, living and dead
Revelation: God’s teachings in
Scriptures
Church’s Teaching (magisterium)

9. Living a Moral Life Ignatian Meditation: Relax…breathe…
Put yourself in the scene…imagine every detail.
Perhaps imagine yourself as one of the characters… and ask: What is Jesus saying… to me?

10. Character & Virtue
Character: Who we really are and who we are becoming through our choices and actions

11. Character & Virtue
Moral?
Immoral?
Amoral?

12. Character & Virtue
Virtues: Healthy, good habits that help us do good and empower us to become what God wants us to be.

13. Character and Virtue Faith Virtues Hope Love/ Charity Fortitude
Cardinal
Theological
Faith
Hope
Love/ Charity
Prudence
Fortitude
Justice
Temperance

14. Character & Virtue Theological Virtues: What? Given directly by God
When? Given at Baptism
Why? Given to be in relationship with God

15. Character & Virtue Theological Virtues: Faith: We can believe
Hope: We can hope
Love: We can love

16. Four hinge virtues that support moral living
Character & Virtue
Four hinge virtues that support moral living
Cardinal Virtues

17. Character & Virtue Cardinal Virtues:
Prudence: Practical wisdom; responsible decision making
Justice: Giving God and others what is their right to have
Fortitude: Strength, courage to stand firm in what is right
Temperance: Moderation & self-control

18. Living a Moral Life Appreciating the gift of being human.
Using your intellect.
Looking to the law to guide your freedom.
Imitating Jesus.
Forming, informing, and following your conscience.
Repenting and seeking forgiveness when you sin.
Loving God above all.
Loving yourself.
Loving your neighbor.

19. TEST: What to study?
R&R(Review & Reflection) questions and answers (these are YOUR notes!)
PowerPoint notes
Important chapter vocab
Anything in bold, italics, high-lighted
All 3 handouts…especially H3!!
Summary points (p. 21)

20. TEST: HOW to study? REVIEW: REFLECT on:
Detailed info from previous slide
REFLECT on:
“Big picture” themes, eg.
What IS morality?
Character and Virtue
What does it mean to live a moral life?

21. TEST: Format Multiple Choice True/False Short answer
Essay (putting it all together)