1. The Sacred Flame

2.  All people are made in God’s image and likeness  Source of our dignity  All people deserve total respect  Must have respect for self  Must have respect for others

3.  6 th Commandment: “You shall not commit adultery”  9 th Commandment: “You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife”  These commandments demand that we respect others by respecting the bonds of marriage

4.  6 th Commandment guides actions  9 th Commandment guides thoughts/desires  Need to act and think as God wants us to act and think

5.  Animals and plants do not love  They reproduce and mate according to instinct  Instinct is a rule animals must follow  Nature is in control  Human beings are given the gift to choose their relationships  Human beings follow self-control, not instinct  They choose spouses for marriage  This choice is respected by honoring the bonds of marriage

6.  Marriage requires special commitment  Commitment is b/w one man and one woman  Mortal sin to violate this commitment  God uses marriage to create new life  Marital act not allowed except b/w husband and wife  Chastity = self-control of the body and respect for marital bonds  Impiety = thought or act against the marital bond

7.  Young girl born in 1890  Mother had taught her: “Never, at any cost, must you sin”  19 year old boy wanted her to be unchaste  She refused  He stabbed her  Martyred at age 11  Boy later converted  He pushed for her to be canonized a saint  She was declared a saint in 1950 and he was there