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Ch 1Morality

Ch 1Morality. A Call to Catholic Living.

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Ch 1Morality

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  1. Ch 1Morality A Call to Catholic Living

  2. [Y]ou cannot judge the value of an action based on whether or not it brings success. You have to judge the value of an action in relation to the action itself.... I think we may fail in our attempt to do things, yet we may succeed in the correct action when the action is authentically nonviolent, based on understanding, based on love. - Thich Nhat Hanh, Interview by Catherine Ingram, In the Footsteps of Gandhi

  3. Morality • Morality: • Action • Decision making • Moral law: • “Fatherly instruction of God, setting forth the ways which lead to happiness and proscribing those which lead to evil” [CCC]

  4. Types of Law • 1. Natural-(Universal Truth) • Ten Commandments • “necessary foundation for the erection of moral rules & civil law” (Catechism, #1919) • 2. Divine or Revealed • Beatitudes, Golden Rule, can also be 10 Commandments • Canon (Church) • Civil

  5. Conscience: Interior voice of a human being within whose heart inner law of God is inscribed[CCC] • Traditional means to determine if an act is moral or immoral-we will develop further in Ch. 7: • 1. Object chosen • 2. Intention of the action • 3. Circumstances surrounding the act

  6. FREEDOM • Power • Rooted in reason [thought] and will [action] • To act or not to act • To perform deliberate actions on one’s own responsibility • What is the natural right of every human? • To be recognized (consciousness/aware) as a free & responsible being (relationships) [CCC 1738]

  7. Christian Freedom • Christian freedom means we can see the big picture • We grow and express ourselves within the context of others’ needs as well as our own • Freedom with unlimited choice without regard to others is not freedom…it is LICENSE • Examples

  8. Freedom:Is it my choice?Am I acting reasonably and responsibly? • If so, my action is the exercise of freedom. • License: Is it my choice? Am I acting without concern for reason or responsibility? • If so, my action is the exercise not of freedom, but of license.

  9. Circumstances • Morality is lessened if our free will is threatened or reduced through no fault of our own • Ignorance • Fear/Duress • Psychological or Social Factors

  10. Moral Relativism: One’s individual perception about right and wrong (justifying your actions) What are other examples of Relativism?

  11. Moral Distinctions • Nonmoral • Neutral; neither harms nor hurts (walking down the street) • Immoral • Negative; harmful and destructive; know it’s wrong but does it anyway; may have no remorse (walking & throwing stones at others) • Amoral • No sense of right or wrong; unplanned response; not knowing what the effects might be and/or not caring (walking, falling, breaking watch & no remorse) • Moral • Positive; promotes human welfare (Walking for Cancer)

  12. Sources of Catholic Moral Teaching • Documents of Vatican II • Catechism • Papal Encyclicals • Statements of Vatican Commissions • Pastoral Letters

  13. 7 Themes of Catholic Social Teaching • 1. Life & Dignity of the Human Person • 2. Call to Family, Community & Participation • 3. Rights & Responsibilities • 4. Option for the Poor & Vulnerable • 5. Dignity of Work & the rights of Workers • 6. Solidarity • 7. Care for God’s Creation Examples of Publications & Documents

  14. Catholic Morality • The way that we lead our lives in response to God’s law of love in our souls • Three important elements: • a. Human Dignity • b. Grace • c. Vocation

  15. Grace • Definition: Our participation in the life of God • Types • Sanctifying: God’s freely given gift of his love and constant presence in the soul • Actual: Help God gives us for a particular need • Cheap: Not appreciating God’s love • Costly: Sacrificing out of love

  16. Vocation: Calling to love and serve God both now and forever • “Vocare” [Latin] to call • All have the call to love and to serve God • Living His truth • Sharing His goodness • Helping to fashion the world as God intends

  17. Moral Decision Making- Two Thoughts • “Art of morality”: practical reasoning, thoughtfully determining what is right • “Science of morality”:; systematic thought and analysis, requiring Critical Thinking-having the ability to see things through and to do what is right • Critical Thinking: • Use thinking/reasoning capacity/open-minded • Attentive to world around us • Thoughtful evaluation of + and – • Seeking out knowledge/understanding

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