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WEEK 2: BUILDING BLOCKS 1, 2, 3 EUDAIMONIA For Aristotle, a good life will be one lived in accordance with reason, which entails...

WEEK 2: BUILDING BLOCKS 1, 2, 3 EUDAIMONIA For Aristotle, a good life will be one lived in accordance with reason, which entails MORALITY cultivating one’s virtues. Distinction between good and evil Living well; living rationally rather than Particular system of values and principle of pleasantly conduct CHRISTIAN MORALITY HAPPINESS Pleasantness or contentment in everyday Focus: Man’s response to God who created him discourse out of love E Living moral lives in the light of the Christian Faith BUILDING BLOCK NO. 3 Faith lived in the daily circumstances of life “RESPONSIBLE USE OF FREEDOM” U BUILDING BLOCK NO. 1 FREEDOM “CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD” Not the freedom to do what we want, but to do as we ought as creatures of God Latin word: Imago Dei Diminished or nullified due to ignorance, fear, or other psychological factors Q In creating man, God created the man with: Intellect and Will Intellect - Distinguish good from bad - Spiritual power of cognition; knowing WEEK 3: BUILDING BLOCK 4 AND 5 RO reality in non-material way BUILDING BLOCK NO. 4 Will “THREE ELEMENTS OF A MORAL ACT” - Freely choose to follow God’s law of love FREEDOM: makes man a moral subject - Man can use its will for or against God, HUMAN ACTS: acts that are freely chosen to disobey Him THREE ELEMENTS OF A MORAL ACT BUILDING BLOCK NO. 2 THE ACT: object chosen, act of will “MEN ARE CREATED FOR INTENTION: purpose pursued in the action BEATITUDE/HAPPINESS” GOOD INTENTION: can never make an intrinsically evil act good P. WHY DID GOD CREATED MAN? BAD INTENTION: can turn a good Vocation to beatitude deed into an evil one CIRCUMSTANCES: contribute to Beatitude confronts us with indecisive choices increasing/diminishing the moral goodness or concerning earthly goods; they purify our hearts evil of human acts in order to teach us to love God above all things. CCC 1728  BUILDING BLOCK NO. 5 “FORMATION OF CONSCIENCE” WEEK 4: BUILDING BLOCK 6 CONSCIENCE: judgment of reason whereby the human person recognizes the moral quality BUILDING BLOCK NO. 6 of a concrete act that he is going to perform, is “REALITY OF SIN AND GOD’S MERCY” in the process of performing, or has already completed SIN: failure to live the Great Commandment to love God, others and self 8 TYPES OF CONSCIENCE - Breaking God’ s laws by doing what is wrong, or unrighteous, in God’ s sight. 1. TRUE OR CORRECT (1 John 3:4; 5:17) E Acts in accordance with the word of God Ex.: Ten Commandments 2. ERRONEOUS MORTAL SIN Contrary to God’s Word and the teachings of the Church Destroys charity in the heart of man, turns us U Ex.: Divorce away from God 3. BAD Requires 3 conditions: Has no regard for objective truth 1. Grave matter Ex.: Live in, Murder 2. Full knowledge 4. WEAK 3. Full consent of the will Q May know what is right but has not the courage or spiritual power to do what is right Ex.: Witnessing violation 5. SCRUPULOUS One thinks that it is sinning when in fact it VENIAL SIN Wounds but does not destroy our relationship with God Can easily lead to mortal sin unless they are held RO in check is not 6. LAX SEVEN CAPITAL/DEADLY SINS Insensitive Ex.: Racist 1. PRIDE 7. REBELLIOUS Excessive love of self or the desire to be Shows little or no respect for Church better or more important than others teaching 2. GREED Ex.: Abortion, Premarital sex, pride Excessive pursuit of material goods 8. FORMED 3. ENVY One that has sought to inform and educate Intense desire to have an item that someone itself about a particular moral issue else possesses 4. WRATH P. Strong anger and hate towards another person 5. SLOTH Excessive laziness or the failure to act and utilize one’s talents 6. LUST Intense desire, usually for sexual pleasure, but also for money, power or fame 7. GLUTTONY Excessive and ongoing eating of food or drink