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What is Morality?
Morality - (Dictionary) the quality
of being in accord with standards
of right or good conduct.
- A system of ideas of right and
wrong conduct: religious morality;
Christian morality.
-Virtuous conduct.
-A rule or in moral conduct.
CFC - Chapter 13
       Living as Disciples of Christ

“What I just did was to give you an example: as
        I have done, so you must do.”

   “But only God, who created man to His own
  image and ransomed him from sin, provides a
         fully adequate answer to man’s
basic questions…revealed in Jesus Christ His Son
who became man. Whoever follows after Christ, the
  perfect man, becomes himself more of a man.”
CFC # 674 . For Christians,
“moral living” is simply “following
                Christ,”
 but we often think of morality as
      set of do’s and don’ts or
       punishments, laws or
          commandments.
 Christian faith is more than a set of
 truths to be believed; it is the way of
Christ which leads to life (CCC 1696)
It is the Gospel of Christ believed
and lived which will decide our
destiny as Christians. Fullness of
life here on earth means that, in
all the innumerable actions,
events and problems of daily life,
we walk with Jesus of Nazareth,
the Christ, who is “the Way, the
Truth, and the Life” (Jn. 14:6)
CCF # 675 – Christian moral life,
then, is about the Gospel. It is
about growing in love and
holiness. It is the process of
becoming authentically human.
The Christian moral person is one
who experiences the liberating
and transforming presence of
Christ, through the grace of his
spirit. ( 2 Cor. 3:17; Jn. 8:32)
From this experience, Christians
commit themselves, in their moral
 attitudes, decisions, and acts, to
the on-going process of liberating
     and transforming men and
   women into disciples of Christ
   For Christ is he “whom we go
 forth, through whom we live, and
  toward whom our journey leads
             us” (LG #3
Thus “the world may be filled
 with the spirit of Christ and
may more effectively attain its
destiny in justice, in love and
  in peace (LG#36. This is
 developed in the PCP II in
       terms of “social
   transformation” (PCP II
       256-74,435-38)
Following Christ is not easy - life is
   full of challenges. From the very
dawn of human beings, enticed by
the evil one, abused their freedom.
 They set themselves against God
 and sought to find fulfillment apart
 from God…Their senseless minds
were darkened and they served the
  creature rather than the Creator.
              (CCC #1707)
Left to ourselves, we have no
      power to fulfill Christ’s
 command, “Be perfect just as
your heavenly Father is perfect”
   Yet God strengthens us by
letting us share the life of Christ
 Jesus, through the Holy Spirit
  received in Baptism (Rom.6:4)
This Spirit, in uniting us to Christ,
our risen Savior, as members of
 his Body, the Church, liberates
 and empowers us with new life
  to respond in our daily words
    and deeds to God’s love
             (CCC #1742)
A great number of Filipinos are
seeking ways to draw closer to
        Christ their Lord.
  Yet this yearning for spiritual
intimacy with Jesus often does
  not seem to touch the daily
   words and actions of some
            devotees.
What is morality.ppt reed 4
CONTEXT
There seems to be a serious gap
between 1) external ritual
expression of Christian Faith,
and 2)authentic discipleship:
following Christ in action.

Fides quae – content of faith
Fides qua – action/living out of
             faith in daily life
Genuine Christian piety, inspires true
Christian witness and service. It
demands two things:
1. interiorization of their
   devotional prayer and
   sacramental worship.
2. commitment to Jesus Christ
and to all He stands for, in daily
practice of the faith according to
Catholic moral principles and the
guidance of the teaching church.
I. Moral Agent: The Human Person
   - Christian moral life is simply the call
to become loving persons, in the
fullness of life-with-others-in-community
before God, in imitation of Christ. The
key to moral life, then, is the human
person, considered in light of both
reason and faith.
Difference between Human acts
         and acts of man
Humane acts are acts of mercy
or acts that make you "Human".
 Acts of Human are not always
   nice, an example would be
            pollution.
Human acts are free acts that
 proceed from a deliberate will
   while the acts of man are
  involuntary acts that do not
involve the use of intellect and
              will.
Human acts can also be
 called voluntary acts. These
   are actions done with full
knowledge, full freedom of the
  will and full consent. While
  acts of man actions done
 without the characteristics of
   the human acts such as
      heartbeat, death etc.
What is morality.ppt reed 4
What is morality.ppt reed 4

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What is morality.ppt reed 4

  • 1. What is Morality? Morality - (Dictionary) the quality of being in accord with standards of right or good conduct. - A system of ideas of right and wrong conduct: religious morality; Christian morality. -Virtuous conduct. -A rule or in moral conduct.
  • 2. CFC - Chapter 13 Living as Disciples of Christ “What I just did was to give you an example: as I have done, so you must do.” “But only God, who created man to His own image and ransomed him from sin, provides a fully adequate answer to man’s basic questions…revealed in Jesus Christ His Son who became man. Whoever follows after Christ, the perfect man, becomes himself more of a man.”
  • 3. CFC # 674 . For Christians, “moral living” is simply “following Christ,” but we often think of morality as set of do’s and don’ts or punishments, laws or commandments. Christian faith is more than a set of truths to be believed; it is the way of Christ which leads to life (CCC 1696)
  • 4. It is the Gospel of Christ believed and lived which will decide our destiny as Christians. Fullness of life here on earth means that, in all the innumerable actions, events and problems of daily life, we walk with Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, who is “the Way, the Truth, and the Life” (Jn. 14:6)
  • 5. CCF # 675 – Christian moral life, then, is about the Gospel. It is about growing in love and holiness. It is the process of becoming authentically human. The Christian moral person is one who experiences the liberating and transforming presence of Christ, through the grace of his spirit. ( 2 Cor. 3:17; Jn. 8:32)
  • 6. From this experience, Christians commit themselves, in their moral attitudes, decisions, and acts, to the on-going process of liberating and transforming men and women into disciples of Christ For Christ is he “whom we go forth, through whom we live, and toward whom our journey leads us” (LG #3
  • 7. Thus “the world may be filled with the spirit of Christ and may more effectively attain its destiny in justice, in love and in peace (LG#36. This is developed in the PCP II in terms of “social transformation” (PCP II 256-74,435-38)
  • 8. Following Christ is not easy - life is full of challenges. From the very dawn of human beings, enticed by the evil one, abused their freedom. They set themselves against God and sought to find fulfillment apart from God…Their senseless minds were darkened and they served the creature rather than the Creator. (CCC #1707)
  • 9. Left to ourselves, we have no power to fulfill Christ’s command, “Be perfect just as your heavenly Father is perfect” Yet God strengthens us by letting us share the life of Christ Jesus, through the Holy Spirit received in Baptism (Rom.6:4)
  • 10. This Spirit, in uniting us to Christ, our risen Savior, as members of his Body, the Church, liberates and empowers us with new life to respond in our daily words and deeds to God’s love (CCC #1742)
  • 11. A great number of Filipinos are seeking ways to draw closer to Christ their Lord. Yet this yearning for spiritual intimacy with Jesus often does not seem to touch the daily words and actions of some devotees.
  • 14. There seems to be a serious gap between 1) external ritual expression of Christian Faith, and 2)authentic discipleship: following Christ in action. Fides quae – content of faith Fides qua – action/living out of faith in daily life
  • 15. Genuine Christian piety, inspires true Christian witness and service. It demands two things: 1. interiorization of their devotional prayer and sacramental worship. 2. commitment to Jesus Christ and to all He stands for, in daily practice of the faith according to Catholic moral principles and the guidance of the teaching church.
  • 16. I. Moral Agent: The Human Person - Christian moral life is simply the call to become loving persons, in the fullness of life-with-others-in-community before God, in imitation of Christ. The key to moral life, then, is the human person, considered in light of both reason and faith.
  • 17. Difference between Human acts and acts of man Humane acts are acts of mercy or acts that make you "Human". Acts of Human are not always nice, an example would be pollution.
  • 18. Human acts are free acts that proceed from a deliberate will while the acts of man are involuntary acts that do not involve the use of intellect and will.
  • 19. Human acts can also be called voluntary acts. These are actions done with full knowledge, full freedom of the will and full consent. While acts of man actions done without the characteristics of the human acts such as heartbeat, death etc.