Moral Life in Christ
Moral Principle of Totality and Integrity
Definition The human body is an integral part of the human person and is therefore worthy of human dignity. It must be kept whole. No body part should be removed, mangled or dibilitated unless doing so is necessary for the health of a more essential body part or the body of a whole. An unessential…
Read MoreWhat is Moral Theology and Why Does It Matter?
As a highschool morality teacher, I get two very different questions from Catholics and Protestants. Catholics often ask me, “Why would you study thay?” Protestants have asked, “What is it, anyway?” Most Catholics assume that this area of theology is an outdated, irrelevant, dry-as-dust subject of study. Most Protestants think that morality is pretty simple…
Read MoreOvercome Concupiscence with the Power of Virtue
Mankind’s Original Harmony Before Original Sin, Adam and Eve enjoyed a state called “Original Justice.” Basically, this means that everything inside Adam and Eve was in harmony. Their personalities were led by the intellect (the ability to know the truth) and then guided by the will (the ability to choose the greatest good), followed by…
Read MoreWhy We Catholics Pray to the Saints
Learn the answers to 8 questions about the practice of praying to Catholic saints in Catholic spirituality.
Read MoreDo Catholics Worship Saints?
Father Mike Schmitz explores the claim that Catholics worship saints by praying to them. 00:00:07 Hi my name’s Father Mike Schmitz and this is Ascension Presents. 00:00:10 So I was recently talking with a man, he’s a missionary with FOCUS: The Fellowship of Catholic University Students. This awesome guy; he wasn’t always a missionary and…
Read MorePope says keep faith fresh, don’t become ‘lukewarm Christians’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Remembering that first encounter and that initial feeling of loving and being loved is as important in one’s faith life as it is marriage, Pope Francis said during his early morning Mass. “If we throw away the enthusiasm that comes from the memory of that […] View the original article on…
Read MoreLent: It’s Only Ash Wednesday and I Already Miss My Netflix
I don’t know about you, but I”m a Lent wimp. I tend toward self-indulgence. So I find sacrifices very difficult. While I’m not writing this post on Ash Wednesday, the thoughts that inspired it did actually happen. I had spent the day with this year’s sacrifice – giving up watching Netflix (really the only source…
Read MoreMoral Principle of Interdependence
Definition Moral decisions should nurture human relationships and enable people to help each other meet their needs rather than isolate people, promote too much independence, or promote too much dependence. Explanation Human beings are innately social. We need each other. On a survival level, human beings are not very good at being self sufficient. We…
Read MoreLiving In Covenant
The natural moral law guides us to become more human and to attain the good, the true and the beautiful. The Divine Law builds on the natural moral law to bring us to our true destiny. The purpose of the Divine Moral Law is to guide us to living the loving covenantal relationship with God. …
Read MoreDivine Grace
Through His obedient death on the cross, His perfect act of love, Jesus won for humanity the gift of grace. Grace is by definition a gift that is freely given, not earned or deserved. But what is this gift? The nature of the great gift of grace should inspire wonder and awe in us, for…
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