1. What is Christian Morality? Explain your answer.

As given in the modules for the course, Christian living is simply “following Christ”
equals to Morality. It continued to mention that the usual thinking on morality is about laws,
commandments, a series of don’ts and corresponding punishments if one fails to comply
but the Christian faith is more than a set of truths to be believed, it is the way of Christ which
leads to life.
Christian morality consists of living one's life from the Christian scriptures and
practices with encouragement and inspiration. Morality for a Christian is the application of
the laws of God regarding the private and public actions of an individual. A Christian seeks
to follow the laws for his or her personal conduct that have been decreed by God and
documented in the Bible in his or her quest to live a moral life. Throughout centuries of
history, God's prophets have declared these laws.
Christians must prayerfully consider the delicate balance between private and
communal standards whenever speaking with certainty about what is believed to be the
morally correct thing to do, or stand against what is believed to be morally reprehensible. An
effective standard that we can use is a simple question when making moral choices, “In the
action and the consequences of this action, how is God reflected?” By bringing God to the
forefront of our decision-making process, we can make a few very critical decisions about
discernment.
A Christian life is a moral life, but not always one that comes easily or automatically.
In the name of Christ, though, our challenge is not to make others moral. Rather, it is to
examine all aspects of our own lives prayerfully and seek to represent God in every aspect.

2. What have you learned from this online class in connection to this subject Christian
Morality?
Our belief in the God who created all things and in Jesus, who taught us even better
how to live, is the basis of all Catholic Christian morality. We believe that we have been
created in the image of God and that we, and all of creation, are essentially good. Yet,
especially in excess of our desires, we recognize our own tendencies toward evil. Owing to
our knowledge of Jesus Christ, we believe in the same values.
I have learned a lot about Christian Morality from this online class especially when it
comes to my Individual Christian Morality. The teachings on this type of morality are based
on trying to help people become the kind of person a Christian is called to become. This is,
again, not a light or easy undertaking. We are called to constant conversion rather than
following a set of rules: a process by which the gospel message shapes our whole life which
 I can really apply during this pandemic and how I can only rely on the gospel, especially
back when Holy Masse were not allowed.
We must make God the center of our being and the source of it. The situation that
we are in, with the CoViD-19 and online classes, allowed me to be transformed by God's
redeeming, healing presence and to allow Him to continue working through myself to
redeem and heal others and the whole world.

3. What is Freedom and Conscience? Explain your answer.

Freedom is such a powerful word. It implies independence to others. To some, it
implies the right to openly act and talk or to go where they want.
Freedom is the power or right, without hindrance or restraint and without the
absence of a despotic government, to act, speak or think as one wants. What brings
someone from a stable life to an unpredictable one, yet much more rewarding one, is the
desire for independence.
Conscience is the hidden heart and refuge of man, where he is alone with God. It is
a reasoning decision whereby the human entity accepts the moral quality of a particular act
that he is going to perform, or is in the process of performing, or has already performed. At
the right time, moral conscience enjoins him to do good and avoid evil. It also judges
individual decisions, endorsing those that are good and condemning evil.
The right to freedom of conscience belongs to everyone. The fact is that freedom of
conscience carries with it its accompanying responsibility to uphold the same freedom in
others. Then, far from destroying authentic freedom, moral duty applies only to our free
thinking, words and deeds and directs them to genuine freedom. Whenever we strive to free
ourselves from moral rule and become separate from Heaven, when we break it, we
become far from possessing true freedom.
4. Explain Autonomy, Normative Morality and Magisterium.
Autonomy is the capacity for self-determination or self-governance of a person.
Personal autonomy is the ability, often irrespective of any clear moral substance, to
determine for oneself and follow a course of action in one's life. It argues that the right
reason and not faith is the medium for understanding practical moral standards and urges
individuals to follow what reason has been autonomously recognized as good. The
consequences of this strategy, which tends to separate faith from morality, are very serious.
In the normative sense, “morality” refers to a code of conduct that would be accepted
by anyone who meets certain conditions of intellect and volition, almost always including the
condition of being rational. Usually, the fact that a person meets these criteria is conveyed
by saying that the individual counts as a moral agent. However, clearly demonstrating that
 any moral agent will accept a certain code is not enough to demonstrate that the code is the
moral code. It could well be that a code of prudence or rationality would therefore be
embraced by all moral agents, but this would not prove on its own that prudence was part of
morality. So it is important to add something else; for instance, that the code can be
understood to require a certain kind of impartiality, or that it can be understood as having
the purpose of making it possible for individuals to live in communities together.
Originally, the Latin word magisterium meant duty or purpose of an instructor,
mentor, master, etc. And in the case of the Church, it literally implies the Church's teaching
power or office. The Magisterium, carried out by the Holy Father and the bishops teaching
in unity with him, is the teaching office of the Church. In fact, the importance of our lives as
Christians is the importance of the Magisterium. What is the good news for our salvation
that Jesus Christ entrusted to His Church? What is the saving faith that we need for eternal
life to be attained? In order to gain eternal salvation, it is only because of the Magisterium,
the teaching office and authority of the Church, that Catholics will realize what they must
believe and do, and therefore live a life pleasing to the Father.

5. Explain the Christian Conscience in connection to our present time.

Conscience is part of the human mind. It was developed by God when he gave you
self-awareness and critical thinking skills. Note that two words, con and science, are spelled
out. Science comes from the concept of "intelligence," Latin science, and con means "with."
So, you think with knowledge. What knowledge? The value system that you were taught.
Simply stated, what you have accepted as right or wrong is remembered in your
conscience.
One’s mind builds a belief structure when this person is introduced to Bible study
and hears what is right or wrong. The Holy Spirit, who then dwells inside him, draws on his
Biblical beliefs to inform him of right or wrong when that person is saved. We call this our
Christian Conscience.
Talking about the Christian Conscience in our present time is important since the era
in which we live reduces and distorts conscience. With all the outlets for evil to come in our
lives, we must strengthen ourselves most especially our conscience.
We are not well-equipped to determine right from wrong if our conscience is not well-
formed. All of us have the personal duty to match our consciences with the facts, so that our
consciences can help guide us well when faced with the challenges of everyday life.