REVIEWER IN CLE (First Quarter)

CHAPTER 1
“Be doers of the word and not hearers only!” -Jas 1:22
Morality
- not a list of things to do and not to do
- not a limiting of your freedom
- not a list of things the Church teaches to keep people obedient

Christian Morality
- is all about discipleship or following Christ
- draws from both scripture and the teachings of the Catholic Church to understand what it means to follow
Christ

Holy Scripture (Bible)

- “Word of God”
- 46 books in the Old Testament
- 27 books in the New Testament

Teachings of the Catholic Church

- “tradition”

PRINCIPAL SOURCES OF CHRISTIAN MORALITY

1. Holy Scripture
- All scripture is inspired by God and can be used to profitably teach refute error, guide people’s lives, teach
them to be holy. This is how a man who is committed to God becomes completely equipped and prepared
for any good task. -2 Tim 3:16-17
- to be holistically developed, we must follow the Three Dimensions of Faith:
> Doctrine (Head) - Teachings of the Church
> Moral (Body) - Commandments
> Worship (Hands and Feet) - Prayer
- As a result, these Sacred Scriptures in the biblical books are read when addressing moral difficulties. They
have long held a prominent place in theological discourse.

2. Sacred (Apostolic) Tradition

- “So brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that we taught you, St. Paul says. Either
through word of mouth or through our letter.” - 2 Thess 2:15
- 2 Great Pillars
1. St. Paul
- his name before was SAUL
- he is a persecutor of Christians before he became St. Paul
- beheaded by Emperor Nero

2. St. Peter
- his name before was SIMON
- he denied Christ 3 times
- he was crucified upside down
- Sacred Scripture is God’s spoken word as it is recorded in writing by the Holy Spirit. And the Sacred
Tradition completely transmits the word revealed to the apostles by Christ, the Lord, and the Holy Spirit. It
passes it onto the heirs. To be sacred is to be holy in simple ways

3. Magisterium
- the Church’s teaching authority
- the church’s magisterium intervenes not only in the realm of faith but also, and inseparably, in the realm of
morals
- its task is to discern, through means or normative for the consciences of believers
- those acts that conform to the demands of faith and foster their expression in life
- and those that, in contrary, are incompatible with such demands because intrinsically evil
- it teaches the faithful specific percepts and requires that they consider them in conscience as morally
binding
- carries out an important work of vigilance; to be careful of possible dangers or temptations

4. Signs of Times
- from passive to active members
- the church has always had the responsibility of scrutinizing the signs of times and interpreting them in light
of the Gospel
- we must recognize and understand the world that we live in with its expectation, longings, and often
dramatic characteristics.
- means that there will always be an update but something will remain for the faithful to be closer to God.

THE RICH YOUNG MAN

Now someone approached [Jesus] and said, "Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?" He
answered him, "Why do you ask me about the good? There is only One who is good. If you wish to enter
into life, keep the Commandments." He asked him, "Which ones?" And Jesus replied, "You shall
You sent not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; honor
your father and your mother'; and 'you shall love your neighbor as yourself.?" The young man said to him,
"All of these I have observed. What do I still lack?" Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go, sell
what you have and give to (the) poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

CHRISTIAN MORALITY
 Asks, “What Should I do?”
 Entails Being True to Our Relationship with God
 Entails Keeping the Commandments
 Is Following Christ

*EXTRA INFO
Conscience
- inner voice of God
The Commandments
- the simplest, clearest, and most universal norms for human goodness that have come down to us through
history
Paschal Mystery
- passion, death, and resurrection

CHAPTER 2
THE GOOD SAMARITAN
The scholar of the law said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A men fell victim to
robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him
half-dead. A priest happened to be going down that road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite
side. Likewise a Levite came to the place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. But a
Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight. He approached the victim,
poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. Then he lifted him up on his own animal, took
him to an inn and cared for him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper
with the instruction, 'Take care of him. If you spend more than what I have given you, I shall repay you on
my way back.' Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers' victim?" He answered,
"The one who treated him with mercy." Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."
(READ EXPLANATION ON THE BOOK PAGE 41)

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