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| Thomas Aquinas definition of prudence |
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| prudence is necessary for/helps |
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| correct judgement/lead good, ethical, and moral lives and form our character by helping us make good decisions |
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| decision-making process that attends to consequences of action or choice |
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| Catholic discernment process |
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S - search out the facts
T - think about alternatives and consequences
O - others (how they are affected)
P - pray |
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| 3 parts of moral object principle |
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| object, intention, and circumstances |
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| most important part of decision-making process; content or matter of the decision; reveals whether matter of action is good or bad |
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| why you do something; aim or objective of course of action; can increase or decrease the goodness of an action but cannot change it altogether |
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| answers to the questions who, when, where, how?; conditions surrounding some event that have a bearing on it |
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| 2 rules for governing intentions |
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1 - keep intention good (action must be good to be moral)
2 - the end must justify the means (means must be moral for action to be moral) |
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| the medium, method, or instrument used to obtain a result or achieve an end |
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| most important thing in determining morality of issue |
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| other options that one has; moral decisions should not be made until alternatives are thought through |
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| the results of an actions; never act without considering consequences |
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| decisive factor in the morality of actions |
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| 2 elements of being considerate with others |
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1 - how actions affect others
2 - consult others |
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| the official teaching authority of the Church |
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| the Church cannot be wrong on matters of faith and morals |
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| 3 guides to look for when making moral choices |
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| the living relationship of the children of God with their Father who is good beyond measure, with His Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit |
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I am the Lord your God; you shall not have strange gods before me.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
Remember to keep holy the Lord's day
Honor your father and your mother.
You shall not kill.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.
You shall not covet you neighbor's goods. |
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