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| the respect owed to all humans because they are created in God's image and likeness |
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| the goodness or sinfulness of human acts |
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| the way that we live our lives as children of God in response to Jesus under the guidance of the Holy Spirit at work in the Catholic Church |
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| penance; an experience of reuniting and reconnecting with God and others |
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| an experience of isolation and separateness from God and others; to be renewed we must experience forgiveness |
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| hearing and pondering God's word; receiving and becoming the Body of Christ |
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| attitude of stict observance of laws, regardless of circumstances and people involved; legalism misses the heart of hte matter whin it comes ot the intention of laws |
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| an attitude of doing only the least that is required by law in our moral life. Minimalism and legalism are deceptive partners in our attempts to lead moral lives |
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| love over law (jesus says) |
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| reconciliation fosters morality |
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| alienation fosters immorality |
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| What is the starting point of Christian morality? |
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| baptism, the question WHO ARE WE? |
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| Jesus' summary of the Law |
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| rather than abolishing the old law, Jesus builds on it by calling us to change our hearts and give ourselves into God's loving care. Jesus places concern for people and love for God over observance of law--"Love over Law" |
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| we need to feed the hungry, clothe the needy, give drink to the thirsty, because when we do these acts we are doing them for Jesus |
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| What sacrament is at the heart of the Church |
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| What is the relationship between the sacraments and the moral life? |
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| The sacraments celebrate different ways of keeping in touch with God and with other people. The Church's sacraments nourish and strengthen our moral lives |
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| the opposite of reconciliation; an experience of isolation and separateness from God and others |
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| Three interconnected concepts underlying Catholic morality |
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| human dignity, grace, and vocation |
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| gift of the Holy Spirit, the help God gives us to live out our vocation |
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| the nature or the matter of a proposed act |
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| The intention of the action |
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| our purpose for doing the act |
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| The circumstances surrounding the act |
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| influence the moral goodness or evil of a proposed act |
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| an official letter from the pope, usually addressed to all church members |
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