I. Sacrament of Reconciliation

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UNIT ONE
What is morality?
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HINTS FOR USING ONENOTE
The Moral Life
Take your notes as an outline using the format
shown on this presentation.

• St. Augustine
• O God you have made u for yourself, and our
  hearts are restless until they rest in you.
• From the confessions.
• We are made for a relationship with God.
• This is all that makes us happy
• Nothing us satisfies us.

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I. The Moral Life
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I. The Moral Life
St. Augustine

• A.

1. you have made us for yourself, and our heart is
   restless until it rests in you

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I. The Moral Life
St. Augustine

• A.

2. We are created for a relationship with God,
and this is all that will make us truly happy.
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I. The Moral Life
What is morality?

• B.

• Morality- the study of the values that make us
  good and happy in our lives.
• What is right, good, and beautiful?

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I. The Moral Life
What is morality?

• B.

• 2. Morality studies what makes us the person God
  created us to be.

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I. The Moral Life
What is morality?

• B.

• 3. The choices you make determine the person you
  are.

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II. The Beatitudes
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HINTS FOR USING ONENOTE
The Beatitudes
Take your notes a bullet-point list, with bullet
points within bullet points.

• Blessed are the poor in spirit for the kingdom of
  heaven is theirs
• Poor in spirit- to be completely dependent on God
• Poverty of spirit is hard! Its like saying that
  you are nothing without god!
• Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the
  land
• Meek- means to be humble and simple- not easily
  angered.

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II. The Beatitudes
What they are

• A.

• 1. Beatitudes- Jesus most famous moral teachings
  on happiness.
• Begin the sermon on the Mount.

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II. The Beatitudes
The Beatitudes

• B.

• Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the Kingdom
  of Heaven is theirs.
• Poor in spirit- complete dependence on God.

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II. The Beatitudes
The Beatitudes

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• 2. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be
  comforted.
• God will help the sad.

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II. The Beatitudes
The Beatitudes

• B.

• 3. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit
  the land.
• Be humble. You are not more important than
  anyone else!

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II. The Beatitudes
The Beatitudes

• B.

• 4. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for
  righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
• Stand up for social justice.

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II. The Beatitudes
The Beatitudes

• B.

• 5. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be
  shown mercy.
• Forgive, and God forgives you.

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II. The Beatitudes
The Beatitudes

• B.

• 6. Blessed are the pure of heart, for they will
  see God.
• Keep all evil away from your thoughts.

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II. The Beatitudes
The Beatitudes

• B.

• 7. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be
  called children of God.
• Let peace begin with you!

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II. The Beatitudes
The Beatitudes

• B.

• 8. Blessed are those who are persecuted for the
  sake of righteousness, for the Kingdom of Heaven
  is theirs.
• If people hate you for your faith, you are doing
  great things!

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III. Sin
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HINTS FOR USING ONENOTE
Sin
Take your notes in a table, with 7 rows and 3
columns.
Sin Definition Example
Sin
Venial Sin
Mortal Sin
Social Sin
Sin of Omission
Capital Sin
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III. Sin
Sin and choice

• A.

• Sin- anything you choose to say or do that
  breaks Gods law.
• You must choose! No accidents.

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III. Sin
Sin and choice

• A.

• 2. Sin is determined by
• What the action was
• The intention of the person
• The circumstances

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III. Sin
Types of sin

• B.

• Venial sin- Minor sins that hurt your
  relationship with God.

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III. Sin
Types of sin

• B.

• 2. Mortal sin- serious sins that turn you away
  from God.
• Must reconcile before receiving Eucharist.

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III. Sin
Types of sin

• B.

• 3. To have a mortal sin
• Must be serious matter
• You must know its really wrong
• You are aware, and you freely choose to do it
  anyway.

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III. Sin
Types of sin

• B.

• 4. Social Sin- injustices committed by whole
  societies.
• Ex Racism, abortion

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III. Sin
Types of sin

• B.

• 5. Sin of omission- Sin in which you dont do
  something you should have done.

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III. Sin
Types of sin

• B.

• 6. The 7 Capital sins- The anti-virtues that all
  sins fall into.

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HINTS FOR USING ONENOTE
Capital Sins
Take your notes in a table, with 8 rows and 3
columns.
Sin Definition Example
Pride
Avarice
Envy
Wrath
Lust
Gluttony
Sloth
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III. Sin
The 7 Capital Sins

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1. Pride- thinking you are better than others.

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III. Sin
The 7 Capital Sins

• C.

2. Avarice- greed with money and possessions.
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III. Sin
The 7 Capital Sins

• C.

3. Envy- jealousy of others or others things.
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III. Sin
The 7 Capital Sins

• C.

4. Wrath- extreme anger or hatred towards others.
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III. Sin
The 7 Capital Sins

• C.

5. Lust- disordered desire for wrongful sexual
pleasures.
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III. Sin
The 7 Capital Sins

• C.

6. Gluttony- overindulging in food, drink, or
other good things.
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III. Sin
The 7 Capital Sins

• C.

7. Sloth- Laziness and apathy about the world.
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IV. Ten Commandments
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HINTS FOR USING ONENOTE
10 Commandments
Take your notes as a numbered list, keeping them
in order.

• I am the Lord your God, you shall have no strange
  gods before me.
• Must cultures around the Israelites were
  polytheistic
• You shall not say the Lords name in vain.
• In Mr. Rickbeils room, it costs you a quarter.
• You could be put to death for blasphemy in Jesus
  time.

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IV. Ten Commandments
What are they?

• A.

• 10 Commandments- summary of Gods moral law
• Where most Christian moral teaching comes from.

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IV. Ten Commandments
What are they?

• A.

• 2. Given to ancient Israelites on their way to
  the promised land.
• Their covenant to follow with God.

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IV. Ten Commandments
The first Three

• B.

• I am the Lord, your God. You shall not have
  strange gods before me.

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IV. Ten Commandments
The first three

• B.

2. You shall not take the name of the Lord your
God in vain.
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IV. Ten Commandments
The first three

• B.

• 3. Remember to keep holy the Lords day.

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IV. Ten Commandments
The last seven

• C.

4. Honor your father and your mother
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IV. Ten Commandments
The last seven

• C.

5. You shall not kill
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IV. Ten Commandments
The last seven

• C.

6. You shall not commit adultery
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IV. Ten Commandments
The last seven

• C.

7. You shall not steal
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IV. Ten Commandments
The last seven

• C.

8. You shall not bear false witness (lie)
against your neighbor
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IV. Ten Commandments
The last seven

• C.

9. You shall not covet your neighbors wife.
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IV. Ten Commandments
The last seven

• C.

10. You shall not covet your neighbors
possessions.
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V. Virtues
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HINTS FOR USING ONENOTE
10 Commandments
Take your notes however you will best remember
them. Your choice!
My job is done. You dont need any more advice
on how to best take notes with the onenote
project!
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IV. Virtues
What are virtues?

• A.

• Virtues- good habits that help you act out of
  reason and faith.
• Virtue means power!

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IV. Virtues
What are virtues?

• A.

• 2. Cardinal virtues- the four virtues that all
  other virtues come back to.

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IV. Virtues
What are virtues?

• A.

• 3. Theological virtues- virtues that help our
  faith that come from God.

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IV. Virtues
Cardinal Virtues

• B.

• Prudence- Helps you know the right thing and
  choose it.
• Look where youre going

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IV. Virtues
Cardinal Virtues

• B.

• 2. Justice- give everyone what they deserve out
  of love.
• Key word out of love.

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IV. Virtues
Cardinal Virtues

• B.

• 3. Fortitude- do what is right, even when its
  tough.
• AKA Courage

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IV. Virtues
Cardinal Virtues

• B.

• 4. Temperance- not too little, not too much.
• Everything in balance.

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IV. Virtues
Theological Virtues

• C.

• Faith- Believe in God and trust what God reveals
  to us.
• More than just believing in God!

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IV. Virtues
Theological Virtues

• C.

• 2. Hope- we desire heaven and the Kingdom of God.
  
• Trust, and dont give up.

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IV. Virtues
Theological Virtues

• C.

• 3. Love- we love God for Gods own sake. It also
  causes us to love our neighbor as ourselves.
• AKA Charity