10th Grade, 1st Quarter: Human person & Dignity Flashcards
What is basic Human Dignity based on?
It depends on God who loves us unconditionally and calls us to love in return.
It is the basis of our fundamental human Dignity.
God’s love without measure
What is Dignity?
Dignity is similar to money; no matter how much it gets stepped on, dirtied or folded, the value still remains.
The most precious possession
of an individual whose value comes not
from what a person “has” as much as
from what a person “is”
Dignity
What are the characteristics of Dignity?
Inherent
Inalienable
Inviolable
This means that human dignity cannot be
transferred away.
Inalienable
What is Inviolable?
Human dignity cannot and must not be violated by all kinds of violations.
It is where human dignity is naturally
associated with a person, as an
essential characteristic
Inherent
What are the persons in experience?
Historical Beings
Embodied Spirits
Conscious Beings
Relational Being
Unique yet fundamentally equal
Learn from past experience
Historical beings
Express our emotions through our body
Embodied Spirits
Conscious beings
Human Act/Act of Man
Human Act
Pinili/Conscious
Act of Man
Instinctive/Unconscious
Relational Beings
No man is an island
What is Sanguine?
It is similar to a dolphin, a person being overly optimistic that they are not aware that what they are doing is harmful to others.
Why have we been redeemed by Christ?
Because of His perfect self-giving love for the Father and for us
What makes us truly human?
Our capacity to love
The _________ empowers us to love and grow in love.
Holy Spirit
What is our destiny?
Our Destiny is to be with God.
Passions in Christ
We are created in God’s image and likeness
We have been redeemed by Christ
We are sanctified by the grace of the Holy Spirit
We are destined to eternal life
