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Question 1

According to___, human acts are moral acts because they express and determine the goodness or evil of the individual who performs them.

Answer 1

St. Thomas Aquinas

Question 2

The\ is defined by the relationship of man’s freedom with the authentic good.

Answer 2

morality of acts

Question 3

_____is defined by the relationship of man’s freedom with the authentic good.

Hence,____ is morally good when the choices of freedom are in conformity with man’s true good and thus express the voluntary ordering of the person towards his or her ultimate end: God himself,

Answer 3

morality of acts

acting

Question 4

the supreme good in whom man finds his full and perfect happiness.110

Answer 4

God himself

Question 5

When he/she acts deliberately, he or she, so to speak, is the____ of his or her acts.

Answer 5

father

Question 6

acts that are freely chosen in consequences of a judgment of conscience, can be morally evaluated.

They are either good or evil.

Answer 6

Human acts

Question 7

The morality of human acts depends on:

Answer 7

1) the object chosen
2) the end in view or the intention
3) the circumstances of the action

Question 8

is a good toward which the will deliberately directs itself.

It is the matter of a human act.

Answer 8

object chosen

Question 9

morally specifies the act of the will, insofar as reason recognizes and judges it to be or not to be in conformity with the true good.

Answer 9

The object chosen

Question 10

resides in the acting subject. Because it lies at the voluntary source of an action and determines it by its end

Answer 10

intention

Question 11

is an element essential to the moral evaluation of an action.

The end is the first goal of the___ and indicates the purpose pursued in the action.

Answer 11

intention

intention

Question 12

is a movement of the will toward the end: it is concerned with the goal of the activity.

It aims at the good anticipated from the action undertaken.

It is not limited to directing individual actions, but can guide several actions toward one and the same purpose;

it can orient one’s whole life towards its ultimate end.

Answer 12

intention

Question 13

For example, a service done with the end of helping one’s neighbor can at the same time be inspired by the love of God as the ultimate end of all our actions.

On and the same action can also be inspired by several intentions, such as performing a service in order to obtain a favor or to boast about it

Answer 13

Intention

Question 14

does not make behavior that is intrinsically disordered, such lying and calumny, good or just.

The end does not justify the means.

Thus the condemnation of an innocent person cannot be justified as a legitimate means of saving the nation.

Answer 14

A good intention

Question 15

(such as vainglory) makes an act evil that, in an of itself, can be good (such as almsgiving)

Answer 15

bad intention

Question 16

______including the consequences, are secondary elements of a moral act.

They contribute to increasing or diminishing the moral goodness or evil of human acts (for example, the amount of a theft).

They can also diminish or increase the agent’s responsibility (such as acting out of a fear of death).

Answer 16

circumstances

Question 17

______of themselves cannot change the moral quality of acts themselves, they can make neither good nor right an action that is in itself evil

Answer 17

Circumstances

Question 18

It is therefore an error to judge the morality of human act by considering only the_____ that inspires them or the——— (environment, social pressure, duress or emergency, etc.) which supply their context.

Answer 18

intention

circumstances

Question 19

otherwise known as Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006, amending Article 12, paragraph 3 of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines,

Answer 19

Section 6 of Republic Act No. 9344

Question 20

A child above___years but below _____years of age shall likewise be exempt from criminal liability and be subjected to an intervention program, unless he/she has acted with discernment, in which case, such child shall be subjected to the appropriate proceedings in accordance with this Act.

Answer 20

fifteen (15)

eighteen (18)

Question 21

The____, in an en banc resolution, defines____ as the capacity of the child at the time of the commission of the offense to understand the differences between right and wrong and the consequences of the wrongful act.

This means that _____ refers to the mental capacity of the child to understand the difference between right and [wrong of the act and its consequences.

Answer 21

Supreme Court

discernment

Question 22

as the mental capacity to fully appreciate the consequences of one’s unlawful acts, or to determine the difference between right and wrong.

This may be shown and should be determined by considering all the circumstances afforded by the record of the case, his appearance, his attitude and his behavior and conduct, not only before and during the commission of the act but also after and even during the trial.

Answer 22

discernment

Question 23

jurisprudence, it therefore simply says that as long as such person knows what he or she is doing, aware of all the circumstances of an act, whether right or wrong, and manifested in his or her appearance, attitude, behavior, and conduct, then there is___.

Answer 23

discernment

Question 24

relates to the moral significance that the person ascribes to the act.

This is the knowledge or understanding of the consequences of his acts.

Thus, this refers to the awareness of the consequences of one’s negligent act which may cause injury to another person.

Answer 24

discernment

Question 25

In Psychology, for example, we also have to consider the following.

____is a term used to describe the activity of determining the value of a certain subject or event.

Typically, it is used to describe the activity of going past the mere perception of something, to making detailed judgments about that thing.

Answer 25

Discernment

Question 26

As a virtue, a___ individual is considered to possess wisdom, and be of good judgement;
especially so with regard to subject matter often overlooked by others.

Answer 26

discerning

Question 27

is actually a gift from God.

This is a gift of knowing the action of the Holy Spirit.

If it is a divine gift freely given, then men and women should be open to the guidance of the Holy Spirit for it is God alone who absolutely knows the concrete nature and purpose of mankind and creation.

Answer 27

Discernment

Question 28

For_______ the reason and source of morality is God, Christ, and Spirit.

Through the intercession of the Spirit one will be able to pray in his or her weakness, because they do not know how to pray as they ought (Rom 8:26-27).

Hence, the grace of God helps one act morally.

Answer 28

St. Paul

Question 29

will never inherit the kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 6:9-10).

Answer 29

people of immoral lives, idolaters, adulterers, catamites, sodomites, thieves, usurers, drunkards, slanderers and swindlers

Question 30

warns, “Beloved, do not trust every spirit but test the spirits to see whether they belong to God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”

Answer 30

St. John

Question 31

John underlined the role of the _____to guide us in truth, but he is dealing with the case of the prophets who do not speak according to the faith received from the apostles through the Church.”

Answer 31

Holy Spirit

Question 32

continues, “Any spirit recognizing Jesus as the Christ who has taken our flesh is of God. But any spirit that does not recognize Jesus is not from God, it is the spirit of the antichrist” (4:2-3).

Answer 32

St. John

Question 33

, he proposes, amid the crisis of communal commitment, something much more in the line of an ‘evangelical discernment,’ which is an approach of a missionary disciple, an approach nourished by the light and strength of the Holy Spirit

Answer 33

Evangelii Gaudium

Question 34

Apostolic Exhortation_____, he proposes, amid the crisis of communal commitment, something much more in the line of an ‘evangelical discernment,’ which is an approach of a missionary disciple, an approach nourished by the light and strength of the Holy Spirit (no. 50). The pope exhorts all the communities to an ever watchful scrutiny of the signs of the times. He said that we need to distinguish clearly what might be a fruit of the kingdom from what runs counter to God’s plan.

Answer 34

Evangelii Gaudium

Question 35

Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation_____ (published March 19, 2016), the Pope proposes for the Church’s pastors a responsibility for “pastoral discernment” not only of promoting Christian marriage but also of the situations of a great many who no longer live the reality of Christian marriage.

Answer 35

Amoris Letitia

Question 36

Apostolic Exhortation_____(Rejoice and be Glad, published on April 9, 2019) of Pope Francis, he said that the only way to know if something comes from the Holy Spirit is through discernment, which calls for something more than intelligence or common sense

Answer 36

Gaudete et exsultate

Question 37

recent Post-Synodal Apostolic_____ (published on March 25, 2019), the Pope introduces a ‘vocational discernment’ to the youth of today. He raises the real question: “For whom am I?” and not, ‘Who am I?” “Of course you are for God. But he has decided that you should also be for others, and he has given you many qualities, inclination, gifts and charisms that are not for you, but to share with those around you”

Answer 37

Exhortation Christus Vivit

Question 38

it is through our___ that we can always connect to God in order to know His will for us.

Answer 38

spirit

Question 39

says, May the God who gives you peace make you holy in every way and keep you your whole being- spirit, soul, and body - free from every fault at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (5:23).

Answer 39

First Letter to the Thessalonians

Question 40

Paul lines up a tripartite form of anthropology: - spirit, which designate the whole human being in different aspects.

Answer 40

1) soma - body
2) psyche - soul
3) pneuma

Question 41

, suggests the knowing and willing self and, as such the aspect that is particularly apt to receive the Spirit of God.

Answer 41

pneuma - spirit

Question 42

essentially identifies the person as a creature;

Answer 42

pneuma - “spirit,”

Question 43

the person as a vital being;

Answer 43

psyche - “soul,”

Question 44

the person as a corporal and social being.

Answer 44

soma - “body,”

Question 45

means man as regards consciousness, intelligence, and understanding.

The ____ knows man’s thoughts (1 Corinthians 2:11) and perceives the witness of the divine spirit (Romans 8:16).121

Hence, our ___ is not part of ourselves, it is us, and it is at the same time our access to God.

Answer 45

pneuma (spirit)

Question 46

“____” signifies the spiritual principle in man.

The “____” signifies that from creation man is ordered to a supernatural end and that his soul can gratuitously be raised beyond all it deserves to communion with God.124

Answer 46

soul

spirit

Question 47

Richard McBrien, in his work Catholicism (p. 975), gives the reasons why it is never easy to discern the spirits

Answer 47

1. The Spirit itself is invisible and transcendent.
2. We are prone to rationalize in our own favor.
3. Many issues are complicated and do not admit ready solutions.

Question 48

Catechism for Filipino Catholics (no. 859) offers the process of making moral decisions which involves:

Answer 48

1) we, ourselves, as the moral agent or doer;

2) using evaluative knowledge

Question 49

____, in his work Moral Problems, What Does a Christian Do? (pp. 29-35), systematically illustrates the STOP sign.

Answer 49

Michael Pennock

Question 50

STOP

Answer 50

Search
Think
Origin
Prayer

Question 51

We should always begin our process of deciding what is right and wrong by searching out the facts.

Answer 51

Search

Question 52

What when where how who?

Answer 52

Stop

Question 53

.After searching out the basic facts of particular moral cases, it is necessary to reflect more deeply on them before making a decision.

Answer 53

Think

Question 54

Think

two very important steps:

Answer 54

1) considering alternatives to the proposed action;

2) reflection on the consequences of the action.

Question 55

O sign stands for

Answer 55

consultation with others.

Question 56

P sign signifies\\ which is a powerful way to get God’s help in searching out his will for us. Jesus Christ assures his disciples that if two of you join your voices on earth to pray for anything whatever, it shall be granted to you by the Father in heaven

Answer 56

prayer

Question 57

Prayer may also be in the form of

Answer 57

reflection and meditation