CVE Flashcards
TRUE OR FALSE
Jesus is our moral guide.
TRUE
MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE
The 5 Important Elements in Making Moral Decisions are: INVESTIGATE, INQUIRE, IMAGINE, INTROSPECT, AND INFORMATION.
FALSE.
Instead of INFORMATION, it should be IMPLORE.
IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN MAKING MORAL DECISIONS
Identify and understand the:
- Object or nature of the act
- Intention
- Circumstances
INVESTIGATE
IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN MAKING MORAL DECISIONS
We need to seek guidance and consult people with wisdom and knowledge.
INQUIRE
IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN MAKING MORAL DECISIONS
We need to imagine the possible effects and consequences of our actions and look at long and short-term solutions.
IMAGINE
IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN MAKING MORAL DECISIONS
- Listen to your emotions.
- Emotions help us fully understand the reality of our actions, make us more objective and responsible, and are essential in shaping our conscience.
INTROSPECT
IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN MAKING MORAL DECISIONS
- Implore God’s help in prayer.
- Prayer is central to Christian moral life.
- Prayer is an intimate conversation with God.
- Authentic Christian Worship is expressed both personally and liturgically or comunally.
IMPLORE
Is an interior disposition, a positive habit, and a passion that has been placed at the service of the good.
VIRTUE
Of supernatural origin and come from God and lead to God. These values can be read from the Scriptures.
THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES
Is the virtue of believing in God and seeking to know and do his will.
FAITH
Is the virtue by which we desire and actively await the promise of God’s Kingdom and our own sharing in God’s eternal life.
HOPE
Also known as charity, is sometimes called the mother of all virtues.
LOVE
Human virtues acquired by education and habituation. They are called cardinal because they are the hinge on which other virtues depend.
CARDINAL VIRTUES
Is the virtue of good moral judgement or wisdom.
PRUDENCE
Is the virue of moral strength or moral courage. It is the capacity to resist temptation and pursue what is good despite obstacles.
FORTITUDE
Is the firm will to give persons their due. A truly just person is one who genuinely respects all persons, acts compassionately towards all those in need, and has a firm sense of responsibility.
JUSTICE
Is the virtue of moderation or self-mastery.
TEMPERANCE
A - Both statements are correct.
B - Both statements are incorrect.
C - Only statement A is correct.
D - Only statement B is correct.
Sin SHOULD NOT be trivialized.
Sin SHOULD BE seen as part of growing up.
C
Sin SHOULD NOT be seen as part of growing up. This view denies the reality that sin is evil and harms our true personal growth.
A - Both statements are correct.
B - Both statements are incorrect.
C - Only statement A is correct.
D - Only statement B is correct.
In DOWNPLAYING THE EXISTENCE OF SIN, the view where sin is seen as part of growing up denies the reality that sin is evil and harms our true personal growth.
Sinful acts ENSLAVE and WEAKEN us morally by attacking our will and distorting our judgment.
A
A - Both statements are correct.
B - Both statements are incorrect.
C - Only statement A is correct.
D - Only statement B is correct.
Sin ENABLES us to become truly free.
Everybody doing it DOESN’T automatically make it morally right.
D
Sin HINDERS us from becoming truly free.
A - Both statements are correct.
B - Both statements are incorrect.
C - Only statement A is correct.
D - Only statement B is correct.
SIN is our guilt feeling.
Sin should be EMBRACED because it is making mistakes. Making mistakes is simply part of growing up.
B
Sin is NOT our guilt feeling.
Sin SHOULD NOT be EMBRACED and seen as part of growing up. This view denies the reality that sin is evil and harms our true personal growth.
A - Both statements are correct.
B - Both statements are incorrect.
C - Only statement A is correct.
D - Only statement B is correct.
Even if there is a lot of sin around us, THERE IS NO REASON TO DESPAIR ABOUT THIS.
God REJECTS our sins, but He LOVES US UNCONDITIONALLY. That is a reason to hope for the best.
A
A - Both statements are correct.
B - Both statements are incorrect.
C - Only statement A is correct.
D - Only statement B is correct.
God takes no part in sin. He doesn’t allow sin to dominate us to the extent that life LOSES its meaning and value.
Through JESUS, we are saved from sins. God’s will and love will always triumph over our sins.
A
A - Both statements are correct.
B - Both statements are incorrect.
C - Only statement A is correct.
D - Only statement B is correct.
Christ’s SUFFERING reveals the evil of sin and its power to cause suffering, poverty, and death.
A true CHRISTIAN sense of sin is experienced through God’s overwhelming, forgiving love at the cross.
A
A - Both statements are correct.
B - Both statements are incorrect.
C - Only statement A is correct.
D - Only statement B is correct.
Where sin increased, LOVE abounded even more.
Christ’s suffering, death, and resurrection call us to TURN FROM sin and RETURN to God.
D
Where sin increased, GRACE abounded even more.
A - Both statements are correct.
B - Both statements are incorrect.
C - Only statement A is correct.
D - Only statement B is correct.
Through the PARABLES, Jesus shows God’s unconditional love, forgiveness, and joy in repentance.
Jesus healed the sick, ate with sinners, BUT REFUSED to free them from sin.
C
Jesus healed the sick, ate with sinners, and FORGAVE to free them from sin.
A - Both statements are correct.
B - Both statements are incorrect.
C - Only statement A is correct.
D - Only statement B is correct.
Jesus teaches us that our true call is to LOVE.
Sin HINDERS us from loving God, others, and ourselves.
A
Is what started all sins.
ORIGINAL SIN
In [blank], man preferred himself to God and that very act scorned him.
ORIGINAL SIN
Seduced by the devil, he wanted to “be like God”, but “without God, before God, and not in accordance with God”.
This sentence is describing ORIGINAL SIN. Is the sentence TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
Because of [blank], we lost the original state of grace and holiness which was given to us by God.
ORIGINAL SIN
Is the inner attraction to sin.
CONCUPISCENCE
Since concupiscence is not a free moral act but an inner attraction to act in a sinful way, it is not a sin in itself.
TRUE OR FALSE?
TRUE
The originating sin not only disturbed the inner dispositions of all individuals but also affected all levels of human relationships-among friends, families, relatives, immediate communities, societies, nations, and even relations with the material world.
SIN OF THE WORLD
Unrestrained sexual craving
LUST
To over-indulge, especially by over-eating
GLUTTONY
Inflated sense of one’s accomplishments.
PRIDE
Laziness; lack of effort.
SLOTH
Uncontrolled feelings of hurt and anger.
WRATH
The excessive desire for material things.
GREED
Jealousy towards another’s happiness
ENVY
It occurs when we choose to act selfishly and do what we know is wrong.
PERSONAL SIN
Is a situation or structure that supports evil or fails to correct moral wrongs due to apathy or involvement.
SOCIAL SINS
Is a sacrament of healing through which we experience God’s forgiveness for sins committed after Baptism and for which we are truly repentant.
THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
The nature of the family can be considered under three titles: Covenant relationship, domestic Church, and foundation for civil society.
CHRISTIAN VIEW OF THE FAMILY
A - Both statements are correct.
B - Both statements are incorrect.
C - Only statement A is correct.
D - Only statement B is correct.
The Christian family is called to be a child’s SECOND school of faith.
Thus, the family is so to speak, THE DOMESTIC CHURCH.
D
The Christian family is called to be a child’s FIRST school of faith.
A - Both statements are correct.
B - Both statements are incorrect.
C - Only statement A is correct.
D - Only statement B is correct.
The CHRISTIAN FAMILY AS A DOMESTIC CHURCH is seen as the basic unit of Christian life.
The FAMILY is where we come to exercise the daily Christian virtues of generous self-giving in active charity, in mutual forgiveness and obedience, and in prayer and thanksgiving.
A
A - Both statements are correct.
B - Both statements are incorrect.
C - Only statement A is correct.
D - Only statement B is correct.
The CHURCH is the most basic community upon which society builds itself.
The FAMILY is the vital cell of society because it is where persons are nurtured and trained to become good and productive members of society.
D
The FAMILY is the most basic community upon which society builds itself.
A - Both statements are correct.
B - Both statements are incorrect.
C - Only statement A is correct.
D - Only statement B is correct.
Loving our parents, then, is ultimately a religious act of FAITH.
Respecting and obeying our parents go beyond SOCIAL CUSTOMS or the need to reciprocate the life and concern that they have given us.
A
A - Both statements are correct.
B - Both statements are incorrect.
C - Only statement A is correct.
D - Only statement B is correct.
In LOVE, we believe that by honoring our parents, we share in God’s love for them.
It is through the 5TH COMMANDMENT, that we affirm the inseparability of our love for God and our love for the members of the family.
B
In FAITH, we believe that by honoring our parents, we share in God’s love for them.
It is through the 4TH COMMANDMENT that we affirm the inseparability of our love for God and our love for the members of our family.
A - Both statements are correct.
B - Both statements are incorrect.
C - Only statement A is correct.
D - Only statement B is correct.
The original meaning of the 4TH COMMANDMENT refers to the duty of adult children to take care of their aging parents.
Part of PHILIPPINE CULTURE is a deep sense of respect and concern for our elderly.
A
A - Both statements are correct.
B - Both statements are incorrect.
C - Only statement A is correct.
D - Only statement B is correct.
The ELDERLY members of our family and society today deserve to be treated with the dignity proper to any human person.
They SHOULD NOT be seen as a burden or hindrance to social progress.
A
A - Both statements are correct.
B - Both statements are incorrect.
C - Only statement A is correct.
D - Only statement B is correct.
Our duty to give proper respect, care, and attention to our parents and to the elderly in our family EXCLUDES loving our brothers and sisters.
The love we show in our everyday experiences with our siblings AFFIRMS the genuineness of our love for our parents.
D
Our duty to give proper respect, care, and attention to our parents and to the elderly in our family INCLUDES loving our brothers and sisters.
A - Both statements are correct.
B - Both statements are incorrect.
C - Only statement A is correct.
D - Only statement B is correct.
The 4TH COMMANDMENT reminds parents to respect the rights and dignity of their children as human persons, to support and care for them, and to be primarily responsible for their moral education and overall development.
Parents are OBLIGATED to take care of their growing children, supporting them in every stage of their life.
A
A - Both statements are correct.
B - Both statements are incorrect.
C - Only statement A is correct.
D - Only statement B is correct.
Christ calls CHRISTIAN FAMILIES to be a “church in the home,” to cooperate with each other, sharing God’s blessings, promoting justice, helping the poor, and following Christ’s example.
Through these acts, we share God’s LOVE to our neighbors.
A
The 1987 Philippine Constitution, the highest law of our land, is a testament to our reverence for human life.
“[The State] shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception.”
TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
A: We live in a society where, for some people, DEATH has become a way of life.
B: At the center of the culture of death is the view that human life is not God’s gift, but something that can be disposed of, which distorts our understanding of the value of life and undermines our TRUE FREEDOM.
C: DEATH is a gift from God, and we must respect and protect it, despite the culture of death.
Of the three statements, which one is false?
C
As followers of Christ who are called to value our own lives and the lives of all persons.
We have an obligation to refuse substances that harm our health.
We have an obligation to respect our bodies.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
It is the willful taking of one’s own life and is contrary to the innate human drive to survive and live.
When considered objectively, it is “a gravely immoral act”.
SUICIDE
Also called the death penalty, this refers to society’s act of executing a person found guilty of committing a crime considered as a threat to the welfare of society in general.
While the State has the duty to safeguard the life of its citizens and to maintain peace and order, it should not resort to this if it can be helped.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Mercy-killing.
This must be called a false mercy, and indeed a disturbing ‘perversion’ of mercy.
True ‘compassion’ leads to sharing another’s pain; it does not kill the person whose suffering we cannot bear.
EUTHANASIA
“The deliberate and direct killing, of a human being in the initial phase of his or her existence, extending from conception to birth”
The human being is to be respected and treated as a person from the moment of conception; and therefore from that same moment his or her rights as a person must be recognized, among which in the first place is the inviolable right of every innocent human being to life.
ABORTION
Strengthens those suffering from illness with the hope of overcoming sickness and death.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
