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Lesson 1 - Search for True Happiness Flashcards

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letting lay (laicite, laicism) or secular part of the world play its legitimate role, free of improper control or dominance from religious authorities (James Bretzke)

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Secularism

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It denies belief in God or proposes a socio political movement to make the roles of faith and religion largely irrelevant in the public arena

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Secularism

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The process of secularization tends to reduce the faith and the Church to the sphere of the private and personal

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Secularism

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Evangelii Gaudium

By completely rejecting the transcendent, it has produced a growing deterioration of ethics, a weakening of the sense of personal and collective sin, and a steady increase in relativism

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Secularism

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Happiness for a secularist negates the idea that God is its ultimate source and destiny

true or false

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True

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as point of view, is the denial of the absolute because everything in reality changes

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Relativism

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has an interwoven definition with relativism and subjectivism

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Relativism

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holds that the meaning of happiness and its attainment depends on the subject or the person alone, hence SUBJECTIVIST

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RELATIVISM

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views that any external authority should not define the meaning of happiness so it is the I-Me-My-Mine who is in-charge of my own happiness and no one can ever dictate to me what will make me happy

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INDIVIDUALISM

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The Individual determines truth(not discovers!)

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Reality is not Perceived, it is created

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By embracing relativism, our culture has reached a point of insanity:
what are the three?

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Contradiction
Triviality
Absurdity

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is the doctrine that holds that the Good is whatever gives you pleasure and therefore, pleasure becomes the standard of morality

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HEDONISM

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For the hedonist, pleasure ranges from the physical exhilaration to the material things which the world cunningly offers.

true or false

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true

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suggests that material possession, success, and progress are the highest values in life

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Materialism

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is the belief that personal wellbeing and happiness depend on a very large extent, on the level of consumption, particularly on the purchase of material goods.

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Consumerism

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comes from the greek word “chara”

what does it mean?

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state of happiness

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from the greek word chara comes the word “______” which means _________.

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charisma; grace or gift

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Joy or happiness is not a grace and not a gift from God

true or false

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false

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20
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Happiness is: “nothing else than to desire that one’s will be satisfied.”

who said this?

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St. Thomas Aquinas

21
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St. Thoms Aquinas acknowledges that we strive for twofold happiness

An _______ happiness while here on earth
A _______ happiness consisting of the beatific vision of God in Heaven

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An imperfect happiness while here on earth

A perfect happiness consisting of the beatific vision of God in Heaven

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It teaches man’s true humanity

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Decalogue

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they shed light on the essential duties, and indirectly on the fundamental rights inherent in the nature of the human person

It leads us to act according to our true nature

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Decalogue

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Emphasized the External Actions we need to follow

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Old Testament

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Emphasized the Internal Dispositions we need to have

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New Testament

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Beatitude is simply an ‘if and then’ or ‘cause and effect’

true or false

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false

coz it’s not

27
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Beatitudes suggest commitment to live out the different suggested attitudes to attain the graces promised by God.

true or false

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true

28
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The beatitudes, gives us an idea that the true happiness that we should pursue cannot be totally attained in this world through temporal things but eternally reside in heaven

true or false

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true

29
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10 Beatitudes

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  • Blessed are you Poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
  • Blessed are you Hungry, you shall be satisfied.
  • Blessed are you that Weep, you shall laugh.
  • Blessed are those Mourn, they shall be comforted. - Blessed are the Meek, they shall inherit the earth.
  • Blessed are the Merciful, they shall obtain mercy.
  • Blessed are Pure in Heart, they shall see God.
  • Blessed are the Peacemakers, they shall be called children of God.
30
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The Beatitudes do not suggest certain actions but correct dispositions and attitudes.

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Yes

31
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They remain necessary in forming our will to choose the Good and turn to God.

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32
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The Beatitudes indicate a way of life, a life that finds its full actualisation in God, the one true source of happiness

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33
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Refers to the need for detachment either from riches or honours, which results from humility.

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Blessed are to poor in spirit

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  • Wealth ensures nothing, Indeed.
  • Once we think we are rich, we can become so self-satisfied that we leave no room for God’s word, for the love of our brothers and sisters, or for the enjoyment of the most important things in life.
  • We miss out on the greatest treasure of all. That is why Jesus calls blessed those who are poor in spirit, those who have a poor heart, for there the Lord can enter with his perennial newness.
  • Being POOR OF HEART: that is holines
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Blessed are the poor in spirit.

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Protects man’s irascible nature from falling into excessive anger and keeps it within the bounds of reason

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Blessed are the meek

36
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  • Ultimately, it is the reign of pride and vanity, where each person thinks he or she has the right to dominate others.
  • Christ says: “Learn from me; for I am gentle ad humble of heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (MT 11:29) If we are constantly upset and impatient with others, we will end up drained and weary. But if we regard the faults and limitations with tenderness and meekness, without and air of superiority, we can actually help them.
  • REACTING with MEEKNESS and HUMILITY: That is holiness
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Blessed are the meek

37
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Moderates man’s desire for pleasure by keeping it in proportion, which is the effect on us when we suffer trials, tribulations and the death of loved ones

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Blessed are those who mourn

38
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  • A person who sees things as they truly are sympathizes with pain and sorrow is capable of touching life’s depths and finding authentic happiness.
  • They discover the meaning of life by coming to the aid of those who suffer, understanding their anguish and bringing relief.
  • They sense that the other is flesh of our flesh, and are not afraid to draw near, even to touch their wounds.
  • Knowing how to mourn with others: That is Holiness
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Blessed are those who mourn

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Gives to everyone what is due to them because one’s duty to one’s neighbor is a matter of justice, not as one who is pressed into service but ardently and willingly.

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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness.

40
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  • There are those who desire justice and yearn for righteousness with great intensity.
  • Jesus says that they will be satisfied, for sooner or later justice will come. We can cooperate to make that possible, even if we may not always see the fruit of our efforts.
  • “Seek Justice, correct oppression; defend the fatherless, plead the widow (Is 1:17)
  • Hungering and thirsting for righteousness: That is holiness
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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness.

41
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Goes beyond what is strictly due to others and shows them generosity, understanding and forgiveness, without expecting anything in return.

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Blessed are the merciful.

42
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  • Mercy has two aspects. It involves giving, helping and serving others, but is also includes forgiveness and understanding.
  • Giving and forgiving means reproducing in our lives small measure of God’s perfection, which gives and forgives superabundantly.
  • Seeing and acting with mercy: That is Holiness
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Blessed are the merciful.

43
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The effects of the active life, which lead to contemplation and which perfect man himself who triumphs over the passions.

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Blessed are the pure of heart.

44
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  • Certainly there can be no love without works of love, but this Beatitude reminds us that the Lord expects a commitment* to our brothers and sisters _that comes from the heart
  • For “if I give away all I have, and if I deliver my body to be burned, but I have no love, I gain nothing.
  • From the heart’s intentions come the desire and the deepest decision that determine our actions
  • Keeping a heart free of all that tarnishes love: That is holiness
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Blessed are the pure of heart.

45
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Man in his relations with his neighbors, have peace as their effect, as we read in Isaiah 32:17: “The work of justice shall be peace.”

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Blessed are the peacemakers.

46
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  • Peacemakers truly “make” peace; they build peace and friendship in society.
  • To those who sow peace Jesus makes this magnificent promises: ”they will be called children of God” (Mt 5:9)
  • Sowing peace all around us: That is Holiness
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Blessed are the peacemakers.

47
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48
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To be Holy is to be

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HAPPY :)

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