Morality Midterm 2022 Flashcards
the main message of Pope Benedict XVI’s Lenten address
He warned that “idolatry of goods” leads to unhappiness
Was St. Augustine of Hippo always faithful to the beliefs of Christianity?
No
What was Jesus’s mission for humanity?
holiness of life
Does the Bible accounts of Adam and Eve teach us about our ability to choose good over evil?
yes
encourages all humans to act in the image of God?
Natural Law
the quote from St. Irenaeus
“The glory of god is the human person fully alive, human life is the vision of God”
moral law
Moral law urges us ‘to do what is good and avoid what is evil
human happiness comes with the pursuit of goodness
yes
The more good we do the freer we become
yes
“There is a God-shaped vacuum in everyone’s heart that cannot be filled by _______________________, but by God
any created thing
our happiness is rooted in our relationship with who
God
Morality
the goodness or evil of human acts, and is rooted in the moral law
Consumerism
goods for happiness
Secularism
separation of god and life
Free will
ability to choose between good and evil
Temptation
present evil as good by the attraction to act contrary to right reason and the commandments of god
Who is the model for the human search for happiness?
St. Augustine of Hippo
gave us the beatitudes? And where?
Jesus ; the Sermon on the Mount
were we find the beatitudes in the bible
Synoptic Gospels of Matthew and Luke
what is a symbol for the presence of God
Mountain
slow to anger
Meek
Poor in spirit
Putting God first
God is with us in times of sorrow, disappointment, and death
yes
Hebrew word that points to all the goodness and best in life that God wills for us
Shalom