REED Flashcards
Is present in everyman
Divine Image
“The only creature on earth that God has willed for its sake.”
Human Person
Man enticed by ___ abused his freedom at the very beginning of history.
Evil one
God created man a ___-, conferring on him the dignity of a person who can initiate and control his own actions.
Rational being
Is a power, rooted in reason and will, to actor not to act
Freedom
Shapes one’s own life.
Free will
___ makes man responsible for his acts to the extent that they are voluntary
Freedom
Requires the goodness of the object, of the end, and circumstances together
Morally good act
is a habitual and firm disposition to do good.
Virtue
are firm attitudes, stable dispositions, habitual perfections of intellect and will that governs our actions =, order our passions and guide our conduct
Human Virtues
Are acquired by human effort. They are the fruit of morally good acts.
Moral Virtues
Four cardinal virtues
Prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance
Discern our true good in every circumstance and to choose the right means of achieving it.
Prudence
It is called ___, it guides the other virtues by setting rule and measure.
Auriga Virtutum
the constant and firm will to give their due to God and neighbour
Justice
“virtue of religion”
Justice
is the moral virtue that ensures firmness in difficulties and constancy in the pursuit of the good.
Fortitude
moderate the attraction of pleasures and provides balance in the use of created goods.
Temperance
The morality of human acts depends on the ___
the object chosen, the intention, the end on view
specifies the act of the will, insofar as reason recognizes and judges it to be or not to be
Object
is a movement of the will toward the end
intention
are secondary elements of a moralacts.
Circumstances
which we believe in God and believe all that he has said and revealed to us
Faith
which we desire the kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our happiness
Hope
