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1) Science of what humans ought to do by reason of who they are 2) knowing what ought to be done based on reason, human experience, divine revelation: Morality is..
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1) Who we are and who we are becoming 2) consistent values of a person 3) who you are when no one's watching 4) what ultimately attracts you A) superficial B) personality C) character: Character is..
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appreciate being human, use your intellect, look to laws, imitate Jesus, F-I-F your conscience, repent/seek forgiveness, love God, love others, love yourself: 9 steps to living a moral life
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belief in God; we must cultivate it, proclaim it, bear witness to it, and spread it: Faith
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courage (to do the right thing): fortitude
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desire for God and Heaven: Hope
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faith, charity, hope: 3 Theological Virtues
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God deserves us to love him with all our hearts, souls and minds because he is the source of all our gifts: love God above all
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healthy habits, attitudes, dispositions that enable us to do good; empower us to become what God wants us to be: virtues
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Know the Commandments, Follow the commandments, sometimes go beyond them: According to "Jesus and the Rich Young Man", how do you get to heaven?
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loving God above all and loving neighbor as ourselves: Charity (Love)
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moderation (not going overboard): temperance
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path of least resistance, instant gratification, fear what others think, evil is interesting: downsides to being moral
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prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance: 4 Cardinal Values
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reason, human experience, divine revelation: morality is knowing what ought to be done based on..
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surplus: what you can afford
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treating people fairly; in the manner they deserve: justice
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we can discover the right thing to do when confronted with various options: use your intellect
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we develop an upright and truthful conscience and have the fortitude to follow it: F-I-F your conscience
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we have objective norms to help guide our conduct: look to laws
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we learn from Jesus' example, heed his teaching, and allow him to live in us: imitate Jesus
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we love others by exercising virtues by following the commandments: love others
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we must love ourselves by practicing virtues and by sharing the gifts God has given us: love yourself
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we reform our lives and gratefully accept the mercy of our loving and merciful Savior: repent/seek forgiveness
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we respond to God in a responsible way, in the divine image, and possessing dignity: appreciate being human
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wisdom, knowledge, fortitude, fear the lord, piety, understanding, counsel: 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit
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wise and good judgement, common sense: prudence