Catholic Morality Sin, Virtue, Conscience, Duties to God, Neighbor, Etc: A Course in Religion:For Catholic High Schools and Academies: Book III

includes index and biblioraphy

Introduction ...1 1. God`s will the end of life .....1 2. God`s will the basis of morality ...2 3. Catholic moral science ....3 Chapter I. Conditions of morality A. Free will I. Nature of free will ....5 2. Free will in the light of faith and reason ....6 3. Hindrances to free will ....8 B. Law 1. The natural law ....10 2. The positive divine law ....12 3. Human positive laws ....15 C. conscience ....15 D. Collision of rights and duties ...21 Chapter II. Moral good 1. Elements of a moral act ....25 2. Virtue or moral good as ahabit ....37 3. The moral virtues ....28 4. Christian oerfection ....30 5. The evangelical counsels ....32 6. The religious state ....35 Chapter III. Moral evil 1. The nature of sin ....40 2. Kinds of sin ...42 3. Temptation and the occasions of sin ....44 4. Sin and punishment ....47 Section II Special moral Introduction ......50 Chapter I. Our duties to god A. The three theological virtues ...53 I. Faith a. Nature, properties and duties of faith ....53 b. Sins against faith ...55 c. Dangers to the faith ....58 2. Hope ....59 3. Charity or love of god ....61 B. The virtue of religion ...63 1. Direct acts of religion: a prayer ....66 b Liturgical prayer and sacrifice. The lord`s day ....72 c Oaths and vows ...75 d Sins against the virtue of religion ...77 e Christian science and spiritism ...79 2. indirect acts of religion: or the veneration of the saints: a veneration of the saints ....82 b Invocation of the saints ....84 c Special veneration of the mother of god ....86 d The veneration of images ....88 e The veneration of relics ....89 Chapter II. Duties towards ourselves 1. Duties in regard to the intellect and the will ....98 2. The dignity of the human body ...99 A. Positive duties towards the body: a food and clothing ...100 b Recreation and Amusement ...103 B. Negative duties towards the body: a Suicide ...104 b Indirect suicide and risking one`s life ....105 c. Cremation ....106 3. Chasity and its violation ....107 4. Duties concerning material goods : a The right of private property ....112 b Capitalism and socialism ....115 Chapter III. Our duties towards our neighbor 1. Nature and properties of christian charity ....122 2. Well-ordered charity ...123 3. Corporal and spiritual works of mercy ...126 4. Love your enemies ....129 5. Violations of charity ....131 6. Thou shalt not steal ....133 7. Thou shalt not steal ...136 8. The duty of truthfulness and fidelity ....138 9. Our neighbor`s reputation ...140 Chapter IV. Our duties as members of the family, the state and the church 1. The christian family ...147 2. Masters and servants:Workmen and employers ...150 3. The rights and duties of citizens ....151 4. Sancta mater ecclesia ....153 5. The christian ideal ...155