Chapter 17,18

Question 1

Explain what vitamin N is.

Answer 1

It’s its own form of addiction. When we choose wants over needs, it turns into material addiction. When parents say yes to everything you don’t know what it’s like to have nothing that is why parents should say no more often to you than yes. We should have 100% need and 25% want. If we don’t, then we become a slave to material addiction.

Question 2

What is a moral act?

Answer 2

A moral act must involve a deliberate choice, have moral content, and be a personal act.

Question 3

What are the three elements of a moral act?

Answer 3

First, there must be intention. Secondly, it must be an objective act. Lastly, it depends on the circumstances.

Question 4

What is freedom?

Answer 4

It is the ability and power to use one’s will to choose what is good.

Question 5

What is often mistaken for freedom?

Answer 5

Doing whatever you want to do.

Question 6

What must freedom be grounded in?

Answer 6

Faith in God.

Question 7

Are we free when we commit sins?

Answer 7

No

Question 8

What are the three types of law that we learned?

Answer 8

Eternal, natural, and divine law.

Question 9

What are actual and sanctifying Grace?

Answer 9

Sanctifying grace is a permanent state of holiness infused into the soul, making us pleasing to God. Mor sin can help us lose our way. Actual grace on the other hand is a temporary specific impulse or nudge from God to do good or avoid evil in a particular Sanctifying is erasing the stain of original sin.

Question 10

What is conscience?

Answer 10

Judgment of reason

Question 11

Who speaks to us in our conscience?

Answer 11

God

Question 12

How does one properly form one’s conscience?

Answer 12

Moral teachings of Christ.

Question 13

What are the two kinds of

Answer 13

Objective and subjective truth.

Question 14

To which truth should our conscience be directed?

Question 15

What is relativism?

Answer 15

No standards for human dignity and behavior

Question 16

What is our obligation to our conscience?

Answer 16

Develop a well formed conscience and follow it

Question 17

What are the three types of conscience?

Answer 17

Right, erroneous, and doubtful conscience.

Question 18

What are the two types of ignorance?

Question 19

What are the four cardinal virtues?

Answer 19

Prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance.

Question 20

What does Decalogue mean?

Answer 20

A list of 10

Question 21

What are the 10 Commandments?

Answer 21

They are enriched by the life and teachings of Christ

Question 22

What is the relationship between the old law and Christ?

Answer 22

Christ came to fulfill the old law.

Question 23

What is the greatest Commandment?

Answer 23

You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Question 24

Blessed are the poor in spirit…

Answer 24

For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Question 25

Blessed are those who mourn…

Answer 25

For they shall be comforted

Question 26

Blessed are the meek…

Answer 26

For they shall inherit the Earth

Question 27

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness…

Answer 27

For they shall be satisfied.

Question 28

Blessed are the merciful…

Answer 28

For they shall obtain mercy

Question 29

Blessed are the pure of heart…

Answer 29

For they shall see God.

Question 30

Blessed are the peacemakers…

Answer 30

For they shall be called sons of God

Question 31

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake…

Answer 31

For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Question 32

What does the attitude mean and why are they countercultural?

Answer 32

It means blessed or blissfully happy. They reject the narrow, worldly pursuit of fame, wealth, and pressure that characterizes our society.

Question 33

Where are the Beatitudes found?

Answer 33

In the Sermon on the Mount.

Question 34

What are the implications of each Beatitude and the overall implications of the Blatitudes?

Question 35

What is the moral law?

Answer 35

To protect yourself, to put yourself in the position of true happiness

Question 36

What is the moral law not about?

Answer 36

It’s not about being moral or about rules or about precepts or about human sexuality

Question 37

What is a dry, white martyr versus a red mar

Answer 37

Dry is suffering for Christ. Red is who sheds blood for Christ.

Question 38

According to Dr. John Rosemond, what is vitamin N and what happens to those who lack it.

Answer 38

Vitamin N means the benefits of being in nature. Those who lack vitamin and are shortsighted, pleasure seeking, impulsive, and instant gratification oriented. 

Question 39

What is a common “impoverished understanding of the gospel? “

Answer 39

focusing on material goods rather than spiritual or believing in the “prosperity gospel “. This focuses on material blessings instead of humility, service, and focus on the kingdom of God.

Question 40

What do the beatitudes show us?

Answer 40

They show us the law of love.

Question 41

What does the moral law help us achieve?

Answer 41

Perfection

Question 42

What is more important than living according to church teaching

Answer 42



Question 43

When and where was Saint Theresa of Calcutta born?

Answer 43

In 1910 in Macedonia

Question 44

What country did she do most of her minis?

Answer 44

India

Question 45

What ministry did Saint Theresa of Calcutta found?

Answer 45

Missionaries of Charity

Question 46

What was the focus of the missionaries of charity

Answer 46

To help the poor.

Question 47

How old was Saint Theresa of Calcutta when she died?

Answer 47

89

Question 48

In reality, what is the moral law?