Life in Christ- Morals
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This page is update August 7, 2023
Moral theology in general
Thomas Aquinas: Moral PhilosophyIEP
On Conscience - St.Thomas Aquinasaquinasonline.com
DOING GOOD and AVOIDING EVILThis is the first principle of ethical human action as articulated by Saint Thomas Aquinas healthcareministry.org
The Numbering of the Ten Commandments
"We don't need all the ethical rules of organized religion. All we need is the Golden Rule." newadvent.org
"I keep hearing about 'social sin' and 'structural sin.' Whatever happened to personal sin?" catholic.com
The recovery of virtue by means of Penancel newadvent.org
"What is the fundamental option theory? Has it been condemned by the Pope?" catholic.com
"Doesn't James 2:10 say that all sins are equally offensive to God?"catholic.com
Mortal Sincatholic.com
No "Assurance of Salvationcatholic.com
Salvation of Non-Catholics catholic.com
Merit and Reward catholic.com
Conscience newadvent.org
Church &Statebritannica.com
The virtues
Culture of Vice by ROBERT R. REILLY Catholic Education Resource Center catholiceducation.org
Chastity by DONALD DEMARCO Catholic Education Resource Center
Justice, Wisdom, Courage, and Moderation: The Four Cardinal Virtues by PETER KREEFT Catholic Education Resource Center
"A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue" book review by SARAH E. HINLICKY Catholic Education Resource Center
The Ten Comandments
I "You shall have no other gods before me"
"Why does the pope kiss the ground after he disembarks from an airplane? This seems superstitious." catholic.com
"Does the Catholic Church permit the use of divining rods?"newadvent.org
Is it true that Catholics worship imagescatholicqa.org
What would be a response?" catholic.com
Do Catholics Worship Statues? catholic.com
Is Catholicism Pagan? catholic.com
II "Holy names"
The Name of the Lord is holyCatechism of the Catholic Church - USCCB
Where does the Church ask that we not use the holy name of God?catholic.com
Society of the Holy NameConfraternity originating in the thirteenth centurycatholic.com
III "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy"
'Keep holy the sabbath day'?"rosarycenter.org
Who changed the Sabbath to Sundaybibleinfo.com
"If Sunday is the Christian sabbath, should we celebrate it from sundown on Saturday to sundown on Sunday? Is this why Saturday anticipatory Masses fulfill our Sunday obligation?"catholic.com
IV "Honour yor father and your mother"
What does the Bible mean by honor your father and mother? wikipedia.org
How do I honor my father and my mother?Blog from catholicproductions.com
Honor Your Parents Pope Francis www.catholicculture.org
V "You shall not kill"
Abortion
Abortion Catholic social teaching in action capp-usa.org
"Did Aquinas say a baby has no soul until forty or eighty days after conception, so abortion is okay before those times?" (May 1993)catholic.com
Twenty Answers about AbortionCatholic Answers shop.catholic.com
Silent abortions-pillThe New York Times
The Fathers of the Church on abortioncatholicism.org
Confession of an Ex-Abortionistcatholicnewsagency.com
Mission aborted: The conversion of ex-abortionist Dr. Bernard Nathanson denvercatholic.org
Abortion–breast cancer hypothesis Wikipedia
We’re Killing Our Children Immaculata
When Does Life Begin? Immaculata
Abortion Does Not Liberate Women, Feminists For Life
Capital punishment
Euthanasia
Declaration on Euthanasia Jura et bona, Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith (5. may 1980)
The importance of stories in the euthanasia debate - CERC
Brain Death Paul A. Byrne, MD PDF
Assisted dying: The motivations, benefits and pitfalls of hastening deathapa.org
Suicide
Physician-Assisted Suicide catholic.com
War / Self Defence
AMERICAN BISHOP BARS FAITHFUL FROM WAR EFFORT"I must declare to you, my people, for the sake of your salvation and mine, that ANY DIRECT PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT OF THIS WAR AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ IS OBJECTIVELY GRAVE EVIL, A MATTER OF MORTAL SIN." indcatholicnews.com
The Church's 'Just War' Theory (Part 1)Catholic Herald Fr. William SaundersCERC
The Church's Just War Theory (Part 2) Catholic Herald Fr. William SaundersCERC
Health
Genetic research
Bioetics
Bioethics for Beginners (Online)University of Oxford
Bioethics for beginnersPenn Arts and Sciences High School Programs
Bioethics for Beginners: Cases and Cautions from the Moral Frontier of Healthcare .academia.edu
Links on BioethicsCenter for Clinical Bioethics
Center for Bioethics and Human Dignitybioethics.com
Declaration of the Use of Human Embryonic Stem Cellsvatican.va
Medical Ethics - CERC
Cloning
Human cloning: Why is it immoral? archbalt.org
Declaration of the Use of Human Embryonic Stem Cellsvatican.va
Reflections On Human Cloning vatican.va
Links to related topics
VI "You shall not commit adultery"
"I was told by a priest that sexual intercourse between unmarried persons is acceptable so long as it reflects a relationship of love. Lots of people seem to believe this, but is it true?"
"In my church I was taught that dancing is sinful. What I have seen of dancing confirms this is right. How can the Catholic Church condone dancing?"
"Some say that the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah was inhospitality, not homosexuality. What is the official Catholic teaching on the nature of the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah?"
"Why is Natural Family Planning accepted by the Church while contraception is condemned? They both do the same thing--prevent pregnancy."
"A priest told my girlfriend that it is okay to touch one another intimately before we are married. Is this correct?"
"How does Catholic church see about Homosexuality?"
Marriage & Family
Marriage & Family Catholic Education Resource Center
“Family Values, ”Moral Values” by Kenneth D. Whiteheadcatholicleague.org
Marriage: the Mystery of Faithful Love by ALICE VON HILDEBRAND Catholic Education Resource Center
Billings Ovulation Method of Natural Family Planning
Resources for Healthy PregnancyNIH
Divorced CatholicResources Developed Just for Divorced Catholics divorcedcatholic.com
Divorce Information Divorce Support
Getting married | Marriage preparationmarriagecare.org.uk
Catholic Marriage Prep - Pre-Cana Online.catholicmarriageprep.com
ChastityChastity project
Divorce (in Moral Theology) New Advent
Artificial Fertilization and the Christian Response By Dr. Chris Kahlenborn PCUC
Feminism
The Pope’s New Feminism by MARY ANN GLENDON Catholic Education Resource Center
"A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue" book review by SARAH E. HINLICKY Catholic Education Resource Center
Feminism and the Family an Indissoluble Marriage by MARY ANN GLENDON Catholic Education Resource Center
Letter to a Young Girl by ALICE VON HILDEBRAND Catholic Education Resource Center
Christian Feminism: A Fuller View of WomanZENIT Catholic Education Resource Center
The Authority of Women by MONICA MIGLIORINO MILLER Catholic Education Resource Center
Click, Clack - Why Happiness Eludes the Modern Woman- by SARAH E. HINLICKY Catholic Education Resource Center
The Sex Trap: Why Women Should Never Say Yes Before Marriage by DANIELLE CRITTENDEN Catholic Education Resource Center
Edith Stein Convert, Nun, Martyr by LAURA GARCIA Catholic Education Resource Center
11 Myths and Facts about Feminismaware
Sexuality
Sexuality and Catholic Teaching pdf catholicfaith.co.uk
Outline of Catholic Church Teaching On Sexual EthicsEWTN
Pope clarifies remarks about homosexuality and sinusccb.org
A Brief History of Sex Ed - Part I of IIIby Miriam Grossman MD, Catholic Education Resource Center
A Brief History of Sex Ed - Part II of III by Miriam Grossman MD, Catholic Education Resource Center
A Brief History of Sex Ed - Part III of III by Miriam Grossman MD, Catholic Education Resource Center
Homosexuality in the context of Christian anthropology by Dionigi Teltamanzi, Archbishop of Genoa Italy cin.org
The Health Risks of Gay Sex JOHN R. DIGGS, JR., M.DCatholic Education Resource Center
It's time for a Catholic ethic that sees sexuality as a gift, not a curseNCR
VII Command
The earth, property
Too many people? Not by a long shot - "world population growth is slowing dramatically" by STEVE W. MOSHER Catholic Education Resource Center
The bomb that fizzled - "By having relatively few children, people today are eroding the population base" - by BEN WATTENBERG Catholic Education Resource Center
Population Control Bibliography- A bibliography of resources on population, human rights abuses, and the history of population control Catholic Education Resource Center
The High Price of Pop Control - "Rather than fearing that we are at the tail end of a period of rapidly increasing agricultural productivity, it is far more likely that we are in early phases of a major technological revolution" - by RON BRUNTON Catholic Education Resource Center
Shakespeare On Babies: The Bard makes a case against childlessness by DAVID MORRISON Catholic Education Resource Center
UNFPA mis-states world population by SCOTT WEINBERG Catholic Education Resource Center
Evironment
The Environment ROD DREHER Truth? I am an avid indoorsman, a man who finds it difficult to get all misty about the great outdoors. That's where the snakes live.
Animals
Cruelty to AnimalsNew Advent
