Name: Wilma L.

Agacita Moral Theology I

Date: October 1,2011 Rev. Fr. Mark Emman Hao Sese

Christianity is not merely a moral program; Christian morality is different from ethical systems and other religious beliefs Jesus did not come as a moralist, but as the incarnate love of God. He did not come to replace one set of rules with another but to promote a totally new way of living. Jesus saving message includes a moral system united to it in such a way that Christianity cannot be separated from morality. Faith also possesses a moral content; it gives rise to and calls for a consistent life commitment. Acts of Man (Actushominis) are in deliberate actions done everyday of our lives this does not solicit moral judgment another is Human Acts (Actushumani), on the other hand, are actions of mandone deliberately. The object of moral evaluation. Expressing our Faith through deeds of justice and love is particularly urgent in the Philippines where the exercise of faith often seems to be restricted to the realm of religious activities and private morality. (PCPII) Whereas The pace of change is so far-reaching and rapid now a days that no one can allow himself to close his eyes to the course of events or indifferently ignore them and wallow in the luxury of a merely individualistic morality. There is a kind of person who boasts of grand and noble sentiments and lives in practice as if he could not careless about the needs of the Society. There are others who neglect the norms of social conduct, such as those regulating public hygiene and speed limits, forgetting that they are endangering their own lives and the lives of others by their carelessness. (Vatican II) In addition to that the objective norms of morality express the rational order of good and evil, attested to by conscience. (CCC 1751) In contrast to the object, the intention resides in the acting subject. Moreover intention is not limited to directing individual actions, but can guide several actions toward one and the same purpose; it can orient one's whole life toward its ultimate end one and the same action can also be inspired by several intentions, such as performing a service in order to obtain a favor or to boast about it.(CCC1752). The term "passions" belongs to the Christian patrimony. Feelings or passions are emotions or movements of the sensitive appetite that incline us to act or not to act in regard to something felt or imagined to be good or evil.(CCC1763) They are morally qualified only to the extent that they effectively engage reason and will. Passions are said to be voluntary, "either because they are commanded by the will or because the will does not place obstacles in their way." It belongs to the perfection of the moral or human good that the passions be governed by reason. (CCC1767)

In the Christian life, the Holy Spirit himself accomplishes his work by mobilizing the whole being, with all its sorrows, fears and sadness, as is visible in the Lord's agony and passion. In Christ human feelings are able to reach their consummation in charity and divine beatitude.(CCC1769) His conscience is man's most secret core and his sanctuary. There he is alone with God whose voice echoes in his depths. (CCC1776)