Morality IIIC

November 6, 2008

Before Class

Read the following handouts:

• Virtuous Living
• The Virtue of Faith
• The Virtue of Hope
• The Virtue of Charity
• The Beatitudes
• Responding to the Great Mysteries

To Make Up an Absence

If you are unable to attend this class, please submit to the instructor at the next class written responses to four of the questions below. Each response should be 2-3 paragraphs in length and address the question completely. Include the question (not just the number) at the top of your response.

Handouts

• Virtuous Living
  What is a virtue? How is virtuous living more than "simply following the rules"? What is the goal of living virtuously, and how is it possible to do? How do we grow in virtue?
• The Virtue of Faith
  What is the theological virtue of faith? Describe some obstacles to this virtue and how one may grow in the virtue of faith.
• The Virtue of Hope
  What is the theological virtue of hope? Describe some obstacles to this virtue and how one may grow in the virtue of hope.
• The Virtue of Charity
  What is the theological virtue of charity? How is charity the source of the Christian life and the key to all other virtues?
• The Beatitudes
  How do the Beatitudes show us the way to, and the meaning of, true happiness?
• Responding to the Great Mysteries
  Why does God's revelation to us require our response? How does the Apostle's Creed reflect key moments in salvation history, and why is this significant?