High School Group –
2nd
Summer 2013
Members:
Ferdinand P. Anito
Mary Ann V. Batula
Catherine E. Lozano
Emmanuel M. Lugtu
Ma. Adeinev M. Reyes
Fredric A. Tan
I. Course Description
This course for third year students on Christian Morality is crafted to promote
a better understanding of God’s profound love for humanity particularly for the poor
and the oppressed, as clearly manifested in the salvific act of God in the history of
the chosen people.
This course seeks to enable the students to respond to the call of building the
Kingdom of God that Jesus Christ inaugurated by living out the message of the
gospel.
Moral: realize that our response to God’s love is our constant choice to do
what is good—to participate in building the Kingdom of God inaugurated by
Jesus Christ.
Doctrine: understand that our moral life stems from God’s gratuitous love which is
fully revealed in the person of Jesus Christ
Worship: celebrate God’s love through daily prayer and the sacrament of the Holy
Eucharist
UNIT I. Foundation of Moral Principle
A. God Enters into a Relationship with Woman and Man
God Who Liberates People from Slavery
Scripture: Exodus 2-4
Church Teachings: CFC 278-279
Profile of Students in the Third Year:
God Who Enters into a Covenant
This course is designed for third year students ages 15-16 in an urban area
and co-educational setup. These high school students have already gained a
working knowledge and understanding of the Old Testament—starting from the call
of Abraham down to the prophets—and the life of Jesus Christ in the New
Testament, the Church and the Sacraments. As adolescents, they are trying to
establish their identity. They perceive the commandments of God as a set of do’s
and don’ts that limits their freedom. Working on this context, it is important to teach
that Christian Morality is about responding to this God, who by love and for love
relates with us.
Scripture: Exodus 20: 1-17
Course Objectives:
The course will lead the students to:
Church Teachings: CFC 278-279; 462
B. Who Is God?
God the Creator
God Is Relational: The Holy Trinity
God Who Puts Order to a Disordered World
Scripture: Genesis
Church Teaching: CFC 277-280
Church Teaching: Veritas Splendor 59; GS 19 (The Law in
their Hearts)
UNIT II. Being Human, Being Moral
A. Celebrating Human Dignity
Woman and Man Are Created in God’s Image and Likeness
UNIT III. Value of Law and Morality
A. A. Objective Moral Norm
Human Dignity
Scripture: Genesis 1:27
Church Teaching: CFC 347
Natural Law, Civil Law, Church Law, and Divine Law
Scripture: Gal. 4: 4-7; Rom. 2:14-15
Church Teaching: CFC 801-804
B. Reality of Sin and Forgiveness
B. B. Christian Message and Values
Fall of Man and Woman
Concept of Sin
Scripture: Genesis 3
Church Teaching: CFC 766 (3 basic notions of sin), 773
(dimensions of sin), 1804-1807 (structure and degrees of sin), 381(seven
capital sins)
C. Growing in Human Freedom
Scripture: Lk 4:18 (The Spirit of the Lord is upon me); Gal 5:1, 13, 16; 1 Pt 2: 16
(freedom from); Ex 20 (Covenant and Decalogue)
Beatitudes
Scripture: Mt. 5:3-12
Church Teaching: CFC 823
Commandments
Scripture: Ex. 20:1-17
Church Teachings: CFC 884-898, 1015, 1029, 1093, 1193, 1247
Church Teaching: CFC 694 (Authentic Freedom); CFC 696, 697
IV. Following Jesus: Praxis of Faith
D. Formation of a Christian Conscience
Scripture: Mt. 22:37-40; Mk 3:1-6 (The Man with the Withered Hand)
A. Building the Kingdom of God
Scripture: Mt. 6:9-13, Mk. 4:26-34, Lk. 15:1-7
Scripture: The Prodigal Son Luke 15:11-32
Church Teaching: CFC 753, 2151-2154
Church Teaching: CFC 1792
B. Follow Christ’s Footsteps: Christian Virtues
Scripture: Jn 3:16, Col 1: 9-10, 1Pt.1: 15-16, Col 1:4-5
Church Teaching: CFC 751, 978 & 979
C. God as a Loving Father