Our Catholic Faith
Chapter 8 Review Questions
1. What is the heart of Christian morality?
2. What does it mean to have a free will?
3. Explain the principle of subsidiary.
4. What is the virtue of solidarity? How is it related to our social nature?
5. Define conscience.
6. How is a person’s conscience formed?
7. List and briefly discuss the three sources of morality.
8. How can circumstances affect a person’s blameworthiness for his or her actions?
9. Write the Golden Rule.
10. What is the role of the Magisterium in helping people make moral decisions?
11. Must a person always follow his or her conscience? Explain.
12. Explain how a conscience can be erroneous and what a person must do to correct it.
13. Name the theological virtues and cardinal virtues.
14. What are the theological virtues? Which is the most important? Why?
15. Define law. Why is natural law permanent and unchanging?
16. Where is the Old Law summarized? What is its purpose?
17. What is the New Law?
18. Name the precepts of the Church.
19. What does it mean to be justified?
20. What is sanctifying grace? List and briefly discuss other kinds of grace.