This course is an introduction to Moral Theology,
teaching in parallel with the third part of the Catechism.
This course is taught by Fr Dylan James at the Josephinum Seminary in Columbus, Ohio.
Audio of lectures available on a Spotify playlist here
Word documents of each lecture are available in a Googledrive folder here
Aug 24th
1) Introduction: What is Moral Theology? What is the Catechism? What’s in this course?
Aug 26th
2) A History of Moral Theology
Aug 31st
3) The Sources of Moral Theology: Scripture, Tradition, Magisterium
Sept 2nd
4) (a) What is Man? The Image of God
(b) Beatitude
Sept 7th
5) (a) Freedom
(b) Sin as a Perversion of the Quest for happiness
Sept 9th
6) (a) The End doesn’t Justify the Means
(b) Appendix: The Principle of Double Effect
Sept 12th
7) Conscience
Sept 16th
8) (a) The Passions
(b) Virtue
Sept 21st
9) Virtues & Vices: A look at some inter-relationships
Sept 23rd
10) Mortal and Venial Sin
Sept 28th
11) The Natural Moral Law
Sept 30th
12) The Natural Moral Law, continued
Oct 5th
13) Quiz: See the list of 7 Catechism definitions to be memorized
Oct 7th
14) Review Class
Oct 12th
15) Law, Obligation, Epikeia, Probabilism
Oct 14th
16) Midterm Exam
Oct 26th
17) Grace, Merit, and Justification
Oct 28th
18) Society and The Common Good
Nov 2nd
19) Civil Law, the Government, and the Common Good
Nov 4th
20) The Ten Commandments: An Introduction & Summary; Dies Domini: The Lord’s Day
Nov 9th
21) Abortion, Euthanasia, Death Penalty
Nov 11th
22) The Family and Marriage (Unity & Fertility)
Nov 16th
23) Divorce and Second Unions
Nov 18th
24) Self-Defence & Just War
Nov 30th
25) Environmental Ethics
Dec 2nd
26) (a) Social Doctrine and Capitalism
(b) Truth and Lying
Dec 7th
27) (a) Chasity: Integrating the Desires, not suppressing them
(b) The Battle for Purity
(c) Covetousness, Poverty and Purity of Desire
Dec 9th
28) Review Class