At Nicomedia, St. Gorgonius, an officer of Diocletian's household, converted many servants of the imperial court. His cruel master condemned him and his companions to the most atrocious death in 302.
After some finagling, my class schedule is all set. This semester I'm taking 25 credits:
STM 102 Introduction to Greek I (M/T/W/Th)
STM 109 Advanced German (T/W/Th)
STM 411 Scripture and Its Interpretation (T/Th)
STM 412 Fundamental Theology: Fides et Ratio (M/W)
STM 413 The One God I: Existence and Attributes of God (T/Th)
STM 419 Research, Thesis Writing, and Project Management (T)
STM 424 Moral Theology II: Human Acts and the Final End (M/W)
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Isn't it considerate of some of our nation's leaders right now to provide a very public living laboratory for your STM424? Although I still think I prefer 'natural law' to 'moral theology'.
Yeah, considerate...
I heard that Biden said some dumb stuff about human life now, too.
It's a good question, and one that's been tossed arournd a bit, I think, as to whether there is such a thing as a properly Christian ethics, worthy of the name moral theology as opposed to a purely natural / philosophical ethics (of which a large part would deal with natural law).
C.S. Lewis I think held that they were the same, inasmuch as Christian laws can be summarized in the 10 Commandments (or the 2 greatest), which are an expression of natural law.
However, if we look at morality as encompassing all human actions, not just obligatory ones. I think there is a proper contribution of Christianity. E.g. Christ recommends celibacy for the sake of the Kingdom, which is a moral exhortation not reducible to natural law.
Servais Pinckaers, O.P. is the author that I've read arguing for a properly Christian Ethics. Not that he's any supreme authority...
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Pax
And Lewis properly notes that the Gospel pretty clearly requires prior knowledge of guilt for wrongs done. It does seem to add some - a lot of - knowledge of how to live rightly, but really is unique in dealing with the consequences of not living as we already know we ought.
Biden's remarks were excellent in providing a great teaching moment which several bishops - including the newly installed bishop of Wilmington, DE - have taken advantage of. He has treated the beginnings of human life and the prohibition of abortion as matters of Catholic faith and Cardinal Rigali, speaking for the USCCB, properly corrected him. The beginnings of human life are a matter of scientific fact, and abortion is a moral question, accessible to all and not a religious question.
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