Last Sunday, we had our Shrove Tuesday feast on Social Sunday which means we had our pancakes with big juicy Northern strawberries fresh from Jos and many toppings including caramel and whipped cream! We also had fried chicken because what’s a YCN gathering without it?...
What is a virtue? A virtue is a firm, good habit. We need the determination to live virtuously. We need faith to learn, and to deal with other people. Hope is a part of our human nature, as a consolation of our faith. We need...
On Sunday the 22nd, we had a reconciliation service at the Lagos Resource Center in VI. The session included talks by Fr. John Taberner, spiritual guidance, and confession. Below are the notes from Fr. John's talks: As we celebrated the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, our...
We concluded Bishop Barron’s 7 Deadly Sins and 7 Lively Virtues series on Sunday with the episode on Lust & Chastity. An act is considered lustful when it involves the sexual objectification of another person or when a person is used as a means to...
Last week one of the Lagos groups had another Soul Sunday (Praise & Worship) session and began watching the 7 Deadly Sins, 7 Lively Virtues series. We began with an introductory episode that explored the meaning of sin and what virtues are. We broke up...
The human person is always a subject and should never be used as an object. This has implication for Sexuality Economics and social ethics Medicine, etc Morality The end does Not justify the means. It debunks the argument that “the end result is a good therefore any means to it...
A continuation from Evaluating Moral Actions 1 Evaluating moral actions entails two things: How we should live, and How the moral subject or person acts. The three conditions for determining the morality (as either good or bad) of an action are: Intention Action Circumstance The "Act of Man" is different from "Human Act" The...
Hey Guys! So on Sunday we had an amazing session where Father Anthony took us through the foundations on how to 'Evaluate moral actions'. He gave us a brief summary of Christian anthropology and morality. Then he defined virtues and the different types, he explained...
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="451"] Giving each person his due[/caption] By Scott P. Richert One of the Four Cardinal Virtues: Justice is one of the four cardinal virtues. As such, it is a virtue that can be practiced by anyone, unlike the theological virtues, which are the gifts of...