The Ten Commandments of the Decalogue

07/19/2024
|By Fr. Marcos Faes de Araújo, EP

Summary of the Module

 

“I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse” (Deut 30:19).

In this first module of The Ten Commandments Explained, the most important notions of fundamental morality are studied;—Human act, Conscience, Freedom, Virtuous act, Sinful act, Mortal and Venial sin, Natural law, Virtues and Vices—all in the light of biblical teachings and the Magisterium of the Church.

 

Fr. Marcos Faes de Araújo, EP Fr. Marcos Faes de Araújo, EP

Fr. Marcos Faes de Araújo, EP, holds a Doctorate in Theology from the Pontifical University of San Tommaso d'Aquino (Angelicum - Rome). His doctoral thesis was awarded the highest grade (Summa cum Laude). He has been a director of Houses of Formation in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Bedford, New York (USA); he has been responsible for the Heralds of the Gospel in Canada and the United States. He is Professor of Theology, Mariology and Ecclesiology at the St. Thomas Aquinas Theological Institute (ITTA) since 2009 and has taught postgraduate courses abroad.

Course Lessons

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LESSON 1 – HOLINESS FROM MOSES TO JESUS

This lesson considers the call to holiness made through Moses in the Old Testament, renewed and perfected by Our Lord Jesus Christ in the fullness of time.
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LESSON 2 – THE LAW OF LOVE IS THE WAY TO HEAVEN

The Bible is a wellspring of light and blessings that satiates humanity. It is the source from which Old Testament history flows. Here we will form a synopsis of Sacred…
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LESSON 3 – HUMAN FREEDOM IN THE LIGHT OF THE VALUE OF EACH HUMAN ACT

This is essential for understanding morality and the way we proceed. There is also the distinction between mortal and venial sin…
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LESSON 4 – NATURAL LAW: WHAT IS IT?

What is the relationship of Natural Law with conscience? This is the central question of this lesson, in which we will also explain what synderesis is and how conscience should be formed.
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LESSON 5 – A CATHOLIC’S MORAL LIFE IS IN FOLLOWING OR IMITATING CHRIST

That’s why it’s essential to know His Life, Passion, Death and Resurrection, as well as His luminous doctrine, summarized in some way in the Sermon on the Mount…

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