What is Father's line? The Frozen Chosen. That was our group today. Man it is cold today! We heated things up with our discussion about sexual immorality. Now, don't you wish you could have been there?
We also talked a lot about the moral authority of the Church. That moral authority exists whether we believe it or not and whether we follow it or not, because that authority comes from God. In an essay about this very topic, Fr. Romanus Cessario wrote, "Judgment is a corollary of freedom. If I recognize the reality of my human freedom, then it follows that I should accept personal accountability for my actions. The Church urges us to act on the basis of a moral conscience. She wants us to acknowledge that our actions lead to consequences, to states of being that either conform or not to a standard of moral truth that is accessible to every human creature."
That's the reality of Church authority--not that common perception of the Church as a man-made institution run by grey headed men who are out of touch and out to spoil our good times.
Here are my notes for this week's lesson. Since we are going to be talking about marriage in our next lesson, I thought it would be fun if we brought a wedding picture to the meeting, so see if you can dig one up in the next two weeks.
Stay warm!
Lesson Eight Notes
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