Paragraph 1731

1731. Freedom is the power, rooted in reason and will, to act or not to act, to do this or that, and so to perform deliberate actions on one’s own responsibility. By free will one shapes one’s own life. Human freedom is a force for growth and maturity in truth and goodness; it attains its perfection when directed toward God, our beatitude.


Aprofunde seus conhecimentos

68. Why does the human race form a unity?

86. What does the word “Incarnation” mean?

597. Why do we conclude by asking “But deliver us from evil”?

455. What does the fourth commandment require?

64. What kind of bond exists between created things?

403. What is the principle of subsidiarity?

540. What is the importance of the Psalms in prayer?


Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:

What does it mean to choose godliness over the flesh, according to 1 Peter 4:1-6?

What lessons can we learn from Haman’s fall in Esther 7:7-8?

What is the message behind Peter’s vision of taking down the sheet with unclean animals in Acts 10:9-16?

What is the importance of faith in the Christian life, according to the Bible?

What is the message of redemption present in the book of Abdias, specifically in Abdias 1:17?

What is the story of the celebration of the Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah) described in 2 Maccabees 10:39-45?

What is the cyclicality of Israel’s history and how is it portrayed in Judges 3-16?