1768. Strong feelings are not decisive for the morality or the holiness of persons; they are simply the inexhaustible reservoir of images and affections in which the moral life is expressed. Passions are morally good when they contribute to a good action, evil in the opposite case. the upright will orders the movements of the senses it appropriates to the good and to beatitude; an evil will succumbs to disordered passions and exacerbates them. Emotions and feelings can be taken up into the virtues or perverted by the vices.
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330. What is the effect of the ordination to the diaconate?
479. How are the bodies of the deceased to be treated?
283. What is the meaning of transubstantiation?
97. How does Mary cooperate in the divine plan of salvation?
403. What is the principle of subsidiarity?
57. If God is omnipotent and provident, why then does evil exist?
64. What kind of bond exists between created things?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the example of faith that the poor widow gives us in Luke 21:1-4?
What does the Bible say about the true source of comfort in times of trouble?
What is the importance of Christian witness?
What is the spiritual battle mentioned in 2 Timothy 2:3-4, and how can a Christian fight it?
