Commentary

On this page, the Catholic Moral Theology blog provides commentary posts on documents from the Catholic Church pertaining to moral theology and social ethics.

Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part III: Life in Christ

Section One: Man’s Vocation Life in the Spirit

Chapter One: The Dignity of the Human Person
1. Article One: The Image of God
2. Article Two: Our Vocation to Beatitude
3. Article Three: Man’s Freedom
4. Article Four: The Morality of human acts (Commentary by John Berkman)
5. Article Five: The Morality of the Passions (Commentary by Jason King)
6. Article Six: Moral Conscience
7. Article Seven: The Virtues (Commentary by William Mattison)
8. Article Eight: Sin (Commentary by Emily Reimer-Barry)
Chapter Two: The Human Communion
1. Article One: The Person and Society
2. Article Two: Participation in Social Life
3. Article Three: Social Justice
Chapter Three: God’s Salvation: Law and Grace
1. Article One: The Moral Law
2. Article Two: Grace and Justification
3. Article Three: The Church, Mother and Teacher

Section Two: The Ten Commandments

Chapter One: You Shall Love the Lord Your God with All Your Heart, and with All Your Soul, and with All Your Mind
1. Article One: The First Commandment
2. Article Two: The Second Commandment
3. Article Three: The Third Commandment
Chapter Two: You Shall Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
1. Article Four: The Fourth Commandment: Honor Your Father and Mother (Commentary by Patrick Clark)
2. Article Five: The Fifth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill (Commentary by Charles Camosy)
3. Article Six: The Sixth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery (Commentary by Beth Haile)
4. Article Seven: The Seventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Steal (Commentary by David Cloutier)
5. Article Eight: The Eighth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness (Commentary by David Cloutier)
6. Article Nine: The Ninth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Spouse (Commentary by Julie Hanlon Rubio)
7. Article Ten: The Tenth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Goods (Commentary by Beth Haile)

Compendium on Catholic Doctrine of the Church

Chapter One: God’s Plan for Humanity
Chapter Two: The Church’s Mission and Social Doctrine
Chapter Three: The Human Person and Human Rights
Chapter Four: Principles of the Church’s Social Doctrine
1. The common good (Commentary by David Cloutier)
2. The universal destination of goods
3. Subsidiarity
4. Participation
5. Solidarity (Commentary by Emily Reimer-Barry)
6. Fundamental Values of Social Life
7. The Way of Love
Chapter Five: The Family, The Vital Cell of Society (Commentary by Julie Hanlon Rubio)
Chapter Six: Human Work
Chapter Seven: Economic Life (Commentary by Jason King)
Chapter Eight: The Political Community (Commentary by Tom Bushlack)
Chapter Nine: The International Community
Chapter Ten: Safeguarding the Environment
Chapter Eleven: The Promotion of Peace (Commentary by Christopher Vogt)
Chapter Twelve: Social Doctrine and Ecclesial Action