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THIRD QUARTER:Jesus Teaches us to do
the Good
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Every person is gifted with freedom. The right to
the exercise of freedom is an essential requirement
of the dignity of a human person (CCC 1738).
Therefore, unlike animals that act out of instinct,
we as human beings have the capacity to choose
what we want to do. However, as Catholics we alsoknow that there are important things that we should
consider when we are exercising our freedom
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CASE STUDY
Break into groups.
Read and discuss the cases/situations given to you.
Assign leader, secretary and a
reporter. Do the work productively and
efficiently.
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Student Reporting
First Report: Case Study 1Arthurs Post
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CASE STUDY 1A Slave of freedom: Arthurs Post
Arthurs PostThe food in McJolly (a very well knownfast food chain) are so dirty and cheap.
The burger taste so bad and the tomatoes
and lettuce are rotting.
This is a Facebook comment posted by
Arthur three years ago. It spread so easilyin the internet that eventually Mcjolly
had to close because all of those who saw
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CASE STUDY 1A Slave of freedom: Arthurs Post
Mcjolly filed a case of cybercrime against
Arthur. Arthur denied that he was guilty
because he believed that he only made use ofhis Freedom Of Speech. He said that
everyone is free to say their ideas as long as
it is the truth.
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FREEDOM???
What meaning of freedom
can we learn from CaseStudy 1: Arthurs Post?
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FREEDOM IS...
We cannot always say what we
want to say or even, do anything
that we want to do. The exercise offreedom does not imply a right to
say or do everything
(CCC 1740).
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FREEDOM IS...
Freedom should always be
exercised within a given context.
An action could not be a proper useof freedom if it violates or harms
these conditions and the rights of
others.
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FREEDOM IS...
Freedom is exercised in relationships
between human beings (CCC 1738).
Therefore, every time we exercise our
freedom we are not only affecting
ourselves but we are also directly or
indirectly affecting others.
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Student Reporting
Second Report: CaseStudy 3: I am Free, I am
Born This Way
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CASE STUDY 3
I am Free. I am Born This Way
Flinn was a bully in their school. He was so
bully that he would always ask money fromhis classmates. One day, he was caught by his
teacher punching another student. Then
when he was asked why he did that, he said,
ok so I did something bad but what can I do?I was born this way. I am free to do bad things
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FREEDOM???
What meaning of freedom
can we learn from CaseStudy 3?
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FREEDOM IS...
Human freedom opens us to thepossibility of choosing between good
and evil, and thus of growing in
holiness or failing and sinning (CCC
1732).
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FREEDOM IS...
The good should always be the focusof ones freedom. God created us to be
good and for the good. To commit sin is
a misuse of Gods gift of freedom
because it takes us away from the real
purpose of our life.
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Student Reporting
Second Report: CaseStudy 2: Bottle of Freedom
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CASE STUDY 2Bottle of freedom
Mr. Scott has a bad habit of drinking alcohol.
He could drink up to 25 bottles of beer a day. His
family worried a lot about his health because he
could have liver cancer if he continues his
addiction with alcohol. However, he would not
listen. He simply told them that a bottle of beer
makes him feel so free and besides we are all
free to do what we want as long as it makes us
happy.
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FREEDOM???
What meaning of freedom
can we learn from CaseStudy 2: Bottle of
Freedom?
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FREEDOM???
God created man a rational being,
conferring on him the dignity of aperson who can initiate and control
his own actions (CCC 1730). We can
only become the master of ouractions if we can freely choose what
is good and just.
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FREEDOM???
The more one does what is good, thefreer one becomes. There is no truefreedom except in the service of what
is good and just. The choice to disobey
and do evil is an abuse of freedomand leads to the slavery to sin (CCC
1733).
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Using Freedom Properly
What helps us to use ourfreedom properly?
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Another situation: Johnny Theft
Johnny was so hungry that afternoon in
school. He forgot his lunchbox at home
and he did not have any money to buyfood. Suddenly, he saw a wallet lying on
the floor. He took the wallet and thought
to himself, Boy, am I so lucky or what?Now I can buy some lunch. Something
made him think twice: Oh wait but this is
not mine? Nah finders keepers
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Another situation: Johnny Theft
He finally decided to buy some lunch
with the money that he got from the
wallet. After eating he heard hisclassmate, Arthur, crying. He
approached Arthur and asked, Why are
you crying? Arthur answered: I lost mywallet. My mom will get angry with me
because my allowance for the whole
month is in that wallet.
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Another situation: Johnny Theft
Johnny walked away and finally
went home sad after his classes. He
could not eat dinner or sleep that
night something was bothering him.
What have I done? I cannot tell
Arthur that I was the one who took
his wallet. What will happen to
Arthur now? What should I do?
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Questions for discussion
1.What should Johnny do after he hadlearned that Arthur was the owner of the
wallet?
2. What helped you in making that decision?
3. What was that something that made
Johnny to think twice and even. botheredJohnny while he was trying to sleep?
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WE CONNECT
We said that every person is gifted with
freedom so that man can choose what isgood. In the same way, there is aconscience in every human heart that calls
man to love and to do what is good andto avoid evil (CCC 1776) in the rightmoment.
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Activity: Group Work
We cannot see our conscience but westrongly feel it inside us. Therefore:
a. What symbol can you use todescribe what a conscience is?b. When do you need to use your
conscience?c. How can you develop yourconscience?
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What is Conscience?
Conscience is present in mans heart as a voice that helpshim to make proper judgment at the appropriate time (cf.
CCC 1776-1777). It helps him identify whether a specificaction is good or bad.
Our conscience also helps us in the responsible exercise of
freedom. It guides freedom so that it will know the good thatmust be done and the evil that should be avoided. It alsoopens us to the possibility of making up for the wrong thingsthat we have done.
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We listen to our conscienceevery time we face a situationthat calls for a moral decision.
A moral decision involves achoice between what is goodand what is bad.
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WE RESPOND
How can we develop agood conscience?
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WE RESPOND: A HABIT OF
GOODNESS
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Reflection Questions
What is the meaning of true
freedom?
What is conscience?
How is freedom related withconscience?
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WE PRAY
After our discussion on
freedom and conscience,what is your prayer to the
Holy Spirit?