A Topic of Moral Theology
Duties of Parents to Children
The care parents owe their children: support, education in faith and morals, correction, and provision for their state of life.
The works themselves ask 67 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Within this topic
Also asked about as…
catholic schooling · disciplining children · educating children · raising children · spanking (ed.)
In the index as Parents · Public Schools · Education of offspring (Educatio prolis) · Children · Education of children · Piety · Mother (Mater) · Son of the family · Succession · Bishop · Catholic schools are greatly to be fostered · Christian Doctrine (Doctrina Christiana) · Duties of children toward parents · Love (Amor) · Marriage · Parent · Parents have the right of educating their own children · Support (Alimenta) · Education · Example (Exemplum) · Infant (Infans) · OBLIGATIONS of collators to Benefices · Tutor (Tutor) · A mother has duties as to the temporal life of offspring
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. IV, Chapter II. Duties of Parents to Children, nn. 1, 2, 3 & 4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. IV, Section II. On the Duties of Parents Toward Children, nn. 712 & 713 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Commentaries on the Nature of Moral Theology, on Conscience and Probabilism, on the Fourth Precept, and on the Sixth and Ninth Precepts of the Decalogue (Commentarii)
Bucceroni, Commentaries (1910), Third Commentary: On the F…, IV. On the Obligations of Parents Toward Children, nn. 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73 & 74 (15 passages — hover a number to read it)
Bucceroni, Commentaries (1910), Third Commentary: On the F…, V. On Schools, nn. 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86 & 87 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, On the Fourth Precept of t…, II. Obligations of Parents Toward Children, nn. 671, 672 & 673 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Cases of Conscience, Proposed by Cardinal de Lugo, by Fr. Beniamino Elbel, by Fr. Ioannes Petrus Gury and by Other Authors, and Resolved (Casus conscientiae)
55. On the Obligations of Parents, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 (28 passages — hover a number to read it)
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. III, Contracts, and the Obligat…, On the Obligations of Stat…, Chapter I: On the Duties of Laymen, nn. 942 & 950–968 (20 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)
Vol. V, Pt. II, Ch. II, Section 3: The Duties of Parents to Their Children, nn. ¶1–¶27, ¶29, ¶30, ¶31, ¶33, ¶34, ¶35, ¶36, ¶37, ¶38, ¶39, ¶40, ¶41, ¶42 & ¶43 (41 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels
Vol. II, Bk. II, Tr. III, Chapter III: On Piety Toward Children, nn. 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303 & 304 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. IV, Ch. II, ARTICLE II: On the Duties of Parents Toward Children, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶699, ¶700, ¶701 & ¶702 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER II: ON THE OBLIGATIONS OF PARENTS TOWARD CHILDREN, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶427, ¶4, ¶5, ¶428, ¶429, ¶6, ¶430, ¶431, ¶432, ¶433 & ¶434 (14 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. II, Q. II, Observance, and Obedience,…, Ch. II, Parents, Etc, Article II. On the Obligations of Parents Toward Children, nn. 587, 588, 589 & 590 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pastoral Questions
Ch. I, Question II: Concerning Children and Parents, nn. ¶4223–¶4281 (59 passages)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fifth Part: On the Virtues…, Section D: On Piety and Ob…, Ch. I, Question Three: On the Office of Parents Toward Children, nn. 824, 825, 828 & 829 (31 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. VI, On the Fourth Precept of t…, Chapter II. On the Obligations of Parents toward Children, nn. ¶1, 257, Q. 1, 257, Q. 2, 257, Q. 3, 257, Q. 4, 257, Q. 5, 257, Q. 6, 257, Q. 7 & 257, Q. 8 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. IV, Disputation XIII: On the O…, Sect. I, Question V: On the obligation of parents toward their children, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Catechism of the Council of Trent (The Roman Catechism)
Pt. III, The Fourth Commandment, nn. ¶46, ¶47, ¶48, ¶49, ¶50, ¶51 & ¶52 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
You and Yours: Practical Talks on Home Life
Scott, You and Yours, II: Father, nn. ¶72–¶104 (33 passages)
Scott, You and Yours, III: Mother, nn. ¶105–¶135 & ¶137–¶159 (54 passages)
Public School Education
CHAPTER VII. What is it to be a Mother?, nn. ¶1–¶24 (24 passages)
Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume I
Slater, Cases I, The Fourth Commandment, Case 1. Catholic Education of Children, nn. ¶1–¶14 (14 passages)
Slater, Cases I, The Fourth Commandment, Case 2. A Minor Enlisting, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶12 & ¶13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
Slater, Cases I, The Fourth Commandment, Case 3. Paternal Authority Limited, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8 & ¶9 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
What Is Marriage? A Catechism Arranged According to the Encyclical “Casti Connubii” of Pope Pius XI
Vermeersch, What Is Marriage?, Part One: The Blessings of…, The First Blessing: Children, nn. 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 & 42 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vermeersch, What Is Marriage?, Part Three: Remedies, nn. 173, 174, 175, 176 & 177 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Religion and Human Interests
Chapter X: The Canon Law Code and Catholic Education, nn. ¶51, ¶52 & ¶53 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Fourth. On the Fourth…, Question Second. On Obliga…, Article Second. On the Obl…, Section 1. On the Obligations of Children, nn. 287, 288, 289, 290, 291 & 292 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Socialism: Its Theoretical Basis and Practical Application
Ch. IV, Sect. VI, § I. Marriage in the Socialistic State, nn. ¶928–¶941 (14 passages)
Ch. IV, Sect. VI, § II. Education and Instruction, nn. ¶942, ¶943, ¶944 & ¶945 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Duties to Parents and Superiors (Fourth Commandment) — McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Spirago · Coppens, Moral Philosophy · Rickaby, Four-Square — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)