Eutrapelia (Recreation and Jesting)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Ludovicus Wouters, C.SS.R. — 5 passages

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. III, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. II, Art. IV, § IV, Point III, IV. On Eutrapely, nn. 463, 464 & 465 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. I, Diss. III, Pt. IV, Sect. II, Ch. II, Article I. On Scandal, n. 551 — VI. Particular resolutions. The following are guilty of grave scandal: 1. Those who have a custom of blaspheming. 2. Those who speak very filthy things, especially if this happens before younger persons or persons of a d… Read in context →

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. I, Diss. III, Pt. IV, Sect. II, Ch. II, Art. II, § II, Point I. Diverse Cooperations, Considered according to the Diversity of the Evil in which One Concurs, n. 559 — III. Cooperation in dangerous amusements. 1. To perform plays or dances notably dishonorable is gravely illicit, and no excusing cause seems able to be admitted. The same must be said of plays notably contrary to religio… Read in context →

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

John A. McHugh, O.P., and Charles J. Callan, O.P. — 5 passages

Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 9. The Sins Against B…, Causes of Scandal, n. 1456 — It is not always easy to determine in particular cases when a thing is obscene from its very nature, but the following general rules can be given: (a) Pictures, statues and other images are obscene, when they represent s… Read in context →

Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 9. The Sins Against B…, In Dances and Plays, nn. 1531 & 1532 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 6. The Remaining Pote…, Affability, n. 2421 — The Virtues of Affability and Liberality. The Virtues of Affability and Liberality.—These two virtues, though they are not so important as those that preceded, are still most useful to human life (see 2143). Affability (friendliness, politeness) is a virtue whic… Read in context →

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 8. The Virtue of Temp…, Modest Relaxation, n. 2567 — Modest Relaxation. Modest Relaxation.—(a) The Virtue.—Just as the body fatigued by manual labor demands the refreshment of sleep and the recuperation afforded by vacations or by intermissions of work, so also the mind cannot be healthy or … Read in context →

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J.

Vol. I, On Sins and Virtues, VI. On Virtues, n. 349 — What is temperance, what are its parts, and what vices are opposed to it? - R. To the first. Temperance is the virtue which moderates concupiscence and delight of sensible goods, especially in the delights of taste and t… Read in context →

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 27 passages

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fifth Part: On the Virtues…, Question Five: On Modesty of Manners, nn. ¶1, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061 & 1062 (27 passages — hover a number to read it)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Gaudentius Bontempi of Brescia, O.F.M. Cap. — 26 passages

Tr. VI, Disputation II: On the Vic…, Q. VII, Doubt II: On immodesty in words, gestures, jokes, and games, nn. 1–26 (26 passages)