Liberality

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Thomas Slater, S.J.

Vol. I, Bk. IV, Pt. II, Ch. II, 2. Covetousness, n. 2 — Covetousness is opposed to liberality by defect, while prodigality is opposed to liberality by excess. Liberality is the virtue which moderates the love of wealth and inclines us to spend it well, according to the dictat… Read in context →

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

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

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. II, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. III, Ch. II, Art. IV, § II. On Avarice, n. 308 — IV. Remedies of avarice: 1. Weigh the vanity of earthly goods, which slip away, while heavenly goods endure. 2. Consider that you are destined for higher things and therefore that the heart of man is not satisfied by ric… Read in context →

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. III, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. II, Art. II, § III. On the Potential Parts of Justice, n. 384 — The potential parts of justice are several. For justice is a virtue toward another, rendering to him what is owed according to equality. Therefore every virtue which by its nature is toward another, but falls short of ju… Read in context →

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. III, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. II, Art. II, § III, Point VIII. On Liberality, nn. 410, 411 & 412 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

John A. McHugh, O.P., and Charles J. Callan, O.P. — 8 passages

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 2. The Virtue of Just…, Comparison of Justice and Other Virtues, n. 1716 — Two virtues of the sensitive appetite that appear more excellent than justice are courage and liberality, but in reality justice is nobler than they. (a) Thus, courage seems to be better, because it is more essential to … Read in context →

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 5. The Quasi-integral…, The Potential Parts of Justice, n. 2143 — Degrees of Moral Debt. Degrees of Moral Debt.—The remaining potential parts of justice are those in which there is not a legal debt, which is enforced by some law, but a moral debt to which one is obliged from the decency or the greater decenc… Read in context →

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 6. The Remaining Pote…, Liberality, nn. 2424, 2425, 2426, 2427, 2428 & 2429 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 2 passages

Vol. I, On Sins and Virtues, V. On the Capital Vices, n. 323 — What is avarice? Avarice is the inordinate appetite of temporal goods. An inordinate appetite, by being unwilling rather to lose them than God; by denying alms to the poor when the obligation of charity urges; by unjustl… Read in context →

Vol. I, On Sins and Virtues, VI. On Virtues, n. 347 — What is justice, and what are its parts? - R. To the first. Justice is the virtue which renders what is owed according to equality. Hence other moral virtues hold the mean of reason, according namely to prudent estimatio… Read in context →

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P. — 2 passages

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. II, Q. III, Namely, Gratitude, Vindication, Affability, Liberality, and Epikeia, Article IV. On Liberality, nn. 615 & 616 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 17 passages

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fifth Part: On the Virtues…, Section F: On Other Habits…, Question Three: On Liberality, nn. ¶1, 884, 885, 886 & 887 (17 passages — hover a number to read it)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Gaudentius Bontempi of Brescia, O.F.M. Cap. — 5 passages

Tr. IV, Disputation XIII: On the O…, Sect. V, Friendship, Liberality, Epikeia, and the Opposed V…, Question IV: On liberality, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. IV, Disputation XIII: On the O…, Sect. V, Friendship, Liberality, Epikeia, and the Opposed V…, Q. IV, Doubt II: On prodigality, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Catechism Explained: An Exhaustive Exposition of the Christian Religion

Francis Spirago; edited by Richard F. Clarke, S.J. — 4 passages

Pt. II, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, B. GOOD WORKS, VIRTUE, SIN, VICE, VIII. THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL …, 7. LIBERALITY, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3 & ¶4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)