A Topic of Moral Theology

What charity is

Love of God for his own sake and of neighbour for God; love of concupiscence distinguished; the precept and its gravity.

In the index as Charity · Love · Friendship · Charity of God · Hatred · Order · Benevolence · Almsgiving · Beneficence toward God · Charity toward neighbor · Dilection · Labor · Love in general · Union · Zeal · Concupiscence · Enemies · Friendship in general · Life · Mercy · Precept of charity of neighbor · Reputation · Schism · State of life

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Part First. On the Precept…, Book Third. On the Precept…, Question First. On Charity…, Article First. On the Nature of Charity of God, nn. 53, 54, 55, 56 & 57 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Part First. On the Precept…, Book Third. On the Precept…, Question Second. On Charit…, Article Second. On the Precepts of Charity of Self, nn. 66 & 67 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Part First. On the Precept…, Book Third. On the Precept…, Question Third. On Charity…, Article Second. On the Precept of Charity of Neighbor, nn. 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 & 80 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. I, Bk. V, Pt. III, Chapter I. Nature of Charity, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. III, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. I, Ch. II, Article III. On the Theological Virtue of Charity, nn. ¶1, 363, 364, 365 & 366 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. I, Diss. III, Part I. On the Cultivation of Charity Generally, nn. ¶1, 517 & 518 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. I, Diss. III, Part II. On the Cultivation of Charity Toward God, nn. 519 & 520 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, On the Precept of Charity, I. On the Necessity of Charity, nn. 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387 & 388 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Enchiridion, Comprising Select Decrees and Definitions of the Holy See, of Ecumenical Councils and of the Sacred Roman Congregations (Enchiridion Morale), Fourth Edition

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On the Theological Virtues, n. 376 — On Pure Love. “1. There is a habitual state of the love of God which is pure charity and is without any admixture of a motive of self-interest. Neither fear of punishments nor desire of rewards has any further part in it. God is not l… Read in context →

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. II, On the Theological Virtues…, On the Virtue of Charity, nn. 730–748, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778 & 779 (30 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Vol. II, First Book: On the Theolog…, Treatise III: On Charity, n. ¶1 — Division of the treatise. - This principal treatise on theological charity admits this natural division: that, after a general view of the virtue, we should treat successively of charity as it is love of God, and of char… Read in context →

Vol. II, First Book: On the Theolog…, Tr. III, Tit. I, Sublimity, Scope, and Easy Exercise of Charity, nn. ¶1, 69, 70, 71 & 72 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tract IX. On theological c…, Ch. I, Article I. On the nature and properties of charity, nn. 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558 & 559 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Charity, nn. ¶1, 842, 843, 844, 845, 846, 847, 848, 849, 850 & 851 (58 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Charity, First Part: On Charity Its…, Question One: On the Essence of Charity, nn. ¶1, 852, 853, 854, 855 & 856 (17 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Charity, First Part: On Charity Its…, Question Two: On the Excel…, Article I: On the Excellence of Charity in Itself, nn. ¶1, 857, 858 & 859 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Charity, First Part: On Charity Its…, Question Two: On the Excel…, Article II: On the Excellence of Charity Relative to the Other Virtues, nn. ¶1, 860, 861 & 862 (20 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Charity, Second Part: On the Object…, Question One: On the Formal Object, nn. ¶1, 874, 875, 876, 877, 878 & 879 (36 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Charity, Third Part: On the Acts of…, First Question: On the Proper Act, or Dilection, nn. ¶1, 916, 917, 918 & 919 (14 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Bk. III, Diss. II, Chapter III — The notion, object, prerogatives, and precept of theological charity, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX & X (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question I: What charity is, nn. 1–34 (34 passages)

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question II: What the object of charity is, nn. 1–29 (29 passages)

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question III: Whether charity is properly the friendship of God, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question IV: Whether charity is a created habit, nn. 1–28 (28 passages)

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question V: Whether charity is one special virtue, nn. 1–24 (24 passages)

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question VI: Whether charity is of a most special species, nn. 1–19 (19 passages)

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question VII: Whether charity is the most excellent of the virtues, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question VIII: Whether charity is the form of the virtues, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question IX: Whether besides infused charity there is another charity, acquired by our own acts, nn. 1–29 (29 passages)

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question X: Whether charity can be formless, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question XVIII: Whether charity is to be loved out of charity, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question XIX: Whether all gratuitous gifts are to be loved out of charity, nn. 1–17 (17 passages)

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question XX: Whether irrational creatures are to be loved out of charity, nn. 1–19 (19 passages)

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question XXVI: Whether angels are to be loved out of charity, n. 1 — I ASSERT that the Angels are to be loved out of Charity. It is PROVED by S. Thomas, ad 2., and D. Thom. in corpore. The friendship of charity is founded in the communication of eternal beatitude, in the participation of … Read in context →

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question XXVII: Whether demons, and the damned, are to be loved out of charity, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question XXVIII: Whether it is fitting that four things to be loved out of charity are enumerated, nn. 1–15 (15 passages)

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question XLII: Whether it is more proper to charity to love than to be loved, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question XLIII: Whether love is the same as benevolence, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Charity — McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Koch–Preuss · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Billuart, Summa Summae · Slater, Cases I · Rickaby, Moral Philosophy · The Roman Catechism · Coppens, Moral Philosophy · St. Alphonsus, True Spouse · Rickaby, Four-Square — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)