A Topic of Moral Theology

The Acts of Charity Toward One’s Neighbour

The Acts of Charity Toward One’s Neighbour, as treated in Wouters (Section I. On Prescribed Acts).

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acts of love of neighbour · how to love my neighbour · works of charity (ed.)

In the index as Cooperation (Cooperatio) · Enemy (Inimicus) · Scandal (Scandalum) · Charity (Caritas) · Alms · Correction of children by parents · Fraternal Correction (Correctio fraterna) · Correction from Office (Correctio ex officio) · Denunciation in general (Denunciatio in genere) · Innkeeper (Caupo) · Love of friends · Neighbor · Booksellers (Bibliopolae) · Churches of non-Catholics (Templa acatholicorum) · Dances (Choreae) · Envy · Mercy · Order (Ordo) · Prostitutes (Meretrices) · Typographers (Typographi) · "Fairs." · Authors (Auctores) · Books (Libri) · Circumstances (Circumstantiae)

In the manuals

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. I, Diss. III, Pt. IV, Section I. On Prescribed Acts, n. ¶1 — For the sake of completeness and order, we must first treat of prescribed acts generally, then of acts of helping one's neighbor specifically.Read in context →

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. 382 — On Charity Toward One’s Neighbor. “10. We are not bound to love our neighbor by an internal and formal act. — 11. We can satisfy the precept of loving our neighbor through external acts alone.” Propositions condemned by Innocent XI.Read in context →

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Vol. II, First Book: On the Theolog…, Tr. III, Ch. III, Article I: The Procuring of Spiritual Goods, nn. 96, 97, 98, 99, 100 & 101 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tract IX. On theological c…, Ch. III, Article II. On the works of charity toward neighbor, nn. ¶91 & 587 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. I, Tr. III, Ch. II, Article II: On Acts of Charity Toward Neighbor, nn. ¶1 & ¶485 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. I, Tr. III, Ch. II, Art. II, § 1. On Almsgiving, nn. ¶486, ¶487, ¶488 & ¶489 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. I, Tr. III, Ch. II, Art. II, § 2. On Fraternal Correction, nn. ¶490, ¶491, ¶492, ¶493, ¶494, ¶495 & ¶496 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Vol. I, TREATISE ON VIRTUES, Ch. III, ARTICLE II: ON LOVE OF THE NEIGHBOR, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶278, ¶279, ¶280, ¶5, ¶281, ¶282, ¶283, ¶6, ¶284, ¶285, ¶286, ¶7, ¶287, ¶288, ¶289, ¶8, ¶9, ¶290, ¶291, ¶292, ¶293, ¶294, ¶10, ¶295, ¶11, ¶296, ¶297, ¶298, ¶299, ¶300, ¶12, ¶301, ¶13, ¶14, ¶302, ¶303, ¶15, ¶304, ¶305, ¶16, ¶306, ¶307, ¶308, ¶17, ¶309, ¶18, ¶19, ¶310, ¶20, ¶21, ¶311, ¶22, ¶23, ¶312, ¶24, ¶25, ¶313, ¶314, ¶315, ¶316, ¶317, ¶26, ¶27, ¶318, ¶28, ¶29, ¶319, ¶30, ¶320, ¶31 & ¶321 (75 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Casuist: A Collection of Cases in Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. II, Case LXVI: Do Christians Become Martyrs by Dying in the Voluntary Service of Plague-Stricken Patients?, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5 & ¶6 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Catechism Explained: An Exhaustive Exposition of the Christian Religion

Pt. II, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, A. THE COMMANDMENTS, VI. LACK OF CHARITY TO ONE’S NEIGHBOR, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pt. II, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, A. THE COMMANDMENTS, VII. LOVE OF ONE’S FRIENDS, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Charity — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Tanquerey · Koch–Preuss · Merkelbach, Summa Theologiae Moralis · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Billuart, Summa Summae · Concina, Compendium · Bontempi, Palladium Theologicum V · Slater, Cases I · Rickaby, Moral Philosophy · The Roman Catechism and 3 more — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)