The End

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Thomas Slater, S.J. — 8 passages

Vol. I, Bk. I, Chapter I. What is a Human Act?, n. 1 — THE Christian faith teaches that the end of human life is to know, love, and serve God. If a man fulfils this obligation faithfully till death, it further gives him the assured hope of eternal happiness with God in heave… Read in context →

Vol. I, Bk. I, Chapter II. Voluntary Acts, n. 4 — In order to provide a general rule of conduct in such circumstances, divines have formulated what is known as the principle of a double effect. That principle may be enunciated as follows: It is lawful to perform an acti… Read in context →

Vol. I, Bk. I, Ch. IV, Sect. II, Point II. The End, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. V, Chapter IV. Killing the Innocent, n. 7 — Craniotomy, or any other similar operation which has for its immediate and direct effect the destruction of the life of the foetus, is a direct killing of the innocent, and is never allowed. If the child is already dead,… Read in context →

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Ludovicus Wouters, C.SS.R. — 13 passages

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. I, Dissertation I. On the End in General, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. I, Dissertation II. On the Final End of Man, nn. 3 & 5 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. I, Diss. II, Scholion. On the Necessity of Acting for the Sake of an End, nn. 10, 11, 12 & 13 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. II, Diss. II, Pt. I, Sect. II, Chapter III. On the End, nn. ¶1, 70 & 71 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. II, Diss. II, Pt. II, Section I. On the Good Act, nn. 242 & 243 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 12 passages

Vol. I, On Human Acts, III. On the Morality of Human Acts, nn. 71, 72 & 75 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, On Human Acts, IV. On the Various Sources of Morality, nn. 77, 78, 79, 80, 81 & 82 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, On the Seventh and Tenth P…, XVIII. On Injustice, n. 1294 — Whether injury can be inflicted by an anterior act alone? - Although injury can be inflicted on another through a merely internal act, nevertheless an internal act of itself cannot cause an external act to become unjust.… Read in context →

Vol. II, On the Seventh and Tenth P…, XXIV. On Restitution from Unjust Damaging, nn. 1365 & 1368 (2 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)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 7 passages

8. On the End of the Agent, nn. 1 & 2 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Commentaries on Human Acts (Commentarii de Actibus Humanis)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 12 passages

Bucceroni, Commentaries on Human Acts, Commentary XII: On the End of Human Acts, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Adolphe Tanquerey, S.S.

Vol. II, Fundamental Moral Theology…, On Human Acts — Chapter II: On the Morality of the Human Act, n. 147 — § II. Concerning the End of the Human Act.. 147. Notion. (A) The end concerning which we are treating is not the end of the work, which is not distinguished from the object formally taken, but the end of the one operating, or the intention, the motive on account o… Read in context →

A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)

Antony Koch; adapted and edited by Arthur Preuss — 5 passages

Vol. I, Its Subject, Norm, and Object, Morality, Its Subject, Norm, and Object, Ch. V, Section 3: Morality of Human Acts, nn. ¶10, ¶11, ¶12, ¶13 & ¶14 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Arthur Vermeersch, S.J. — 4 passages

Vol. I, Tr. II, Ch. III, § 2. On the End, nn. 116, 117, 118 & 119 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P. — 7 passages

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tr. II, Ch. III, Art. II, § 3. On the End, nn. ¶34, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125 & 126 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 18 passages

Vol. I, General Moral Theology, Treatise: On Human Acts in…, Second Part: On Human Acts…, Section A: On the Morality…, Q. V, Article III: On the End, nn. ¶1, ¶2, 155 & 161 (18 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Aloysius Sabetti, S.J., and Timothy Barrett, S.J. — 4 passages

Vol. I, Tr. I, Ch. IV, Art. II, § III. On the End, nn. 27, 28, 28, Q. 2 & 28, Q. 3 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Summae S. Thomae (Billuart)

Charles-René Billuart, O.P. — 2 passages

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus II. On the Prima Sec…, On Human Acts, On Human Acts in Their Mor…, On the principles of morality, nn. 34 & 35 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Philosophy: Ethics, Deontology and Natural Law

Joseph Rickaby, S.J. — 6 passages

Pt. I, Ch. III, Section II. Of the determinants of morality in any given action, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Questions of Moral Theology

Thomas Slater, S.J. — 47 passages

Slater, Questions, Some Questions Concerning Intention, nn. ¶605, ¶606, ¶607, ¶608, ¶609, ¶610, ¶612, ¶613, ¶614, ¶615, ¶616, ¶617, ¶618, ¶619, ¶620, ¶621, ¶623, ¶624, ¶625, ¶626, ¶627, ¶628, ¶629, ¶630, ¶631, ¶632, ¶633, ¶634, ¶635, ¶636, ¶637, ¶638, ¶639, ¶640, ¶641, ¶642, ¶643, ¶644, ¶646, ¶647, ¶648, ¶649, ¶650, ¶651 & ¶652 (47 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. — 2 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. I, Art. 2. Acts as Human, Two Kinds of Voluntary Acts, n. 58 — There are three acts of the will that are directed to the end the will has in view, viz., wish, intention and fruition. Wish is the love or inclination of the will towards the end without any reference to the means by wh… Read in context →

Vol. I, Pt. I, Question II. Good and Bad Habits, n. 132 — Having considered human acts and the passions, we now pass to a consideration of the principles from which acts proceed proximately. These principles are, first, the faculties, powers or forces of the soul (such as the i… Read in context →

The Catechism of the Council of Trent (The Roman Catechism)

Issued by order of Pope St. Pius V (filed under the subtopics)

Pt. IV, The Fourth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer: “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread”, n. ¶3 — Means Of Ascertaining Purity Of Intention In Offering This Petition. A sure standard for judging what petition is good, and what bad, is the purpose and intention of the petitioner. Thus if a person prays for temporal blessings under the impression that they constitute the sovereign good,… Read in context →

The True Spouse of Jesus Christ

St. Alphonsus de Liguori — 6 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Chapter XIX: Purity of Intention, nn. ¶2508, ¶2517, ¶2521, ¶2524, ¶2536 & ¶2548 (6 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

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 2 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On Human Acts, n. 79 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.

Jean-Pierre Gury, S.J.; notes by Antonio Ballerini, S.J. — 22 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Vol. I, Treatise on Human Acts, Ch. III, Art. II, § III. On the End, nn. 28 & 31 (22 passages — hover a number to read it)