A Topic of Moral Theology

The Nature of Charity of Neighbor

What it is to love the neighbour for God's sake, and who is included in that name.

In the index as Charity · Neighbor · Dilection · Charity, order of · Sinner · Charity of neighbor · Charity toward the neighbor · Enmity · God · Order · The damned · The damned are not the object of charity

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Part First. On the Precept…, Book Third. On the Precept…, Question Third. On Charity…, Article First. On the Nature of Charity of Neighbor, n. 71 — 71. Notions. 1. By the name of neighbor is understood every rational creature which is capable of divine grace and eternal beatitude: the angels and saints in heaven, the souls detained in purgatory, and men, whether the… Read in context →

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. I, Diss. III, Part IV. On the Cultivation of Charity Toward Neighbor, n. ¶1 — The precept of charity toward neighbor is proved by the same arguments by which the precept of charity toward self is proved (n. 521). This noted, we shall speak first about the diverse prescribed acts, then about sins a… Read in context →

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

Vol. I, Treatise On Virtues, Ch. III, Art. II, § I, Point I. On the Precept of Charity Toward All in General, nn. 220, 221, 222 & 223 (26 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tract IX. On theological c…, Ch. III, Art. I, § 1. On the existence of the precept of charity toward neighbor, n. 570 — 570. Proposition. There exists a special precept of loving neighbor with supernatural love, both affective and effective. Preliminary note. Natural love, by which neighbor is loved on account of natural gifts, whether ma… Read in context →

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. I, Tr. III, Chapter II: On Charity Toward Neighbor, nn. ¶1, ¶476, ¶477 & ¶478 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Charity, Second Part: On the Object…, Question Two: On the Mater…, Article I: On Those to Be Loved from Charity Generally, nn. ¶1, 880, 881, 882 & 883 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Charity, Second Part: On the Object…, Question Two: On the Mater…, Article IV: On Sinners to Be Loved, nn. ¶1, 889 & 890 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Summae S. Thomae (Billuart)

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Charity, On Charity toward the Neighbor, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Charity, On the Order and the Princ…, Whether God is to be loved from charity more than the neighbor?, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Charity, On the Order and the Princ…, Whether man ought from charity to love himself more than the neighbor?, nn. 1–25 (25 passages)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question XVII: Whether God alone is to be loved out of charity, or the neighbor also, nn. 1–19 (19 passages)

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question XXIII: Whether sinners are to be loved out of charity, 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 XXIX: Whether God, and the neighbor, are loved with the same habit of charity, nn. 1–39 (39 passages)

Treated under the broader heading Charity — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Tanquerey · Koch–Preuss · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Concina, Compendium · 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.)