The Virtue of Religion

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Ludovicus Wouters, C.SS.R. — 4 passages

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. III, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. II, Art. II, § III, Point I. On Religion, nn. 385, 386, 387 & 388 (4 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. — 5 passages

Vol. II, Pt. II, Question II. The Duties of All Classes of Men (the Moral Virtues), n. 1626 — After the theological virtues, which offer to God the services of faith, hope and charity, and which direct man to his Last End, follow the cardinal or moral virtues, which perfect the actions and passions of man, and ma… Read in context →

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 5. The Quasi-integral…, The Virtue of Religion, nn. 2145, 2146, 2147 & 2148 (4 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.

Vol. I, Treatise On the Precepts o…, On the First Precept of th…, Chapter I. On the Acts of the Virtue of Religion, n. ¶1 — The principal acts of Religion are adoration, prayer, sacrifice, vow, oath, and the sanctification of certain days... Concerning the last three it will be said in the 2nd and 3rd precept. Concerning sacrifice, in the Tre… Read in context →

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Adolphe Tanquerey, S.S. — 4 passages

Vol. II, On the Virtue of Religion …, On Religion in General, nn. 851, 852, 853 & 854 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Clement Marc, C.SS.R. — 85 passages

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Treatise I: On the First Precept of the Decalogue, nn. ¶1 & ¶529 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Chapter I: On the Virtue of Religion, nn. ¶1 & ¶530 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Ch. I, Article I: On the Notion of Worship, n. ¶531 — 531. DEFINITION. Worship, in general, is honor furnished with submission. And since honor is a sign of our estimation concerning another's excellence, worship can be defined: testimony of another's excellence and of one'… Read in context →

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Ch. I, Article II: On the Species of Sacred Worship, n. ¶532 — 532. We distinguish a twofold species of sacred worship, namely of latria and of dulia, according to the uncreated or created excellence which it regards. Wherefore we shall treat: 1. of the worship of latria; 2. of the … Read in context →

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Ch. I, Art. II, § 1. On the Worship of Latria, nn. ¶1, ¶533, ¶534 & ¶535 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Ch. I, Art. II, § 2. On the Worship of Dulia, nn. ¶536, ¶537, ¶538, ¶539 & ¶540 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Ch. I, Article III: On the Distinction of Acts of Religion, nn. ¶1 & ¶541 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Chapter II: On the Acts of Religion Commanded by the First Precept, nn. ¶1 & ¶542 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Ch. II, Article I: On Devotion, nn. ¶543, ¶544 & ¶545 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Ch. II, Article II: On Prayer, nn. ¶546, ¶547, ¶548 & ¶549 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Ch. II, Art. III, First-Fruits, and Tithes, nn. ¶550, ¶551, ¶552 & ¶553 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Chapter III: On Sins Opposed to the First Precept, nn. ¶1 & ¶2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Ch. III, Article I: On Superstition, nn. ¶554 & ¶555 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Ch. III, Art. I, § 1. On Idolatry, n. ¶556 — 556. DEFINITION. Idolatry is superstition by which honor is attributed to a creature as to God. But this is done by any sign of honor by which someone intends to submit himself to a creature as to God, for example by gen… Read in context →

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Ch. III, Art. I, § 2. On Divination, nn. ¶557, ¶1, ¶558, ¶559, ¶560, ¶561, ¶2, ¶562, ¶563, ¶564, ¶565, ¶3, ¶4 & ¶566 (14 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Ch. III, Art. I, § 3. On Vain Observance, nn. ¶567, ¶1, ¶568, ¶2, ¶569 & ¶570 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Ch. III, Art. I, § 4. On Magic and Malefice, nn. ¶571, ¶572 & ¶573 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Ch. III, Article II: On Irreligiosity, n. ¶574 — 574. Irreligiosity, or impiety, is a special irreverence which is inflicted upon God, either immediately in himself, or mediately in sacred persons or things. - It is inflicted upon God immediately through tempting God, … Read in context →

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Ch. III, Art. II, § 1. On Tempting God, nn. ¶575, ¶576 & ¶577 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Ch. III, Art. II, § 2. On Sacrilege, nn. ¶578, ¶579, ¶580, ¶1, ¶581, ¶2, ¶582, ¶3 & ¶583 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Ch. III, Art. II, § 3. On Simony, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶584, ¶585, ¶586, ¶587, ¶3, ¶588, ¶4, ¶589, ¶590, ¶5, ¶591 & ¶592 (14 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P. — 7 passages

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. II, Question I. On the Virtue of Religion (or on the First Three Precepts of the Decalogue), n. ¶54 — Literature. St. Thomas, S. theol. 2, 2, q. 81-100; Suarez, De virtute religionis; Billuart, Tract. de religione et vitiis oppositis; Bouquillon, De virtute religionis (Bruges, 1880); John Baptist Wirthmüller, Die moralis… Read in context →

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. II, Q. I, Chapter I. On the Nature of Religion, nn. 323, 324, 325, 326 & 327 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. II, Q. I, Chapter II. On the Acts of the Virtue of Religion, n. ¶55 — The principal acts of religion are devotion, prayer, adoration, sacrifice, the use of the sacraments, a vow, an oath, adjuration, and the sanctification of certain days. Sacrifice and the sacraments will be discussed in … Read in context →

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Anthony Konings, C.SS.R. — 275 passages

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS OF THE DECALOGUE, nn. ¶1 & ¶2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. I, Art. I, OR ON WORSHIP, nn. ¶322, ¶323, ¶324, ¶325, ¶326, ¶327, ¶328 & ¶329 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. I, ARTICLE II: ON THE ACTS OF THE VIRTUE OF RELIGION IN SPECIES, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶330, ¶331, ¶332 & ¶333 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER II: ON VICES OPPOSED TO RELIGION, n. ¶1 — The vices opposed to Religion are: 1° superstition by excess; 2° irreligiosity by defect.Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, ARTICLE I: ON SUPERSTITION, n. ¶1 — "Superstition," says St. Thomas, "is a vice opposed to religion according to excess; not because it shows more in divine worship than true religion, but because it shows divine worship either to whom it ought not, or in … Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, Art. I, § I. On Idolatry, n. ¶334 — 334. - Idolatry is an action by which worship owed to God alone is rendered to a creature; and this happens not only by sacrifice, but by any sign of honor by which someone intends to submit himself to a creature as to G… Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, Art. I, § II. On Vain Observance, nn. ¶335 & ¶336 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, Art. I, § III. On Divination, nn. ¶337, ¶338, ¶339, ¶340, ¶341 & ¶342 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, Art. I, § IV. On Magic And Malefice, nn. ¶343 & ¶344 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, ARTICLE II: ON IRRELIGIOSITY, n. ¶1 — Irreligiosity is special irreverence which is inflicted on God, either immediately in Himself, or mediately in persons or sacred things. Its principal species are tempting God, sacrilege, simony, blasphemy, and perjury. … Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, Art. II, § I. On Temptation Of God, n. ¶345 — 345. - Temptation of God is a word or deed for taking an experiment about God through an extraordinary effect rashly expected from Him. - Thus the common doctrine with St. Thom. But it proceeds from a twofold vice, namel… Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, Art. II, § II. On Sacrilege, nn. ¶346, ¶347, ¶348 & ¶349 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, Art. II, § III. On Simony, nn. ¶350, ¶351, ¶352, ¶353, ¶354, ¶355, ¶356, ¶357, ¶358 & ¶1 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. I, ARTICLE I: ON THE VAIN USURPATION OF THE MOST HOLY NAME OF GOD, nn. ¶359 & ¶360 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. I, ARTICLE II: ON BLASPHEMY, nn. ¶361, ¶362, ¶363 & ¶364 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER II: ON OATH, n. ¶365 — 365. - Definition. An oath is an invocation of the divine Name in testimony of truth. Division. An oath is distinguished: 1° Assertory, by which present or past things are affirmed or denied, or promissory, which extends… Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, ARTICLE I: ON THE CONDITIONS OF AN OATH, nn. ¶366, ¶367, ¶368, ¶369 & ¶370 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, ARTICLE II: ON THE OBLIGATION OF A PROMISSORY OATH, nn. ¶371, ¶372, ¶373 & ¶374 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, LITTLE APPENDIX: ON ADJURATION, nn. ¶375, ¶376 & ¶377 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER III: ON VOW, n. ¶378 — 378. Definition. - A vow is a deliberate promise made to God concerning a better and possible good. It is said: 1) promise, that it may be distinguished from a simple purpose; - 2) deliberate; for a vow induces an obliga… Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, ARTICLE I: ON THE CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR A VOW, n. ¶1 — The conditions required for the validity of a vow are contained in the very definition of a vow, and two are principal: 1° true intention; 2° apt matter.Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. I, § I. On The Intention Required For A Vow, nn. ¶379, ¶380 & ¶381 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. I, § II. On The Matter Of A Vow, nn. ¶382 & ¶383 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, ARTICLE II: ON THE OBLIGATION OF A VOW, nn. ¶384, ¶385, ¶386 & ¶387 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, ARTICLE III: ON THE CESSATION OF A VOW, n. ¶388 — 388. - The obligation of a vow can cease: I. Because of intrinsic causes, namely: 1° by cessation of the end or motive cause; 2° by substantial change of the matter; and 3° by impossibility, whether physical or moral, as… Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. III, § I. On The Irritation Of Vows, nn. ¶389 & ¶390 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. III, § II. On The Dispensation Of Vows, nn. ¶1, ¶391 & ¶392 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. III, § III. On The Commutation Of Vows, nn. ¶393, ¶394, ¶395, ¶1 & ¶396 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. I, ARTICLE I: ON THOSE THINGS WHICH GENERALLY MUST BE FURNISHED ON FEAST DAYS, nn. ¶397 & ¶398 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. I, ARTICLE II: ON THE HEARING OF MASS IN PARTICULAR, n. ¶1 — We must treat: 1° of those things which are required for hearing Mass rightly; 2° of causes excusing from it.Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. I, Art. II, § I. On Those Things Which Are Required For Hearing Mass Rightly, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶399, ¶400, ¶401, ¶3, ¶402, ¶403, ¶404, ¶405, ¶4 & ¶406 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. I, Art. II, § II. On Causes Excusing From Mass, nn. ¶407, ¶408 & ¶409 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER II: ON THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE PROHIBITED ON SUNDAYS AND FEASTS, n. ¶1 — We must treat: 1° of works prohibited on feast days; 2° of the causes because of which they are sometimes licitly exercised.Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, ARTICLE I: ON WORKS WHICH ARE PROHIBITED ON FEAST DAYS, nn. ¶410, ¶411, ¶412, ¶413, ¶414 & ¶415 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, ARTICLE II: ON THE CAUSES BECAUSE OF WHICH SERVILE WORKS CAN BE PERMITTED ON A FEAST DAY, nn. ¶1, ¶416, ¶417, ¶418 & ¶2 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER I: ON THE OBLIGATIONS OF CHILDREN TOWARD PARENTS, nn. ¶419, ¶1, ¶420, ¶2, ¶421, ¶422, ¶3, ¶423, ¶424, ¶425 & ¶426 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER II: ON THE OBLIGATIONS OF PARENTS TOWARD CHILDREN, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶427, ¶4, ¶5, ¶428, ¶429, ¶6, ¶430, ¶431, ¶432, ¶433 & ¶434 (14 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, LITTLE APPENDIX: ON PARENTS COMMITTING OFFSPRING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BE INSTRUCTED.², nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶435, ¶436, ¶437, ¶438, ¶439 & ¶440 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER III: ON THE OBLIGATIONS OF SPOUSES, nn. ¶441, ¶442, ¶443, ¶444 & ¶445 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER IV: ON THE OBLIGATIONS OF OTHER SUPERIORS AND INFERIORS, nn. ¶1 & ¶2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. IV, Art. I, § I. On The Obligations Of Masters, nn. ¶446 & ¶447 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. IV, Art. I, § II. On The Obligations Of Servants, nn. ¶448 & ¶449 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. IV, ARTICLE II: ON THE OBLIGATIONS OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, nn. ¶450 & ¶451 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. IV, ARTICLE III: ON THE OBLIGATIONS OF MAGISTRATES AND CITIZENS, nn. ¶452, ¶453, ¶454, ¶455, ¶456, ¶457, ¶458, ¶459, ¶1 & ¶460 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER I: ON THE KILLING OF ONESELF OR ON SUICIDE, nn. ¶461, ¶462 & ¶463 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER II: ON THE KILLING OF ONE'S NEIGHBOR, n. ¶1 — Namely 1° of the killing of a guilty man; 2° of an aggressor; 3° of an innocent.Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, ARTICLE I: ON THE KILLING OF A GUILTY MAN OR MALEFACTOR, nn. ¶464, ¶465 & ¶466 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, ARTICLE II: ON THE KILLING OF AN UNJUST AGGRESSOR, nn. ¶467, ¶468, ¶469, ¶470 & ¶471 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, Art. III, § I. On the killing of an innocent in general, nn. ¶472 & ¶473 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, Art. III, § II. On the procurement of abortion, nn. ¶1, ¶474, ¶475 & ¶476 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER III: ON THE DUEL, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶477 & ¶478 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER IV: ON WAR, nn. ¶479, ¶480, ¶481 & ¶1 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER I: ON CHASTITY AND LUXURY IN GENERAL, nn. ¶1, ¶2 & ¶3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. I, ARTICLE I: ON CHASTITY, n. ¶482 — 482. Definition. Chastity (from chastising), broadly taken, is a general virtue inclining man to keep himself immune from every inordinate love and delectation of creatures; properly taken, it is a special virtue inclini… Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. I, ARTICLE II: ON LUXURY IN GENERAL, nn. ¶483, ¶484 & ¶485 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER II: ON SINS OF LUXURY NOT CONSUMMATED, n. ¶1 — Sins of imperfect or not consummated luxury are those in which the final term of venereal things, which is the emission of semen, does not intervene. They are chiefly committed 1) by touch, 2) by sight, 3) by speech. The… Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, ARTICLE I: ON LIBIDINOUS TOUCHES, nn. ¶1, ¶486, ¶2, ¶487 & ¶488 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, ARTICLE II: ON IMMODEST LOOKS, nn. ¶489 & ¶490 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, ARTICLE III: ON BASE SPEECH AND THE READING OF OBSCENE THINGS, nn. ¶491 & ¶492 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER III: ON SINS OF LUXURY CONSUMMATED, n. ¶1 — These are of a twofold genus: some according to nature, others against nature, according as the conditions necessary for generation are observed or not observed.Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, ARTICLE I: ON SINS OF LUXURY ACCORDING TO NATURE, n. ¶1 — Six sins of this sort are recounted, namely: 1° simple fornication; 2° adultery; 3° incest; 4° sacrilege; 5° stuprum; 6° raptus.Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. I, § I. On fornication, n. ¶493 — 493. Definition. - Fornication, if it is taken in a broad sense, is every illicit concubitus. - But strictly it is defined: Concubitus of an unmarried man with an unmarried woman from mutual consent. - Here "unmarried" i… Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. I, § II. On adultery, n. ¶494 — 494. Definition. - Adultery is copula had with a married person. Principles. - I. Adultery is a most grave sin, both against chastity and against justice. This is clear: 1° From Scripture: If a man sleeps with the wife o… Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. I, § III. On incest, n. ¶495 — 495. Definition. - Incest is concubitus with a person joined by kinship or affinity within the degrees in which it is not licit to enter Matrimony. But kinship is threefold: natural, namely among blood-relations up to th… Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. I, § IV. On sacrilege, n. ¶496 — 496. Definition. - Sacrilege (in matter of luxury) is the violation of a sacred person, place, or thing through a venereal act. It is a great sin: for reason dictates that holy things are to be treated holily; and it con… Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. I, § V. On stuprum (Rape), nn. ¶497 & ¶498 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. I, § VI. On raptus (Abduction), n. ¶499 — 499. Definition. - Raptus is committed in two ways: either by violently leading away a resisting woman from place to place for the sake of contracting Matrimony; - or by leading away a man or woman for the sake of fulfil… Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, ARTICLE II: ON SINS OF LUXURY AGAINST NATURE, n. ¶1 — Sins against nature are four, diverse in species: 1° pollution or softness; 2° onanism; 3° sodomy; 4° bestiality. They are called against nature because they offend not only rational nature, as other sins do, but also ri… Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. II, § I. On pollution, nn. ¶500, ¶1, ¶501, ¶2, ¶502, ¶3 & ¶503 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. II, § II. On onanism, n. ¶504 — 504. - Onanism is copula begun with effusion of semen outside the vessel. This crime committed among the unmarried is a twofold sin, namely fornication begun or affective, and pollution in effect. - Note that the special… Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. II, § III. On sodomy, nn. ¶505 & ¶506 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. II, § IV. On bestiality, nn. ¶507, ¶508, ¶1, ¶2 & ¶509 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. I, ARTICLE I: ON LYING IN GENERAL, nn. ¶510 & ¶511 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. I, ARTICLE II: ON MENTAL RESTRICTION, nn. ¶512, ¶513, ¶514 & ¶515 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER II: ON DETRACTION, n. ¶1 — 1° On the vice of detraction; 2° on restitution of reputation.Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, ARTICLE I: ON THE VICE OF DETRACTION, nn. ¶516, ¶517, ¶518, ¶519, ¶520, ¶521, ¶522, ¶523, ¶524, ¶525, ¶526 & ¶527 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, ARTICLE II: ON RESTITUTION OF REPUTATION, nn. ¶528, ¶529, ¶530, ¶531 & ¶532 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER III: ON CONTUMELY, nn. ¶533, ¶534 & ¶535 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. IV, SUSPICION, AND RASH DOUBT, nn. ¶536, ¶537 & ¶538 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, APPENDIX: ON THE VIOLATION OF A SECRET, nn. ¶539, ¶540, ¶541, ¶542 & ¶543 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 43 passages

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fifth Part: On the Virtues…, Section A: On Religion Acc…, Question One: On the Essence of Religion, nn. ¶1, 645, 646, 647 & 648 (26 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fifth Part: On the Virtues…, Section A: On Religion Acc…, Question Two: On the Object of Religion or Divine Worship, nn. ¶1, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653 & 654 (17 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Aloysius Sabetti, S.J., and Timothy Barrett, S.J.

Vol. I, Tr. VI, On the First Precept of th…, Chapter I. On the Acts of the Virtue of Religion, n. ¶1 — The chief acts of religion are adoration, prayer, sacrifice, vow, oath, and sanctification of certain days. Concerning the last three there will be discussion in the 2nd and 3rd precept; but concerning sacrifice in the t… Read in context →

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Daniele Concina, O.P.

Bk. III, Diss. V, Chapter I — The nature and acts of Religion, which the first commandment of the Decalogue prescribes, n. II — II. Question I. What is Religion? Answer. The common definition of Religion is this: Religion is a virtue which renders to God the worship due to him as the first principle of all things. St. Thomas, II-II, q. 81, art. 1… Read in context →

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Gaudentius Bontempi of Brescia, O.F.M. Cap. — 70 passages

Tr. III, Prologue, n. 1 — Since hitherto I have discussed the matters that concern mutual Justice among men; now I judge it opportune to run briefly through that supreme bond by which we are bound to God, rendering Him the worship due to Him, bot… Read in context →

Tr. III, Disputation I: On Religion in General, n. 1 — Since whatever can proceed from man must first be conceived in the heart, then be brought forth by the mouth, and finally be consummated in deed, RELIGION occupies in every way these three receptacles of human acts, so t… Read in context →

Tr. III, Disputation I: On Religion…, Question I: What the virtue of religion is, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. III, Disputation I: On Religion…, Question II: Whether religion is a virtue, nn. 1–19 (19 passages)

Tr. III, Disputation I: On Religion…, Question III: Whether latria, or religion, is a special virtue, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. III, Disputation I: On Religion…, Question IV: Whether religion is a cardinal virtue, nn. 1–30 (30 passages)

Tr. III, Disputation I: On Religion…, Question VI: Whether religion is necessary, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Four-Square; or, The Cardinal Virtues

Joseph Rickaby, S.J. — 10 passages

Rickaby, Four-Square, IX. The Virtue of Religion, nn. ¶90, ¶91, ¶93, ¶94, ¶95, ¶96, ¶97, ¶98, ¶99 & ¶101 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Religion and Human Interests

Thomas Slater, S.J. — 18 passages

Chapter I: The Meaning of Religion, nn. ¶18, ¶19, ¶20, ¶21, ¶22, ¶23, ¶24, ¶25, ¶26, ¶27, ¶28 & ¶29 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Chapter II: Religion and the Individual, nn. ¶30, ¶31, ¶32, ¶33, ¶34 & ¶35 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Brief Text-Book of Moral Philosophy

Charles Coppens, S.J. — 11 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Chapter II: Our Duties to God, nn. 125, ¶221, ¶222, ¶223, ¶224, 126, ¶226, ¶227, ¶228, 127 & 128 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Hieronymus Noldin, S.J. — 13 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Question First. On the Nature of Religion, nn. 131, 132, 133 & 134 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Question Second. On the Ac…, Article First. On Adoration, nn. 135, 136 & 137 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Question Third. On Sins Against Religion, nn. 148, 149 & 150 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Question Fourth. On Oath, Article Fifth. On Adjuration, nn. 257, 258 & 259 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Arthur Vermeersch, S.J. — 3 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Vol. II, Bk. II, Tr. II, Ch. II, Appendix: On Adjuration, nn. 206, 207 & 208 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 12 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Vol. I, On the First Precept of th…, II. On Adoration, on Sacrifices, on Oblations, on First Fruits, on Tithes, nn. 459, 460, 461, 462 & 463 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, On the Second Precept of t…, V. On Adjuration, nn. 632, 633, 634, 635, 636 & 637 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, On the Third Precept of th…, II. On the Prohibition of Servile Works, n. 653 — You will resolve: It is licit on a feast day not only to write, but also to transcribe, even if this is done for wages, and whether someone writes with a pen or with the American machine commonly in use. It is probably a… Read in context →

The Catechism Explained: An Exhaustive Exposition of the Christian Religion

Francis Spirago; edited by Richard F. Clarke, S.J. — 39 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Pt. I, IX. THE SIGN OF THE CROSS, nn. ¶1–¶14 (14 passages)

Pt. II, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, A. THE COMMANDMENTS, X. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF…, THE FIRST COMMANDMENT OF GOD, 1. THE ADORATION OR WORSHIP OF GOD, nn. ¶1–¶17 (17 passages)

Pt. II, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, A. THE COMMANDMENTS, X. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF…, THE FIRST COMMANDMENT OF GOD, Sins Against the First Commandment, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7 & ¶8 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, Volume III: On the Decalogue

Daniele Concina, O.P. — 21 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Diss. I, Chapter I — What adoration is; its division, and the precept, are explained, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI & VII (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Diss. I, Chapter II — The worship of latria is owed to God alone, one and triune, and to Christ the Lord, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII & VIII (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Diss. I, Chapter III — On the worship of the Cross, and whether the other instruments of Christ's most sacred Passion can be worshipped, and with the worship of latria, nn. ¶1, I, II, III, IV & V (6 passages — hover a number to read it)