Exam-Oriented Revision Sheet

1. 📌 Essentials

• Human dignity: Inherent worth of every person, created in God's image.
• Virtues: Habits that perfect moral character; divided into theological (faith, hope, charity) and cardinal (prudence, justice temperance, fortitude).
• Free will: Capacity to choose good or evil; central to moral responsibility.
• The STOP method: Analyzing moral acts via Object, Intention, Circumstances.
• Paschal Mystery: Christ’s Passion, Death, Resurrection and Ascension; foundation of salvation.
• Law elements: Reason, dictate, authority; guide moral behavior.
• Types of law: Natural, civil, canon; Old Law (Moses), New Law (Gospel).
• Eudaimonia: Human flourishing achieved through virtue.
• Impediments to freedom: Ignorance, habit, duress, attachments.
• Moral evaluation: Based on object, intention, and circumstances.

2. 🧩 Key Structures & Components