What I learned at Neumann College about doing the right thing
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If Jesus will forgive me, why should I bother do to the right thing? That was one of the questions we spoke about this morning at the Catholic Ethics class that my apprentice cell leader Holly teaches at Neumann College. They were wondering about what it means to be moral and if salvation was “free.” What does it mean to follow the “law” if all I need to do is go to confession? Furthermore, what gives about people being forgiven who have committed atrocities? Why is their “reward” the same as those of us who haven’t? What prevents me from just doing what I want?
What I learned at Neumann College about doing the right thing
What I learned at Neumann College about doing…
What I learned at Neumann College about doing the right thing
If Jesus will forgive me, why should I bother do to the right thing? That was one of the questions we spoke about this morning at the Catholic Ethics class that my apprentice cell leader Holly teaches at Neumann College. They were wondering about what it means to be moral and if salvation was “free.” What does it mean to follow the “law” if all I need to do is go to confession? Furthermore, what gives about people being forgiven who have committed atrocities? Why is their “reward” the same as those of us who haven’t? What prevents me from just doing what I want?