Morality: At Home with Jesus

We are made in the image and likeness of God. Therefore, we are capable of loving, caring, and giving mercy through our own free will. God grants us this freedom, as He desires us to aspire to be with Him for eternity.

With free will comes the possibility of choices that are not morally sound and pull us away from the Lord. Understanding moral acts, virtues, sin, and what God desires for us will help us form a good conscience, allowing us to grow closer to the Lord and develop a relationship with Him out of our own free will. 

Knowing and understanding the spiritual and corporal works of mercy is not enough to live a moral life. One must put into practice these works to live an authentic Christian life.

"The mercy of God is not some beautiful idea, but rather a concrete action. There is no mercy without being concrete. Mercy is not doing good “in passing,” but getting involved where there is something wrong, where there is illness, where there is hunger, wherever there is exploitation. "-Pope Francis

Coloring Sheets

• Love
• Corporal Works of Mercy
• Ten Commandments 
• Spiritual Works of Mercy
• If you love me coloring sheet from RealLifeathome.com

Puzzles & Handouts

• God's recipe for me activity
• Ten Commandments Crossword
• Beatitude Matching Worksheet 
• Beatitude Matching Game
• Works of Mercy Crossword

Crafting & More

• Make a Ten Commandments Lap book
• Corporal Works of Mercy Mini Book-Print two-sided, cut horizontally, stack, fold vertically, staple on the fold for an 8-page book.
• Take a family reflection walk using this guide from CRS.
• Make Divine Mercy Cookies

• Free from Sin is a three -minute retreat at your computer. El amor sin condiciones

• Caritas in Veritate is Pope Benedict's third encyclical, which is a call to see the relationship between human and environmental ecologies and to link charity and truth in the pursuit of justice, the common good, and authentic human development. In doing so, the pope points out the responsibilities and limitations of government and the private market, challenges traditional ideologies of right and left, and calls all men and women to think and act anew.-USCCB.  You can read through Caritas in Veritate and use the study guide materials provided by the USCCB for yourself or in a small group. 

• Fratelli Tutti is the most recent encyclical from Pope Francis. On humanity's path to sought-after peace. His renewed call to universal fraternity  “to all people of good will, regardless of their religious convictions.”