"Who Am I To Judge?"

In this small group study program featuring Edward Sri, we'll explore the classical view of morality and find that it's not merely a set of guiding principles for theoretical situations—it is an entire way of life. What is "right" and "wrong"? Is what's right for you right for me? Is there a right and wrong for everyone, all the time?

These are difficult questions to discuss in our culture. We live in a society that supports the opinion that each person should make up his or her own morality—that there is no moral truth that applies to everyone. Many of us have been affected by the relativistic outlook that pervades the modern world. Maybe some of us wonder whether there really is an absolute right and wrong for everyone. Or maybe we accept that there is a moral standard for all, but we don't know how to explain our moral convictions in a convincing way. Maybe some of us are afraid of saying something is immoral because we're afraid of offending others or of being labeled intolerant. How do we talk about morality in a relativistic world?

Join us for a 4-week Lenten study program of "Who Am I To Judge?"  We will explore morality and find that it's not merely a set of guiding principles for theoretical situations, but rather an entire way of life. 


LOCATIONS: 

St. James, Matthew/Mark Room 10 -11:30am and 7-8:30pm Mondays Feb 26, Mar 4, Mar 11 and Mar 18.
 
St. George, Cry Room 1-2:30pm Tuesdays Feb 27, Mar 5, Mar 12 and Mar 19.
  
St. Alphonsus, Parish Hall 7-8:30pm Thursdays Feb 29, Mar 7, Mar 14 and Mar 21.
 
TIMING:

Four sessions lasting 90 minutes
Same time and place each week
Feel free to choose the time and location most convenient for you each week.

SEQUENCE:

1. Don't Impose Your Morality on Me /  Recovering the Basics: Virtue and Friendship
2. Real Freedom, Real Love / The Lost “Art of Living” 
3. Engaging Moral Relativism / “I Disagree” Doesn’t Mean “I Hate You”
4. Exposing the Mask: What Relativism is Covering Up / What Is Truth? Answering common questions.

For more information, contact Ann Crow, Linked Faith Formation Team at [email protected].