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Homework Outline

This class acknowledges that the desire of the human heart is for happiness. However happiness can be defined in various ways with greater degrees of value. The “Four Levels of Happiness” as defined by Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ, are then presented and discussed. They are:

Level One: Material things

Level Two: Personal achievement

Level Three: A focus on others

Level Four: A focus on God

This leads into a discussion of the means Jesus gave us for experiencing the happiness of the Kingdom in the Beatitudes. Finally, the lesson concludes with a review of the Precepts of the Church in the context of receiving the graces we need to live a fulfilling life. A homework outline is provided for student notes.

Our Moral Life in Christ (CM) Textbook: Levels of Happiness pp. 7, 11, 17-19, 271-278, Beatitudes pp. 112-115, Precepts of the Church p. 111

Our Moral Life in Christ (CM) Workbook: Levels of Happiness pp. 131-132, Beatitudes and Precepts of the Church pp. 61-62

The Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church (SD) Textbook: Beatitudes pp. 172-175

The Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church (SD) Workbook: Beatitudes pp. 119-121

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