Alphonsus examines specific questions on various aspects of the commandments and cites nearly all the moral writers up to his time, examining nearly. Mar 30, 2011 the holy see benedict xvi general audience st. Liguori s greatest contribution to the catholic church was in the area of moral theology. It is distinguished from the philosophical discipline of ethics, which relies upon the authority of reason and which can only. Jan 17, 2018 mediatrix press is pleased to announce the release of volume 2 of st. The demise of the manual tradition, which brought a renaissance of scripture as the heart of moral theolgoy, has also. He was the pioneer of a new aspect of christianity called moral theology. Alphonsus liguori biography childhood, life achievements. In the course of the nine editions published during the saints lifetime the title page changed to moral theology of the most ill. I seek to demonstrate that arguments that oppose the morality and. Historical, moral and theological perspectives of end of life options catherine bando may 1, 2018 3 i. Alphonsus liguori s moral theology has long been praised and held in the highest regard by the church. Alphonsus proposes a balanced and convincing synthesis between the demands of gods law, sculpted in our hearts, revealed fully. His work, bringing together the commentary of the moral theologians.
Alphonsus was born of noble parents, near naples, in 1696. His masterpiece was the moral theology 1748, which was approved by the pope himself 5 and was born of liguori s pastoral experience, his ability to respond to the practical questions posed by the faithful and his contact with their everyday problems. This first ever english translation features books of the theologia moralis, on conscience, law, sin and the theological virtues. Moral theology also known as the theologia moralis is a ninevolume work concerning catholic moral theology written between 1748 and 1785 by saint alphonsus liguori, a catholic theologian and doctor of the church. In 1871, alphonsus was declared a doctor of the church by pope pius ix. His writings on moral, theological, and ascetic matters had great impact and have survived through the years, especially his moral theology and his glories of mary.
Liguori lived an incredibly rich and difficult life, which you can read more about, but his life continues to provide insight into the nature and role of. His glories of mary is one of the great works on that subject, and his book visits to the blessed sacrament went through 40 editions in his lifetime, greatly influencing the practice of this devotion in the church. Saint alphonsus liguoris story moral theology, vatican ii said, should be more thoroughly nourished by scripture, and show the nobility of the christian vocation of the faithful and their obligation to bring forth fruit in charity for the life of the world. Alphonsus liguori aug 2 is wellknown for his devotion to our lady. Alphonsus liguoris moral theology has long been praised and held in the highest regard by the church, covering every moral question of his day. At a time when the catholic church and clergies were accused by many of unethical practices, alphonsus made his community and nation proud by his unconditional services to the needy. He was founder of a religious order, author of more than a hundred 100 books, originator of modern moral theology, renowned preacher and confessor, bishop, musical composer and.
He was a lawyer in both civil and church law, before he dedicated his whole life to serving god. Free traditional catholic books catholic tradition. One of the mostaccomplished of all the saints, is alphonsus liguori. Kent lasnoski marquette university alphonsus liguoris moral theology of marriage. Alphonsus liguori s moral theology has long been praised and held in the highest regard by the church, covering every moral question of his day. Alphonsus liguoris moral theology has long been praised and held in the highest regard by the church. Alphonsus liguori s theologia moralis, or moral theology. Alphonsus is best known for his moral theology, but he also wrote well in the field of spiritual and dogmatic theology. Mar 30, 2011 above all in his principal work, titled moral theology, st.
Aug 1, 2019 explore jcsgs11s board doctor of moral theology. He was buried at the monastery of the pagani near naples. Peters square wednesday, 30 march 2011 video saint alphonsus liguori dear brothers and sisters, today i would like to present to you the figure of a holy doctor of the church to whom we are deeply indebted because he was an outstanding moral theologian and a teacher of spiritual life for. Three hundred years after his birth, the ideas of saint alphonsus liguori still influence contemporary christian society.
Alphonsus liguori theologia moralis mediatrix press. It happened, not without the most provident counsel of god almighty, that since the doctrine of the jansenist innovators turned all eyes to themselves, enticing many. Moral theology book 1 theologia moralis kindle edition by. Mediatrix press is pleased to announce we are nearing completion of the first volume of the eagerly awaited translation of st. Alphonsus the human conscience was of lifelong interest to saint alphonsus liguori, who conveys his thoughts on the subject in the first treatise of his theologia moralis. For todays moral theologians and spiritual thinkers, his interpretation of the balance between law and liberty, authority and reason, force and conscience, and grace and free will are a blueprint for many of our current ideas about morality. Introduction the purpose of this paper is to examine historical, moral and theological perspectives of physicianassisted death. Post falls, idaho a professional latin translator is releasing his second volume of st. Alphonsus, however, did not in all things follow their teaching, especially on one point much debated in the schools. This work is not to be confused with theologia moralis universa ad mentem s. Moral theology, also called christian ethics, christian theological discipline concerned with identifying and elucidating the principles that determine the quality of human behaviour in the light of christian revelation. Meyrick, frederick, moral and devotional theology of the church of rome, according to the authoritative teaching of s. Moral theology is a ninevolume work concerning catholic moral theology written between 1748 and 1785 by saint alphonsus liguori, a catholic theologian.
Alphonsus liguori 16961787 was a neapolitan who founded the redemptorist order of priests, a. It is the fault of too many textbooks on moral theology to stress controversies. From the years 700 to 1100 not a single work in moral theology appears. The authors survey of the writings of moral theologians over the past five years shows a deep concern about both the nature of moral theology and the role of moral theologians. Alphonsus liguori was an italian theologian, scholastic philosopher and catholic bishop. At the early age of sixteen he was made doctor in law, and he threw himself into this career with ardor and success. His spiritual training was entrusted to the fathers of the oratory in that city, and from his boyhood alphonsus was known as a most devout brother of the little oratory. Alphonsus liguoris moral theology, which will cover the precepts of the decalogue, 16. Full text of moral theology a complete course based on st. See more ideas about theology, catholic, catholic saints. Liguori publications is proud to announce the publication of conscience. Mar 23, 2018 post falls, idaho a professional latin translator is releasing his second volume of st. Alphonsi, a 19th century treatise by pietro scavini written in the philosophical tradition of alphonsus.