The Meaning Of Life!! What is the meaning and purpose of life for Catholic Christians?

 · In the thirteenth century there lived a monk named St. Thomas Aquinas

· He wrote several books on theology and philosophy

· He is one of the most influential theologians to have ever lived.

· His writings are particularly important to Roman Catholic Christians.

· Aquinas said that human beings had a purpose: to do good and avoid evil.

· He broke this up into Primary Precepts – different rules that help humans achieve this purpose.

· In pairs, discuss which of the Precepts below you think are the most important.

Precepts

A: Self-preservation (protecting our own life)

B: Protection of the Innocent

C: Reproduction (having children)

D: Educate children

E: Live safely in society

F: Worship God

Put the precepts above in a rank order with your partner. (example: F,D,E,C,A,B)

Come up with one more Precept of your own (Precept X) , where would it fit in the rank?

Task: Post your answers (example: F,D,E,C,X,,A,B My Precept X is.........)

Task: Find a definition for each of the green words above and paste it in to your A4 word document.

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