Season 2, Episode 3 - The Catholic Files: Living A Moral Life

Join us as Father Donnelly discusses Living A Moral Life

Episode Title: Living a Moral Life According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church

In this episode of The Catholic Files, Father Sean Donnelly takes listeners deep into the heart of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, exploring what it truly means to live a moral life as a follower of Christ.

Father Donnelly begins by reminding us that morality is not about a checklist of rules, but about a relationship — our relationship with God and with one another. Drawing from the Catechism, he explains the foundations of Catholic moral teaching: the dignity of the human person, the role of conscience, and the call to holiness in everyday decisions.

Throughout the conversation, Father Donnelly breaks down how the Catechism approaches the virtues — prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance — as the guiding “hinges” of moral living. He also connects these classical virtues to the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity, showing how they shape every moral choice we make.

Listeners are challenged to reflect on how the moral law, revealed by God and explained by the Church, isn’t meant to restrict freedom, but to protect and perfect it. Father Donnelly stresses that living a moral life according to the Catechism means seeking the good, forming one’s conscience, and striving to live in harmony with God’s will.

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