Catholic Moral Theology and Contemporary Issues
April 17, 2027 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Catholic Moral Theology studies the foundational aspects of the Christian life since its beginning. The basic principles of the Christian moral life are based in the awareness that every person bears the dignity of being made in the image of God. He has given us an immortal soul and through the gifts of intelligence and reason enables us to understand the order of things established in his creation. God has also given us free will to seek and love what is true, good, and beautiful. We should always remember that Christ’s dying and rising offers us new life in the Spirit, whose saving grace delivers us from sin and heals sin’s damage within us. Thus, we speak of the value, dignity, and goal of human life, even with its imperfections and struggles. Human life, as a profound unity of physical and spiritual dimensions, is sacred. It is distinct from all other forms of life since it alone is imprinted with the very image of its Creator.
CATHOLIC Moral Theology considers the intention(s) of the agent and the many effects of the act. Acts that are consistently performed become habits, reinforcing patterns of behavior in the agent. There are always multiple consequences of any act, and all must be taken into consideration.
Date: Saturday, April 17, 2027 || Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (Breaks and Lunch time included) || Format: Zoom Live Class || Cost: $50
Professor: Fr. Luke Dysinger, M.D. and PhD in Philosophy
Father Luke Dysinger, O.S.B. studied religion and medicine at the University of Southern California, receiving his B.A. in 1974 and his M.D. in 1978. He was board-certified in Family Practice after internship and residency at UCLA, Cedars-Sinai Hospital, and the Antelope Valley Hospital Medical Center in Lancaster, California. He joined the Benedictine community of Saint Andrew’s Abbey in 1980, where he has served as novice master and prior; he is presently librarian. He studied theology at Oxford University, receiving his D.Phil. in Theology in 2000. Fr. Dysinger has published books and articles on psalmody and prayer; he has taught moral theology and spiritual theology at Mount St. Mary’s College and biomedical ethics at the University of Southern California. He has served as a fellow of the Loyola Marymount Bioethics Institute and is chairman of the Bioethics Committee at the Antelope Valley Hospital Medical Center, where he is also a member of the medical staff.