Tredtwo Final Paper
De La Salle University
2401 Taft Avenue, Manila 1004
Lesson Nos. 4 & 9
Judging the Morality of Human Acts
Premarital Sex (PMS) and Adultery
AN INTEGRATION PAPER SUBMITTED TO
Professor Dalmacito Cordero Jr.
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE
TREDTWO
BY
STEVEN R. ENCARNACION
12/06/12
I. Synthesis (What are my expectations and what have I actually learned?)
I’m so glad that on the first meeting of TREDTWO, an experienced Salesian educator would handle our class. Since a different professor was indicated on our EAF, I was really shocked at the same time delighted that the leaf turned over because in that moment I knew that TREDTWO classes will not be dull and tedious for the rest of the term. As it turned out, my hunches were correct. Sir Mac’s way of teaching is as lively as anticipated. From his insightful videos to his informative handouts, I honestly believe that I learned a lot from him. The fourth lesson, “Judging the Morality of Human Acts”, is one of the lessons that I expected to be elucidative whilst enjoyable. Back in high school, we were taught that good deeds are evaluated based on some criteria. However, it was not in-depth. It’s a blessed thing that Sir Mac’s teaching was lucid and exquisitely systematized. In that way, my perception about the morality of a person cultivated. At first, I unwisely contemplated that a moral action of a person cannot be judged because I believed that God has the only authority to judge. Little did I know that the Church has published papers with respect to the amplitude of a moral action. In my understanding, this is only an insinuation because it is not as consummate as the judgment of the sole adjudicator of the universe. On the other hand, my initial assumption with regards to the ninth lesson, “Pre-marital Sex (PMS) and Adultery”, is that fundamentally sex is sacred. This idea has always been implanted in my head since I was studying back in high
2401 Taft Avenue, Manila 1004
Lesson Nos. 4 & 9
Judging the Morality of Human Acts
Premarital Sex (PMS) and Adultery
AN INTEGRATION PAPER SUBMITTED TO
Professor Dalmacito Cordero Jr.
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE
TREDTWO
BY
STEVEN R. ENCARNACION
12/06/12
I. Synthesis (What are my expectations and what have I actually learned?)
I’m so glad that on the first meeting of TREDTWO, an experienced Salesian educator would handle our class. Since a different professor was indicated on our EAF, I was really shocked at the same time delighted that the leaf turned over because in that moment I knew that TREDTWO classes will not be dull and tedious for the rest of the term. As it turned out, my hunches were correct. Sir Mac’s way of teaching is as lively as anticipated. From his insightful videos to his informative handouts, I honestly believe that I learned a lot from him. The fourth lesson, “Judging the Morality of Human Acts”, is one of the lessons that I expected to be elucidative whilst enjoyable. Back in high school, we were taught that good deeds are evaluated based on some criteria. However, it was not in-depth. It’s a blessed thing that Sir Mac’s teaching was lucid and exquisitely systematized. In that way, my perception about the morality of a person cultivated. At first, I unwisely contemplated that a moral action of a person cannot be judged because I believed that God has the only authority to judge. Little did I know that the Church has published papers with respect to the amplitude of a moral action. In my understanding, this is only an insinuation because it is not as consummate as the judgment of the sole adjudicator of the universe. On the other hand, my initial assumption with regards to the ninth lesson, “Pre-marital Sex (PMS) and Adultery”, is that fundamentally sex is sacred. This idea has always been implanted in my head since I was studying back in high