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Unit 3

Enduring understandings

Essential questions

Knowledge

Skills

The Fourth Commandment calls us to respect and obey people with authority, whom God has placed in our lives to educate and protect us and who are responsible for order and justice in the world.

The Eighth Commandment calls us to a life of integrity, avoiding the pain and illusion that are caused by living without honesty.

The Seventh and Tenth Commandments call us to be just in how we use and distribute the goods of the Earth, avoiding greed and envy.

When is it important to obey other people?

What harm is there in telling a lie?

What is the connection between stealing and injustice?

The Fourth Commandment is about more than just obeying parents; it is about respecting all authorities who work in cooperation with God's plan.

Families are the building blocks of society, established by God to be loving and supportive communities.

Parents and children have distinct and complementary responsibilities within the family structure.

The Fourth Commandment calls us to be faithful citizens, working with public leaders to promote the common good of society.

God is truth and calls us to live in the light of truth and not in the darkness caused by lies and illusions.

The Eighth Commandment calls us to be people of integrity, people who are true to their word and trustworthy.

Sins against the Eighth Commandment include private and public lies, detraction and calumny, adulation and boasting.

We must work for honesty in society, calling for truth and integrity in the media and in the arts.

The Seventh and Tenth Commandments witness to the basic moral truth that God has given the Earth and all its resources to the whole human race to care for and to share fairly.

Identify the responsibilities that children and parents have toward each other.

Provide logical reasoning connecting the Fourth Commandment to public life and responsibilities.