If Christians do have a different approach to morality, what is the conent of that approach? How is Christian ethics different from secular ethics? Are there different Christian principles? Where do they come from? Are they universally valid?
88. We need dogmas to avoid dogmatism.
89. Christian faith seeks baptism to be fully alive.
90. Christian faith generates Christian hope for a new world.
91. We don't pray to change God's mind; we pray for God to change our hearts.
92. Christians hope for final judgment.
93. Christians can hope for mercy beyond the tomb.
94. Christian love is not an excuse for self-deprecation but an empowerment for self-giving.
95. Christian faith implies an empowerment to love as God can love.
96. Christian love infuses every aspect of the Christian's life.
97. We need ore than theological virtues; we need gifts.
Human beings are unfinished creatures. We conquered knowledge but need to believe in something we don't yet know. We project ourselves into an uncertain future but we need to believe that the future holds something good for us. We need to love and be loved but are incapable of loving enough to be satisfied.
Only God can fulfill our needs to believe, to hope and to love. Only God can help to elevate our virtuous life to a life connected to His. Christian morality is a morality of empowerments: theological virtues, infused human virtues, gifts of the Holy Spirit, charisms and a fruitful life can blossom into the gifted happiness that God created us to enjoy for eternity.