24. Eighth Commandment

Our Questions

Come on, you’ve got to admit that you shade the truth once in a while, don’t you?

What to Read

In US CATHOLIC CATECHISM  Chapter 8, pp. 431-438

In the Bible

Psalm 26

Exodus 20:16

Mt 5:33-37

Jn 1:14; 8:12; 12:46; 14:16

Rom 3:4

1 Pet 3:15-16

Glossary

Checking My Understanding

Go to St. Edwards website’  Then do the self-correcting quiz on-line <Quiz 32>

Catholic Practices

The cross you have at home or on your beads is often kissed as a sign of devotion.

Getting Personal

Have you ever been caught in a lie? How did you extricate yourself from it? Did you learn the lesson?

Going Deeper

Video -

Liar Liar (1997)  Jim Carrey's character keeps promising his son things but never comes through, eventually his son makes a wish that his dad wouldn't lie anymore.

•  Dead Man Walking (1995)   Poncelet finds freedom when he accepts and admits the truth about his responsibility for the murders.

•  Red Rock West (1992)   Michael tries to be honest, and he loses a job because of it. So, he lies in order to get the next job. He spends the rest of the movie dealing with the increasingly complex consequences of his momentary lack of integrity.

•  Yentl (1983)   Yentl/Anshel: Why is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?

Music –

Open My Eyes

Come My Way, My Truth

Books –

In the CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH (optional) # 2464-2513