Monsignor William Smith focuses on sound morals as the fruit of sound doctrine which, in turn, has its source in God's Revelation. "The Fundamentals of Moral Theology" is a ten-part series.

Monsignor William Smith, in discussing the foundations of Catholic Moral Theology, draws on the teaching of Saint Thomas Aquinas on human acts and examines the elements and implications of the Principle of double effect. "The Fundamentals of Moral Theology" is a ten-part series.

Monsignor William Smith traces the current trend toward situation ethics and explains the norm of external morality, or law, as fundamental to Moral Theology. Monsignor gives an examination of several situations illustrating the Principle of double effect. "The Fundamentals of Moral Theology" is a ten-part series.

Monsignor William Smith elucidates the internal norm of morality, or conscience. He outlines its nature and function while making distinctions between the correct, certain, erroneous, and doubtful conscience. "The Fundamentals of Moral Theology" is a ten-part series.

Monsignor William Smith explains the fact that the non-answers of a pastoral solution that address questions of right and wrong in terms of subjective guilt for actions that are objectively wrong is a practical situational ethics. "The Fundamentals of Moral Theology" is a ten-part series.

In the domain of medical ethics, Monsignor William Smith defines medical, moral and legal applications of 'ordinary and extra-ordinary means.' He warns against the current use of word-play for the purpose of confusing terminology and altering medical ethics. "The Fundamentals of Moral Theology" is a ten-part series.

Monsignor William Smith applies the principles of Moral Theology to the Right to Life and to the connection between self-defense, capital punishment, and the just war. "The Fundamentals of Moral Theology" is a ten-part series.

Monsignor William Smith focuses on the virtue of religion: the positive obligation of Sunday Mass and the effort to make Sunday the Lord's Day. He also speaks on the rights and duties of parents and schools concerning the education of children. "The Fundamentals of Moral Theology" is a ten-part series.

Dr. William Marra interviews Catholic mothers outraged over the lack of Catholicism in nominally Catholic schools. What are parents to do? Catholic parents sacrifice to send their children to Catholic schools, but the schools betray them by abandoning Catholic beliefs and practices. Though the source for this interview is incomplete, we publish this interview excerpt for the insight it provides on the struggles of Catholic parents to ensure the orthodoxy of the catechetical formation their children receive.