Honor Father and Mother

The fourth commandment of the law of God.

52 related questions

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 1 of 46

Have I deliberately given in to hatred of my mother or my father, refusing to speak to them over a considerable period of time?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 2 of 46

Have I deliberately wished serious harm to my parents, e.g., that they would die so that I might possess their goods?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 3 of 46

Have I habitually treated my parents harshly, speaking contemptuously to them or of them, ridiculing them, cursing them, causing them severe pain and sorrow?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 4 of 46

Have I refused to relieve the serious needs of my parents when I was able to do so, leaving them dependent on strangers for necessary food, clothing, or without medical care in sickness and danger of death?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 5 of 46

Have I done nothing to insure spiritual care for my mother or father when it was needed, neglecting to provide for their receiving the Sacraments in danger of death?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 6 of 46

Have I, as a lawyer or politician or influential businessman, used my power to break down or render useless just laws of the state made for the welfare of all?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 7 of 46

Have I purposely struck my mother or father in resentment or deliberate bad will?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 8 of 46

Have I disobeyed parents when they forbade my going with bad companions, or to bad shows and dangerous places?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 9 of 46

Have I, as an official of the state, seriously failed in my duty by accepting bribes, permitting corruption, letting criminals off, etc.?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 10 of 46

Have I, as a parishioner, fomented rebellion and disobedience among the people of a parish, by slander, conspiracy, etc., against my pastor?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 11 of 46

Have I upset the home of my parents by frequently disobeying the rules they had a right to make - concerning the persons to be brought into the house, concerning the hours I kept at night, concerning decent conduct within the home?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 12 of 46

Have I, when earning money while living under the parental roof or while still subject to parents, refused to give them part of my earnings when they needed it or demanded it?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 13 of 46

Have I, as a parent, given in to deliberate hatred of a son or daughter, by continual mistreatment, cursing, driving them out of my home without a serious reason?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 14 of 46

Have I failed entirely to teach and discipline my children in serious matters such as morality and religion?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 15 of 46

Have I, with deliberate and grave carelessness, endangered the life of a child, either by seriously dangerous conduct before birth, or by neglect of proper attention through the years of infancy?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 16 of 46

Have I failed to have my child baptized at least within two weeks or thereabouts after birth, when there was no serious obstacle to so doing?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 17 of 46

Have I given serious bad example to my children, by cursing in their presence, by serious quarreling, by impure talk, by neglecting serious religious obligations?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 18 of 46

Have I failed to correct and punish my children for serious wrongs, or to forbid them to enter serious occasions of sin?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 19 of 46

Have I refused to send my children to a Catholic school when I could have done so and had no permission from bishop or pastor to do otherwise?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 20 of 46

Have I selfishly interfered with the vocation of a son or daughter when God seemed to be calling them to marriage or to a religious vocation and I had no serious reason for refusing to let them go?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 21 of 46

Have I, as a pupil in school, seriously undermined the authority and harmed the work of my teacher by slander, rebellion, etc.?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 22 of 46

Have I, as a teacher, seriously neglected my duties by failing to prepare myself in any way for my classes, by not teaching subjects I was hired to teach, etc.?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 23 of 46

Have I, as an employee, failed to a grave degree in carrying out commands of an employer for which I was hired, or fomented rebellion and disobedience and sabotage among others?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 24 of 46

Have I, as an employer, been seriously unjust to one or many of my employees, by driving them tyrannically, by demanding more than human nature could do, by allowing inhuman working conditions?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 25 of 46

Have I failed to show love and gratitude to my parents, either by neglecting opportunities to do so, or by positively hurting them in small ways?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 26 of 46

Have I failed in the respect due my parents, by laughing at them, being openly ashamed of them, talking harshly or angrily to them, saying unkind things about them?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 27 of 46

Have I disobeyed my parents in small things that they commanded or forbade?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 28 of 46

Have I lied to my parents to avoid a reprimand or punishment?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 29 of 46

Have I been stubborn and peevish and openly resentful against parents?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 30 of 46

Have I neglected to ask or take advice from parents in matters in which their knowledge and experience are meant to guide me?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 31 of 46

Have I selfishly refused to make life more comfortable and enjoyable for my parents when I could have done so?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 32 of 46

Have I, in my own mature years, left my parents alone, seldom visiting them, seldom showing any gratitude or love?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 33 of 46

As a parent, have I slothfully neglected the lesser duties I owed to my children, such as taking an interest in their school work, explaining difficult religious matters to them, encouraging extra habits of piety?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 34 of 46

Have I given bad example to my children in venial matters, by anger, gossip, lying, etc.?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 35 of 46

Have I failed to cooperate with teachers of my children by criticizing them to the children, countermanding some of their orders, etc.?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 36 of 46

Have I, as a pupil in school, been disrespectful and disobedient to teachers?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 37 of 46

Have I, as a teacher, given bad example to pupils, or failed to prepare well for my classes, or to fulfill minor obligations I assumed?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 38 of 46

Have I, as an employee, been disobedient to just orders given by my employer, thus causing slight losses?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 39 of 46

Have I, as an employer, given way to anger, partiality, unfairness in dealing with my employees?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 40 of 46

Have I, as a citizen, disregarded laws made for the safety and well being of all, or ridiculed those in authority who made the laws?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 41 of 46

Have I convinced myself of the truth that all valid authority comes from God, and that obedience to such authority is obedience to God?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 42 of 46

As a son or daughter, have I ever reflected on the gratitude I owe to parents, which is the basis of the love, respect and obedience I owe them?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 43 of 46

Have I trained myself to overlook the human faults in those who hold authority, remembering that these faults do not remove my obligation of obedience to all just commands?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 44 of 46

Have I meditated on what chaos would engulf the world if there were no obedience, and on how much misery has already been caused by rebellion against authority?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 45 of 46

Have I realized the old Scriptural principle that obedience to parents in youth is the surest means of gaining loyal obedience from others when I may be placed in authority?

Rev. Miller - Obedience (October) · 46 of 46

Have I meditated on the example of Christ, who became man out of obedience and who was obedient to all lawful authority even unto His death?

Opus Dei - Examination for Teens · 6 of 19

Have I been unhelpful at home? Have I been respectful and loving towards my parents? Have I treated my siblings with affection?

Opus Dei - Examination for Teens · 9 of 19

Have I failed to work properly at school? Have I cheated in exams? Have I given in to laziness? Do I pay attention during the classes or do I get distracted very easily? Have I treated teachers and other adults with disrespect? Have I been rude?

Fathers of Mercy - Adults and Teens · 16 of 60

Did I disobey or disrespect my parents or legitimate superiors?

Fathers of Mercy - Adults and Teens · 17 of 60

Did I neglect my duties to my husband, wife, children or parents?

Fathers of Mercy - Adults and Teens · 18 of 60

Did I fail to actively take an interest in the religious education and formation of my children?

Fathers of Mercy - Adults and Teens · 37 of 60

Did I marry or advise another to marry outside of the Church?