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The Ten Commandments
Keys to Heaven
I. I am the LORD your God: you shall not have strange Gods before me.

* Food, clothing, money, television, games, sports, sex, alcohol, drugs, etc...

II. You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.

* A good time to start cleaning up our language is today!

III. Remember to keep holy the LORD'S Day.

* Write down on paper the things that you do on Sunday.
Does the list look like you are keeping the day holy?

IV. Honor your father and your mother.

* Pray for your parents daily. Teach your kids, today, to pray for you daily.

V. You shall not kill.

* Abortion kills babies.

VI. You shall not commit adultery.

* Living together before marriage is fornication. It is also a mortal (serious) sin like adultery.

VII. You shall not steal.

* Ask God to give you humility so you will not be tempted to steal.

VIII. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

* Gossiping (chit chatting about someone) is a way to bear false witness.

IX. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.

* You are very curious about someone.

X. You shall not covet your neighbor's goods.

* Spend time thinking about your own life in lieu of thinking about your neighbor's.

 
  ( * =commentary by the Words from Jesus spiritual director)

The 10 commandments listed above may be found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (2083-2550).