Morality must be defined as those actions which sustain and improve life. In an atheistic framework this can be the only definition for society. For outside of the survival of the species there is no standard for actions.

For the one who believes in God, morality is that which sustains life. But there is a different definition of life. Life is defined as a communion with the presence of God. For all things come from him and, in him, hold together. Therefore if actions are to be ordered for the good of all things, they must be ordered in a manner that reflects God’s presence.

The only way one can make a dichotomy between deontological ethics (ethics based solely on what God says) and teleological ethics (ethics which are purely practical and look to the outcome of one’s actions) is if one has not a working definition of ethics or of God.

All things come from God. In and of themselves they are nothing but empty shells, for they were meant to be filled with God