| A | B |
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| intellect | The part of every person that gives us the ability to know God, ourselves, and others. |
| free will | The ability to choose to love and serve God and others. |
| deliberate actions | Choices we knowingly and freely make |
| consequences | The good and bad effects of our choices. |
| emotions | Feelings inside us that have the power to influence the choices we make. |
| Beatitudes | The sayings or teachings of Jesus that describe real happiness. |
| conscience | The gift God gives to every person that helps us know and judge what is right and wrong. |
| cardinal virtues | The four moral virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. |
| mortal sin | A serious failure in our love for God, our neighbor, ourselves. |
| venial sin | A sin that weakens our love for God and others. |
| temptations | Feelings, people, and things that try to turn us away from God. |
| sanctifying grace | God's life in us, the gift of holiness |
| Ten Commandments | The laws of the Covenant that teach us to love God, others, and ourselves. |
| Decalogue | Another name for the Ten Commandments |
| worship | To give adoration and praise to God |
| respect | To give someone or something the honor they deserve |
| take in vain | To show disrespect or dishonor for someone or something |
| Holy Days of Obligation | Days that Catholics have the obligation to participate at Mass |
| reverence | The virtue that enables us to acknowledge someone or something as belonging to God. |
| covet | To want or desire wrongfully what belongs to someone else. |
| reparation | The work of repairing or making up for the harm we have caused. |
| bear false witness | to intentionally tell a lie about someone |
| perjury | Lying under oath |
| greed | Wanting more things for ourselves than we really need |
| envy | Being sad and jealous over the good things other people have |
