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| intellect | The power to know and learn about God, ourselves, and others. |
| free will | The power to choose between good and evil. |
| deliberate actions | Choices we freely and knowingly make. |
| consequences | The good or 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 both the qualities and actions of people blessed by God. |
| the word beatitudes means | "blessing" or "happiness" |
| conscience | The gift God gives to every person that helps us know and judge what is right or what is wrong for us to do or say. |
| virtue | A good habit or a firm disposition to do good. |
| vice | a bad habit |
| mortal sin | A serious failure in our love and respect for God, our neighbor, ourselves, and creation. |
| venial sin | sin less serious than mortal sin, it weakens our love for God and for one another. |
| conversion | Turning back to God and away from choices that weaken or break our friendship with God. |
| the word sanctifying means | "making holy" |
| prudence | helps us know what is good and choose the right way to do it |
| justice | helps us to give God and others what they have a right to |
| fortitude | is the courage to always do what is good, especially when doing what is good is difficult. |
| temperance | guides us in using things the way God created them to be used. |
| true happiness | Being one with God and living and enjoying our friendship with Him. |
| grace | is the free gift from God that helps us live our vocation as His children. |
