| A | B |
| Natural/Physical Evil | Result in harm to human persons from the workings of nature. |
| Social Evil | Wrongful behaviors of people as a group whether it is a small group or an entire block of nations. |
| Common Good | Any kind of authority can be legitimate if it uses morally acceptable means. |
| Power of Goodness | Jesus' redeeming life and death have made us worthy of this gift. |
| Moral Evil | Religiously speaking - known as sin. |
| Social Responsibility | We all need to uphold the same values and virtues as a society for all of us to live by it is not strictly a private and individual matter. |
| Personal Responsibility | Moral obligation to do a good job whether in our family, at school or at work. |
| Grace | Power of God's goodness. |
| Free Will | Out of respect for our human gift God permits evil to occur. |
| Acts of Kindness | Demonstrate our morals and values. |
| Morally Evil Act | 1. Opposes one's reasonably well-informed conscience. 2. Involve knowingly and freely intending what one knows is harmful to oneself or others. |
| Three Goals of Common Good | 1. Promote and respect personal rights. 2. Spiritual and economic prosperity. 3. Social and personal peace and security. |
| Venial Sin | A less severe sin that breaks our relationship with God |
| Mortal Sin | A more serious sin that damages our relationship with God |