| A | B |
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| Beatitudes | Jesus' eight prescriptions for living a happy life |
| Disciple | a pupil committed to a teacher who promises to teach important lessons in life |
| Grace | a gift from God, a participation in the very life of God |
| Marriage Covenant | a partnershipa sacred agreement that mirrors the relationship that Christ has with the Church and the whole world |
| Mission | a special assignment a person is given to accomplish |
| Morality | the beliefs, values, purpose, and rules w need to know and practice in order to be and do good |
| Mortal sin | an act that is so seriously evil that it brings death to Gods life in us |
| Natural Law | the light of understanding placed in us by God |
| Ten Commandments | the laws of Gods covenant give to Moses |
| Venial sin | an act that weakens our life with God |
| Blasphemy | a thought, word,or act making fun of or showing contempt or hatred for God |
| Conscience | the most basic awareness in us of what is right and wrong |
| Cursing | the act of calling on God to do harm to a person |
| Decalogue | another name for the ten commandments |
| Euthanasia | the act of intentionally bringing about death of one who is gravely ill |
| Extraordinary Means | medical procedures that are very expensive and unusual the Church teaches that there is no moral obligation to use unusual medical procedures if their effect is simply to delay death rather than restore life |
| Obediance | the act of listening to those in authority, a vow taken by religious men and women |
| Original Sin | the first sin of the world, the one we are all born with |
| patriotism | the virtue by which we show love and support for ou country |
| perjury | the act of lying under oath |
| swearing | taking oath, calling God to witness the truth of what is said |
| Benevolence | the act of wishing someone well |
| Calumny | the act of spreading lies about people , causing others to judge them falsely |
| Cardinal Virtues | prudence , justice, temperance, and fortitude : human virtues in which all other human virtues depend |
| Chastity | the virtue that calls us to use sexuality in a reasonable, responsible, and faithful manner |
| detraction | the act of speaking of someone faults to others without good reason |
| justice | the virtue that guides our relations with people , respecting their dignity , honoring their rights |
| mercy | the act of showing love and compassion to those who are suffering |
| modesty | the virtue by which we express respect for ourselves by the way we dress act or speak |
| Rash Judgment | the act of assuming something about another without evidence |
| Restitution | the return of or payment for something stolen from another |
| theological virtue | faith, hope, and love : supernatural powers enabling us to act as children of God |
| Virtue | a good habit that empowers a person to act according to reason and faith |
| Agnostic | a person who says that it is impossible for human beings to know or tom prove the prove the existance of God |
| Atheist | a person who denies the existance of God |
| Creator | God who made everything from nothing |
| Deposit of Faith | all the truths entrusted by the Christ to the apostles and the early Church found in scripture and tradition |
| Divine Revelation | the activity of God making himself known to us |
| Faith | a supernatural gift that enables us to open ourselves to God and accept all that God has revealed ; the virtue by which we know God throught the knowledge God has of himself |
| Grace | a gift from God; participation in the very life of God |
| Monotheism | belief in one God |
| Polytheism | Belief in many Gods |
| Yahweh | the divine name that means "I am who I am " |
