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| Beatitudes | Jesus' 8 descriptions for living a happy life in harmony with God |
| Disciple | A pupil commited to a teacher who promises to teach important lessons about life |
| Grace | A gift from God;a participation in the very life of God |
| Marriage Covenant | A partnership,a sacred agreement that mirrors the relationship that Christ has with the church |
| Mission | a special assignment a person is given to acomplish |
| Morality | The beliefs, values, purpose, and rules we 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 by which we know what we must do and what we must avoid |
| Ten Commandments | the laws of God's covenant given to Moses on Mount Sinai |
| Venial sin | an act that weakens our life with God |
| blasphemy | a thought, word, or act making fun of or showing contempt or hatred of 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 bringin about the 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 obligations to use unusual medical procedures if thier effect is simply to delay death rather then restore life |
| obedience | the act of listening to those in authority;a vow taken by religious men and women |
| magisterium | the official teaches of the church |
