| A | B |
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| Beatitudes | Jesus' eight decriptions for living a happy life in harmony with God; from a word meaning happiness |
| Disciple | a pupil committed 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 accomplish |
| 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 God's life in us |
| Natural Law | The light of understanding placed in us by God by which we know what we must do and what me must avoid |
| Ten Commandments | The laws of God's covenant to Moses on Mount Sinia |
| Venial Sin | An act that weakens the relationship with God |
| Blasphemy | A thought, word, or act making fun of or showing contempt or hatred of God |
| Conscience | The most basic awarness in us of what is right and what is wrong |
| cursing | the act of calling on God to do harm on a person |
| Decalouge | another name for the Ten Commandments |
| Euthanasia | the act of intentionally bringing 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 obligation to use unusual medical procedures if there effect is simply to delay death rather than restore life |
| Magisterium | The official teachers of the church |
| Obeidience | the act of listening to those in aurthority; a vow taken by religious men and women |
| original sin | the rejection of God by our first parents, resulting in the loss of sanctifying grace for themselves and all of there desendents |
| patriotism | the virtue by which we show love and support for our country |
| perjury | the act of lying under oath |
| swearing | taking oath; calling to wittness 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 Virtue | Prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude: human virtues on which all other human virtues depend |
| Chastity | the virtue that calls us to use sexuality in a resonable, responsible and faithful manner |
| detraction | the act of speaking of someone's faults to others without good reason |
| justice | the virtue that guides our relations with people, respecting thier dignity, honoring thier 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 judgement | the act of assuming something about another without any evidence |
| restitution | the return of or payment for something stolen from another |
| theological virtues | 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 to prove the existence of God |
| atheist | a person who denies the existence of God |
| creator | God, who made everything from nothing |
| deposit of faith | all the truths entrusted by 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 through the knowlage God has of himself |
| grace | a gift from God; participation in the very life of God |
| monotheism | belief in one God |
| polytheism | the belief in many Gods |
| yahweh | the divine name that means "I am who am". |
