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- 2. The theological virtue by which we believe in God and all that God has said and revealed to man as well as all that God's Church teaches us to believe.
- 8. a gift of the Holy Spirit that helps us respect and love God. It perfects our faith, because it helps us to see God for who He is.
- 10. A gift of the Holy Spirit that helps us to know and understand the truths of our faith that are beyond our ability to know by ourselves. God's grace helps to get to the heart of the truth and to know and follow God's will for us.
- 14. Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance; These help to connect (think door hinge) our decisions to the grace of God.
- 15. The theological virtue by which we love God above all things, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God. Also called charity.
- 16. One of the faculties of the human soul. It is a person's ability to know and understand. All human beings have an intellect.
- 17. A gift of the holy spirit that helps us know God's plan for our lives and to act upon it. It helps us overcome out weaknesses, sins, and failures.
- 19. A cardinal virtue that helps us avoid extremes and find the right balance between too much and too little of the good things in life.
- 26. The gift God gave human beings to be able to use reason in order to judge right from wrong. We have a responsibility to educate ourselves and inform our conscience with prayer and God's word, about what is truly good. A poorly informed conscience will lead us to sin.
- 27. The ability of a person to know themself and to reflect upon their memories, personality, and behavior.
- 29. The free gift of God's love and life within our souls given to us by the Holy Spirit. We receive sanctifying grace through the sacraments, especially baptism and Holy Eucharist.
- 30. A form of prayer in which we engage our minds and hearts in reflection on God and the things of God, often using spiritual readings from Scripture.
- 31. has central importance in reference to the person. It is in this cradle of life and love that people are born and grow;
- 32. The fullness of the Christian life and the perfection of charity. To be holy is to be set apart by God. We do not make ourselves holy; rather, holiness comes from God. We are holy because God is holy and he calls us to Himself.
- 33. The theological virtue by which one desires the happiness of eternal life with God by placing his trust in Christ's promises to us.
- 35. The gift of the Holy Spirit that helps us show reverence for holy things and for God. It helps us to have the right attitude toward God and to worship Him because we love Him.
- 36. God's gift to human beings of the freedom and ability to choose what to do
- 38. a form of prayer in which we worship God and express our love for Him.
- 39. A form of prayer in which we have true sorrow for our sins and ask for God's mercy and forgiveness.
- 41. Courage. A Cardinal Virtue that helps us continue when faced with difficulty.
- 42. I care about someone because he or she is valuable.
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- 1. wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord; God-given abilities that help us live a Christian life with God's help
- 3. raising one's mind and heart to God in praise of His glory, asking for some desired good, giving Him thanks, or asking for his blessing on others.
- 4. The gift of the Holy Spirit that helps us to be more open to what our conscience is saying. It helps us know right from wrong and to judge whether things will lead us toward God or away from Him.
- 5. A cardinal virtue that helps us to have right reason and it into action. It helps us to make the right decision at the right time and to find the best way to achieve a good outcome.
- 6. The tendency of all human beings toward sin, as a result of Original Sin.
- 7. I care about something because I get something out of it.
- 9. worth of honor and respect. All human beings from unborn babies to the elderly have equal dignity as children of God.
- 11. The ability of a person to have control over what they do and to choose their actions.
- 12. A habit of doing what is good. We build virtue through our own efforts and with God's grace.
- 13. Faith, hope, and charity
- 18. The ability of a person to give of their time and energy to other people out of love.
- 20. A Cardinal Virtue that helps us give God and neighbor their due.
- 21. the state of being a person. Becoming a person begins at conception. The state of being a person. Becoming a person begins at conception.
- 22. A gift of the Holy Spirit that inspires us to see God as He is, not who we think He might be, and to be in awe of His glory and might.
- 23. A form of prayer in which praying to God or to a saint in heaven on behalf of oneself or others.
- 24. A prayer of gratitude for the gift of life and the gifts of life.
- 25. is the unique worth and value that we possess simply for being human, for being created like God.
- 28. There are specific powers of the human soul: Intellect and Will
- 34. Feelings. Responses of the body and soul to the experiences of the senses.
- 37. help from God in each moment of our lives to choose the good.
- 40. Sharing the life with one another. As one human family, we are called to imitate God who as Trinity is a communion of Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, by loving and serving God by loving and serving one another.