The Beatitudes
The teachings of Jesus during the Sermon on the Mount in which he describes the actions and attitudes that should characterize Christians and by which one can discover genuine meaning and happiness.
Virtues
Good habits that lead you toward holiness.
Imago Dei
Image of God.
Sexuality
One of God’s greatest and most beautiful gifts to us.
True Happiness
Happiness w/ God.
Sexual Activity
The physical expression of our sexuality, enables us to relate to another human in a way that says, “This relationship is special.”
Human Action
An act following some rational awareness of a good or an evil.
Sacramental Marriage
A sacred promise that people freely make and intend to keep faithfully.
Acts of a Human Being
No rational control
The Purposes of Sexual Intercourse
To create new life, To bring us joy and pleasure, To express loving union.
Voluntary Act
A willed act following some rational awareness of a good or an evil.
Characteristics of Sacramental Marriage
A sign of God's Love, Honor the purpose of love and life, Sexual love must be open to the gift of life.
Involuntarily Act
No rational control.
Divorce
The marriage is dissolved in the eyes of the state but not the Church.
Intellect
A power of the human soul and the origin of knowledge in human action.
Annulment
A sacramental marriage never existed, never achieved a sacramental/covenantal bond.
Will
Human power of wanting,
Chastity
The virtue by which people are able successfully and healthfully to integrate their sexuality into their total person.
Human Person
An individual created in the image and likeness of God, possessing Intellect and Will.
Sins Against Chastity
Lust, Fornication, Masturbation, Pornography, Contraception.
3 Conditions of a Moral Act
Object (The Action), Circumstance (The Situation), Motive (The Intention)
Theological Virtues
The name for the God-given virtues of Faith, Hope, and Love.
Jesus’ Sacrifice
Died on the cross to save us from our sins.
Cardinal Virtues
Based on the Latin word for "pivot," four virtues that are viewed as pivotal or essential for full Christian living: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance.
Act of Service
A way to show love.
Vices
Bad habits that lead you away from holiness.
Sacraments
One of the seven efficacious signs of God's grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us.
Hope, Faith, Love
The Three Theological Virtues
Sacramentals
Sacred signs that bear some resemblance to the Sacraments, but which do not carry the guarantee of God’s grace associated with the Seven Sacraments.
Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance
The Four Cardinal Virtues.
Sex
Gender
Social Justice
The defense of human dignity by ensuring that essential human needs are met and that essential human rights are protected for all people.