Holy Spirit
beginning of life in, 1231
blasphemy against, 1864
Christian anointed by, 1241
Christian as a temple of, 1197, 1265
consubstantial with the Father and the Son, 685, 689
in the Creed, 190
desires of the Holy Spirit that satisfy man’s heart are contrary to the desires of the flesh, 2541-43
grace of Holy Spirit and justification, 1987-95, 2003
invoking the outpouring of, 1083, 1196, 1299, 1353, 2670-72
man as a temple of, 364, 782, 2519
man participates in the light and power of, 1704
meaning of the term “Spirit,” 691
new law of, 782
power of the Spirit of holiness recognized in the canonized faithful, 828
praying with and in conformity with the, 2736, 2756
presence and action of the Holy Spirit in human faculties, 1813
purposes of the mission of, 1108
renewal by, 1215
revelation of, 243-45, 683, 686-87
gifts of the Holy Spirit, 1830-32
charism of healing, 1508
charity as the fruit of the Holy Spirit and of the fullness of the Law, 1824
chastity, 2345
in episcopal consecration, 1556, 1558
fear of God, 2217
fruits of the Holy Spirit, 736, 1832
grace, 2003
grace of repentance and conversion, 1433
in the power of forgiving sins, 976
in the sacrament of
Anointing of the Sick, 1520
Matrimony, 1624
seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, 1831, 1845
what is necessary for receiving, 1310
wisdom, faith, and discernment, 2690
Holy Spirit and Christ
in Christ’s ministry, 535, 555
in Christ’s prayer, 2600
in communion with Christ, 1286
conjoined mission of the Son and the, 485, 680, 690, 727
as the gift of Christ, 729, 1287
and the mystery of Christ, 1099, 1104-07
prepares for the reception of Christ, 1093-98, 1113
recalls the mystery of Christ, 1099-1107
relation between the Holy Spirit and Jesus, 739, 747, 797, 1108
in the Resurrection, 648
reveals Jesus Christ, 152, 683, 687, 689, 702, 727-30, 1092, 1112
reveals the Father and the Son, 243-48, 687
Holy Spirit and the Church, 738-41
action in the sacraments, 1116, 1127-29, 1152, 1155, 1227, 1316
bestows hierarchical and charismatic gifts, 768
bestows the primary elements of the whole of the Church’s mission, 852
builds up and sanctifies the Church, 747
changes bread and wine, 1333
chooses suitable ministers, 1142
Church as the temple of the, 797-801
communion of the Holy Spirit in the liturgy, 1108-09
given to the apostles and in apostolic succession, 1087
leads the Church on her missionary paths, 852
new Law and the Law of the Gospel as the grace of, 1965-66
outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Baptism, 784, 786
outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Confirmation, 1302, 1316
as the source of the Church’s life and holiness, 749, 767-68, 867
“Where the Church is, there also is God’s Spirit” and vice-versa, 797
work of the Holy Spirit in the Acts of the Apostles, 2640
Holy Spirit in the Economy of Salvation
bestows gifts to all, 2003
cleanses us from our sins, 1987
compels Christians towards unity, 738
converts the human heart, 1989
enlightens, strengthens, and renews the Christian, 1695, 1769
gives an outpouring at the end-time, 2819
helps and sustains faith, 94, 152, 158, 175, 683-84
inspires and transmits Revelation, 76, 81, 105
intercedes for men, 2634
interprets Scripture, 109-19, 137
leads
believers to the truth, 79
the faithful, 79, 91, 737, 1697, 1742
to a life of prayer, 2623, 2644, 2803
as the master of prayer, 741, 2625, 2630, 2650, 2670, 2681, 2711, 2726, 2766
preserves and animates creation, 291, 703
as principal author of Sacred Scripture, 137, 304
restores the divine likeness to man, 720, 734
as the source of all holiness, 749
at work in the economy of salvation, 685
Holy Spirit and Mary
as author of the Incarnation of the Word in Mary, 456, 484-86
Mary prepared by the, 493, 721-22
titles of the Holy Spirit
according to Saint Paul, 693
Consoler, 1433
Creator Spirit, 291
the giver of life, 291
Paraclete, 692
as the proper name, 691
source of goodness, 291
the Spirit of truth, 692, 1848, 2466
outpouring of the Holy Spirit
Christian celebrations and, 1104
effects of, 686, 706, 759, 1076, 1229
as fulfillment of Christ’s Passover, 667, 731
laying on of hands for, 699
in our present time, 2819
in the sacrament of Confirmation, 1299, 1302
in the sacrament of Holy Orders, 1573
upon the apostles for their mission, 1287, 1556
prophetic promise
in creation, 703-04
on the day of Pentecost, 731-32
expectation of the Messiah and His Spirit, 711-16
from the beginning, 702
in the fullness of time, 717-30
in Jesus Christ, 727-30
in John the Baptist, 717-20
in the Kingdom and the Exile, 709-10
made to Abraham, 705-06
in Mary, 721-26
in theophanies, 707-08
symbols of the Holy Spirit
anointing, 695
finger of God, 700
fire, 696
hand, 699
light, 697
Homeland
earthly homeland and related duties, 2199, 2239-40, 2310
Homily
at funerals, 1688
in the Liturgy of the Word, 1346
Homosexuality, 2357-59. See also Sexuality
Honor
human body worthy of, 364, 2300
man’s right to, 2479
must be given
to authority, 1900
to holy images, 2132
Hope
Abraham’s hope as an example of Christian, 1819
eternal life as Christian, 1843
first commandment as a source of, 2086
of the new heaven and the new earth, 1042-50, 1405
prayer as source of, 2657
reason for Christian, 1681, 2785
responds to the human aspiration to happiness, 1818
sins against, 2091-92
support for, 274, 1717, 1820, 2657
sustains and helps faith, 162
as a theological virtue, 1813, 1817-21
Hospitality, 1971
Host
Christ as the living, 1992
solemn veneration of consecrated host also outside of Mass, 1378
Hour of Jesus, 729-30, 1165, 2719, 2746
Hours and the liturgy. See Liturgy of the Hours
Human act
circumstances and consequences of, 1754
freedom of, 1731, 1744, 1745, 1782, 2008, 2106
matrimonial consent as, 1625-32
morality of, 1709, 1749-56, 1757-61, 1805, 1813, 1853, 1954, 2085, 2157
morally disordered, 1761
object of, 1751
See also Action/acting; Man; Passion(s)
Human embryo
defense of the, 2270-71, 2273-74, 2323, 2377-78
liceity of intervention in treating, 2275
Human race
desire for happiness, 1718
God seeks to save, 56
God’s solicitude for, 55-56, 353
goods of creation intended for, 2402
origin and source of, 297, 842
quest for God, 28
vocation of, 1877
Humanity
consequences of Adam’s sin for, 400, 402-06
future lot of, 1917
People of God and, 782
unity and salvation for humanity in the Church, 776, 845
See also Human race
Humiliation
of Jesus, 272, 472, 520, 537, 2748
Humility
as the foundation of prayer, 2559, 2631
as necessary for prayer, 2713
“Poverty of spirit” as, 2546
Hunger
feeding the hungry as works of mercy, 1039, 2447
“Give us this day our daily bread,” 2828, 2830
grave offense of causing, 2269
to hear the word of God, 2835
Jesus frees us from, 549
solidarity and the drama of hunger in the world, 2831
Husband. See Marriage
Hymn
liturgical, 1100
in tradition, 1156
Hypostasis
meaning of, 252
I
Icon(s)
contemplation of, 1162
significance of, 1161
use of, 2705
veneration of, 1159, 1192, 2131
See also images, holy
Identity
accepting one’s sexual, 2333
of the Church, 865
cultural identity and respect for, 2441
of the elect, 1025
man’s identity must be enriched, 1880
of the person, 203
Ideology
of the Church and rejection of totalitarian and atheistic ideologies, 2425
Idolatry/idol(s)
definition and significance of, 2112-14
fame and riches as, 1723
of the human body, 2289
liberation from idolatry of the world, 2097
of money, 2424
as perversion, 2114
prohibition of making, 2129
as sin, 1852
as superstition, 2138
Ignorance
feigned, 1859
frauds perpetuated through the trust of ignorant people, 2409
about God, 2087
ignorant conscience imputable to sin, 1790-91, 1793
responsibility and, 1735
of Sacred Scripture, 133
unintentional, 1860
Illness
as a consequence of sin, 1264
consequences and effects of, 1500-01
human experience with, 1500
as a sign of the inherited condition of human frailty, 2448
See also Pain
Images, holy, 1159-62. See also Icon(s)
Imagination
discipline of, 2520
mobilization of, 2708
Immaculate
feast day of the Immaculate Conception, 2177
the Immaculate Conception, 490-93
Immigrants
access to employment open to, 2433
duties of political officials to, 2241
Immortality
Eucharist as the “medicine of immortality,” 1405, 2837
Imposition of hands. See Laying on of hands
Imputability
of actions and faults, 1735, 1860, 2125, 2355
Incarnation, 461-63
and Ascension, 661
Christ’s human will follows His divine will, 475
Christ’s Incarnation considered from a historical perspective, 423
Councils affirm Christ’s, 465-68
effects of the Son of God’s, 432, 521
heresies denying Christ’s humanity, 465-68
human face of Christ “may be portrayed,” 476
human nature assumed, not absorbed, in the Son of God, 470
human soul assumed by the Son of God, 472
Jesus Christ true God and true man and not a confused mixture, 464, 499
mystery of, 359
preparation for, 522-23
significance of, 461, 464, 479, 483
Son of God does human works, 470
Son of God has human and divine knowledge, 474
unity of the Word according to the hypostasis, 466, 468, 483
Word visibly apparent in Christ’s body, 477
reasons for the Incarnation
inauguration of the new creation, 504
knowledge of the love of God, 458
man must be made partaker of the divine nature, 460
model of holiness for men, 459
sins must be taken away and salvation must be obtained, 456-57
Incense, 1154
Incest
gravity of, 2356
meaning and consequences of, 2388
Incorporation
into Christ, 1010
Incredulity. See Unbelief
Inculturation
adapting the cultural elements proper to each people in Christian initiation, 1232
the Church and, 854
spiritualities bear witness to the faith, 2684
Indifference, religious, 1634, 2094, 2128
Indissolubility
of marriage, 1610-11, 1615, 1643-45, 1647, 2364
Indulgences, 1471-79
definition and significance of, 1471
effects of, 1498
obtaining God’s indulgences through the Church, 1478-79
Inequality
of distributing economic resources and means, 1938, 2317, 2437
economic and social inequality and the reasons for reducing them, 1947
Infallibility
charism of infallibility must be extended, 2035
of the Church, 889-91
of the Magisterium of the Pastors, 2051
of the Supreme Pontiff, 891
Infancy
care and duty of parents throughout the infancy of children, 2228
Jesus,’ 527-30
Infant
adoption of abandoned, 2379
age for receiving Confirmation, 1307
Eucharistic communion of, 1244
right to life, 2322 (see also Abortion)
Infidelity
marital, 2380-81
offenses against truth as infidelity to God, 2464
purification from infidelity of the People of God, 64, 218
in relation to God and its consequences, 710, 821
sin as infidelity to God, 401
Information
freedom of, 2498
provided by the media, 2493
respect for the truth of, 2497-98, 2525
right to, 2494
Ingratitude
to God, 2094
Inheritance
creation as inheritance destined for and entrusted to man, 299
merit for obtaining inheritance of eternal life, 2009
pledge of the Holy Spirit, 1107
Initiation, Christian 1229-33
essential elements of, 1229
fulfillment of, 1289, 1306, 1322
of infants, 1231
Latin and oriental rites of, 1233
sacraments of, 1212-1419, 1420, 1533
unity of, 1285, 1292, 1318, 1321
ways of completing, 1230, 1233, 1244
Injustice
consequences from, 2317
divine justice and human, 1040
reparation for, 2412
social, 1867
Inspiration
of the Holy Spirit, 105, 107, 111
in Sacred Scripture, 76, 81, 105-08, 135
Institutions
human and social, 909, 1869, 1881-82, 1888, 1897, 1916, 2211, 2238, 2244, 2286
in the Old Testament, 576, 709
Integrity
of the person, 2273-75, 2295, 2297-98, 2338-45, 2356, 2389
Intellect
as a gift of the Holy Spirit, 1303, 1831
Intention
bad intention makes an act evil that, in and of itself, is good, 1753
definition of, 1752
end does not justify the means, 1753, 1759, 2399
as an essential element in the moral evaluation of an action, 1750-51
of the heart and desires, 582, 2534
lying and intention of deceiving, 2152
morality of an action must be judged independently of, 1756
purity of, 2520
several intentions inspiring the same action, 1752
Intercession
of the angels, 336
of Christ, 739, 1341, 1361, 1368, 1370, 2606
of the Church, 1678
of the dead, 958
in the Old Testament, 210, 2574, 2577-78, 2584
prayer of, 1096, 1354, 1509, 2634-36, 2734, 2770
of religious, 2687
of the saints, 956, 1434, 2156, 2683
of the Virgin Mary, 969, 1434, 2156, 2683
Interest(s)
charity without respect for personal, 953, 1825
common good and particular, 1908, 2236
economic life brings into play different, 2430
private or particular, 1740, 2278, 2316
Interiority
investigating one’s own, 1779
Interpretation
of the actions, thoughts, and words of one’s neighbor, 2478
of the deposit of faith, 84-95
of the future and clairvoyance, 2116
of Revelation, 82
of Sacred Scripture, 109-19
of the Word of God, 85, 109, 111, 116, 119, 572, 601, 2055, 2336
Intimacy
between God and His creature, 239, 441, 921
respect for and defense of personal, 2492, 2521
Invocation
to the Holy Spirit, 1333
to occult powers, 2117
to the Trinity, 1278
Irreligion
Israel
announcing to Israel the birth of Jesus, 437, 522, 719
the Church prefigured and prepared for in the people of, 759-62, 1093
the Church’s relationship to the Jewish people, 839
expectation and hope of, 529, 673-74
and faith in God, 212, 587-591, 594
God saves Israel from sin, 431
God’s covenant with, 1611-12
God’s Law and the people of the Jews, 708-10, 1965
God’s love for, 218-19
Jesus, the Messiah of, 438, 528, 535
Jewish liturgy and Christian liturgy, 1096
Jews not responsible collectively for the death of Jesus, 597-99
and observance of the sabbath, 348, 2170-71
participation of Jesus in the worship and Law of, 527, 531, 578
Passover in, 1363
people of the “elder brethren,” 63
people of Israel chosen by God, 781, 1539
prayer of the Jews for salvation, 2591-97
priestly people, 63
relationship between the Jews and Jesus, 581
revelation of God to the Jews, 201, 228, 287-88, 2085
revelation of the name of God to the Jews, 203-04, 209, 214
rite of expiation of sins in, 433
sin in the history of, 401
J
Jealousy
in marriage, 1606
as a work of the flesh, 1852
Jesus. See Christ
Joseph
Annunciation of the angel to, 497, 1846
feast day of Saint Joseph, 2177
Jesus’ submission to, 532
patron of a happy death, 1014
role and calling of, 437
Joy
as the fruit of the Spirit, 736, 1832
of heaven, 1029-30
impediments to, 2094
of the poor, 2546
sources of, 30, 163, 301, 1804, 1829, 2015, 2362
Sunday as the day of, 1193
Judgment
anticipation of judgment in the sacrament of Penance, 1470
Christ’s, 679
of the Church, 119, 553, 2032, 2246, 2420, 2423
of conscience, 1777-82, 1783, 1786-87, 1806, 1848, 2039
the final, eschatological, 677-78, 1023, 1038-41
about good and evil, 1865
Judgment Day, 681
limits of critical, 1861-2497
particular, 1021-22
rash, 2477-78
Just (righteous)
eternal life of the just after death, 769, 989, 1038
figures of Sacred Scripture (Abel, Noah, Daniel, Job), 58
kingdom of righteous with Christ, 1042
quality of the prayer of, 2569, 2582
Justice
acting according to, 1697, 1754, 1778, 1787
actions incompatible with, 1916, 2297, 2325, 2356, 2413, 2476, 2485
among nations, 2437-42
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice,” 1716
definition of, 1807
duties of, 1459, 1787, 2401, 2446-47, 2487
effects of, 2304
God’s, 271, 1040, 1861, 1953, 1987, 1991-92, 2017, 2543
holiness and original, 375-76, 379, 400, 404
obligation of lay people to conform all things to the norms of, 909
persecution for the sake of righteousness, 1716
political authorities and, 2237
requirements of, 1459, 2494-95
social, 1928-42, 2425-26, 2832
virtue of, 1805, 1807, 2479, 2848
Justification
conversion precedes, 1989
definition and significance of, 1987, 1989, 1991-92
forgiveness and justice from on high as aspects of, 2018
as the most excellent work of God’s love, 1994
purpose for justifying men, 402, 617, 654, 1987, 1992
ways to receive, 1446, 1996, 2001
K
Kerygma. See Message
Keys of the Kingdom, 551-53
Peter and, 553, 567, 881, 936, 1444
the power of, 981-83
sins, forgiveness, and the, 979, 981, 1444
Killing, 2258
abortion, 2270-75
anger and the desire to kill, 2302
euthanasia, 2276-79
intentional homicide, 2268-69
as legitimate defense, 2263-67
prohibition of killing in Sacred Scripture, 2259-62
suicide, 2280-83
Beatitudes and the Kingdom of heaven, 1716, 1726, 2546
building up of, 395
celibacy for the sake of the Kingdom of heaven, 1579, 1599, 1618-19
Christ’s reign is yet to be fulfilled, 671
the Church as the Reign of Christ already present in mystery, 763
the Church as the seed and beginning of, 567, 669, 764, 768
coming of the Kingdom of God and the life of Christians, 2046
conditions for entering, 526, 543-44, 556, 577, 1215, 1427, 1470, 1716, 2544, 2556, 2826
the eternal, 664
exclusion from the Kingdom of God and its causes, 1852, 1861, 2450
family and, 2232-33
fulfillment of, 677, 1042, 1060
growth and the Reign of God, 2820
hope of, 1817
“The keys of the Kingdom,” 551-53
“The Kingdom of God is at hand,” 541-42, 1503, 2612
the Law and, 1963
seek first the, 305, 1942, 2632
signs manifesting the coming of, 560
“Thy kingdom come,” 2804, 2816-21, 2859
the Transfiguration of Christ as a foretaste of, 554
triumph of Christ’s kingdom, 680
welcoming, 764
as the work of the Holy Spirit, 709
Kingdom of Satan, 550. See also Demon
Kingship (a royal people), 786, 2105
Knowledge
and awareness of sin, 708, 1859
of created and uncreated reality, 2500
of creation as God’s gift, 216, 283, 287
of the faith and of the catechism, 23, 186
man’s knowledge of Christ, 428-29, 471-74, 1792, 2708, 2715
man’s knowledge of God, 31-38, 40, 50, 158, 261, 286, 356, 2197, 2614
of the truth, 74, 94, 851, 2822 (see also preface to the Catechism of the Catholic Church)
Koinonia,948
Kyrie eleison,2613
L
Laity
lay people presiding at blessings, 1669
and Liturgy of the Hours, 1174-75
participation of the laity
in Christ’s kingly office, 908-13, 943
in Christ’s priestly office, 901-03, 941
in Christ’s prophetic office, 785, 904-07, 942
significance of the word, 897
vocation of lay people, 898-900, 2442
Lamb
Abraham and the Lamb for the burnt offering, 2572
apocalypse and the, 1137, 2159
Christ the, 523, 536, 602, 608, 613, 719, 1364
the Church, the spouse of the, 757, 796
the wedding feast of the, 1329, 1602, 1612, 1642, 2618
witnesses and the glory of the, 2642
Language
of creation, 2500
duplicity in speech, 2338, 2480
human freedom in relation to God, 40-43
of prayer, 2663
of signs and symbols in human life, 1146
words of God expressed in human, 101
Last Supper
bread, wine, and the Last Supper, 1412
breaking of bread and the Lord’s Supper, 1329
cup of the New Covenant and, 612
ecclesial communities derived from the Reformation and, 1400
institution of the Eucharistic Sacrifice and, 1323
offertory and, 1350
passover in the Kingdom of God and, 1166, 1403, 2816
significance of the Lord’s Supper, 1329
Law
definition of, 1952
different expressions of (eternal, natural, revealed, etc.), 1952
economy of law and grace liberates the heart, 2541
fulfillment of, 2196
human law derived from eternal law, 1904
of the marketplace, 2425
and not arbitrary will is sovereign in a community of, 1904
law in the Old Testament
chief commandments of, 2055
curse of, 580
Decalogue as the Law of God, 2058
forgetting of law and its consequences, 710
of God as truth, 2465
“Golden Rule” as a summary of, 1970
Jesus and, 527, 576-82, 592, 2053, 2382
in the Kingdom and in exile, 709
sin as transgression of, 401
value and significance of, 1961-64
moral law, 1950-74
crimes against life and, 2269, 2271, 2282
fullness and unity of law in Christ, 1953
ignorance of, 1860
observance of God’s, 2222
polygamy and, 2387
significance of, 1950
sin as an act contrary to, 1849, 1855, 1859
uses contrary to, 2291, 2295-97, 2357, 2409, 2455
validity of moral law during war, 2312
natural law, 1954-60
application of the moral law in different cultures, 1957
divorce and, 2384
as the foundation and basis of the other laws, 1959
immutability of, 1958
Magisterium of the Church and, 2036
political regimes and, 1901
revealed law and, 1960
significance of, 1954-55
universality of, 1956
New Law of the Gospel, 1965-71
definition of, 1965-66
as an expression of the divine law, natural and revealed, 1965
as fulfillment of the Old Law, 1967-68
and the Holy Spirit, 1966
Jesus as the norm of, 459
as a law of love, grace, and freedom, 1972
See also Covenant, New
Lawlessness
mystery of, 385
Laying on of hands
in Confirmation, 1288
in Holy Orders, 1538, 1556, 1558, 1573
as a sign of the Covenant, 1150
significance of, 699
Leader(s)
bishops and pastors as, 939, 1140, 1575, 2033, 2594
conscience and prudence as, 1778, 1806
Magisterium of the Church that leads, 93
spiritual direction, 2690
state as leader for economic activity, 2431
Supreme Pontiff as, 816, 895, 899
Lectern, 1184
Lectio divina
liturgy and, 1177
meditation and, 2708
Lectionary, 1154
Liberation
economic and social, 2124
prayer for liberation from evil, 2750, 2850-54
and salvation, 1741
wrought by Baptism, 1221, 1237
Life
changing life by conversion, 1431
of Christ (see Christ)
Christ as the link between death and, 625
of the Church (see Church)
death as the end of earthly, 1013
dignity of the life of the human body, 364
of God (see God)
God alone is the Lord of, 2258
“I am the resurrection and the life,” 994
illness and suffering affect human, 1500
Jesus, the “author of life,” 635
laying down one’s soul for one’s friends, 609
man’s life in the earthly paradise, 376
man’s life as a struggle against evil, 386, 409, 1707
ministry of life as the fundamental duty of marriage and the family, 1653
sacred nature of human, 2258, 2319
water as the source of life and fruitfulness, 1218
Word of God and His breath at the origin of all, 703
Christian life
angels as a help to, 336
catechumenate as formation in life, 1248
and communion with the divine persons, 259
Eucharist, “source and summit of the whole Christian life,” 1324, 1391-92
family as the first school of, 1657
Most Holy Trinity as central mystery of, 234
and participation in Christ’s death and Resurrection, 1002
popular piety enriches, 1679
prayer, an essential element of, 2701, 2745, 2764 (see also Prayer)
precepts of Christian life in the Sermon on the Mount, 1966
sacraments as foundation and help for, 1210, 1212-13
Sacred Scripture as nourishment and rule of, 141
and the way of perfection, 2015
conjugal life
and Christ’s presence in it, 1642
established by the Creator and provided with His laws, 1660
See also Marriage
consecrated life
the Church’s recognition of, 915
consecration and mission, 931-33
definition of, 916
different forms of, 917-19
eremitic life, 920-21
evangelical counsels and profession, 914-16, 944
religious life, 925-27
secular institutes, 928-29
significance of consecrated life in the Church, 932
societies of apostolic life, 930
virgins and widows, 922-24, 1537, 1672
eternal life
Baptism, the “seal of eternal life,” 1274
of the blessed as full possession of the fruits of the Redemption, 1026
Christ, the Lord of, 679
God wants to give man, 55
God will be “all in all” in, 1050, 1060
grave sin as an impediment to attaining, 1472
“He who eats my flesh... has eternal life,” 1406, 1524
“I believe in,” 1020
only God has “the words of eternal life,” 1336
pledge of eternal life in the sacraments, 1130
resurrection of the dead and, 989-90, 994, 997-98, 1016
as the reward of the righteous, 1038, 2002
vocation to eternal life as God’s gratuitous gift, 1998
“What good deed must I do, to have eternal life?” 2052, 2075
human life
peace and respect for, 2304
purpose of human life to know God and to love and serve Him, 1, 68
respect for, 2559-83
and legitimate defense, 2263-67, 2321
from the moment of conception, 2270-75, 2322
and the punishment of death, 2266-67
moral life
and the Church’s Magisterium, 2032-40, 2049-51
as a condition for building up the Church and the Kingdom, 2045-46
definition of, 2047
and the dignity of the person, 1706
faith as the source of our, 2087
gives spiritual freedom, 1828
impediments to, 1740
natural law governs, 1955
passions and, 1767-70
as a primary condition for proclaiming the Gospel, 2044
is to reach its fulfillment in eternal life, 1715
as spiritual worship, 2031, 2047
virtues and gifts of the Holy Spirit as a help to, 1804, 1808, 1830
new life as divine life
Baptism as the source of, 1254, 1279
catechesis of, 1697
communion with divine life as the purpose of creation, 760
divine life offered to men in the sacraments, 694, 1131
fruit in new life in Christ according to the Spirit, 740
God wants to communicate His divine life to men, 52, 541
grace as a sharing in God’s life, 375, 1997
liturgy as source of, 1071-72
made possible by the coming of the Holy Spirit, 735
merited for us by Christ, 1708
opened in Christ’s Resurrection, 654
participation in the divine life arises not of the will of the flesh but of God, 505
received from the Church in Baptism, 168, 628, 683
and sin, 1420
See also Grace
snares of human life
euthanasia, 2276-79
infanticide, 2271
intentional homicide, 2268-69
procedures carried out on the embryo, 2275
suicide, 2280-83
charity in, 1889
Christian revelation and, 2419
common good and, 1906, 1911, 1924
God’s mode of governance must be imitated in, 1884
of man is necessary, 1879, 1891
must be organized, 2442
participation in, 1882, 1897-1917
and protection of private life, 1907
spiritual life, 1699 (see also Spiritual life; Spirituality)
transmission of life
as cooperation with the work of the Creator, 372, 2367, 2398
as the end of conjugal love, 2363, 2366
ordained by God, 372
regulation of births, 2368, 2370
Lifting up
of Jesus on the cross, 662
the mind toward God, 2098, 2559
Light
Baptism as, 1216
“Children of light,” 736, 1216, 1695
Christ as, 280, 529, 748, 1202, 2466, 2665, 2715
Decalogue as, 1962
of faith, 26, 89, 286, 298, 2730
God as, 157, 214, 234, 242, 257
of reason, 37, 47, 156-57, 1955
as symbol, 697, 1027, 1147, 1189
of the world, 1243, 2105, 2466
Likeness to God
Baptism, the sacrament that confers conformity to the image of God, 1682
creatures bear a resemblance to God, 41
man’s resemblance to God, 225, 705, 1604, 1701-09, 2319, 2331, 2784
union of the Divine Persons and the fraternity of men, 1878
ways to restore the divine likeness, 734, 2572
Limbo, 1261. See also Baptism; Funerals
Limits, therapeutic, 2278
Listening
God hears man’s cry, 2657
God the Father always hears Jesus, 2604
to Jesus teaching us to pray, 2598
to the Word of God, 709, 900, 1651, 2578, 2584, 2656, 2716, 2724, 2835
Liturgical music, 1156-58
Liturgy
angels in, 335
the Church as the proper place for liturgical prayer, 2691, 2695
earthly, 1088-89
Easter, 1217
Eastern liturgy and their features, 948, 1182, 1240, 1623
Jewish liturgy and Christian liturgy, 1096
Liturgy of the Word, 1103, 1154, 1346, 1349, 2183
Mary in, 721
participation in the liturgy of the Church, 1273, 1389
popular devotions and, 1674-75
purpose of, 1068
significance of the word, 1069-70
divine persons in the liturgy
Christ as the center and Priest of, 662, 1070, 1088
Christ in, 1084-90, 1097, 1136, 2655
God the Father as the source and goal of, 1077-83
the Holy Spirit in, 688, 1091-1109
as work of the Trinity, 1076-1109
interpretation of the liturgy
as an action of the Church, 1071-72
as a constitutive element of tradition, 1124
corresponding to different cultures, 1204-06
makes present the saving events, 1104
as the privileged place for catechesis, 1074
as a response of faith, 1083
as the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed and as the font from which her power flows, 1074
liturgical celebration
of the Anointing of the Sick, 1517-19, 1531
celebrating the heavenly, 1137-39
community and group, 1140-41, 1144
head and members, 1142-43
sacramental, 1140-44
of Confirmation, 1297-1301, 1321
elements of
holy images, 1159-62
signs and symbols, 1145-52
song and music, 1156-58
words and actions, 1153-55
of the Eucharist, 1330, 1345-55, 1363
of funerals, 1684-90
liturgical traditions and catholicity of the Church, 1200-03
of matrimony, 1621-24, 1631, 1663
ministries and, 1142-44
modification of the sacramental rite, 1125
Paschal mystery of Christ in, 1067-68
of Penance, 1480-84
liturgical season, 1163-78
liturgical year, 1168
description of, 1168-71
explanation of the Paschal mystery, 1171
interpretation of the seasons in liturgical order, 1095
memorial of the saints, 1173
memorial of the Virgin Mary, 1172, 1370
Paschal mystery as foundation for interpreting the liturgical year, 1168-69
prayer and, 2698
season of penance, 1438
Sunday, the foundation and kernel of, 1193
the Lord’s Day, 1166-67
importance of celebration of the Sunday Eucharist, 2177-79
other feast days to be observed, 2177
Sunday, 1166-67
Liturgy of the Hours, 1174-78
effects of, 1437
make-up of, 1176-77
origin of the, 1096
participating in, 1175
places for celebrating, 2691
prayers of all the People of God, 1173
purposes of, 1174
Living
Lord, 446-51. See also Christ; God
Lordship
God’s, 304
of Jesus, 449-50
“kingship” as, 2816
Love. See also Charity
Christ’s love
charity, the new commandment, 1823
healings, signs of love, 1503
the heart of Christ, measure of His love for us, 478, 2669
the life of Jesus reveals the mystery of the Father’s love, 516, 701
the Passion
Christ died out of love for us, 1825
Christ’s sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins, 545
love extended to all, 605, 616
prayer, adherence to the will of the love of the Father, 2600
the Church’s love
for those who are separated, 818
See also Church
God as revealed love
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in the name of love, 221, 257, 850
“God is love,” 214, 221, 231, 733
heaven, communion of love, 1024
men to be judged according to love, 1022
God’s love
as the cause for creation, 27, 293, 295
creation as the first witness to, 315
disposes creatures to their final purpose, 321
establishes and preserves the world, 421
as foundation of new life, 735
as fruit of the Holy Spirit, 736, 1832, 2658
God does not forsake His creatures, 2577
His first gift, 733
for Israel, 219-20
“jealous” for us, 2737
male and female made in the image of, 2331
man partakes in the love of the Trinity, 850
ordains all for the salvation of man, 313
as a source of prayer, 2658
See also God
love of God
the Christian dies to be with God, 1011
embracing celibacy for the, 1599
faith as believing in God’s love, 278, 1064, 2087, 2614
keeping the commandments and abiding in love, 1824
liturgy, a response of faith and, 1083
loving God as Lord, 2086
prayer, a communion of love in the Holy Spirit, 2615, 2712
prayer draws everything in the love by which we are loved in Christ, 2658
prayer without ceasing and fervor coming from love, 2742
praying about the Kingdom and cooperating with God’s saving love, 2633, 2738
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,” 2055, 2063, 2083, 2093
love of neighbor
the family at Nazareth, an example of, 533
as forgiving one’s brother from the depths of the heart, 2843
inseparable from the love of God, 1878
love for the poor is not compatible with love of riches, 2445
“Love one another as I have loved you,” 459, 1337, 1823
“Love thy neighbor,” 1844, 2055, 2196
loving as Christ loved the poor and his enemies, 1825, 2443
loving God and neighbor as a summary of the Decalogue, 1822, 2055, 2067, 2069
as praying to the common Father for all men, 2793
who has turned toward error regarding the faith, 2104
man’s love
conjugal love
as the image of God’s love, 1604
indissoluble and faithful by its very nature, 1646
in the institution of marriage, 1603
ordered to procreation and unity, 1652, 2363, 2366, 2369
of country, 2239
of family, a natural society of love, 2207
of the good, 1765-66
order animated by love to the common good, 1912
of truth, 2105, 2185, 2466, 2518
See also Man
Lust
as a capital sin, 1866
cause of concupiscence, 1607, 2259
concupiscence and the goods of others, 2534, 2536
mastery over covetousness, 377, 2552
meaning of, 2351
reasons for overcoming lust, 2541
See also Concupiscence; Desire
Lying
condemnation of, 2485
definition and significance of, 2482
devil as the father of the lie, 392, 2482
as an offense against the truth, 2483
tempter’s lie as the beginning of sin, 215
ways to discern the truth and the lie, 1954, 2847
M
Magic, 2115-17
Magisterium
authority and continuous succession of, 77, 88
of the Church and its pastors, 85-87, 888-92
connection between sacred Tradition, Sacred Scripture, and, 95
infallibility of, 2035
mission and office of, 890
ordinary and universal Magisterium of the Supreme Pontiff and the bishops, 2034
of the pastors of the Church, 2033
Man
as the author, center, and goal of economic and social life, 2459
dependent on the Creator, 396
in the earthly paradise, 374-79
happy only in God, 1057
a man and a woman, 369, 371-72, 383, 400, 1605-06
as a moral subject, 1749
mystery of man becomes clear in the mystery of the Word, 359
not abandoned by God after the fall, 410
sin as an offense against human nature, 1849
ultimate end of, 260, 356, 1024
consequences from the sin of man, 399-400
all are implicated in Adam’s sin, 402-03
commonality of destiny of the material world and of man, 1046
condition of weakness and insignificance, 208, 396, 1500, 2448
death entered the world, 1008
destroyed harmony of creation, 400
human nature wounded, 405
invasion of sin into the world, 401
man deprived of God’s likeness, 705
man injured by the work of Satan, 395
man subject to error and inclined to evil, 1714
original sin and man’s abuse of freedom, 396-401
presence of sin already at our birth, 403
rupture of the original communion, 1607
struggle between the spirit and the flesh, 2516
dignity
communion with God as the reason for man’s, 27, 357, 1700
of creatures cooperating with God, 306-08
equal dignity of a man and a woman, 2393
manifested in moral life, 1706
requires man to act out of conscience and free choice, 2339
right to exercise freedom as a requirement inseparable from, 1738
as the source of human rights, 1930
wounded by sin, 1487
equality and diversity of men
all men have the same nature and the same origin and end, 1934
diversity of talent, 1936-37
human dignity as the foundation of equality, 1935, 1945
unjust inequalities, 1938
in the image and likeness of God
before and after Christ’s Redemption, 1701
created in God’s image, 225, 356-61, 1702, 2713
restoration of likeness with God, 705, 2809
man and humanity
mutual need of all men, 361, 1947-48
origin and common end of humanity, 842
unity of the human race, 360
man and vocation
call to
enter the Kingdom, 543
eternal life, 1998
form the new people of God, 804, 831
God as the common call of all men, 1878
life in the Holy Spirit, 1699
love, 1604
marriage, 1603
divine call as the ultimate call, 1260
See also Vocation
man in creation
creatures’ interdependence willed by God, 340
God creates everything for man, 358
hierarchy of creatures, 342
laws of creation must be respected by man, 346
man as the only creature worthy to receive a law from God, 1951
man’s importance in creation, 343, 355
man’s respect for creatures, 339
man’s responsibility for the world, 373
man as a creature
created by God’s love, 1, 315, 1604
created to know and love God and to serve Him, 358
endowed with intelligence and free will, 311, 396
endowed with reason, 1704
made of body and soul, 327, 355, 362-65, 383
“Male and female he created them,” 1605, 2203, 2331, 2334
was created good, 374
man’s special features and his ways of acting
always fighting with evil, 409
comes to a knowledge of God by knowing nature, 32, 46
desires happiness, 1718
gifted with
freedom as a sign of the divine image, 1705, 1730
reason and will to seek and love what is true and good, 1704
a spiritual and immortal soul, 1703
led naturally toward the truth, 2467
listens to the voice of conscience, 1706, 1713
moved to do good, 1706-07
in need of divine help and salvation, 1949, 2090
in need of social life, 1879-80
perfections resonating something of the infinite perfection of God, 370
as a religious being, 28, 44-45
tending naturally toward the virtues, 1803-04
See also Sexuality
relations between God and man
communion with God in the Church, 773
faith as adherence of the whole man to God, 176
faith as man’s free response, 160, 307
God has first place in the profession of faith, 199
inequality between God and man is without measure, 2007
Jesus the one intercessor with God on behalf of all, 2634
man rejecting God, 29, 398, 1739
prayer as relationship between God and man, 2564
submission of men to God, 143, 154, 341, 2712
rights of man
to act on one’s conscience and freely, 1782
to choose a school, 2229
to freedom of religion, 2106
to a good reputation, 2479, 2507
seeks God
always seeking God and His will, 2566, 2826
difficulty of knowing God by the light of reason alone, 37
distinctive inquiry of God, 285
God calls man first, 2567
God does not cease to call man, 30
God speaks in human words, 101, 109
men in the course of history seeking God in many ways, 28, 31, 34, 285
sexuality (see Marriage; Sexuality)
Manifestation
of the coming of God’s kingdom, 570
of God and His goodness, power, and beauty, 294, 707, 2519
of Jesus Christ, 486, 528, 535, 639, 660, 1224
Many, 605. See also Redemption
Marana tha, 451
Marriage (Matrimony)
bond is perpetual and exclusive, 1638
conjugal fidelity, 1646, 1648-49, 2364
consummation of, 1640
divorce of separated persons about to remarry civilly, 1650
effects of, 1638-42
freedom to contract, 1625, 1628-29
in God’s plan, 1601
goods and requirements of conjugal love, 1643
greatness of, 1603
matrimonial chastity, 2349
mixed marriages and disparity of cult, 1633-37
nullity of, 1629
in the order of creation, 1603-05
in the preaching of the apostle Paul, 1616
in the preaching of Jesus, 1612-15
renouncing, 1618
in Sacred Scripture, 1602
as a sign of the covenant of Christ and the Church, 1617
under the pedagogy of the Law, 1609-11
under the regime of sin, 1606-08
sexuality in marriage and its significance, 2360-62 (see also Sexuality)
See also Divorce; Sacrament(s)
and adoption of children, 2379
children as the gift of, 2378
as cooperation with the love of God, the Creator, 2367
openness to, 1652-54
periodic continence and the regulation of birth, 2370
and procreation to be regulated, 2368
sterility
as a great suffering, 2374
and medical techniques, 2375-77
and significance of conjugal life, 1654
purposes of marriage
cooperation with the Creator’s work, 372
directed toward the salvation of others, 1534
good of the spouses, 1660
as man’s vocation, 372, 1604-05
procreation and education of offspring, 1652-53, 2366
transmission of life, 372, 2363
indissolubility of marriage, 1644-45
fidelity of conjugal love, 1646-48
the marriage bond, 1639-40
marriage in the words of Jesus, 1614-15
matrimonial consent, 1625
as an essential element, 1626
as the foundation of the indissolubility of marriage, 1601, 1627, 2367
nullity of marriage, 1629
as a requirement of conjugal love, 1644
significance and nature of matrimonial consent, 1627-28
transmission of faith in the domestic Church, 1656
unity and marriage in the Old Law, 1610-11
as a sacrament, 1601-58
as consecration, 1535
ecclesiastical form of celebrating, 1630-31
grace of the sacrament of, 1641-42
main effects of, 1638-40, 2365
mixed marriage and disparity of cult, 1633-37
preparation for, 1632
raised to the dignity of a sacrament, 1601
offenses against the dignity of, 2380-91
adultery, 2380-81
divorce, 2382-86
free union and concubinage, 2390
incest, 2388
sexual relations contracted before marriage, 2391
Marriages, trial, 2391
Married couple
fidelity and, 2364
harmony of the married couple and physical complementarity, 2333
human sterility and, 2374, 2377
marriage and, 1603, 1624, 1636, 1642, 2363
Martyrs
acts of, 2474
behavior of, 2113
significance of martyrdom, 2473
Mary
Christ’s Mother by the power of the Holy Spirit, 437, 456, 484-86, 723-26
the Church and
active example and type of the Church, 967
Church reaches towards perfection in, 829
place in the mystery of the Church, 773, 963-72
spiritual motherhood, 501
Mary in the economy of salvation
Assumption, 966
conception by the Holy Spirit, 437, 456, 484-86, 495, 723
the Immaculate Conception, 490-93
mediatrix of grace, 969
predestination of, 488-89, 508
preserved from sin, 411
visitation to Elizabeth as God’s visitation to His people, 717
works of the Holy Spirit, 721-26
Mary as exemplar
of holiness, 2030
of hope, 64
of obedience of faith, 144, 148-49, 494
of prayer in the “Fiat” and “Magnificat,” 2617, 2619
of union with the Son, 964
and witness of faith, 165, 273
titles of Mary
Advocate, Help, Benefactress, Mediatrix, 969
Assumed into heaven, 966
Eschatological icon of the Church, 967, 972
Ever Virgin, 499-501
Handmaid of the Lord, 510
“Hodigitria” or “She shows the way,” 2674
Immaculate, 491-92
Mother of Christ, 411
Mother of the Church, 963-70
Mother of the living, 494, 511
The New Eve, 411
“Panagia” or All Holy, 493
Seat of Wisdom, 721
veneration of Mary
faith concerning the veneration of Mary based on faith concerning Christ, 487
liturgical feasts of, 2043, 2177
in the liturgical year, 1172, 1370
not adoration, 971
prayer to, 2675-79
respect for the name of, 2146
Mass. See Eucharist
Mass media
correct use of, 2496
laws against misuse of, 2498
misuse of, 2523
Masturbation, 2352
Matrimony. See Marriage
Maturity (in the Christian faith), 1248, 1308
Mediator
Mary mediatrix, 969
See also Christ
Meditation, 2705-08
goals of, 2723
and growth in understanding the faith, 94-95
methods of, 2707
as one of the three major expressions of prayer, 2699
significance of, 2705
times suitable for, 2186
Meek, 716, 1716. See also Gentleness
Meeting
between God and men, 1153, 2299, 2560, 2563, 2567, 2591, 2626, 2710
liturgy as meeting between Christ and the Church, 1097
Memorial
the Eucharist as memorial of Jesus’ death and Resurrection, 611, 1167, 1330, 1358, 1362-72, 1382
Jesus institutes the memorial of His free offering, 610, 1323, 1337
liturgy as memorial of the mystery of salvation, 1099
of the saving events of the Old Covenant, 1093, 2170
Mentality
Christian, 2105
and the diversity of confession in marriage, 1634
of this world, 2727
Mercy
acceptance of God’s, 1847, 2840
Christ wills, 2100
the Church bestows God’s mercy to man, 2040
the Church implores God’s, 1037
as the fruit of charity, 1829
Jesus shows the Father’s, 545, 589, 1439, 1846
justification as the highest sign of God’s, 1994
Mary, “Mother of mercy,” 2677
significance and kinds of works of, 2447
sinners refusing God’s, 1864, 2091
works of mercy are necessary, 1473
Merit, 2006-11
Christ as the source of our, 1476, 2011
definition and significance of, 2006
grace and, 1708, 2008-09, 2011, 2025-27
man as a participator in the merit of Christ, 2008-09
no merit on the part of man before God, 2007
Message
the Church’s, 2126
family as the place for the first proclamation of faith, 1666
the “Good News” of the Gospel and the “Our Father,” 2763
Gospel message and catechesis, 6
Gospel message in the image of icons, 1160
of the Kingdom and the call to conversion, 1427, 1989
single message of salvation throughout the world, 174
spreading the message of salvation, 900, 2044
See also Evangelization
Messiah
announcement of the messiah after the fall of man, 410
the descent of the Holy Spirit on Jesus in Baptism, 1286
expectation of Christians for the return of, 840
expectation of the coming of the messiah in Israel, 702, 711-16
glory of Jesus as the inauguration of the kingdom of, 664
Jesus Christ, the, 436-40, 528-29, 535, 540, 547
significance of the word, 436, 695
See also Christ
Messianism
millenarianism, 676
pseudo-messianism, 675
Minister(s)
apostles as “God’s ministers,” 859
choosing ordained, 1579
of Christ and of the Church, 1553
exercise of service by ordained, 1592
ordained minister as “icon” of Christ the Priest, 1142
ordained minister as responsible for formation in prayer, 2686
personal calling of, 878
purposes of the activity of ministering, 874
as “servants of Christ,” 876
support of the Church’s, 2122
unworthiness of the ordained ministers and the action of Christ, 1584
See also individual sacraments, ministers of
Ministry
catechetical ministry, preaching, and the Word, 9, 24, 132, 903
of the Church, 874-79
exercise of, 2039
ordained, 1120, 1142 (see also Priesthood)
particular, 1143
public ministry of Jesus, 583
of Reconciliation, 981, 1442, 1461-62
of serving and interpreting the Word, 119
Miracle(s)
of Christ, and their significance as signs, 548-49, 1335
of Christ, as a sign of His divinity, 515
of Christ’s disciples, 434
gift of working, 2003
significance of Christ’s, 156, 547, 1335
Mission(s)
of the apostles, 2, 551, 858-60, 1122, 1223
of the bishops, 2068
Christ’s, 430, 436, 438, 440, 534, 536, 606, 608
of the Church, 6, 730, 738, 768, 782, 811, 831, 849-56, 873
of consecrated persons, 931-33
of deacons, 1570
of the Holy Spirit, 244, 485, 716, 1108
joint missions of the Son and the Holy Spirit, 689-90, 702, 727, 737, 743, 2655
of the laity, 897-913
of the Magisterium, 890
to all nations, 1122, 1533, 1565, 2044, 2419
of parents, 2226
of Peter, 552
of spouses, 2367
Missionary
endeavor, 854
mandate, 849-50
sources of the missionary impetus, 828, 851
Model of life for the faithful
bishops, 893
Christ, 459, 520, 896, 1618, 2348, 2620, 2740
saints, 828
Modesty
of the body, 2523
definition of, 2521-22
as a sign of human dignity, 2524
Money
“He who loves money never has enough money,” 2536
idolatry and the divinizing of, 2113, 2172, 2424
prohibition of loans at interest, 2449
simony, 2121
Moral. See Law: moral
Moral permissiveness, 2526
Moral rule(s)
Christ as the moral rule of conduct, 2074
“Golden Rule,” 1789, 1970, 2510
moral law as the rule of our activity, 1951
natural law as a rule, 1957, 1959
Sacred Scriptures as the source of all, 75, 141
Morality
the Church and, 2420
circumstances, intention, and morality of actions, 1756
judging the morality of human acts, 1756, 1768
love for oneself as a fundamental principle of, 2264
moral conscience and dignity of the person, 1780, 1794
must be respected and safeguarded, 2210, 2294, 2498
of passions, 1762-70
sources of, 1750-54
Mortification, 2015
Murder (intentional killing)
forgiveness for the sin of, 1447
only God is the Lord of life, 2258
as a grave sin, 1447
haters as murderers, 1033
intentional euthanasia as, 2324
intentional killing as a legitimate defense, 2263-65
origin of, 2517
seriousness and condemnation of intentional, 1756, 2261, 2268
sin that cries to heaven, 1867
unintentional killing, 2263, 2269
Muslims, 841
Myron. See Chrism
Mystagogy, 1075
Mystery
of Christ, 280, 512-60, 639, 654, 1067
of the Church, 770-76
of the Church’s unity, 813-16
of the existence of evil, 309, 385, 395
of faith, 2558
of God, 42, 206, 234, 1028, 2779
of man, 359
of man’s salvation, 122
Mystical
life, 2014
See also the Church: the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ
N
Name
Christian name at Baptism, 2156-59, 2165
God’s (see God)
Jesus,’ 432
Nation(s)
common good and organization of, 1911
common good of the nation as a goal, 2237, 2310
divine economy toward, 56-57
divine salvation embraces all, 64, 543
extermination of a people must be condemned, 2313
justice and solidarity among, 1941, 2241, 2437-42
teach all, 849
undertakings that compromise peace among, 2316-17
Nature
created nature
to be in harmony with, 1676
in God’s plan, 310
laws of, 341
the origin of, 338
divine nature
man is a partaker of the, 460, 1212, 1265, 1692, 1721, 1812, 1988, 1996
three Persons in one, 245
human nature
all men have one and the same nature, 1934
Christ assumed a, 461
constitution of, 365
as the foundation of authority, 1898
of Jesus, 467-68, 470, 473, 503, 612
mortal, 1008
natural law and, 1955-56
rights and duties pertaining to, 2104, 2106, 2273, 2467
sin and human nature inclined to evil, 404-05, 407, 419, 978, 1250, 1426, 1707
societies corresponding to, 1882
ultimate disposition of, 412
vocation to marriage written in the very nature of man and woman,1603
wounds of, 1849
Necessity
of Baptism, 1256-61
of the Church, 846
of faith, 161
of faithful to provide for the material needs of the Church, 2043
help must be given to those in need, 1351, 1883, 2440, 2444, 2447, 2829
Needy
charity towards, 1586, 1932, 2449
and help to be given to, 1351, 1883, 2218, 2315, 2833
See also the Poor
Neighbor
becoming neighbor to others, 1825, 1932
commandments and love of, 1962, 2052, 2067, 2401, 2464
to consider one’s neighbor as another self, 1931
forms of penance and love of, 1434
justice toward one’s, 1807, 1836
love of God and neighbor as fulfillment of God’s Law, 1706
love of neighbor as inseparable from love for God, 1033, 1878
“Love your neighbor as yourself,” 2055, 2196
offenses and sins against love of, 1459, 1849, 2302-03, 2409, 2477, 2485, 2539
purity of heart is needed for accepting a person as one’s, 2519
reason for loving and respecting one’s, 678, 2212
respect for and love of neighbor as a demand of charity, 1789, 1822, 1844
respect for creation and love of, 2415
works of mercy toward one’s, 2447
New birth
Baptism communicates the grace of, 683, 720, 1215, 1262
baptismal water as a sign of, 694
becoming the People of God through, 782
the Church as mother of our birth, 169
death as fulfillment of, 1682
Jesus inaugurates, 505
the Lord’s Prayer signifies new birth into the divine life, 2769
mystery of, 525-26
necessity of, 1250
the Virgin Mary cooperates in the new birth of Christian believers, 963
New life in the Spirit, 1698, 1708, 1715
living according to the Spirit, 1533, 2848
See also Spiritual life; Spirituality(ies)
Newness
of Christian death, 1010
of God’s kingdom, 2832
New Testament
books of, 120
Gospels as the heart of, 125-27
unity of the Old and, 128-30
See also Sacred Scripture
Noah
God’s covenant with Noah, 56, 58, 71
Norm(s)
Christ as norm of the new Law, 459
conforming to moral, 1794
of family life, 2223
God as norm of all truth, 2151
moral norm constituted by God, 396
moral norms remain always valid, 1789, 1958
origin of norms of behavior, 1950, 1955, 1959
prudence as right reason in action, 1806
the Sermon on the Mount as the summary of moral, 1966
See also Law: moral law; Moral rule
Notoriety or “newspaper fame,” 1723
Nourishment
Eucharist as, 141, 728, 1020, 1244, 1335, 1392, 1394, 1426, 1436, 2861
material, 2288, 2417, 2447, 2805, 2830, 2861
Sacred Scripture as, 104, 131-32, 141, 2861
O
Oath-taking
according to the Church’s tradition, 2154
false, 2150-51
Jesus’ words: “Do not swear at all,” 2153
refusal to take an oath for trivial matters, 2155
Obedience
of the baptized to their calling, 1269
Christ’s, 411, 475, 532, 539, 612, 615, 908, 1009
to conscience, 1790
to constituted laws, 2240
duty of, 1900
as an evangelical counsel, 915, 2053
of faith, 143, 144-49, 1831, 2087, 2098, 2135, 2340, 2716, 2825
as filial respect, 2216-17, 2251
and freedom, 1733
of priests, 1567
of the Virgin Mary, 148, 494, 511
Obligation
arising from the commandments, 2072
of bringing remedies to institutions and living conditions, 1888
to confess one’s sins, 1457
of consecrated persons, 931
to defend one’s nation, 2310
discharge from obligations linked to ordination, 1583
of lay people participating in the apostolate, 900
of obedience of faith, 2086-87
to observe the evangelical counsels, 915
to preserve the unity and indissolubility of marriage, 2364
to provide for the material needs of the Church, 2043
respect for the created world and obligation to future generations, 2456
to respond to divine charity, 2093
to sanctify Sundays and holy days, 2187
of seeking the truth and adhering to it, 2467, 2497
to take part in the liturgy on Sundays and holy days, 1389, 2180-83
See also Duty(ies)
Offering
of the Eucharist, 1362, 1414, 2643
of Jesus, 529, 606-07, 610-11, 614, 616, 2824
of the Virgin Mary, 494, 2617, 2622
Oil
consecration of, 1297
significance and use of anointing with, 695, 1183, 1237, 1241, 1289, 1293-94
See also Anointing; Chrism; Sacrament(s)
Old age. See the Elderly
Old Testament
canon of the Scriptures and, 120
catechesis reveals what is hidden under the letter of, 1094
fulfillment of promises and, 122, 528, 652, 1067
God the Father and the declared source of truth in the Old Testament, 684, 2465
the Holy Spirit and, 702
human illness and, 1502
juridical measures in, 2449
messiah in the Old Testament foretold by the prophets, 1286
mystery of the Church prefigured in, 753
mystery of the Trinity and, 237
prayer and, 2568, 2569, 2585, 2596, 2630
relation between the Old and the New Testaments, 128, 129, 140
sacred sign of life in, 2260
symbolic images in, 2130
theophanies of, 697
title “Son of God” and, 441
Trinity, its creative action and, 292
value of, 121
veneration of the Old Testament and its image, 61, 123, 138
See also Covenant, Old; Sacred Scripture
Omission
of caring for the sick, 2277
as a sin, 1853
One. See Church: attributes of; God: titles and attributes of
Order
international, 1885
political, 2246
social or public, 1909, 1940, 2032, 2266-67, 2298, 2304, 2424
Organ transplants, 2296
Original sin
account of, 390
disobedience as the origin of, 215, 397-98
reason why God permitted, 412
significance of the doctrine of, 389
as the test of man’s freedom, 396
transmission of original sin to all men, 404
as a truth of the faith, 388-89
consequences of original sin
difficulty in knowing God, 37
harmony destroyed, 400
invasion of evil, 401
loss of the grace of original holiness, 399
in man’s history, 402-06, 1250, 1607, 1609, 1707, 2259, 2515
whole world held in the power of the evil one, 409
Orthodox churches
the “Creed” and, 247
unity of the Catholic Church and, 836
“Our Father,” the prayer
at the center of the Scriptures, 2762-64
as the Church’s prayer, 2767-72
as the Lord’s Prayer, 2765-66
individual parts of “Our Father”
“Who art in heaven,” 2794-96, 2802
“Hallowed be thy name,” 2807-15, 2858
“Thy kingdom come,” 2816-21, 2859
“Thy will be done,” 2822-27, 2860
“Give us this day our daily bread,” 2828-37, 2861
“Forgive us our trespasses,” 2838-45, 2862
“Lead us not into temptation,” 2846-49, 2863
“But deliver us from evil,” 2850-54, 2864
P
Pain
accompanying conversion of the heart, 1431, 1490
alleviating the sufferings of the dying, 2279
as a consequence of original sin, 1521
euthanasia as imposing an end to, 2277
human experience of, 164, 272, 385
no sickness in the earthly paradise, 376
See Illness
Parable(s)
significance and purposes of, 546, 2607
various parables
of the Good Samaritan, 1465
of the good shepherd, 1465
of the importunate friend, 2613
of the importunate widow, 2613
of the just judge, 1465
of the Last Judgment, 1038
of the lost sheep, 605
of the merciful servant, 2843
of the Pharisee and the tax collector, 2613, 2839
of the poor man Lazarus, 633, 1021, 2463, 2831
of the prodigal son, 1439, 1465
of the seed, 543
of the sower, 2707
of the two ways, 1696
Paraclete. See Holy Spirit
Paradise
first man in paradise, 374-79, 1023
in God’s plan, 1721
restoration of man to, 736
significance of, 1027
See also Heaven
Parents
adultery and the duties of, 2381
child is not something owed to parents but must be considered a gift to, 2378
children as a sign of divine blessing, 1652, 2373
commandment of love for one’s, 2197, 2199, 2200
cooperation and dialogue between parents and children, 2230
duties of children toward their, 2214-20
education of children in the faith, 1656, 2206, 2222, 2225-26
family as a natural environment for the education of children, 2224
fatherhood of God and human fatherhood, 239, 2214
“Honor thy father and thy mother,” 2196
Jesus subject to His, 531, 583
reprehensible techniques of artificial insemination, 2376
respect for the vocation of children, 2232-33
responsibility of parents in the education of their children, 1653, 2221, 2223
right of parents to choose a school for their children, 2229
rights and duties of, 1250, 2221-31
sanctification of, 902
Parousia, 1001. See also Fullness
Participation
in Christ’s prayer, 1073
in Christ’s sacrifice, 618, 1372
in the death and Resurrection of Christ, 1002, 1006
in divine life, 375, 505, 541, 654, 759, 1212, 1726, 1997
in the Eucharist, 1000, 1388, 2182
of the faithful in liturgical celebrations, 1141, 1273
Jesus’ participation in God’s power and authority, 668
of the laity
in Christ’s priestly office, 901-03, 1546, 1591
in Christ’s prophetic office, 904-07
in Christ’s royal office, 908-13
ministerial participation in Christ’s priesthood, 1554
Participation in social life, 1882, 1897-1917
Pasch. See Passover
Paschal banquet, 1323
Passion of Christ. See Christ
Passion(s)
consummation of human feelings, 1769
definition, operation, and origin of, 1763-64
diminishes imputability, 1860
enslavement to one’s, 1792
love as a fundamental, 1765
mastery of, 908, 1804, 1809, 2339, 2341
morality of the, 1762-70
prohibition of immoderate, 2536
reason discerns the morality of, 1768
in themselves passions must be judged as neither good nor evil, 1767
Passover (Pasch)
celebration of the Passover for Christians and for Jews, 1096
the Christian’s last, 1680-83
consequences from Christ’s, 1225, 1449
consummation of the, 1096, 1164
day for the celebration of Easter, 1170
Eucharist as the memorial of Christ’s, 1340,1362-66
events of Easter, 640
final Passover of the Church, 677
fulfillment of Christ’s, 731
fulfillment in the kingdom of God, 1403
names for Easter, 1169
significance of the Jewish, 1363
union of the Christian faithful in Christ’s, 793
Pastoral
care of the parish, 2179
common pastoral practice for mixed marriages, 1636
discernment is needed to sustain and support popular piety, 1676
duty of the Magisterium, 890
office and concern of the bishops, 886, 896, 927, 1560
purposes of pastoral mission, 857
Word of God nourishes pastoral preaching, 132
Patience
bearing wrongs patiently as a work of spiritual mercy, 2447
“Charity is patient,” 1825
in the family, 2219
as a fruit of the Spirit, 736, 1832
God’s, 2822
prayer and patience of faith, 2613
Patriarchs
of the Jewish people, 839
as the roots of the Church, 755
veneration of patriarchs in the Old Testament, 61
Peace, 2304
defense of, 2302-2317
earthly peace as the image of Christ, 2305
education of the conscience and, 1784
as the foundation of the common good, 1909
as the fruit of charity, 1829
as the fruit of the Spirit, 736, 1832
as a gift from God, 1424, 1468
the Lord calls us to, 2302
things that threaten, 1938, 2315, 2317
Penance
forms of penance in the Christian life, 1434-39
interior, 1430-33
purposes of, 2043
works of penance for the dead, 1032
Penance and Reconciliation
age for confessing sins, 1457
Anointing of the Sick and the forgiveness of sins, 1532
and Baptism, 1425-26
Baptism and the forgiveness of sins, 535, 977-78
commandment to receive the sacrament of, 1457, 2042
eschatological significance of the sacrament of, 1470
the Eucharist and forgiveness of sins, 1393, 1395, 1436, 1846
indulgence, 1471
power to confer the sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation to non-Catholic Christians, 1401
purposes of the sacrament of, 1421,1468
receiving absolution in the sacrament before receiving Eucharistic Communion, 1415
receiving the sacrament before the celebration of Matrimony, 1622
as a sacrament, 1210
sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
in particularly grave cases, 1463
instituted by Christ, 1446
instituted for all men, 827, 1446
sacramental seal of Confession, 1467, 2490
sacrifice of Christ as the source of forgiveness of man’s sins, 1851
See also Sacrament(s)
absolution, 1480-84
Byzantine liturgy and formulas of, 1481
communal celebration and individual, 1482
excommunication and, 1463
general, 1483
grave sins and, 1415, 1457, 1497
over the dying Christian, 1020
power to forgive sins, 553, 976, 1441-42, 1444-45, 1461
acts of the penitent, 1491
confession, 1455-58
of grave sins necessary for obtaining reconciliation, 1493
individual confession and a communal celebration, 1482
necessity of confessing sins, 1448
personal confession the most expressive form of reconciliation, 1484
of sins and conversion, 1435
contrition, 1451-54
Holy Spirit gives the grace of, 1433
as necessary to obtain forgiveness, 982, 1259, 1861, 1864
no penance after death, 393
perfect and imperfect, 1492
and sacramental Confession, 1452
as sorrow of the soul, 1451
examination of conscience, 1454, 1456
satisfaction
as an act of the penitent, 1491
forms of penance and their purposes, 1460
purposes of, 1494
through the penance imposed by the confessor, 1460
effects of the sacrament
anticipating the Last Judgment, 1470
brings about a “spiritual resurrection,” 1468
gives pardon for offense committed against God, 1422
reconciling with God, 980, 1468
reconciling with the Church, 980, 1422, 1469
forgiveness and Penance and Reconciliation
the Church as a place of reconciliation, 755
God reconciles the world to Himself in Christ, 433
pardon as the fundamental condition of Reconciliation, 2844
reconciliation of all Christians in the unity of Christ’s Church, 822
reconciliation with the Church, 1443-45
ways of reconciliation, 981, 1449, 1455
See also Forgiveness of sins
liturgical celebration or rite of the sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
actions of the penitent (see Penance and Reconciliation: acts of the penitent)
actions of the priest, 1491
changes in liturgical celebration of the sacrament of Penance over the centuries, 1447-48
communal, 1482-83
fundamental structure, 1448, 1480
necessity of the sacrament
for receiving the other sacraments, 1385
for Reconciliation with God and with the Church, 1484
for recovering the grace of justification, 1446
for obtaining forgiveness of mortal sins, 1395
titles for the sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
sacrament of
conversion, 1423
pardon, 1422
Penance, 1423
Reconciliation, 1385, 1424, 1440
remission, 1496
Pentecost
day of full revelation of the Trinity, 732
day of Jesus’ public manifestation, 767, 1076
day of outpouring of the Holy Spirit, 696, 731, 1287, 2623
People of God, 781-86
the Church as, 781-86
diversity of peoples and cultures in, 814
gathering together of, 761-62, 776, 865
Israel’s election as, 762
Jews, non-Christians and, 839
ministries as a help to, 874
of the Old Covenant and the new people of God, 840
peculiarities of, 782
priestly, 784
prophetic, 785
royal, 786
Perfection
charity as the “bond of perfection,” 1827
Christ as the way of, 1953
as the fruit of the Holy Spirit, 1832
God as the fullness of all, 41, 213, 370
human virtues and, 1804
journey of, 2015
man and woman reflect God’s, 370
of Mary and the Church, 829
movement of the will and heart in moral, 1770, 1775
must be acquired by the faithful, 825, 1709, 2013, 2028
must be found in seeking what is true and good, 1704
Perjury
consequences of, 2476
meaning of, 2152
Persecution
of Christ, 530
Perseverance
in faith, 162
final perseverance and retribution, 2016
Person(s)
and the common good, 1738, 1905, 1912-13
communication through the media and, 2492, 2494
constitution of, 362
destined for eternal beatitude, 1703
differences between, 1946
as God’s image, 1730
integrity of, 2338-45
is capable, 1704
respect for, 1907, 1929-33, 2212, 2297-98, 2477, 2479, 2524
and scientific research, 2292-96
and their goods, 2407-18
rights and duties of, 1738, 2070, 2108, 2270, 2273
state and, 2237
as the temple of the Holy Spirit, 364
transcendent nature of the human, 1295, 2245
work and, 2428
dignity of the person, 1700-1876
artificial insemination and, 2377
attempts to influence the genetic inheritance and, 2275
experiments on the human creature and, 2295
foundation of, 225, 357, 1700, 1730,1934, 2126
implications of, 1780, 1930, 1938, 1944, 2339, 2467
pornography, prostitution, violation, and, 2354-56
and religious freedom, 1738, 1747, 2106
respect for, 1935, 2158, 2235, 2267, 2297, 2304
sin and, 1487, 2261, 2320, 2353, 2414
and social justice, 1911, 1913, 1926, 1929, 1938, 2213, 2238, 2402
Peter (the apostle)
denial and conversion of, 1429, 1851
faith in Christ, 153, 424, 440, 442
as head of the apostles, 552, 765, 880-81
Roman bishop (see Supreme Pontiff)
as witness of Christ’s Resurrection, 641-42
Petition, 2734. See also Prayer
Pharisees
behavior of, 576, 579, 595, 993, 2054
disagreement between Christ and, 574, 581, 588, 596, 2285
Jesus’ relations with, 575
Physician
care of the human body and of health, 2288-89
immoral actions of, 2377, 2537
Jesus Christ as physician of souls and bodies, 1421, 1484, 1503-05
professional secrecy, 2491
Piety
devotion to the Virgin Mary, 971
filial, 2215
as a gift of the Holy Spirit, 1303, 1831
popular piety and catechesis, 1674, 2688
Pilgrimage
appropriate times for, 1438
of the Church, 769
as a form of piety and devotion, 1674, 2101
significance of, 2691
Places for celebrating divine worship, 1179-86, 1198-99
Pleasure(s)
sexual
intemperate, 2351-56
temperate, 2362
spiritual, 2500
temperance, the virtue that moderates the attraction of, 1809
Political authority/community
action of resisting oppression by political power, 2243
authority exercised within limits, 1923
Christian faithful intervening in political organization of social life, 899, 2442
community and the Church, 2244-46
control of political opinion, 2499
distinction between the service of God and the service of, 2242
human rights and political authorities, 2273
moral judgment of the Church in matters related to political order, 2246
prayer for political authorities, 1900
regimes and the common good, 1901-04, 2237
Polygamy
contrary to the equal personal dignity of man and woman, 1645
as an offense committed against the dignity of matrimony, 2387
in the Old Law, 1610
Polytheism, 2112
Pope. See Supreme Pontiff
Popular. See nouns to which it refers
Poverty
arms race harmful to the poor, 2329
Christ as a poor person, 517, 525, 544, 1351, 2407
concern, care, and love for the poor, 886, 1033, 1435, 1825, 1941, 2208, 2405, 2443-49
detachment from riches as a lifestyle, 2544-45
duty of rich nations in solidarity toward the poor, 2439-40
Eucharist commits us to, 1397
as an evangelical counsel, 915
kingdom of heaven and, 544
in spirit, 709, 716, 1716, 2544-47
as the way of Christ and the Church, 544, 786, 852
See also the Needy
Power
Christ gives, 1504, 1566, 1615, 1642
of darkness and freedom from it in Baptism, 1250
of the Holy Spirit, 703, 735, 798, 1107, 1285, 1520, 1550, 1624, 1704, 2472
of human nature, 60, 405, 661, 822, 2090, 2520
of Jesus Christ, 635, 649, 664, 668, 1441, 1503
loving God with all your mind, 1, 201
of man, 943, 1731, 1861, 1884, 2002
military force, 2309
“Power of the keys,” 553, 981-83
of prayer, 2610
of Providence, 302
sacraments give, 1116, 1496, 1521, 1588
of the state, 1904, 2237, 2239, 2241, 2244
of the Supreme Pontiff and of the episcopal college, 882-83
Power of God
divine omnipotence is in no way arbitrary, 271
faith in God’s omnipotence, 273-74
God’s apparent powerlessness, 272
God’s power in the sacraments, 1128
manifestations of God’s power, 277, 296, 648, 1508, 2500
power of the Holy Spirit, 496, 1127, 1238, 2778
properties of God’s power, 268, 270
Sacred Scripture declares the, 269
the Word of God as power, 124, 131
Powers
fighting the kingdom of Christ, 671
occult, 2116-17
victory of the Church over the powers of death, 552
Praise(s)
beauty of creation as a hymn of, 32
Eucharist as thanksgiving and praise to the Father, 1358-61
life consecrated to praise of God, 920, 2687
significance of, 2639
temporal things and praise of the Creator, 898, 1670
See also Liturgy