1. 6/3/20161 THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES Faith Hope Charity CCC 1813

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3. 3 Faith Is the theological virtue by which we believe in God and believe all that he said and revealed to us. By faith “man freely commits his entire self to God.” CCC 1814

4. 6/3/20164 The gift of faith remains in one who has not sinned against it. Faith The believer seeks to know God and do God’s will. “Living faith” work (s) through charity. CCC 1814 - 1815

5. 6/3/20165 Faith apart from works is dead (James 2:2)”: when it is deprived of hope and love, faith does not fully unite the believer to Christ and does not make him/her a living member of his body. Faith CCC 1813 - 1816

6. 6/3/20166 Faith The disciple of Christ must not only keep the faith and live on it, but also profess it, confidently bear witness to it and spread it. CCC 1816

7. 6/3/20167CCC 2087 - 2089

8. 6/3/20168 Voluntary doubt about the faith disregards or refuses to hold true what God has revealed and the Church proposes for belief. SIN AGAINST FAITH CCC 2088

9. 6/3/20169 SIN AGAINST FAITH Involuntary doubt refers to the hesitation in believing, difficulty in overcoming objections connected with faith or also aroused by its obscurity. If deliberately cultivated doubt can lead to spiritual blindness. CCC 2088 (157)

10. 6/3/201610 SIN AGAINST FAITH Incredulity (disbelief) is the neglect of revealed truth or the willful refusal to assent (agree) to it. CCC 2089

11. 6/3/201611 Heresy is the obstinate (stubborn) post- baptismal denial of some truth which must be believed with divine and catholic faith.. SIN AGAINST FAITH CCC 2089

12. 6/3/201612 Apostasy is the total repudiation of the Christian faith SIN AGAINST FAITH CCC 2029 (162, 817)

13. 6/3/201613 SIN AGAINST FAITH Schism Is the refusal of submission of the Roman Pontiff or of communion with the members of the Church subject to him

14. 6/3/201614 CCC 1817 - 1819; 2091 - 2092

15. 6/3/201615 Hope Is the theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our happiness, placing our trust in Christ’s promises. CCC 1817 -1821

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17. 6/3/201617 WAY OF SINNING AGAINST Hope Despair, man ceases to hope for his/her personal salvation from God, for help in attaining it or the forgiveness of his/her sins. CCC 2091

18. 6/3/201618 WAY OF SINNING AGAINST Hope Man presumes upon his own capacities, hoping to be able to save himself without help from God Presumption (1 st kind) CCC 2092

19. 6/3/201619 He presumes upon God’s almighty power or his mercy (hoping to obtain his forgiveness without conversion and glory without merit) Hope WAYS OF SINNING AGAINST Presumption (2 nd kind) CCC 2092

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21. 6/3/201621 Charity Is the theological virtue by which we love God above all things for his own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God Jesus made charity the new commandment. CCC 1822 -1826

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23. 6/3/201623 WAY OF SINNING AGAINST Charity/Love 1. Indifference – neglects or refuses to reflect on divine charity; it fails to consider its prevenient (expectant) goodness and denies its power CCC 2094

24. 6/3/201624 WAY OF SINNING AGAINST Charity/Love 2. Ingratitude – fails or refuses to acknowledge divine charity and to return him love for love CCC 2094

25. 6/3/201625 3. Spiritual sloth (laziness) goes so far as to refuse the joy that comes from God and to be repelled by divine goodness. WAY OF SINNING AGAINST Charity/Love CCC 9024

26. 6/3/201626 Charity/Love WAY OF SINNING AGAINST 4. Hatred of God – comes from pride. It is contrary to love of God, whose goodness it denies, and whom it presumes to curse as the one who forbids sins and inflicts punishments. CCC 2094

27. 6/3/201627 GOD’ LAWS OF LOVE GOD’ LAWS OF LOVE TEN COMMANDMENTS

28. 6/3/201628 “You Shall Worship The Lord Your God and Him Only Shall You Serve” “You Shall Worship The Lord Your God and Him Only Shall You Serve” FIRST COMMANDMENT FIRST COMMANDMENT

29. 6/3/201629 CHAPTER ONE YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND

30. 6/3/201630 Faith Prayer Charity Hope

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32. 6/3/201632 Prayer Prayer is the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God CCC 2590

33. 6/3/201633 Reverence for Holy Things Worship of GOD PRAYER COMMANDS PRAYER COMMANDS

34. 6/3/201634 PRAYER COMMANDS PRAYER COMMANDS Not to Neglect our Faith We are not to be indifferent to God

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36. 6/3/201636 Superstition SINS AGAINST 1ST COMMANDMENT CCC 2111 Is the deviation of religious feeling and of the practices this feeling imposes. It can even affect the worship we offer the true God

37. 6/3/201637 Not only refers to false pagan worship. It remains a constant temptation to faith. Idolatry consists in divinizing what is not God. SINS AGAINST 1ST COMMANDMENT IDOLATRY CCC 2113

38. 6/3/201638 Placing our trust for the future in things such as horoscopes, astrology, palm reading, omens and using clairvoyants rather than God’s providence Divination SINS AGAINST 1ST COMMANDMENT CCC 2115

39. 6/3/201639 Clairvoyance Astrology SINS AGAINST 1ST COMMANDMENT Divination All forms of divination are to be rejected: HoroscopesPalm reading Interpretation of omens, and lots Recourse to mediums CCC 2116

40. 6/3/201640 One attempts to tame occult powers, so as to place them at one’s service and have a supernatural power over others SINS AGAINST 1ST COMMANDMENT Magic & Sorcery CCC 2117

41. 6/3/201641 Spiritualism SINS AGAINST 1ST COMMANDMENT Often implies divination or magical practices. CCC 2117

42. 6/3/201642 God’s first commandment condemns the main sins of irreligion: tempting God, in words or deeds, sacrilege, and simony. Irreligion SINS AGAINST 1ST COMMANDMENT CCC 2118

43. 6/3/201643 Tempting God Consist in putting his goodness and almighty power to the test by word or deed. SINS AGAINST 1ST COMMANDMENT

44. 6/3/201644 Consists in profaning or treating unworthily the sacraments, liturgical actions, as well as persons, things, or places consecrated to God. SINS AGAINST 1ST COMMANDMENT Sacrilege CCC 2120

45. 6/3/201645 Is a grave sin especially when committed against the Eucharist, for in this sacrament the true Body and Blood of Christ is made substantially present for us. Sacrilege SINS AGAINST 1ST COMMANDMENT CCC 2120

46. 6/3/201646 FORBIDS Simony I Is defined as the buying or selling of spiritual things. CCC 2121

47. 6/3/201647 FORBIDS Atheism The denial in theory and/or practice that God exists. Atheism is a sin against the virtue of religion required by the first commandment of the law. CCC 2123

48. 6/3/201648 FORBIDS Apostasy The total repudiation of the Christian faith. CCC2089

49. 6/3/201649 You Shall Not Take The Name Of The Lord Your God In Vain. Name Of The Lord Your God In Vain. SECOND COMMANDMENT SECOND COMMANDMENT

50. 6/3/201650 Keeping Vows Holy things S peaking about God COMMANDS Reverence In

51. 6/3/201651 False Oaths Swearing in God’s Name when something goes wrong Cursing FORBIDS Blasphemy Perjury

52. 6/3/201652 FORBIDS False Oaths Oaths which misuse God's name, show lack of respect for the Lord. This also forbids magical use of the divine name. CCC 2149

53. 6/3/201653 False Oaths And Breaking Of Vows. Speaking Disrespectfully Of Holy Things FORBIDS

54. 6/3/201654 Remember To Keep Holy The Sabbath Day THIRD COMMANDMENT THIRD COMMANDMENT 2168 - 2188

55. 6/3/201655 Catholics must participate in the Eucharistic Liturgy We must go to Church on Sundays and holy days. We must go to Church on Sundays and holy days. COMMANDS

56. 6/3/201656 Missing church (Mass) through one’s fault We should abstain from all unnecessary work FORBIDS

57. 6/3/201657 Catholics over the age of reason who deliberately choose not to attend Mass on a Sunday or Holy Day commit a mortal sin. If one is sick or it is impossible to attend Mass, one is excused

58. 6/3/201658 Honor Your Father And Mother FOURTH COMMANDMENT FOURTH COMMANDMENT

59. 6/3/201659 Children obey their parents in all things except sin. Respect Love COMMANDS

60. 6/3/201660 Help their parents in their old age or if they are sick/helpless COMMANDS Pray for them Children must obey others in authority while under their care

61. 6/3/201661 Parents must care for the spiritual and temporal welfare of their children Parents obligations to children COMMANDS

62. 6/3/201662 COMMANDS Parents must teach their children Christian virtues by word and example. Parents must teach their children about God and the Gospels

63. 6/3/201663 Hatred of parents and superiors FORBIDS Disrespect, disobedience of parents and those in authority while under their care

64. 6/3/201664 You shall not kill FIFTH COMMANDMENT FIFTH COMMANDMENT

65. 6/3/201665 Safeguarding the bodily welfare of others COMMANDS Safeguarding one’s health and life

66. 6/3/201666 COMMANDS Controlling our anger Unjust killing Suicide

67. 6/3/201667 FORBIDS Abortion Euthanasia Artificial Contraception Sterilization

68. 6/3/201668 FORBIDS Seeking revenge and holding grudges Leading others into sin by our bad example (scandal)

69. 6/3/201669 FORBIDS Sterilization Fighting Endangering one’s life or limb or that of others

70. 6/3/201670 Thou shall not commit adultery SIXTH COMMANDMENT SIXTH COMMANDMENT

71. 6/3/201671 COMMANDS Respect of our sexual identity We are to practice the virtue of chastity

72. 6/3/201672 FORBIDS Adultery Marital infidelity, or sexual relations between two partners, at least one of whom is married to another party. CCC 2380; CF 1650

73. 6/3/201673 Sexual intercourse between an unmarried man and unmarried women. Fornication FORBIDS

74. 6/3/201674 Masturbation FORBIDS The deliberate stimulation of the genital organs in order to derive sexual pleasure

75. 6/3/201675 The use of mechanical, chemical, or medical Procedures to prevent conception from taking Place as a result of sexual intercourse; Contraception offends against the openness to Procreation required of marriage and also the Inner truth of conjugal love. Contraception FORBIDS

76. 6/3/201676 FORBIDS Artificial Insemination Test-tube babies Surrogate motherhood Homosexual Acts

77. 6/3/201677 Pornography FORBIDS Prostitution Rape Incest Polygamy

78. 6/3/201678 DOES NOT FORBID Couples to regulate births through Natural Family Planning

79. 6/3/201679 Differs from contraception because couples do nothing to interfere with their fertility. Where as those who use contraception do interfere with conception Natural Family Planning

80. 6/3/201680 Thou Shall Not Steal SEVENTH COMMANDMENT SEVENTH COMMANDMENT

81. 6/3/201681 That the goods of creation are for all people in common COMMANDS All have the right to own private property We respect another’s property

82. 6/3/201682 COMMANDS Reparation for property we steal We must respect everything that God has created

83. 6/3/201683 Not paying one’s just debts or obligations Deliberately damaging another’s property FORBIDS StealingFraud

84. 6/3/201684 FORBIDS Failure to fulfill a promise/contract Not returning found or borrowed property Not giving a just days work to an employer

85. 6/3/201685 FORBIDS Failure to pay a just wage for work Not helping the poor or those in need

86. 6/3/201686 FORBIDS Excessive Gambling Reducing people to slaves for mere profit

87. 6/3/201687 EIGHTH COMMANDMENT EIGHTH COMMANDMENT Thou Shall Not Bear False Witness Against Thy Neighbor

88. 6/3/201688 That we speak the truth COMMANDS That we keep secrets we have promised to keep

89. 6/3/201689 FORBIDS Lying Perjury Judging other’s without sufficient evidence Gossiping about other’s

90. 6/3/201690 FORBIDS Lying to destroy another’s reputation Praising sinful acts of another Self praise to the point lying

91. 6/3/201691 Thou Shall Not Covet Thy Neighbors Wife NINTH COMMANDMENT NINTH COMMANDMENT

92. 6/3/201692 COMMANDS To be pure of heart Not to take pleasure in impure thoughts or desires

93. 6/3/201693 COMMANDS That we dress and act in modesty

94. 6/3/201694 Speaking or dressing in suggestive manner that can lead others to sin Immodesty FORBIDS

95. 6/3/201695 Thou Shall Not Covet Thy Neighbors Goods TENTH COMMANDMENT TENTH COMMANDMENT

96. 6/3/201696 We not be envious of another’s goods That we put God above all earthly goods COMMANDS

97. 6/3/201697 FORBIDS An immoderate desire to acquire the goods of another Wishing harm on another person because of our envy

98. 6/3/201698 Hope Despair is contrary to God’s goodness, to his justice – for the Lord is faithful to his promises and to his mercy CCC 2091 WAY OF SINNING AGAINST

99. 6/3/201699 Charity/Love WAY OF SINNING AGAINST Lukewarmness 3.Lukewarmness – is hesitation or negligence in responding to divine love’; it can imply refusal to give oneself over to the prompting of charity CCC 2094

100. 6/3/2016100 Idolatry The divinizing what is not God SINS AGAINST 1ST COMMANDMENT Honoring or revering a creature in place of God CCC 2113