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Creation
Christian belief which explains our existence rooted in and for love TERM 2
Personalism
DEFINITION 2 A philosophy which reflects a deep concern for the value of the human person TERM 3
Redemption
DEFINITION 3 Christian belief in the hope offered in Christ's saving sacrifice which offers us the chance to reenter into loving relationship with God and one another TERM 4
Sin
DEFINITION 4 Christian belief which reflects an understanding of the choice to act against God's love, to be prideful and unloving TERM 5
Theological Anthropology
DEFINITION 5 A study of the human person in light of our understanding of God
Encyclical
A letter written by the Pope for the whole church to discuss matters of doctrine, morality, or pastoral cocnerns TERM 7
Council
DEFINITION 7 A gathering of church leaders in order to determine and explain matters doctrine, morality, and worship TERM 8
Complementarity
DEFINITION 8 The term for the equality and difference between male and female sexes that allows for total and mutual self-gift TERM 9
Lust
DEFINITION 9 A violation of love; sexual pleasure sought isolated from love and without respect and appreciation for the person TERM 10
Adultery
DEFINITION 10 Action of infidelity condemned by Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew because it fails to witness to the faithful love of God
Self-mastery
The ability to govern one's passions and instincts to be sure they are under the guidance of the intellect and the will TERM 17
Primordial
DEFINITION 17 Pertaining to or existing from the beginning TERM 18
Council of Florence
DEFINITION 18 The meeting of the Church which declared Marriage an official Sacrament as a permanent sign of God's enduring love TERM 19
Form of the Sacrament
DEFINITION 19 Content of the sacrament TERM 20
Consent
DEFINITION 20 An act of the will by which the man and the woman mutually give and receive one another in irrevocable covenant
Second Vatican Council
the meeting of the Church which renewed the understanding of marriage as a covenant and explored the spirituality of marriage TERM 22
Matter of the Sacrament
DEFINITION 22 Physical material of the sacrament TERM 23
Forming a Community of Persons
DEFINITION 23 Authentic relationship needs to be based in gift love and that true unity depends upon the mutual recognition and protection of the equal dignity of each person TERM 24
Participating in the Development of Society
DEFINITION 24 Equal responsibility exists for the family and the wider community to foster the duties, rights, and flourishing of family life as the "first and vital cell" of the community TERM 25
Serving Life
DEFINITION 25 Married spouses have a special call to participate in the creative power of God through their conjugal love and the procreation and education of children
