Unit 8 Vocabulary: Making Moral Choices

An essential part of the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation in which the priest pardons the sins of the person confessing, in the name of God and the Church is _.

The gift of _ includes being aware of God's majesty, unlimited power, and desire for justice, while at the same time being able to approach him with the trust of a child. This gift is sometimes translated as "fear of the Lord."

Gifts intended for the common good of the Church, also called charisms, are _.

The name for the God-given virtues of faith, hope, and love. These virtues enable us to know God as God and lead us to union with him in mind and heart.

A supernatural gift of God by which our sins are forgiven and we are made holy. It restores our communion with God.

God's interventions and support for us in the everyday moments of our lives. _ are important for conversion and for continuing growth in holiness.

To have hatred for our sin and a commitment not to sin again.

To be guilty of wrongdoing.

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.

In general, the belief in the existence of God. For Christians, the gift of God by which one freely accepts full Revelation in Jesus Christ. It is a matter of both the head (acceptance of God's revealed truth) and the heart (love of God and neighbor as a response to God's first loving us); also, one of the three theological virtues.