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Catechism of The Catholic Church #2501

2501 Created "in the image of God," man also expresses the truth of his relationship with God the Creator by the beauty of his...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #1822

1822 Charity is the theological virtue by which we love God above all things for his own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #1817

1817 Hope is the theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our happiness, placing our trust in...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #1814-1816

1814 Faith is the theological virtue by which we believe in God and believe all that he has said and revealed to us, and...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #1813

1813 The theological virtues are the foundation of Christian moral activity; they animate it and give it its special character. They inform and give...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #1809

1809 Temperance is the moral virtue that moderates the attraction of pleasures and provides balance in the use of created goods. It ensures the...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #78

78 This living transmission, accomplished in the Holy Spirit, is called Tradition, since it is distinct from Sacred Scripture, though closely connected to it....
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #1808

1808 Fortitude is the moral virtue that ensures firmness in difficulties and constancy in the pursuit of the good. It strengthens the resolve to...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #2741

2741 Jesus also prays for us - in our place and on our behalf. All our petitions were gathered up, once for all, in...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #1085

1085 In the liturgy of the Church, it is principally his own Paschal mystery that Christ signifies and makes present. During his earthly life...