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Faith

central mysteries of the, 234, 647, 2558

the Church as guardian of the, 171, 181, 507

deposit of the, 84-95, 173-75

dogmas of the, 88-90

education in the, 1656, 2225-26

education in the faith and catechesis, 4-6

of the faithful as the faith of the Church, received from the apostles, 949

perseverance in the faith and its defense, 162, 2088

proclamation, institution, and propagation of the, 3-10, 24, 91, 171, 425, 927, 935, 939

professing the faith as a duty and task, 2145, 2471-72

witness to the, 1816, 2220, 2473-74

See also Believing

 

as an act of belief

        "Analogy of faith," 114

        Baptism and, 1236, 1253-55

        Baptism, Confirmation, and the power to profess, 1270, 1305, 1319

        birth of, 683-84, 875

        Catechism of the Catholic Church and the doctrine of, 13-18, 23

        death for the sake of, 1281, 2473-74

        diversity of faith between spouses, 1633-37

        Eucharist as sum and summary of, 1327

        evil and the answer of, 309

        family as a community of, 2204

        as a gift of God, 153

        God and the things ordained by God as the object of, 150-52, 170, 178, 182, 206

        grounds of, 156, 651

        as a human act by no means contrary to freedom and human reason, 154-55

        idolatry as a temptation to, 2113

        motives of, 156

        Muslims and faith in the one God, 841

        prayer of, 2570, 2610-11, 2613, 2616

        science and, 159

        significance of, 26, 142-43, 150

        sins against, 2088-89

        supernatural sense of, 91-93, 889, 904

        temptations and difficulties on the path of, 164

        test of doubt, 644, 1381, 2088-89

        as a theological virtue, 1813-16

        ultimate trial of, 675

        See also Believing

 

aids to teaching the faith

        awareness of God's almighty power, 274

        bishops as teachers of the, 12, 888, 2034

        catechumenate and initiation into the, 1247-48

        the Catholic Church as educator in the, 168-69, 197, 868, 1124

        defending and spreading the, 1285

        example of Abraham, 144-45

        example of Mary, 148-49

        example of our ancestors, 147

        Holy Spirit, 1098, 1520

        Law, 1963

        liturgy, 1083, 1204, 1206

        Magisterium, 890, 892

        sacraments, 1123, 1305

        sacred images, 1192

        witness of Christian life, 2044

        Word of God, 131, 1102, 1122, 1154

 

creeds and formulas of belief

        Apostles' Creed, 194

        baptismal profession, 189

        language of faith, 170-71, 185

        Nicene Creed, 195

        parts and articles of the Creed, 190-91

        significance of the Creed, 186-88, 197

 

effects of faith

        acceptance and understanding of Revelation, 99, 158

        access to the

                Eucharistic mystery, 1381

                mystery of Christ's Resurrection, 1000

                mystery of the Church, 770, 779, 812

                mystery of death, 1006

        awareness of one's dignity, 1692

        belonging to the People of God, 782

        confirmed communion of spouses, 1644

        divine concession to those who ask, 548

        embodiment of Christ, 818

        embracing God's almighty power, 273

        good conscience and charity, 1794

        knowledge of God, 2614

        moral discretion, 2038

        one Church in one faith, 818-19

        question of evil, 309, 324

        repentance, 1492

        sharing in Christ's prophetic office, 785

        source of moral life, 2087, 2716

        source of prayer and help, 2656, 2662, 2754

 

obedience of faith

        hearing God's Word and, 2716

        Mary and, 144, 494

        as the principal moral obligation, 2087

        significance of, 143-44

 

properties and nature of faith

        acts contrary neither to freedom nor to human reason, 154-55, 180

        beginning of eternal life, 163-65

        certitude of, 157

        freedom of, 160

        full assent to God, 143, 155, 176, 2609

        grace given by God, 153, 162, 179, 298, 2005

        man's response to God's gift, 142

        necessity of, 161, 183, 846

        only one, 172-75, 866

        perseverance in, 162

        personal act and witness to others, 166

        understanding and growth in, 94-95, 156-59, 176

 

Fall

account in Genesis of man's, 289, 390

cause of man's, 215, 385

cause and origin of the fall of the angels, 391-93, 760

God did not abandon man after the, 55, 70, 410

See also Original sin

 

Fame. See Notoriety or "newspaper fame"

 

Family

baptismal priesthood, 1657

children's respect for their parents, 2214-20

Christian, 2204-06

Church as the family of God, of Christ, 1, 759, 764, 959, 1655, 2233

dangers that threaten, 2436

as the domestic Church, 1655-58, 1666, 2204-05, 2685

duties of children in, 2214-20

duties of parents in, 2221-26

education of one's, 1914

education of and respect for children, 2221-24, 2228-30

evangelization of children, 2225-26

family's duties toward the young and the old, 2208

and the fourth commandment, 2197-200

God's, 2232

in God's plan, 2201-03

as the image of the Trinity, 2205

Jesus', 533, 564

and the Kingdom of God, 2232

large families as a sign of God's blessing, 2373

make-up, nature, and purpose of, 2201-03, 2249, 2363

offenses against the, 2390

openness of the family to fertility, 1652-54

as the original cell of social life, 1882, 2207

parents' rights in, 2229-30

persons without a, 1658

prayer in, 2183, 2685, 2691, 2834

preparation for establishing, 1632

as a privileged community, 2206

as a reflection of the Father's creative work, 2205

respect for the vocation of children, 2232-33

right to establish, 1908

social defense of, 2209-11

Sunday dedication to one's, 2186

See also Marriage (Matrimony)

 

Fasting

as the evangelical Law, 1969

as a form of penance, 1434, 1438, 2043

as preparation for receiving Communion, 1387

 

Father. See Fatherhood

first Person of the Trinity, 198

God the, 232-60

significance of the invocation of, 238-39

 

actions of God the Father

        Christ, the Word of God, 65

        the cry "Abba! Father!" 742, 2777

        dialogue between God and men, 104

        God the merciful, 1439, 1449

        God, the one Father of all men, 172, 239-40

        plan of, 759

        providence and the love of God the Father towards all men, 17, 305

        relation between God the Father and Jesus Christ, 151, 242, 454, 465, 467, 473, 482, 503, 532, 536, 590, 859, 1224

        relation between the Holy Spirit and, 689, 703, 729

        Revelation of, 79, 516

        as the source and goal of the liturgy, 1077-83

        source and origin of the whole divinity, 245-46, 248

        toward men, 219, 443, 845, 1050, 1153, 2466, 2714

        toward the Son Jesus, 648

        Trinity and, 253-55, 258

        will of, 541

 

man's actions toward God the Father

        doing the will of, 2603, 2611

        man's access to, 51, 683, 1204

        prayers to be poured forth to, 434, 1109, 1352-53, 2605

        praying to God the Father, 1695, 2564, 2601, 2610, 2613, 2664, 2735-36, 2742 (see also "Our Father," the prayer)

        thanksgiving and praise to, 1359-61

 

Fatherhood

divine fatherhood as the source of human, 2214

of God, 239, 270 (see also God)

responsible, 2368

spouses share in fatherhood of God, 2367

 

Fathers of the Church, 11, 688

 

Faults

abortion, cooperation, and, 2272

acknowledgement of, 827, 1455, 1847

Adam's fault and its consequences, 390, 402-03

against chastity, 2352, 2354-55

against justice and truth, 2477, 2480-81, 2485, 2487, 2509

of atheism, 2125

Christ's death and the faults of man, 580, 598

civil punishment and, 2266

confession of, 1458, 1493

conscience and, 1781, 1784, 1801

dissensions in the Church and among men, 817

erroneous judgment and, 1791

forgiveness given for every, 978, 982, 1502, 1847

forgiveness of, 1031, 1425, 1436, 1452

gravity of, 1861, 2073

intentional homicide and, 2269

legitimate defense and, 2264

Mary, free from original sin, 966

penance and sins, 1435, 1459

reparation for, 2487

reputation, respect for it, and, 2477

of scandal, 2284, 2287, 2326

unintentional ignorance and, 1860

See also Sin(s)

 

Fear

among the principal passions, 1772

of eternal damnation, 1453

of evil, 1765

evoked by God's presence, 2144

of God as the foundation of respect for one's parents, 2217

of God as a gift of the Spirit, 1303, 1831

of God inspired by the message of the Last Judgment, 1041

 

Feast days

Easter as the "Feast of feasts," 1169

Eucharist and, 1389, 1391, 2042

feasts of the Jews and Jesus, 583

heavenly liturgy as feast, 1136

preparation for the liturgical feasts, 2043

sanctifying holy days, 2180, 2187-88, 2193

Sunday as the first of all days and of all feasts, 2174

 

Fecundity

Christ gives spiritual fruitfulness to lives, 755, 864, 2074

extension of the fecundity of conjugal love, 2221, 2363

of marriage, 2366-72

as an obligation of conjugal love, 2363

Openness to the transmission of life in marriage, 372, 1604, 1642-43, 1652-54, 1662, 1664

significance of human, 2335, 2398

 

Fidelity

"Amen" as an expression of, 1062

of the baptized, 2044

to Christ in participation in the Eucharist, 2182

the Church's, 1117, 1342

Divine, 207, 212, 214, 489, 1062-63, 1334, 2577

to God, 1502, 2101, 2787

to God's Word, 81, 86, 2466

 

Fire

eternal, 1034-35

of love, 2671, 2717, 2785

purifying, 1031

as the symbol of the Holy Spirit, 696

symbolic meaning of, 1147, 1189

 

First-fruits

Christ as first-fruits of the dead, 655

fruits of the Holy Spirit as first-fruits of eternal glory, 1832

Magi as first-fruits of the nations, 528

Mary as first-fruits of the Church, 972

 

Flesh

Christ the Word made manifest in, 51, 423, 461, 476-77

Christ's flesh as the food of life, 728, 787, 1384, 1391, 1406, 1524

lust of, 2514, 2520

man and woman, one flesh, 372, 1605, 1616, 1627, 1642, 2364

resurrection of, 988, 990, 996, 1017

struggle between flesh and the spirit, 1819, 1846, 2116

is weak, 2733

works of, 1852

 

Flock

Church as, 754, 764

shepherds of, 861, 881, 893, 1548, 1575, 1586

 

Flood

prefiguration of Baptism, 1094, 1219

Following Christ, 520, 618

in consecrated life, 916, 918, 923, 932, 1618

effects of, 1694

as the first vocation of a Christian, 2232, 2253

as a form of penance, 1435

in the spirit of truth, 2466

 

Foreigner, 2241

 

Forgiveness

asking for forgiveness in prayer, 1425, 2631, 2838-45

conversion and, 2608

is denied to the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, 1864

family as a school for granting, 1657, 2227

God's forgiveness as a sign of His omnipotence, 277

God's grace as the origin of, 2010

must be given to whoever trespasses against us, 2840, 2845

only God grants, 1441

power of, 981

sacraments as ways to receive, 987, 2839

See also Penance and Reconciliation

 

forgiveness of sins

        of all sins is possible, 982

        Baptism and, 403, 977-80, 1226, 1263

        Christ brings about, 987, 1741

        Christ justifies men, 615, 1708

        Christ, the "Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world," 523, 536, 608

        Christ, "satisfaction for our sins," 615, 1708

        the Church's power to forgive sins, 981

        different ways to obtain, 1434, 1437, 1452

        as an effect of justification, 2018

        effects of, 1443, 1473

        Eucharist and, 1393, 1846

        forms of penance and ways to obtain, 1434-39

        God alone can forgive sins, 430-31, 1441

        as God's gift of love, 734

        Holy Spirit and, 984

        offering of Christ to the Father for our sins, 606-18

        for our sake God made Christ to be sin, 602-03

        priests as instruments to forgive sins, 1421, 1486, 1520

        as reconciliation with the Church, 1443

        and the sacrament of Penance, 1496

        sacrifice of Christ for the remission of the sins of man, 536, 545, 610, 613

 

Formation

catechetical, 906

of catechumens, 1248

of conscience, 1783-85

of evangelizers, 428

in prayer, 2686

social communications media and, 2493

spiritual formation of children, 2221

 

Formulas

of absolution, 1449, 1481

catechetical formula of the Commandments, after 2051

of the Decalogue, 2065

origin of Christian prayer formularies, 1096

of the profession of faith, 170

 

Fornication

definition of, 2353

immorality of, 1755, 1852, 2353

 

Fortitude

as a cardinal virtue, 1805, 1808

as a gift of the Holy Spirit, 712, 1303, 1831

imploring of the Spirit of strength, 2846

 

Fraternal correction

charity and, 1829

conversion and, 1435

 

Fraternity

brotherhood among priests, 1568

consecrated life and, 925, 929

dangers that disrupt neighborly fellowship, 1740

educating in, 2207

established by popular piety, 1676

solidarity as demands of human and Christian brotherhood, 1939

 

Fraud

condemnation of, 1916, 2409

root of, 2534

scandal through encouraging, 2286

 

Freedom

conditions for guaranteeing, 2223, 2236, 2402

to contract marriage, 1625

dangers threatening, 1740, 1883

definition of, 1731

earthly power and personal, 450

education for, 2207, 2223, 2228, 2526

education of conscience promotes, 1748

of the family, 2211

of information and communication, 2304, 2498

of man, 33, 387, 1700, 1730-48

political, 2245

practice of a moral life gives, 1828

religious, 1907, 2107-09, 2211

right to the exercise of, 1738, 1782, 2008

significance of human, 1705

truth as a gift of, 1741

freedom and responsibility, 1731-38

        consequences of the use of, 1733-34

        and the possibility of choosing between good and evil, 1732

        right to exercise freedom, 1738, 1907, 2254

        violation of personal, 2356, 2492

        will and, 1734-35

 

freedom in the Economy of Salvation

        of faith, 154, 160, 180

        given to us by Christ, 908, 1741

        God creates freely "out of nothing," 296

        God's respect for human freedom, 311, 1884

        Grace does not rival human freedom, 1742, 1993, 2008

        Jesus' freedom in obeying the Father, 609-10, 1009, 2749

        limits of, 396-450

        and original sin, 397, 407, 415, 1707, 1714, 1739

        and sin, 387, 601, 654, 1739, 1741, 1853, 1859

        of the Virgin Mary, 488, 511

 

Friend

Christ, friend of man, 1972

God, friend of man, 142, 2063, 2576

laying down one's life for one's, 609

 

Friendship

as an aid to the homosexual, 2359

between Christ and man, 1395, 2665

between God and man, 55, 277, 355, 374, 384, 396, 1023, 1030, 1468, 1863, 2709

charity, harmony, and, 1829, 1939

chastity developed and expressed in, 2347

is no excuse for insults against the truth, 2480

 

Fulfillment

Mary and the fulfillment of the Lord's words, 148-49, 2676

of the Old Law, 580

of the precepts of justice, 2411

Resurrection and the fulfillment of hope, 992

 

Fullness

charity as fullness of the law, 2055

of Christ, 423, 515

Christ as the fullness of the moral law, 1953

Christ as the mediator and fullness of all Revelation, 65-67

of the Christian life, 5, 2013

evangelical counsels as fullness of charity, 1974

of the Kingdom of God, 1042

of the means of salvation, 824

prayer in the fullness of time, 2598-619

of time, 422, 484, 717-30, 744, 2598-619

 

Funerals

of children who have died without Baptism, 1261

Christian, 1680-90

See also Deceased

 

Future

of humanity, 1917

knowledge of, 2115

 

 

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