United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

INDEX

Italicized numbers indicate location of definition in glossary.

Abortion: 243, 285-86, 374, 387-89, 397, 503 moral precepts and: 391, 400 and respect for life: 389, 391-92, 422-23 those who help obtain: 391-92 Abraham: 131, 215, 264, 464 calling of: 13-14, 130-31 as “father in faith”: 39 God’s covenant with: 14, 18, 113, 149, 508 promises of hope: 37

their sin and its consequences: 57, 68-75 (see also Original Sin)

Administration

as gift of the Spirit: 121 Adolescents: see Children; Youth Adoption of children: 381

divine filiation: 193, 207, 493, 510 by God through Baptism: 193, 207, 493, 510

Adoration: 223-24, 226-28, 364-65, 370, 469, 489 of the Blessed Sacrament: 152, 462, 477 cult of: 145 of God: 55, 344-45, 357, 465, 493 name of Christ and: 357 sacred art and: 171, 297-98, 300 301, 344, 477 see also Worship Adultery: 441 definition of: 414 and divorce: 410 and God’s commandment: 307-8, 410 as injustice: 410 as insult against the dignity of marriage: 410 lust and: 443-44 liturgical season: 173 see also under Liturgy: liturgical seasons Advocate: see Holy Spirit Age of Reason (Enlightenment): see Enlightenment Age of reason (for Confirmation): 205, 210 Advanced directives: 399 Advent: 238, 503

Absolution: 503

see also under Penance and Reconciliation: absolution

Abstinence: 334-35 see also Chastity Abuse

of alcohol and drugs: 381, 401 domestic: 410 emotional: 401 the Fifth Commandment and: 401 physical: 401 sexual: 407

Acedia (a spiritual depression) as arising from lax ascetical behavior: 476 remedy for: 476 Adam and Eve: 53, 114

as created equal in dignity: 68 as created in original holiness and justice: 67 as created to complement one another in a communion of persons: 68 as different from and superior to all other living creatures on earth: 67 the Fall: 68-69, 73-74, 512 as first parents: 13, 18, 67-70, 78 free will of: 68-69 as made in image of God: 67-68

Agnosticism: 345-46, 503 Alcohol, abuse of: 381, 401 Almsgiving: 244 Lent: 518