United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

584 • United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

Goods

God’s People: see People of God the Golden Rule: 324, 390, 400, 433, 437 Good; goodness: 331 “all things work for good for those who love God”: 454 children and the good of the family: 283 conscience and what is good: 314-15 defending the good of each human being: 379 and evil: 56-57, 68, 242, 310-12, 327, 332, 390, 485, 490, 493 friendship and: 406 God as author of: 385 grace and: 341 human longing for goodness: 4, 310 immoral means to a good end: 392-93 the moral good: 311-13, 315, 320 moral law as helping to determine: 320 openness to: 8, 16 in our culture: 16, 129 sin opposed to the: 331 the supreme good of knowing Jesus Christ: 469 truth and: 437 universe destined to the good of the human family: 54 see also Common good; specific topics, e.g., Marriage defending the good of each human being: 379 freedom and growth in: 310-11, 316, 319-20 human acts: 311, 320 Original Sin and: 68-69 strengthening: 191 virtue as a means for maturing in: 193, 315-17 see also Fruits of the Holy Spirit Goodness of God: 4, 6, 15, 56, 327, 495 creation and: 54, 62, 67, 363, 368 God as author of goodness: 385 Goodness, human

and the common good: 426 coveting: 449, 455

detachment from vs. exaggerated dependence on material goods: 312, 419, 449, 453 distribution of: 420, 425, 455 goods of the earth: 420 stewardship of the: 324 universal destination of the: 420, 426 see also Materialism; Property

Good Shepherd: 258-59 Goodwill

countering envy with: 450, 455 Gospel: 21-33, 79, 499-502, 514 authors of: 26, 94 bringing the Gospel into culture (see Evangelization) catechesis and: 94

the center of the Gospel message: 119 Christians and: 129 the Church and: 122, 129, 132-33 culture, relationship to: 15-16, 134, 442-43, 445 family, Gospel as center for: 404 as first communicated by preaching and witness: 24 formation of: 26 the Good News: 68, 77-87 heart of: 313 heart of the Gospel: 313 inherent attractiveness of: 336, 437 as law of love: 336 Law of (New Law): 331 Lord’s Prayer as summary of: 490 Old Testament as preparing the world for: 328, 336 place of honor in Scripture: 26 portraits of Jesus in: 79-80 proclaiming: 16-17, 21-22 (see also Evangelization; Witness, Christian) Scripture, as holding place of honor in: 26 transmission of: 32 see also Apostolic Succession; Great Commission; New Testament; Tradition; specific topics and events

the Good News: 68, 77-87 see also Gospel