United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

598 • United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

love as at the heart of all: 309 moral law: 517 (see also specific topics ) in accord with reason and divine law: 327 acts gravely contrary to: 391, 396-97, 400, 427 during armed conflict, validity of: 396-97 assist us in determining good from bad: 320 crimes against life and: 391, 396 97, 400 following, divine assistance with: 330 freedom and: 310-11 as given to us for our happiness: 310 information and: 434, 437 love as the foundation for: 318 as not arbitrary: 310 reproduction and: 410, 415 salvation as leading us to: 330 and scientific research: 38, 58 sin as an act contrary to: 312 natural law: 327-28, 335, 521 (see under specific topics, e.g., Marriage) acts contrary to: 280, 407, 410 as applying to all people at all times: 327 in the Church’s social doctrine: 420 and civil law: 283 coming to know natural law through human reason: 327 confirmed in Divine Revelation: 327 consequence of being made in the image of God: 327, 335 as at the core of what makes us human: 327 definition: 521

using discreet language to preserve personal safety, respect for privacy, and the common good: 434, 437 Last Judgment: see Final Judgment Last Supper: 21, 52, 216-17, 436, 481 bread, wine, and: 219-20 “Do this in memory of me,” as a command to the Apostles and their successors: 366 institution of the Eucharistic Sacrifice: 215-17, 219-21, 228 Jesus’ discourse at the: 80, 105, 217, 329 Jesus shown to be High Priest of the New Covenant and perfect sacrifice to the Father: 216 Jesus transformed the bread and wine into his Body and Blood (Mass as sacred meal): 519 linked to Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross: 221 Lathrop, Rose Hawthorne (Mother Alphonsa): 65-67, 278 Law: 332, 517 Church law/canon law: 524 (see also Precepts of the Church; specific topics ) civil law: 517 (see also Political authority) the Church’s mission and obligation to critique and challenge those that offend against fundamental rights: 379-80 and civic responsibility: 507 moral obligation to oppose laws contrary to the moral order: 379-80 natural law should be reflected in: 383 to promote social justice: 326 to reflect and protect proper moral order: 379-80 divine wisdom as leading us to various types of laws: 336 eternal law as wisdom ordering all things rightly: 327

detectable because we are made in the image of God: 335, 437 as expressing our human dignity: 327, 335