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Catechism of The Catholic Church #1831

1831 The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. They belong in their...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #2416

2416 Animals are God's creatures. He surrounds them with his providential care. By their mere existence they bless him and give him glory. Thus...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #412

412 But why did God not prevent the first man from sinning? St. Leo the Great responds, "Christ's inexpressible grace gave us blessings better...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #1749

1749 Freedom makes man a moral subject. When he acts deliberately, man is, so to speak, the father of his acts. Human acts, that...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #439

439 Many Jews and even certain Gentiles who shared their hope recognized in Jesus the fundamental attributes of the messianic "Son of David", promised...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #687

687 "No one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God." Now God's Spirit, who reveals God, makes known to us Christ,...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #2422

2422 The Church's social teaching comprises a body of doctrine, which is articulated as the Church interprets events in the course of history, with...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #2214

2214 The divine fatherhood is the source of human fatherhood; this is the foundation of the honor owed to parents. the respect of children,...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #1878

1878 All men are called to the same end: God himself. There is a certain resemblance between the union of the divine persons and...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #1785

1785 In the formation of conscience the Word of God is the light for our path, we must assimilate it in faith and prayer...