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A B Christ. See Jesus Christ Christian faith, 7–9 Christian life, as striving for abortion, 67 Baptism, 40, 80, 112–113, 187, holiness, 46 196, 228 Abram/Abraham, 9–11, 16 Christological heresies, Adam and Eve, 99, 100, beatitude, 195, 228 137–141, 228 115–118, 149, 190, 195, 228 Beatitudes, 196–198, 197, 211, Christology, 54, 98, 190–191 228 Against Heresies (St. Church Irenaeus), 145 begotten, defined, 115, 228 as body of Christ, 44, 45, Alpha and Omega, Jesus as, believing and acting on that 89, 228 98, 108 belief, 9–12, 14. See also faith Catholic Church, 89 Anathemas of Second Council Benedict XVI (pope), 35, 92, continued presence of of Constantinople (553), 136 175 Word of God through, 101 Annunciation, 150, 228 Bible, defined, 7, 228. See also defined, 228 Apollo 13, 188 Scripture development of doctrine bishops, 55, 56, 228 Apollonaris and and establishment of, 142 Apollonarianism, 137 body, human, goodness of, discipleship through 69, 169 Apostles, 55, 228 community of, 79, 80–86 body of Christ, Church as, 44, apostolic succession, 55, 228 faith and concept of, 39, 45, 89, 228 Arius and Arianism, 102, 44, 45 brothers and sisters of Jesus, 138–140, 228 fullness of revelation in, in Scriptures, 154–155 Armstrong, Neil, 23 87–89 Assumption of Mary, 153, 228 guidance provided by, St. Augustine of Hippo C 83–86 Confessions, 42, 49 Lumen Gentium on, 93 life of, 42 Virgin Mary as Mother of Caritas in Veritate (papal and model of, 156 Of the Morals of the encyclical, 2009), 35 Catholic Church, 212–213 women, view of, 69–71, 157 Catholic Church, 89 authority and knowledge of Church Fathers, 132, 229 Catholic veneration of Mary, God/truth, 23, 30 155 Claver, St. Peter, 199 Chalcedon, Council of (451), Communion. See Eucharist 190 Communion of Saints, 215, charity. See love 216–217, 217, 229 Chesterton, G. K., 31 Communism, 43, 231

community, importance Deus Caritas Est (papal faith leading to, 39 of, 80–83, 81. See also encyclical, 2005), 175 focus and reflection discipleship development of doctrine, questions, 91 compassion of Jesus, 170 129–147 friends of Jesus, disciples Confessions (St. Augustine), additional readings, 145–147 as, 7–8, 166 42, 49 defined, 58, 229 fullness of revelation, Confirmation, 80 definitions of doctrine and experiencing, 87–89 Constantinople, Second dogma, 130, 229 grace and, 80 Council of (553), 126, 146 establishment of Church guidance and, 83–86 consubstantial with the and, 142 imitation of Christ Father, Jesus Christ as, focus and reflection through, 82, 86 113–114, 139–140, 229 questions, 144 life of St. Therese of conversion, 195, 229 heresies, combating, Lisieux and, 84, 84 councils, ecumenical. See 130–141 (See also heresies) saints, example of, 81, 92 ecumenical councils idols and idolatry, problem Sunday observance, rule covenant, 39, 87, 229 of, 130–132, 131, 231 of, 85–86 creation life of St. Gregory of Nyssa truth about, 46, 90 and, 136 God’s love for us and, 186 divine providence, 187 orthodoxy, concept of, 133, humans as stewards of, 73, divine revelation, 51, 53–63 185 232 additional readings, 62–63 Jesus’s affirmation of truth about, 143 Church, experiencing goodness of, 185 Devil fullness of revelation new creation, 181, 232 defenses against, 173 through, 87–89 Crucifixion, 170, 195 Fall of Adam and Eve and, defined, 54, 229 115–118 faith as acceptance of D temptation of Jesus by, 169 God’s self-revelation, 38 dignity of the human person, focus and reflection 66–67, 69, 74, 229 questions, 61 death discipleship, 79–93 knowledge of God and of Jesus on cross, 170, 195 additional readings, 92–93 truth through, 29–30 as one of Four Last Things, Church, through life of St. Ignatius of Loyola 217–219 community of, 79, 80–86 and, 57 resurrection of the dead, community and, 79, 80–83, Scripture and, 54, 55–59 153, 219, 233 81 Tradition and, 55–59 Dei Verbum (Dogmatic defined, 80, 229 truth about, 60 Constitution on Divine definition of disciple, 39, words and actions, Jesus Revelation, 1968), 16, 62 229 Christ’s self-revelation Deposit of Faith, 53, 56, 59 evangelization, call to, 85, through, 99–100 desire for knowledge of God 86, 208 divine revelation through and truth, 26–27 faith and religion, Jesus, 95, 176–227. See also relationship to, 39, 86–87 Four Last Things; self-

understanding through ethics, 26, 229 also knowledge of God and divine revelation of Jesus Eucharist truth) about God, 101–104, 120–121 food in ministry of Jesus life of Abraham and, 9–11 about Trinity, 120–121 and, 167–169 life of St. Augustine and, 42 Jesus as God’s perfect Holy Communion, as title obedience of, 17 revelation of Himself, 180 for, 88, 231 personal relationship with Docetism, 137 Incarnation and, 169 God, as acceptance of doctrinal/dogmatic as sacrament, 80 invitation to, 3 development. See Sunday observance, rule religion and religious development of doctrine of, 85–86 belief, concept of, 5, 41–44, 86–87 Dominum et Vivificantem Evangelium Vitae (papal (papal encyclical, 1986), 127 encyclical, 1995), 77 responding to, 9–12, 38–39 dulia, 155, 229 evangelization, 85, 86, 208, self-revelation of God, as 230 acceptance of, 38 E evil. See suffering and evil suffering/evil and, 13 existence of God, knowledge as surrender to truth that about truth of, 22, 26–31 God is love, 40, 41 economy of salvation, 59, 99, as theological/ 229 supernatural virtue, 12 ecumenical councils. See also F trust and, 6–7 Second Vatican Council truth about, 14, 46 Chalcedon (451), 190 faith, 3–49. See also self- the Fall, 67, 115–118 Constantinople I (381), understanding through faith families 126–127 additional readings, 16–17, Holy Family, 165, 231 Constantinople II (553), 48–49 Trinity, as family, 114 126, 146 Christian faith, 7–9 Father, God as. See God the defined, 132, 229 communal nature of, 45 Father Nicaea (325), 102, 138–139 defined, 7, 230 femaleness and maleness, purpose of, 58, 132 Deposit of Faith, 56, 58 69–71 St. Edith Stein (Sister Teresa discipleship and, 39, 86–87 fiat of Virgin Mary, 150, 230 Benedicta a Cruce), 25, 25 Enlightenment thinking Fides et Ratio (papal Emerson, Ralph Waldo, Self- and, 43–44 encyclical, 1998), 17, 34, 63 Reliance, 90 focus and reflection First Cause, existence of God Emmanuel, Jesus Christ as, questions, 15, 47 reasoned from, 27, 27–28 99, 229 as gift from God, 7 food and ministry of Jesus, emotional intelligence/ happiness and, 44 167–169 intuition, 25 Jesus as way to the Father Four Last Things, 177, 214–227 end times. See Four Last through, 39–41, 45 additional readings, 226– Things knowledge of God and 227 Enlightenment, 43–44, 229 truth through, 29–30 (See death, 217–219 environmental defined, 217, 230 responsibility, 73, 185

focus and reflection Gaudium et Spes (Pastoral blessedness sometimes questions, 225 Constitution on the Church translated as, 196 general/last judgment, 219, in the Modern World, 1965), faith and, 44 190 230 God’s desire for human Heaven, 216, 222, 222–223, gender, 69–71 happiness, 204 230 general resurrection, 153 Heaven, 216, 222, 222–223, Hell, 217, 223, 230 general/last judgment, 219, 230 judgment, 219–220 230 Hell, 217, 223, 230 life of St. Teresa of Avila Gifts of the Holy Spirit, 121, heresies 121–122, 230 and, 221 additional readings, 145–147 Gnosticism, 134–135, 145, 147, particular judgment, 219, Apollonaris and 230 232 Apollonarianism, 137 God the Father Purgatory, 216, 217, 220, 232 Arius and Arianism, 102, truth about, 224 Jesus Christ as son of, 104, 138–140, 228 112 works, our judgment Christological heresies, according to, 201–204 Lord’s Prayer/Our Father, 137–141, 228 113, 167, 207–208 Francis (pope), 16, 48, 92, 142, defined, 131, 231 salvation as becoming sons 147, 211 Docetism, 137 and daughters of, 165 St. Francis of Assisi, 168 focus and reflection Trinitarian theology of, Frassati, Blessed Pier questions, 144 111–113 Giorgio, 183 Gnosticism, 134–135, 145, Good Samaritan, parable of, free will/freedom, 181–182, 147, 230 198 230 life of St. Gregory of Nyssa goodness of God and friends and, 136 presence of suffering and disciples as friends of Monarchianism/Modalism, evil in world, 122–123 Jesus, 7–8, 166 135, 232 Gospels of Jesus, 166 Monophysitism, 138 as answer to who Jesus is, laying down one’s life for, Monothelitism, 138 99 8, 73, 163, 166 Nestorius and defined, 56, 230 trust and, 6 Nestorianism, 140–141, 146 grace, 80, 150, 186, 194–195, fruits of the Holy Spirit, 122, orthodoxy, concept of, 133, 230 230 232 St. Gregory of Nyssa, 136 fulfillment, time of. See Four Pellagianism, 147 Last Things responding to, 132–133 H Subordinationism, 135, 233 G Trinitarian heresies, 133–135 happiness truth about, 143 St. Augustine’s Of the Gaudate et Exsultate Morals of the Catholic history (apostolic exhortation, 2018), Church on, 212–213 development of doctrine 147, 211 as beatitude, 195, 228 over, 58

Incarnation as God’s entry image of God, humanity St. James (apostle), 170 into, 179 made in, 65, 67–68, 69, 104, St. James (brother of the Salvation History, 9, 38, 45, 180, 181–182, 186 Lord), 154–155, 165 55, 95, 100, 151, 187, 229, 233 imitation of Christ, 82, 86 Jesuits/Society of Jesus, 57 holiness Immaculate Conception of Jesus Christ, 97–109. See also call to, 196–204 Mary, 150–152 divine revelation through Christian life as striving immortality, 181 Jesus; Incarnation; self- for, 46 Incarnation, 163–175 understanding through divine revelation of Jesus Holy Communion, 88, 231. See additional readings, 173–175 additional readings, 107– also Eucharist Christological heresies 109 Holy Family, 165, 231 and, 137–141 as Alpha and Omega, 98, Holy Spirit defined, 72, 231 108 baptism, reception Eucharist and, 169 brothers and sisters of, in through, 12, 187 focus and reflection Scriptures, 154–155 eternal procession from questions, 172 as center of universe, 99 the Father and the Son, 120 human history, God’s entry Christology of, 54, 98, fruits of, 122, 230 into, 179 190–191 Gifts of, 121, 121–122, 230 Hypostatic Union in, 138 Church as body of, 44, 45, guidance of Church by, 56 Jesus Christ as fully God 89, 228 Trinity, as third person of, and fully human through, compassion of, 170 120–122 99–101, 104 as consubstantial with the , 66, 231 life of Jesus and, 165–170 homo sapiens Father, 113–114, 139–140, 229 , 139–140, 231 mystery of, 163–165 homoousios as Emmanuel, 99, 229 human beings. See self- nativity of Jesus, and life of eternally begotten of the understanding through St. Francis of Assisi, 169 Father, 115, 228 divine revelation of Jesus; self-understanding evangelization, as model self-understanding through through faith and, 71, 72, of, 85, 86 faith 72–73, 77 family of, 165 hyperdulia, 155, 231 truth about, 170, 171 focus and reflection Hypostatic Union, 138, 191, inductive reasoning, 23, 25, questions, 106 231 231 food and ministry of, hypotheses and hypothesis intelligibility, existence of 167–169 testing, 23, 231 God reasoned from, 28, 231 friends, calling disciples as, intuition/emotional 7–8 intelligence, 25 I friends of, 166 St. Irenaeus of Lyon, 119, 145 full divinity of, heresies Isaac, 10, 16 denying, 138–140 idols and idolatry, 130–132, 131, 231 full humanity of, heresies denying, 137–138 St. Ignatius of Loyola, 57 J as fully God and fully human, 99–101, 104, 105 Jacob, 16

© Sophia Institute for Teachers Index 239 on goal of life/end of life, unity with God through, K 216–217 195–196 grace through, 194–195 as way to the Father knowledge of God and truth, heresies, Christological, through faith, 39–41, 45 19–35 137–141 words and actions, self- additional readings, 34–35 imitation of, 82, 86 revelation through, 99–100 authority and, 23, 30 life of St. Nicholas of Myra as worker, 166 and, 102 John, Gospel of, on Logos/ defining knowledge, 22, 231 as Logos (Word), 99, 100– Word, 99 defining truth, 20, 233 101, 231 St. John (apostle), 170 desire for, 26–27 as Lord, 39, 231 St. John the Baptist, 165 divine revelation and, love commandment of, 40, St. John of the Cross, 48 29–30 171, 175, 201 St. John Paul II (pope) ethics and, 26, 229 Mystical Body of, 83, 101, on Blessed Pier Giorgio existence of God, 22, 26–31 193 Frassati, 183 faith and, 29–30 nativity of, and St. Francis canonization of Edith Stein focus and reflection of Assisi, 169 by, 24 questions, 32–33 as New Adam, 99, 115–118, Dominum et Vivificantem hypotheses and hypothesis 119, 150, 195 (1986), 127 testing, 23, 231 Passion (sorrow, suffering, Evangelium Vitae (1995), 77 intuition/emotional and death) of, 170, 195 Fides et Ratio (1998), 17, 34, intelligence and, 25 priests, as in persona 63 life of St. Edith Stein and, Christi captis, 185 photo of, 76 25, 25 Protoevangelium, fulfilling, Redemptoris Mater (1987), multiple pathways to, 26 99, 232 109, 150, 160 natural revelation and, 29 on religion, 87 Redemptoris Missio (1990), objective reality versus resurrection of, 195, 218, 108 subjective opinion, 20–23, 219 Salvifici Doloris (1984), 174 29, 30, 233 revelation about God Veritatis Splendor (1993), 34 philosophy and, 26–29, 232 through, 101–104, 120–121 World Youth Day homily reason and, 23–25, 233 as savior and redeemer, (2002), 76 science and, 21–24, 233 119–120, 194–195 St. Joseph (brother of the theology and, 26 separation of divinity and Lord), 154–155, 165 truth about, 31 humanity of, heresies St. Joseph (foster father of leading to, 140–141 Jesus), 165, 166 as son of God, 104, 112, 115 Judas, 170 L temptation of, 169 Judgment. See Four Last Trinity, as second person Things Last Judgment. See Four Last of, 113–120 Things truth about, 105 latria, 155, 231 Lazarus, 166

Life of Teresa of Jesus (St. Lumen Fidei (papal Church as, 101 Teresa of Avila), 226–227 encyclical, 2013), 16, 48 evil as, 123 “little way” of St. Therese of Lumen Gentium (Dogmatic God as, 101–103 Lisieux, 84 Constitution on the Church, on Incarnation, 163–165 loaves and fishes, miracle of, 1964), 93, 160 Trinity as, 101, 111, 130 167 Lux Veritatis (papal Mystical Body of Christ, 83, Logos (Word), Jesus Christ encyclical, 1931), 191 101, 193 as, 99, 100–101, 231 Lord, Jesus Christ as, 39, 231 M Lord’s Prayer/Our Father, N 113, 167, 207–208 St. Louis de Montfort, 152, Magisterium, 56, 231 nativity scenes, 168 159 Magnificat, 107 natural revelation, 29, 53, 231 love (charity). See also friends maleness and femaleness, Nestorius and Nestorianism, Caritas in Veritate (papal 69–71 140–141, 146 encyclical, 2009) on, 35 Martha (sister of Lazarus), New Adam, Jesus Christ as, communion of love, 166 99, 115–118, 119, 150, 195 humans made for, 68–69, Marx, Karl, 43 New Covenant, 87 79 Marxism, 43, 231 new creation, 181, 232 conformity to law of, 82–83 Mary (sister of Lazarus), 166 New Eve, Virgin Mary as, 99, defined, 68 Mary, Mother of God. See 149, 150, 232 faith as surrender to truth Virgin Mary Nicaea, Council of (325), 102, that God is love, 40, 41 materialism and wealth, 138–139 fruitfulness of, 120 200–201 Nicene Creed, 113, 120, 139, human desire for, 44 Missionaries of Charity, 70 165, 190 Incarnation of Christ and, Monarchianism/Modalism, Niceno-Constantinopolitan 73 135, 232 Creed, 126–127 Jesus’s love commandment, St. Monica, 42 St. Nicholas of Myra, 102 40, 171, 175, 201 Monothelitism, 138 Pope Francis on true love, Montfort, St. Louis de, 152, 92 159 O self-understanding Moses, Law of, 196 through divine revelation Mother and model of the of Jesus and, 184 obedience of faith, 17 Church, Virgin Mary as, 156 suffering/evil and God’s objective reality versus Mother of God, Virgin Mary love for us, 186–187 subjective opinion, 20–23, 29, as, 99, 149, 150 30, 232 Trinity, between members Mother Terese (St. Teresa of of, 184 Of the Morals of the Catholic Calcutta), 70, 70 Church (St. Augustine), 212 Trinity as fruitfulness of, multiplication of loaves and 120, 124 omniscience and fishes, miracle of, 167 omnipotence of God, 181–182, mystery 232

© Sophia Institute for Teachers Index 241 oneness of God, denials of, prayer S 134–135 as conversation with God, original grace, 150 204, 206 Sacraments, 80, 171, 186– Original Sin, 80, 150, 166, 182 growing closer to God 187, 233. See also specific through, 103 orthodoxy, concept of, 133, Sacraments 232 Jesus on, 204–208 Sacred Scriptures. See Our Father/Lord’s Prayer, to Mary, 155 Scriptures 113, 167, 207–208 Our Father/Lord’s Prayer, Sacred Tradition. See 113, 167, 207–208 Tradition P priests, as in persona Christi saints, 81, 92, 155, 215, 216–217, captis, 185 217, 229, 233. See also specific prodigal son, parable of, 38, saints by name parables, 198–200, 232 113 salvation particular judgment, 219, 232 Protestants and as becoming sons and Passion of Jesus Christ, 170, Protestantism, 154 daughters of God, 165 195 Protoevangelium, 99, 232 Church as necessary for, St. Patrick, 116 Purgatory, 216, 217, 220, 232 45 St. Paul, 27, 39, 44, 48, 55, 86, defined, 233 88, 89, 95, 109, 112, 113, 118, 119, R definition of redeemer, 195, 196, 204, 212, 213. See also 119–120, 233 specific Pauline writings economy of, 59, 99, 229 Paul VI (pope), 173 rationality/rational soul, 67, Jesus as savior and Pellagianism, 147 68, 181–182, 233 redeemer, 119–120, 194–195 perpetual virginity of Mary, reason and reasoning, 23–25, willed by God, 113 154–155, 232 233 Salvation History, 9, 38, 45, person, defined, 68, 232 redemption. See salvation 55, 95, 100, 151, 187, 229, 233 personal relationship with Redemptoris Mater (papal Salvifici Doloris (apostolic God encyclical, 1987), 109, 150, 160 letter, 1984), 174 faith as acceptance of Redemptoris Missio (papal Santa Claus (St. Nicholas of invitation to, 3 encyclical, 1990), 108 Myra), 102 reason/philosophy and, religion and religious belief, Satan. See Devil 28–29 concept of, 5, 41–44, 86–87, science, 21–24, 233 religion as human way of 233 scientific method, 23 seeking, 7 resurrection Scripture as response to faith, 38–39 of the dead, 153, 219, 233 Bible, defined, 7, 228 truth about, 60 of Jesus, 195, 218, 219 brothers and sisters of St. Peter (apostle and pope), Rich Young Man, parable of, Jesus in, 154–155 25, 142, 170 200, 200–201 divine revelation through, St. Peter Claver, 199 54, 55–59 philosophy, 26–29, 232 Gospels, as answer to who Pius XI (pope), 191 Jesus is, 99

Gospels, defined, 56, 230 life of St. Peter Claver and, Sermon on the Mount, Immaculate Conception of 199 196–198, 211 Mary and, 151 life of Blessed Pier Giorgio sexual identity, 69–71 revelation of Jesus Frassati and, 183 slaves and slavery, 67, 199 through, 100–101 love, 184 Society of Jesus/Jesuits, 57 Second Vatican Council prayer, 204–208 The Spiritual Exercises Dei Verbum, 16, 62 rationality/rational soul, (Ignatius of Loyola), 57 Gaudium et Spes, 190 181–182 Stein, St. Edith (Sister Teresa Lumen Gentium, 93, 160 salvation and grace Benedicta a Cruce), 25, 25 through Jesus, 194–195 on obedience of faith, 17 subjective opinion versus truth about, 188, 209 objective reality, 20–23, 29, purpose of, 58 unity with God, 195–196 30, 232 Self-Reliance (Emerson), 90 wealth and materialism, Subordinationism, 135, 233 self-revelation of God. See 200–201 suffering and evil divine revelation self-understanding through compassion of Jesus for, self-understanding through faith, 65–77 170 divine revelation of Jesus, 179–213 additional readings, 76–77 faith and, 13 additional readings, 190– body, goodness of, 69, 169 in Gnosticism, 134 191, 211–213 communion of love, God’s desire for human creation, Jesus affirming humans made for, 68–69, happiness and, 204 goodness of, 185 79 goodness of God and, evangelization, call to, 208 dignity of the human 122–123 person, 66–67, 69, 74, 229 focus and reflection Jesus, Passion of, 170, 195 questions, 189, 210 focus and reflection love of God for humanity questions, 75 free will/freedom, 181–182, and, 186–187 230 gender and, 69–71 Salvifici Doloris on, 174 fully human, Jesus as image of God, humanity Summa Theologiae (St. example of what it means made in, 65, 67–68, 69, 104 Thomas Aquinas), 211 to be, 180–181 Incarnation of Christ and, Sunday observance, rule of, goal of life/end of life, 71, 72, 72–73, 77 85–86 216–217 life of St. Teresa of supernatural/theological holiness, call to, 196–204 Calcutta and, 70, 70 virtues, 12, 233 image of God, humanity meaning of life, 66, 68 made in, 180, 181–182, 186 person, defined, 68, 232 T immortality, promise of, 181 rational souls, humans Jesus as God’s perfect endowed with, 67, 68 revelation of Himself, 180 stewards of creation, temptation of Jesus, 169 Last Things and judgment human responsibility as, 73 Ten Commandments, 151, 155 according to our works, truth about, 74 Sister Teresa Benedicta a 201–204 (See also Four Last sensible reality, 23, 233 Cruce (St. Edith Stein), 25, 25 Things)

St. Teresa of Avila, 25, 221, revelation of Jesus about, as Mother and model of 226–227 101 the Church, 156 St. Teresa of Calcutta, 70, 70 truth about, 124 as Mother of God, 99, 149, theological/supernatural True Devotion to Mary (St. 150 virtues, 12, 233 Louis de Montfort), 152, 159 as New Eve, 99, 149, 150, theology, 26, 233 trust and faith, 6–7 232 Theotokos, Virgin Mary as, truth. See knowledge of God perpetual virginity of, 150 and truth 154–155, 232 St. Therese of Lisieux, 84, 84 praying to, 155 St. Thomas the Apostle, 138 U Protestant view of, 154 St. Thomas Aquinas, 25, 211 Redemptoris Mater (1987), 109 Thoreau, Henry David, 90 unity with God through Salvation History, place in, threeness of Trinitarian Jesus, 195–196 152 persons, denials of, 135 as Theotokos, 149 Tradition truth about, 157 defined, 233 V virtue divine revelation through, 55–59 defined, 12, 233 Vatican II. See Second on perpetual virginity of faith as, 12 Vatican Council Mary, 154 theological/supernatural, Veritatis Splendor (papal Trinity, 111–127 12, 233 encyclical, 1993), 34 additional reading, 126–127 Vigil with Young People as family, 114 (Benedict XVI, 2011), 92 W focus and reflection Virgin Mary, 149–160 questions, 125 additional readings, 159– wealth and materialism, as fruitfulness of love, 120, 160 200–201 124 Annunciation to, 150, 228 women, Church’s view of, God the Father, 111–113 Assumption of, 153, 228 69–71, 157 God the Holy Spirit, 120– Catholic veneration of, 155 Word ( ), Jesus Christ as, 122 Logos in economy of salvation, 99 99, 100–101, 231 God the Son (Jesus Christ), Word of God, 55, 99–101, 233 113–120 fiat of, 150, 230 worker, Jesus as, 166 heresies about, 133–135 focus and reflection questions, 158 World Youth Day, homily of life of St. Gregory of Nyssa St. John Paul II at (2002), 76 and, 136 as “full of grace,” 150 life of St. Patrick and, 116 Immaculate Conception of, 150–152 love between members of, 184 knowing Jesus through, 98 as mystery, 101, 111, 130 life of St. Louis de Montfort and, 152 Magnificat of, 107