234 Encountering Christ Index Page numbers in color indicate illustrations. References to specific citations from Scripture and the Catechism will be found in the separate INDEX OF CITATIONS. 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 © Sophia Institute for Teachers Index 235 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- © Sophia Institute for Teachers 236 Encountering Christ 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 © Sophia Institute for Teachers Index 237 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 © Sophia Institute for Teachers 238 Encountering Christ 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.