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101purgatory — /perr geuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, n., pl. purgatories, adj. n. 1. (in the belief of Roman Catholics and others) a condition or place in which the souls of those dying penitent are purified from venial sins, or undergo the temporal punishment that,… …
102Abstinence — • Includes information about old and new testament fasting as well as church laws Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abstinence Abstinence …
103Anger — • The desire of vengeance Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Anger Anger † Catholic En …
104Christian — • First Bishop of Prussia, d. 1245 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Christian Christian and Religious Perfection …
105Detraction — • The unjust damaging of another s good name by the revelation of some fault or crime of which that other is really guilty or at any rate is seriously believed to be guilty by the defamer Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Detraction …
106Heaven — • In the Holy Bible the term heaven denotes, in the first place, the blue firmament, or the region of the clouds that pass along the sky. Gen., i, 20, speaks of the birds under the firmament of heaven . In other passages it denotes the region of… …
107Hell — • Hell (infernus) in theological usage is a place of punishment after death Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. hell Hell † …
108Lay Confession — • This article does not deal with confession by laymen but with that made to laymen, for the purpose of obtaining the remission of sins by God Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lay Confession Lay confession …
109Love, Theological Virtue of — • The third and greatest of the Divine virtues enumerated by St. Paul (1 Cor., xiii, 13), usually called charity, defined: a divinely infused habit, inclining the human will to cherish God for his own sake above all things, and man for the sake… …
110Sacramentals — • In instituting the sacraments Christ did not determine the matter and form down to the slightest detail, leaving this task to the Church, which should determine what rites were suitable in the administration of the sacraments. These rites are… …
