(n.): The quality of being worthy of honor or respect; possessing great value or worth.
Incarnation
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(n.): The fact that the Son of God assumed human nature and became man in order to accomplish our salvation. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the second Person of the Trinity, is both true God and true man.
Restorative Punishment
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(n.): A just punishment that is intended to help individuals recover a sense of their own dignity, to which they have become blinded by sin.
Materialism
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(n.): The idea that there is no transcendent origin to
the world and that we
are only material beings, without a rational soul, so that only material things will fulfill us.
Holiness
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(n.): The state of being holy, or set apart by God. It is the fullness of the Christian life and the perfection of charity. We do not make ourselves holy; rather, holiness comes from God’s initiative.
Veneration
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(n.): The devotion and respect given to Mary and the saints. Veneration must be clearly distinguished from adoration and worship, which are due to God alone.
Saint
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(n.): A holy person who leads a life in union with God through the grace of Christ and receives the reward of eternal life, or Heaven.
Vocation
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(n.): A call from God to a permanent state of life: ordained priesthood, consecrated religious life, or Marriage. All people have the vocation from God to love and to be holy.