Definitions from Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Dictionary, Revised by Rev. Peter M.J. Stravinskas.  Click here to order.

Definitions from Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Dictionary, Revised by Rev. Peter M.J. Stravinskas.  Click here to order.

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Economics: The branch of the social sciences devoted to the study of commerce, goods, services, spending, labor and output. The Church encourages governments and individuals to work for a deeper understanding of the economy and for material prosperity that aims at advancing the social welfare of all peoples.

Endowment: A gift of property, usually cash or securities, but including land, made to an official institution such as the Church.

Envy: One of the seven capital sins, characterized by pain and misery when one sees another prosper. Envy is a sin against charity and justice that makes some believe that by another’s success, they themselves are losing something.

Ethics: The systematic reflection on human goodness and righteousness along with human fulfillment and the role of the human person in decision-making. It analyzes the end of human existence, studies human acts and defines the qualities that make one “complete.” Ethics encourages one to live in freedom from outside pressures and to develop a truly upright character. Other realities like the social, political, economic and medical fields also have an ethical component.

Evangelization: (From Greek evangelion: good news) All those activities by which every member of the Church proclaims and presents to the world the saving message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Examen: The daily examination of conscience done to root out sin and to “put on the Lord Jesus Christ.” This discipline is crucial for one who desires sanctity.

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Economics: The branch of the social sciences devoted to the study of commerce, goods, services, spending, labor and output. The Church encourages governments and individuals to work for a deeper understanding of the economy and for material prosperity that aims at advancing the social welfare of all peoples.

Endowment: A gift of property, usually cash or securities, but including land, made to an official institution such as the Church.

Envy: One of the seven capital sins, characterized by pain and misery when one sees another prosper. Envy is a sin against charity and justice that makes some believe that by another’s success, they themselves are losing something.

Ethics: The systematic reflection on human goodness and righteousness along with human fulfillment and the role of the human person in decision-making. It analyzes the end of human existence, studies human acts and defines the qualities that make one “complete.” Ethics encourages one to live in freedom from outside pressures and to develop a truly upright character. Other realities like the social, political, economic and medical fields also have an ethical component.

Evangelization: (From Greek evangelion: good news) All those activities by which every member of the Church proclaims and presents to the world the saving message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Examen: The daily examination of conscience done to root out sin and to “put on the Lord Jesus Christ.” This discipline is crucial for one who desires sanctity.