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Human act
faith as a: 38, 44,
512
human acts of Jesus: 82
see also Freedom
Human dignity:
see Dignity, human
Human experience:
69
see also
specific topics,
e.g., Death
Human nature:
66-67
Christ as assuming: 63, 82, 86, 91,
301, 344
as the foundation for authority in
society: 326
God’s created plan as implanted
in: 327
Mary’s yes at the incarnation as
spoken for all of: 145, 148
natural law and: 327
as wounded: 74
see also Human persons;
specific
topics,
e.g., Sin
Human persons
as both body and soul: 68
capabilities for knowing and
loving: 67
consequences of Adam’s sin for (see
Original Sin)
as created in God’s image: 66-68
defense of the good of each human
being: 379
desire for God: 3, 6-7, 67, 109, 271-
72, 464
desire for happiness: 4, 8, 319, 453
dignity of (see Dignity, human)
and free will (see Free will)
image of God, as made in (see
Image of God)
Jesus Christ as Divine Person with
both divine and human natures
(see Incarnation)
Original Sin, as suffering effects of
(see Original Sin)
others, treatment of (see Neighbor)
as redeemed by Christ in the
Paschal Mystery: 165-79
as religious beings: 5
as seeking to know truth and
experience goodness: 67
as summit of God’s creation:
55-56, 67
unity, human race as forming: 73
as unity of body and soul: 68
see also under Life: human life;
Man and woman;
specific topics,
e.g., Intellect
Human rights
and human dignity: 423-26
protection of: 423-26
see also Basic needs; Social justice
Humility:
75, 104, 196, 457, 501
and Communion: 222
countering envy with: 450, 455-56
the ordained and: 265
prayer and: 468, 475-76, 479, 482-
84, 492-93
repentance and: 235, 247
and service: 217
Hunger
“Give us this day our daily bread”:
487, 494
hunger for God planted in every
human heart: 3, 6-8, 109, 346
for righteousness: 308
world hunger: 427
see also Poverty
Hymns:
27, 174, 179, 472
singing as a form of active
participation in the liturgy: 218,
225, 370
see also Music
Hypocrisy:
431, 438, 481
Icons:
344,
515
aid in meditation: 347
holy images: 344
making present the mystery of
salvation or the saint it
depicts: 344
priest as an “icon of Christ”: 268
as a support for prayer: 347
veneration of: 344, 347
see also Art
Idolatry:
343-44
ancient forms: 343
definition of: 343, 347