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spouses to bear each other’s
burdens with: 285
see also Fruits of the Holy Spirit
Kingdom of God:
79-80, 486,
517
already here in Jesus, the Gospel,
and the Eucharist: 7
Baptism as door to: 80, 183, 187,
192, 195
the Beatitudes and the Kingdom of
heaven: 308-9
celibacy for the sake of the
Kingdom of heaven: 270
Christ’s final transformation of
individuals and society not yet
here: 157-58, 486
the Church and: 80, 114, 117
conditions for entering: 80, 157,
183, 187, 195, 241
exclusion from the Kingdom of
God and its causes: 157, 313
forgiveness of sinners: 486
freeing of captives: 486
fully present in Christ’s passion,
death, and Resurrection: 80, 486
Good News that results in love,
justice, and mercy for the whole
world: 79
Jesus preceding us into: 97
Jesus’ proclamation of: 79-80, 91-92
the laity called to seek the Kingdom
of God in temporal affairs: 136
the Law and: 80, 328
needs of the poor are met: 486
in our hearts: 494
poverty of spirit: 449, 456
and the preferential option for the
poor: 427
realized partially on earth and
permanently in heaven: 79-80
reconciliation of enemies: 486
salvation from sin: 79
sharing in divine life: 79
sheep and goats, parable of: 156-57
the sick are made whole: 486
signs of the arrival of: 80, 251-52
“Thy kingdom come”: 482, 485-86,
494
work and: 451-52
Knowledge:
208-9
coming to know Christ: 29, 32, 79,
103, 469, 484
coming to know God: 5, 7-8, 12,
15, 37-38, 58-60, 68, 70-72, 105,
491
as gift of the Holy Spirit: 108
of good and evil: 68
the soul as at the core of our
spiritual powers of knowing: 68
of the truth: 6, 29, 70, 434-37
see also Gifts of the Holy Spirit;
Intellect; Reason;
specific topics
Labor:
see Work
Labor strikes:
422
Labor unions:
424
Laity:
134-35, 214, 274, 472,
517
evangelization, role in: 117-18, 134-
36, 182
participation in Christ’s role as
priest, prophet, and king:
117, 134
role in the Church: 116-18
vocation of: 134-36
Lamb; lambs
Book of Revelation and the: 187
“Feed my lambs”: 12
the Good Shepherd Psalm: 258-59
Lamb of God: 220, 469, 495
as members of the Church: 112
sacrifice of the: 215-16
sheep and goats parable: 156-57
wedding feast of the Lamb:
279, 285
Language
blasphemous: 354-55, 358,
505
diversity of languages in the
Church: 127, 129
of faith: 52
figurative and symbolic language in
Sacred Scripture: 27-28, 55-56,
67, 69, 73
human language does not exhaust
the mystery of God: 8