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Ministerial priesthood:
see
Priesthood, ministerial
Ministry
catechetical ministry: 118
of the Church: 236-37, 240, 243, 394
healing: 235, 252-55
lay ministry: 134-35
ordained: 265, 274
public ministry of Jesus: 79, 178,
184, 235, 263, 308
of Reconciliation: 243
sacramental (see under
specific
Sacraments)
of service: 266
to the sick and dying: 235, 252-53
see also Evangelization;
Priesthood, ministerial
Minorities:
43, 181-82, 399
Miracles:
30-31, 294
canonization and: xix, 252
Christ’s: 79-80, 85, 155, 216, 280,
300, 539
in marital love: 412
Missionary nature of the Church:
117-18, 125-26, 131, 138, 182,
207, 501
disciples as missionaries: 103
missionaries; missionary activity:
84, 106, 118, 131, 182, 195, 207
see also Evangelization
Moderation
in loving relationships: 422, 444
in the use of social communications
media: 433
see also Temperance
Modesty:
108, 209, 441-45,
520
clothing and: 441, 444
as patience and understanding in
loving relationships: 442
as protecting the mystery of the
person: 441-42, 444
as respecting boundaries of
intimacy: 441-42, 444
temperance, chastity, and self-
control: 441
see also Fruits of the Holy Spirit
Money
debt: 419
governments to safeguard legitimate
ownership: 419
love of: 198, 449
necessary means needed to care for
families: 450
needs of the Church: 335
stewardship and: 452
treasures on earth vs. treasures in
heaven: 449
unfair practices used to get
money: 419
worship of: 344, 366
see also Consumerism; Envy;
Greed; Materialism; Money;
Poverty; Property
Moral evil (sin):
57
see also Evil; Sin
Moral law:
see under Law: moral law
Moral life, Christian:
307-21, 323-38
the Church and: 330-31
the Church’s social teaching
and: xxi
conscience and: 314-15, 320
culture and: 16
Eucharist as summit and source
of: 228
foundations of: 307-21
freedom and: 310-11, 316, 320
grace and: 318, 328-30, 336
happiness as motivation for: 331
image of God and: 310, 316
love and: 318
moral acts: 311-12, 320
morality: 321,
520
and the need for God’s mercy:
312-13
prayer and: 475
principles of: 323-38
and the reality of sin: 312-13
as rooted in Holy Trinity: xvii
rules: 318
Ten Commandments, fundamental
importance of: 308
and virtue: 315-16, 320
see also Social justice; Solidarity;
specific topics,
e.g., Responsibility