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Needs, fundamental human:
see
Basic needs
Neighbor
bearing false witness against: 431-
32, 436
evangelization and: 137, 207, 411
forgiveness and: 488
friendship with: 406
the Golden Rule: 324, 390, 400,
433, 437
love for, solidarity and: 424
love of one’s: 117, 139, 176, 307,
309, 321, 325, 349
respect and love of one’s neighbor as
a demand of social justice: 325
respect for: 419
sin as offense against: 154, 312-13
Neophytes:
186, 191,
521
Nestorianism:
82,
521
New Age spirituality:
344, 477
New Covenant:
see under Covenants:
New Covenant
New evangelization:
502
see also Evangelization
New Law:
see under Law: New Law
Newman, John Henry Cardinal:
40-41
New Testament:
xiv, 24, 30, 32,
521
books of: xiv
and Christ’s command to love: 286
Gospels as having place of honor in
Scripture: 26
Holy Spirit’s presence in: 52, 62,
104, 203
prayer in: 466-68
unity of the Old and: 24, 30
see also Gospel; Scripture, Sacred;
specific topics
Nicene Creed:
45-47, 53,
521
Noah:
14, 18
see also Covenants
Noll, Fr. John Francis:
429-30
Non-believers:
4-6, 14, 41, 102
non-Christians: 129-31
see also Doubt; Seekers
Non-Catholic Christians:
127-29,
136, 193
see also Ecumenism
Nonviolence:
333
see also Peace
Novenas:
297, 300,
509, 521
Nuptial meaning of the body:
406, 412-13
Oaths
false: 355, 359
perjury: 355, 359, 432
and use of God’s name: 355, 359
see also under Name of God:
reverence for
Obedience
authority and: 379, 433
Christ’s: 86, 91-92, 96, 98, 385,
466-67
to conscience: 15, 320
of faith: 24, 37, 45,
521-22
to parents: 375, 377, 380
of priests: 266
to the teachings of the Magisterium:
25, 106, 133
of the Virgin Mary: 145, 148
vow of (evangelical counsels): 135,
139,
511
Obligation, Holy Days of:
334,
514
see also Feast days
Obligations
see Duties; Precepts of the Church;
Responsibilities; specific topics,
e.g., Marriage
Occult practices:
344
Offering
of the Eucharist: 134, 171, 211,
215, 216-17
of Jesus: 216, 221, 264
Masses for the deceased: 154
of one’s self: 117, 134, 225, 348
uniting one’s one offerings to those
of Christ: 134, 221
see also Prayer; Sacrifice; Worship
Oil
of the Catechumens: 185, 204-5,
522
of the Sick: 204-5, 252-53, 255,
257, 259,
522
significance and use of anointing
with: 160, 170-71, 204
see also Chrism