| Term | Definition |
|---|
| How to fulfill complete potential according to Jesus | to love and be loved |
| interdependent | to function well on our own while realizing our need for others and their need for us |
| the paschal mystery | life, death, and ressurection of Jesuus, known to Christians as a paradox |
| leisure | time that is not filled up with work or activity |
| work | sustained effort that has a purpose |
| perpective about money | must have a healthy objective distance from money |
| living simply | by having enough but not too much, being generous and warm-hearted, and enjoying the goodness of people instead of fretting over aquiring more possesions |
| why do people suffer? | we don't know |
| Sra. Thea Bowman said about suffering | significant question about suffering: not why, but how we deal with it |
| friendship | characterized by a mutual caring between two people, basis for erotic love |
| engagement | needs to be a period of active involvement between the man and the woman |
| autonomy | a healthy ability to shape our own lives and actions |
| identity | a sense of who you are |
| empathy | the ability to walk around in another person's shoes |
| self-esteem | an understanding of our own worth and an attitude of cherishing ourselves |
| dependency | completely relying on others to fufill our neeeds or give insight |
| character | has to do with principles and the courage to stick to them even when it means standing alone |
| vocation | any calling to do work that seems important for a person to do |
| fidelity | developement of the relationship is the highest priority for both wife and husband |
| egocentrism | a self centered outlook |
| self love | loving your own self, begins with self exceptance, the discovery and valuing of the qualities we posses, essential to loving your neighbor |
| personal boundary | a kind of invisible line that seperates us from others so that we know when another person "ends" and we "begin" |
| two attitudes necesssary for body image | feeling comfortable in our own skin, caring for our bodies |
| two qualities which are present in a genuine friendship | bringing out the best, loyal & honesy |
| two sources of suffering | cycles & processes of nature, human choice |
| two motives for dating | sexual attraction, fun |
| three ways communication takes place | body language, listening, and verbal language |
| three motives for marriage | share life with loving companion, creating new life, strengthen individual identity |
| two life skills of loving | honesty and trust |
| In St. Paul's vision, the purpose of our gifts is to... | build a loving community |
| sexuality | intrical to who we are and how we are made, center of being human |
| the "power" of sexuality | makes us feel different and helps us realize our humanity |
| with relation to love, what are christians asked? | to chooose love |
| genuine friendship | when two people can enjoy being together without having to do anything particular and stay close through disagreement and separation |
| awareness of our body language.. | often more significant than verbal language |
| dating someone new... | calls on confidence, creativity, and learning about other person and self |
| goodrelationships | enhance our identity |
| marriage | is always a work in progress |
| intamacy | close association in contact that results in bonding |
| grace | being filled with God's presence so that a couple can get through difficult times |
| chastity | healthy way of expressing sexuality |
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