The Greek term for divine, unconditional love; the manner in which God loves us

Maintaining control of one's desires, appetites, and passions rather than being controlled by them

Pictures or stories created with the direct intention of arousing lust in the viewers or readers

This is the call that God has stamped into our bodies as male and female to love as he loves, through a sincere and total gift of self

A line of priestly power and authority originating from Christ and handed down from the apostles to the present through their successors, the bishops

The responsibility that every artist has to represent persons with dignity, especially through the depiction of the human body in artistic form

The "inclination to sin" that is present in all humans

The unhealthy attempt to ignore (or bury) sexual desires, rather than embracing them and allowing God to reorder what is disordered in them for the good of oneself and others

The loving embrace of a married couple through sexual intercourse, in which they become "one flesh"

A person who chooses a life that focuses on an interior life of prayer and intercession for the benefit of the church

Love that is committed. That commitment guides all other actions.

The virtue that enables us to take pleasure in the good gifts of God in the balanced way he intends

Disordered desire for or inordinate enjoyment of sexual pleasure

The virtue that directs all our sexual desires, emotions, and attractions toward the dignity of the person and the meaning of love

A call from God to live a life of holiness in a particular manner and state of life

A practice or norm instituted by the Church that should be followed but which could be changed by the Church in the future

The gift given to us by God that allows us to choose between good and evil

Distractions or desires within us that steer us away from choosing good

A decision to "will the good of another" person

Action of self-control that avoids something

The unhealthy attempt to ignore (or bury) sexual desires, rather than embracing them and allowing God to reorder what is disordered in them for the good of oneself and others

Reality as it is, apart from what we think or feel about it

Every action before, during, and after sexual intercourse that deliberately attempts to impede its procreative potential

Recognizing the good of another person; seeing the inner and outer beauty of another person

It is a choice to "skip" the marriage of earth to devote oneself entirely to the marriage of heaven