Vocabulary Crossword

John Paul II’s presentation of the “full story” of what it means to be human as men and women created in God’s image
The union of love between persons who make a gift of themselves to each other
The inherent and unchanging value of all persons as a direct result of their being created by God in his image and likeness
A decision to “will the good of another” person
Sexual desire apart from God’s love-a selfish desire that seeks ones own pleasure at the expense of another
The original state when Adam realized he was alone in the visible world as a person
An outward sign “instituted by Christ and entrusted to the church, by which divine life is dispensed to us”
The ability of the body to reveal the person and make God’s invisible love visible
The study of God, or “faith seeking understanding”
A study of God, the purpose of our existence, and the call to love like God loves, as discovered and revealed through our bodies
The inclination to sin that is present in all humans, inherited through the sin of Adam and Eve, and against which we must struggle to resist by the grace of Jesus Christ
The period that begins with original sin and ends when Christ returns
Nakedness that exists within the context of innocence and pure freedom, apart from lust
The joy that Adam and Eve experienced prior to the Fall
The state of Adam and Eve prior to their knowledge of sin, when their minds, hearts, and bodies were perfectly innocent
The period of man’s existence as god created him prior to original sin
The first experience of Adam and Eve when they were naked without shame
The first sin of Adam and Eve, when they distrusted God’s plan and chose their own will over the will of God
The initial experience of perfect unity between man and woman as they lived in perfect communion with each other and gave themselves to each other through the mutual gift of their bodies
The tendency within Adam and Eve to prefer our wills to the will of God
The second telling of the creation of the world in the book of genesis
The tendency to conceal one’s sexual value in order to help others see their personal value
Flaunting the body without inhibitions or conscience
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; the marital meaning of the body