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Adoration is the acknowledgment of God as God — the primary act of the virtue of religion and the highest form of prayer. Only God is owed adoration.

Brian Acebo · Apr 13, 2026

The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit — wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord — are permanent dispositions that make the soul responsive to God.

Brian Acebo · Apr 13, 2026

Fasting is the practice of abstaining from food as a form of penance, self-discipline, and preparation for prayer — an ancient practice of the Church rooted in Scripture.

Brian Acebo · Apr 13, 2026

The four cardinal virtues — Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, and Temperance — are the hinge virtues upon which all moral virtue depends, disposing the person to live rightly.

Brian Acebo · Apr 13, 2026

The spiritual works of mercy are seven acts of charity toward the spiritual needs of others — instructing, counseling, correcting, comforting, forgiving, and praying.

Brian Acebo · Apr 13, 2026

Canonization is the Pope's solemn declaration that a person is definitively in Heaven — proposed as a model of holiness and intercessor for the universal Church.

Brian Acebo · Apr 13, 2026

Almsgiving is the giving of material aid to those in need — a pillar of Christian penance alongside prayer and fasting, and an expression of love for God in the poor.

Brian Acebo · Apr 13, 2026

The seven deadly sins — pride, avarice, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth — are the capital vices from which all other sins spring, corrupting the soul and disordering its relationship to God.

Brian Acebo · Apr 13, 2026