Book 1 Identity and Values: Study Tools

commitment – A spiritual, emotional, or intellectual bond with another person or course of action. A dedication, pledge, or promise.

dignity – Being worthy of respect. All persons are worthy of basic human respect because they are made in God’s image.

empathy – To feel what someone else is feeling; to identify with or under- stand the situation of another person by “walking a mile in his shoes.”

eros – (Greek, pronounced EAR-oss): Romantic love characterized by deep intimacy and commitment.

exclusive – Includes only specific people, and does not include anyone else. For example, a sacramental marriage includes only one husband and one wife, and does not include anyone else.

intimacy – To open up the deepest parts of yourself to another person: physically, spiritually, emotionally, and psychologically.

humility – A virtue in which you don’t think of yourself as greater or lesser than you really are. An honest view of yourself compared to others, and compared to God.

intrinsic dignity – The true worth and goodness inside of every human being, including ourselves.

love – To desire the good for someone else so much that it becomes easier to do good for that other person than it is to do good for yourself.

philia – (Greek word, pronounced FEE-lee-uh): friendship; the kind of love that involves give and take.

storge – (Greek, pronounced STORE-gay): spontaneous feeling of affection or delight toward someone or something.