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Caritas Elementary School
Caritas may refer to: * The Latin term for charity, one of the three theological virtues Religion * Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of Roman Catholic relief, development and social service organisations ** Caritas Christi Health Care, a non-profit Roman Catholic healthcare system in the New England region of the United States ** Caritas Hospital, a hospital located in Kottayam district, Kerala, India ** Caritas Hong Kong, a charitable organisation of Caritas founded in July 1953 ** Caritas Macau, the charity outreach of the Diocese of Macau, China founded in 1971 ** Caritas Social Action Network, an agency of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales * ''Deus caritas est'', the first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI. * ''Caritas in Veritate'', the third encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI; his first on social justice issues Education * Caritas Academy, an all-girls private, Roman Catholic high school in Jersey City, New Jersey * Caritas Institute of Community Edu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charity (virtue)
In Christian theology, charity (Latin: ''caritas'') is considered one of the seven virtues and is understood by Thomas Aquinas as "the friendship of man for God", which "unites us to God". He holds it as "the most excellent of the virtues". Further, Aquinas holds that "the habit of charity extends not only to the love of God, but also to the love of our neighbor". The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines "charity" as "the theological virtue by which we love God above all things for His own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God". Caritas: the altruistic love The phrase ''Deus caritas est'' from —or ''Θεὸς ἀγάπη ἐστίν'' (Theos agapē estin) in the original Greek is translated in the King James Version as: "God is love", and in the Douay-Rheims bible as: "God is charity" (). Thomas Aquinas does not simply equate charity with "love", which he holds as a passion, not a virtue. The King James Version uses both the words ''charity'' and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
