1st QT Flashcards
Define Omnipotence
Having unlimited power; able to do anything.
What is the shortest prayer?
The sign of the cross
What is prayer?
Turning the heart towards God.
What is “Ora et Labora”?
prayer and work
Why are bad things happening to the world if God loves us?
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do NOTHING.” (God is challenging the good to take action.)
In the catholic faith, we refer to Him as one God in three persons. Who are Those?
God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Can we know the existence of God by our own reason?
The world cannot have its origin and its destination within itself. In everything that exists, there is more than we see. (all things that exist point towards God)
T/F: If we understand it, then it is not God.
True, God is beyond our understanding.
What happens if you find that prayer does not help?
God’s apparent silence itself is an invitation to take a step further (Allow God to have complete freedom to grant what he wants and give himself however he wants.)
Maybe you’re not praying intensely enough or is asking for the wrong things: “Don’t pray for lighter burdens, pray for a stronger back” - Theresa of Avila.
What is a prayee?
One who prays
How are we changed by the “Our Father?”
The Our Father allows us to discover joyfully that we are children of one Father. (it gets us along through the prayer as chilren of God)
The only woman named in the Quran
Mary
Is it improper to call Mary the “mother” of God?
No. Anyone who says that thereby professes that Mary is the mother of God.
What does the “Immaculate Conception of Mary” mean?
She was immune from stain of original sins.
Why is Mary our mother also?
Because Jesus’ father is God the father and Jesus’ mother is Mary. God is our father, therefore making Mary our mother too.
