2nd Qtr Flashcards

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What is Faith?

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It is a personal act to seek personal union with God

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What are the 7 characteristics of Faith?

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Sheer Gift of God
Necessary for our Salvation
Requires freewill and clear understanding
Absolutely Certain
It should be in the Active Love (charity)
Grows more through prayer
Foretaste of Heaven

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3
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How do we strengthen our Faith?

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Our heart’s resolve - Good deeds/works

Prayer - acknowledgement of God

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4
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What is Meditative Prayer?

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It is an expression of prayer which is done by lifting our open hearts to what God would want to tell us.

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5
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What is creed?

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the summary of our Christian Faith

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What is Apostle’s Creed?

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Faithful summary of the Apostles’ faith which brought the common faith

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What is Nicene Creed?

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Stems out from the first two ecumenical councils and remains common to all Great Churches

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What makes our Faith absolutely Certain?

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It is founded on the Word of God which cannot and will never lie

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Faith without ___ is dead

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action

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10
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Through ___, man freely commits his entire self to God

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Faith

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11
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What are the sins against faith?

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Voluntary Doubt
Involuntary Doubt
Incredulity
Heresy
Apostasy
Schism
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Why is the Church Apostolic?

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Founded in the Apostles
Apostolic Tradition
Apostolic Succession

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What do we mean when we say the Church is founded in the Apostles?

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Jesus founded the Church in the Apostles under the leadership of Peter as the first Pope

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What do we mean when we say the Church has Apostolic Tradition?

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The teachings of Christ are handed down to the apostles and passed on to the next generation

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What do we mean when we say the Church has Apostolic Succession?

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Jesus established the authority in the Church under the resposibility starting from Peter as the first Pope and passed on to the next successor.

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16
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What are the purposes of the sacrament?

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To sanctify us
to build up the Body of Christ
To give worship to God

17
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What is sin?

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It is an offense to God and denial of the love to God

18
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What is virtue?

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Is is a positive habit that was placed at the service of the good, which brings us closer to God

19
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What is Vice?

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It is a negative habit that deadens and dulls the conscience which inclines the person to do evil, and habitually prepares him to sin

20
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___ is the head of the Church, and the ___ (called ___) is the body

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Christ, People of God, Church

21
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What are the four marks of the church?

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One
Holy
Catholic
Apostolic

22
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Why is the church one?

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the Church is one because God is one

23
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Why is the church holy?

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the Church is holy because Christ, who found the Church, is holy.

24
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Why is the church catholic?

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the Church is catholic because it is for everyone. (the term Catholic means universal)

25
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Why is the church apostolic?

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the Church is apostolic because it is founded in the apostles, there is apostolic tradition, and succession

26
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How do we respond to the call of unity?

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Conversion of heart
Prayer in Common
Dialogue
Collaboration

27
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Through the sacrament of ___ we can reconcile ourselves and those who are at lost in the faith and spirituality

A

Penance

28
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The act of ___ and ___ gives us hope for the communion in the Church

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Repentance and Humility

29
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What does the cross symbolize?

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God’s saving love
New Life
Forgiveness
Glory of Heaven

30
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What is justice?

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It is giving what is right and due for God and neighbor

31
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What do we mean when we say the cross symbolizes God’s saving love?

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Love and our neighbor

32
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What do we mean when we say the cross symbolizes New Life?

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Ressurection

33
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What do we mean when we say the cross symbolizes Forgiveness?

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Reconciliation

34
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What do we mean when we say the cross symbolizes Glory of heaven?

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Jesus conquered death and sin through the cross