Chapter 4 Flashcards
Justice
A cardinal virtue that is a constant and firm will to give their due to God and neighbor
Charity
Theological virtue by which we love God above all things for His own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves to love of God.
Divine Revelation
God’s communication of Himself, by which He makes known the mystery of His divine plan by deeds and words over time, and most fully by sending His son, Jesus Christ
Reason
The power of the mind, or intellect, to know and understand through the process of logic
Freedom
The power, rooted in reason and will, to act or not to act, and so to perform deliberate actions of one’s own. Freedom attains perfection when it is directed toward God, the sovereign Good
Sin
A deliberate offense against god. A deliberate thought, word, deed, or ommision contrary to the eternal law of God. It is a failure to love God and neighbor.
Hierarchy of goods
The order of goods according to their value
The beatitudes
The teachings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount on the meaning and way to true happiness or fulfillment
Last judgment (general judgment)
The judgment experienced on the Last Day in which the light of Christ, who is Truth itself, will eliminate everything. On this, then, we will be judged and welcome to eternal life with Christ in the New Heavens and the New Earth, or banished into the eternal torment of hell.
Corporal works of mercy
Loving actions taught to us by Christ that help us meet a person’s physical needs. The beginning word means “of the body.” Examples of these works of mercy are: be the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, shelter, the homeless, visit the sick, visit the imprisoned, and bury the dead
Encyclical
Pastoral letter written by the Pope and sent to the whole Church and to the whole world, to express Church teaching on some important matter. Encyclicals are expressions of the ordinary papal Magisterium
