Chapter 6 Flashcards
Dignity
The quality of being worthy of honor or respect; possessing great value or worth
Incarnation
The fact that the son of God assumed human nature and became man in order to accomplish our salvation. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the second person of the Trinity, is both true God and true man.
Restorative punishment
I just punishment that is intended to help individuals recover a sense of their own dignity, to which they’ve become blinded by sin
Materialism
The idea that there is no transcendent origin to the world and that we are only material beings, without a rational soul, so the only material things will fulfill us.
Holiness
The state of being set apart by God. It is a fullness of the christian life and the perfection of charity. We do not make ourselves holy; rather, it comes from God’s initiative
Veneration
The devotion and respect given to Mary and the saints. Veneration must be clearly distinguished from adoration and worship, which are due to God alone
Saint
A holy person who leads a life in union with God through the grace of christ and receives the reward of eternal life, or heaven
Vocation
A call from God to a permanent state of life: ordained priesthood, consecrated religious life, or marriage. All people have the vocation from God to love and to be holy
Corporal works of Mercy
Loving actions taught to us by Christ that help us meet a person’s physical needs or needs “of the body”. Examples are: feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, visit the imprisoned, and visit the dead
Spiritual works of Mercy
Loving actions taught to us by Christ that help us meet the needs of a person’s soul. Examples are: instruct the ignorant, counsel the doubtful, admonish sinners, bear wrongs patiently, comfort the afflicted, and pray for the living and the dead.
