Christian Living Flashcards

Early Church, Renewal Movement & Paradigm of the Church, Mary and the Communion of Saints, Advent and Lent season, and Biography of Lasallian Saints

1
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Proclamation of Faith: the good news of salvation in the Risen Christ

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Kerygma

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Share all possessions in common - Community

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Koinonia

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Promotion of common good deeds - Service

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Diakonia

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Community celebrates the fruits of faith and enriches & inflames the community of life - Worship

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Leitourgia

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True/False:

After the Pentecost, the Christians proclaimed the Gospel vigorously. They were met with many challenges and so much opposition.

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True

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True/False:

Early Christians expected their worldly life would be filled with bliss.

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False

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True/False:

Martyrdom is suffering and dying for witnessing the faith in Jesus.

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True

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True/False

All the apostles died a martyr’s death, significantly representing Christ’s path of suffering and death

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False

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9
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Who was the one who said “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church”?

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Tertullian

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True/False

The early Christians celebrated the fruits of faith (kerygma) and service (Diakonia) in the Lord as community (koinonia) through worship (leitourgia).

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False

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True/False:

Faith alone is enough. There is no need to do good deeds.

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False

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True/False:

Advent is a season of harvesting all the good works we have done in the past.

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False

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13
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True/False:

Christ is the founder of the Church.

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True

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14
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True/False:

The dogma of the Immaculate Conception teaches that Christ the Son of God was conceived without sin.

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False

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15
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The Advent season is represented by the colors (1) ____ for penance, and (2) ____ for joy

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  1. Purple
  2. Pink

Hint: Purple = Penance
Both words have ‘P’ and ‘E’

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16
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True/False:

Immaculate Conception is the Dogma which shows God’s special grace to Mary as part of God’s plan of Salvation.

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True

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17
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True/False:

The study of Church history leads us back to Jesus.

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True

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18
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True/False:

Someone once said: “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.” This entails that the sacrifices of the early Christians inspired many to persevere in their faith.

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True

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19
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What is Monasticism

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Living a life away from the world, following special rules and promises, like monks, friars, nuns, or other religious people.

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20
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1st people who guide the Church, they are also the people who knew the apostles, clarifying the questions of faith

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Apostolic Fathers

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21
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The people who defended the faith from attacks of Romans, Jewish, and Greek enemies

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Apologists

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22
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Highly educated people of the church

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Doctors of the Church

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23
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Who was the first saint to get martyred? And how?

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St. Stephen - stoned to death

Keyword: both the name Stephen and stone has the first letter of S

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24
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The Roman emperor who blamed the Christians for the burning of Rome

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Nero

Hint: Nero = burNing
something like that

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25
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The Roman emperor who accused Christians of atheism and a refusal to worship the Roman gods.

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Domitian

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26
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The roman emperor who reinforced traditional roman religious practices / state worship was restored among soldiers

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Trajan

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27
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The roman emperor who accused Christians of poisoning ancient roman morals

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Decius

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28
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The roman emperor who blamed Christians the calamities the empire experienced

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Diocletian

29
Q

True / False:

The persecutions against Christians
weakened the faith commitment
of the still growing and expanding
Christian community

A

False

-Strengthen the faith

30
Q

True/False:

Edict of Milan aka: Edict of Constantine & the Peace of Constantine gave religion like Christianity, protection

A

True

31
Q

What led to the rise of Monasticism?

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The church’s close involvement with politics / the government, led some people to live in monasteries to separate themselves from the distractions of politics, and focus on their faith

32
Q

what does ora et labora mean?

A

ora - prayer
labora - work
= prayer and work

33
Q

Fill in the blanks:

When the Roman empire collapsed, Pope (1) ____ sought help from king (2) ____ to defeat the Lombards.

After the Lombards’ defeat, the land was given to the pope, and the land will be later called (3) ____

A
  1. Pope Stephen II
  2. King Pepin
  3. Papal State
34
Q

After King Pepin died, who became the protector of the Church?

A

His son, Charlemagne

35
Q

Why did lay investiture lead to many problems in the Church?

A.Kings appointed unfit and unholy people as bishops and abbots.
B.The clergy became too political.
C.Bishops became princes by having estates.
D.Popes became too dependent on the protection of kings.

A

A.Kings appointed unfit and unholy people as bishops and abbots.

36
Q

Church office sold to the highest bidder

A

Simony

Keyword: ‘mony’ from Simony, sounds like money

37
Q

Church officials appointed relatives to Church positions

A

Nepotism

38
Q

Marriage arranged to keep the family wealthy

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Fixed marriage

39
Q

Clergy kept concubines

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Nicolaitism

Keyword: ‘Nico’ because Niccolo cant get maidens, but the clergy can

40
Q

land exchange for services/protection

A

Feudalism

41
Q

Because of the Church’s corruption / plagued with feudalism. Who were the ones who spoke against the abuses of the church

A

The Cluniacs

42
Q

Choose 3 options that are the monastic ideals
A. self-renunciation
B. poverty
C. self-sacrifice
D. Abstinence

A

A,B,C

43
Q

Who paved the way for the birth of Christendom?
A.Constantine
B.Charlemagne
C.Theodosius
D.Pepin

A

B

44
Q

True/False:

Christendom is the unity of Europe as a commonwealth of Christian people, a single society composed of different people united by one common faith, moral, and intellectual culture.

A

True

45
Q

True/False:

The Cluniac reform set a model of choosing Church leaders when monks opted to vote their own abbots.

A

True

46
Q

True/False:

In terms of Theology – the Council of Trent was influenced by St. Thomas More on the mystery of God, Trinity, incarnation, Church, sacraments, morality, and eschatology.

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False

47
Q

True/False:

The Protestant Reformation which was espoused by Thomas Kempis started as religious movement but was later marred by politics.

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False

48
Q

True/False:

In terms of Magisterium- the Council of Trent reiterated the duty of the bishops and popes to safeguard and teach the faith and morals.

A

True

49
Q

Who started the Protestant Reformation?

A

Martin Luther

50
Q

How did the mendicant orders reform the Church?

A.They started armed revolution.
B.They preached and lived the Gospel values by witnessing and simplicity.
C.They called for schisms as they were dissatisfied by the Church.
D.They advocated that the kings be overthrown and be replaced by the clergymen.

A

B

51
Q

Pope ______ convened the Council of Trent as an answer to the Protestant Reformation lead by Martin Luther

A

Pope Leo III

52
Q

True/False:

In terms of Church Law- the Council of Trent provided regulation on the daily spiritual obligations of the faithful like celebrating the Mass, taking communion, marriage, etc.

A

True

53
Q

Identify

  1. Communion of Holy things - ___
  2. Communion with Holy People -___
A
  1. Sancta

Keyword: The word sancta is similar to santa, and santa gives a lot of THINGS (presents)

  1. Sancti
54
Q

Identify the types of honor

  1. Honor paid to saints -
  2. Veneration offered to Blessed Virgin Mary -
  3. worship of the Triune God
A
  1. Dulia
  2. Hyperdulia
  3. Latria

Adoration -> God
Veneration -> Mary

Hint: Imagine, Dulia is a rank for saints, so hyperdulia is like the top 1 saint: Mary

and laTRIa - tri as in 3

55
Q

What do the advent candles represent?

A.Father, Son, Holy Spirit
B.The four corners of the earth
C.John the Baptist, Mary, Joseph, Shepherds, Magi
D.Hope, Love, Joy, Peace

A

D.Hope, Love, Joy, Peace

56
Q

How many candles are in an advent wreath?

A.6
B.4
C.3
D.7

A

B.4

57
Q

What do evergreen branches of Advent Wreath symbolize?

A.Eternal Life
B.Hope
C.Love
D.Faith

A

A.Eternal Life

58
Q

Which advent candle is traditionally Pink?

A.3rd
B.4th
C.2nd
D.1st

A

A.3rd

59
Q

When does Advent begin?

A.Four Sunday’s before Christmas
B.Always on November 28
C.Three weeks after Daylight Savings
D.One month before Christmas

A

A.Four Sunday’s before Christmas

60
Q

Which feast follows Advent?

A.Easter
B.Christmas
C.Pentecost
D.Transfiguration

A

B.Christmas

61
Q

In addition to Christmas, what else do we look forward to during Advent?

A. Epiphany
B. New Year
C.Christ’s Second Coming
D. Spring

A

C.Christ’s Second Coming

62
Q

Identify what their work is:

  1. St. Jaime Hilario -
  2. St. Mutien-Marie Wiaux -
  3. St. Miguel Febres Cordero -
  4. St. John Baptist de La Salle -
  5. St. Benilde Romançon -
  6. Blessed Solomon Leclercq -
  7. Blessed Scubilion Rousseau -
  8. Blessed Arnold Rèche -
A
  1. St. Jaime Hilario - Gardener
    Keyword: Hilarious Gardener
  2. St. Mutien-Marie Wiaux - Music & Art teacher
    Keyword: His initials ‘M.M’ means Music
  3. St. Miguel Febres Cordero - Gifted teacher
    Keyword: ‘Cordero’ the letter ‘C’ can mean crippled, when you place some lines on C it become a G
  4. St. John Baptist de La Salle - Teacher & Canon
  5. St. Benilde Romançon -Teacher
    Keyword: Ms benil - my elem teacher
  6. Blessed Solomon Leclercq - Teacher and Financial Manager
    Keyword: ‘Leclerq’ sounds like a rich person
  7. Blessed Scubilion Rousseau - Religion teacher
    Keyword: ‘Rousseau’ the R stands for religion
  8. Blessed Arnold Rèche - Stableboy, coachman and construction worker
    Keyword: Arnold sounds like a hARd worker
63
Q

How many brothers are there in The blessed Martyrs in Almeria?

A

7
Hint: count the word Almeria

64
Q

Who started monasticism?

A

Anthony of Egypt

65
Q

What are the people who practice monasticism called?

A

hermits and monks

66
Q

In the rise of the renaissance, there became a Catholic counter-reformation. What do these groups do?

  1. Group 1
  2. Group 2
  3. Group 3
A

Group 1 - encouraged the people to pray, fasting, and self-discipline to improve their spiritual life

Group 2 - renewal within the hierarchy by having a regular ecumenical council.

Group 3 - humanists / belief having a good education will better the Church

67
Q

In the Protestant Reformation, Identify what they have discussed

  1. Jesus is present in the Holy Mass / Eucharist
  2. Promoted Roman Catechism by mouth
  3. Mystery of God, incarnation, sacraments, morality, and eschatology
  4. How to celebrate sacraments, taking communion, marriage
  5. Reiterate the duty of the bishops and popes to safeguard and teach the faith and morals.
  6. Establishment of a seminary system for the theological education and spiritual formation of future priests.
A
  1. Liturgy
  2. Catechesis
  3. Theology
    hint: the word mystery makes you THEOrize
  4. Church law
  5. Magisterium
  6. Clergy
68
Q

TRUE/FALSE:

The First Vatican Council’s goal is to be more open and connect to the world, and to modernize the church

A

FALSE

it was the SECOND Vatican Council, but the goals are true teehee

69
Q

what is Ecumenism

A

building community of Christian groups