Commandments 4 & 8 Vocab

Question 1

catechist

Answer 1

person called by God to the ministry of the education & formation of Christians by teaching others the essentials of Christian doctrine and forming them as disciples of Jesus

Question 2

civil authorities

Answer 2

leaders of public groups that are not religious institutions, particularly government leaders

Question 3

civil disobedience

Answer 3

deliberate refusal to obey an immoral demand from civil authority or an immoral civil law

Question 4

reparations

Answer 4

making amends for something one did wrong that caused harm to another person or led to loss

Question 5

detraction

Answer 5

unnecessarily revealing something about another person that is true but is harmful to his or her reputation
- sin against 8th Commandment

Question 6

adulation

Answer 6

excessive flatter, praise, or admiration for another person

Question 7

vocation

Answer 7

call from God to all members of the Church to embrace a life of holiness (as an ordained minister, sister/brother, in Christian marriage, or single life)

Question 8

solidarity

Answer 8

union of one’s heart & mind with all people

Question 9

Johnnine writing

Answer 9

Gospel of John and the 3 Letters of John

Question 10

conscience

Answer 10

“interior voice” of a person, God-given sense of law of God

Question 11

calumny

Answer 11

ruining the reputation of another by lying or spreading rumors

Question 12

sacred art

Answer 12

art that evokes faith by turning our minds to the Mystery of God