Conscience

Question 1

Definition of grace

Answer 1

Supernatural gifts given by God to us to help us achieve salvation

Question 2

Why isn’t conscience a feeling

Answer 2

• Your conscience is in the family because feelings change and come and go
• Moral principles are Constance they don’t change
• Sometimes our feelings may be contrary to what God wants
• Our feelings can sometimes cloud or distort what should be done
• It’s a judgment of the practical intellect

Question 3

Things you can do to form your conscience

Answer 3

1) Instruction from the magisterium of the church
2) sacred tradition both written and oral
3) prayer you should pray before making any important moral decisions
4) personal examination of conscience

Question 4

Why is your conscience important to form

Answer 4

You need a correctly formed conscience to make the right moral decisions

Question 5

The free and undeserved gift of God’s loving and active presence in the universe and in our lives and empowering us to respond to his calls and to live as his adopted sons and daughters. Restores our love and communion with the Holy Trinity lost through sin

Answer 5

Grace

Question 6

A supernatural gift of God by which our sins are forgiven and we are made holy. It restores your communion with God

Answer 6

Sanctifying grace

Question 7

Gods interventions and support for us in that every day moments of our lives. They are important for conversions and for continuing growth in holiness

Answer 7

Actual graces

Question 8

Gifts proper to each of the Seven Sacraments

Answer 8

Sacramental graces

Question 9

The gifts intended for the common good of the church also called Charisms

Answer 9

Special graces

Question 10

Based on the Latin word for pivotal, for virtues that are viewed as pivotal or sensual for full Christian living; prudence, justice,fortitude, and temperance

Answer 10

Cardinal virtues

Question 11

The cardinal virtue by which a person is inclined toward choosing the moral good and avoiding evil, sometimes called rudder virtue because it helps steer the person through complex moral situations

Answer 11

Prudence

Question 12

A cardinal virtue concerned with the rights and duties within relationships, the commitment, as well as the actions, and attitudes that flow from the commitment, to ensure that all persons –particularly those who are poor and oppressed –receive what is due to them

Answer 12

Justice

Question 13

The cardinal virtue by which one moderates his or her appetites and passions to achieve balance in the use of created goods

Answer 13

Temperance

Question 14

Also called strength or courage, the cardinal virtue that enables one to maintain sound moral judgment and behavior. In the face of difficulties and challenges; one of the four cardinal virtues

Answer 14

Fortitude

Question 15

The belief in the existence of God. The gift of God by which one freely accepts God’s full revelation of Jesus Christ. It’s a matter of both the head (acceptance of God’s truth revealed truths ) and the heart (Love of God and neighbor as a response to God’s first loving us); also one of the three theological virtues

Answer 15

Faith

Question 16

Theological virtue by which we trust in the promise of God and expect from him both eternal life and the grace we need to attain it; the conviction that God’s grace is at work in the world and that the kingdom of God established by and through Jesus Christ is becoming realized through the workings of the Holy Spirit among us

Answer 16

Hope

Question 17

The human longing for God and selfless commitment to supporting the dignity and humanity of all people simply because they are created in God’s image. also called charity, it is one of the three theological virtues

Answer 17

Love

Question 18

To be guilty of wrongdoing

Answer 18

Culpable

Question 19

Definition of conscience

Answer 19

The practical judgment of reason and individual act as good to be performed, or as evil to be avoided