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A firm attitude, stable disposition, and habitual disposition of our intellect and will that regulates our actions, directs our passions, and guides our conduct according to reason and faith.

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Virtue

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The four hinge virtues that support moral living: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance.

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Cardinal virtues

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A bad habit, such as laziness, that inclines us to choose the evil rather then the good.

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Vice

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The relationship between God and humans that results in a body of beliefs and a set of practices: creed, cult, and code.

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Religion

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Three important virtues bestowed on us at Baptism that relate us to God: faith, hope, and charity.

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Theological virtues

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Charitable actions that include feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and imprisoned, sheltering the homeless, and burying the dead.

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Corporal works of mercy

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Seven practices of Catholic charity directed toward the soul of our neighbor.
They are: counsel the doubtful, instruct the ignorant, admonish the sinner, comfort the sorrowful, forgive injuries, bear wrongs patiently, and pray for the living and the dead.

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Spiritual works of mercy

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The Holy Spirit’s grace that cleanses us from our sins through faith in Jesus Christ and Baptism

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Justification

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Special gifts the Holy Spirit gives to individual Christians to build up the Church

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Charisms

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God-given abilities that helps us live a Christian life with God’s help.
They are: wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety, and fear of the Lord

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Gifts of the Holy Spirit

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Perfections that result from living in union with the Holy Spirit

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Fruits of the Holy Spirit

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The capacity to choose between alternatives

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Free will

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A person’s most secret core and sanctuary that helps the person determine between good and evil.

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Conscience

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Vows of personal poverty, chastity understood as lifelong celibacy, and obedience to the demands of the community being joined that those entering the consecrated life process.

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Evangelical counsels

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Saints that are chosen as special intercessors or protectors for our lives

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Patron saint

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A name for the Christian family.

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Domestic Church

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The moral virtue that enables people to integrate their sexuality into their stations in life.

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Chastity

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Sharing the Good News.

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Evangelization

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The priesthood of the faithful.

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Common priesthood

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The priesthood of Christ received in the Sacrament of Holy Orders that is meant to build up and guide the Church in the name of Christ.

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Ministerial priesthood

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A prayer candle typically placed before a statue of Jesus or the Virgin Mary that is lit for a prayer intention.

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Votive candle

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Prayerful way to read the Bible or any other sacred writings, means divine reading.

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Lectio divina

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Wordless prayer whereby a person’s mind and heart rest in God’s goodness and majesty.

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Contemplation

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Heartfelt sorrow and aversion for sins committed along with the intention of sinning no more.

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Contrition

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The source and summit of Christian life.
Eucharist
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A name given to the Holy Eucharist, especially the consecrated elements reserved in the tabernacle for adoration, or for the sick.
Blessed Sacrament
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A prayer of devotion made for forty continuous hours in which the Blessed Sacrament is exposed.
Forty Hours' Devotion
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A form of prayer used in liturgies that includes prayers with responses.
Litany
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A short, formulaic prayer that is said repeatedly.
Jesus Prayer
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Supreme happiness.
Beatitudes
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An unsubstantiated or preformed judgement about an individual or group
Prejudice
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A favorite teaching device of Jesus in which he told a short story with a striking, memorable comparison that taught a religious message.
Parable
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Any thought, word, or act that expresses hatred or contempt for Christ, God, the Church, Saints, of holy things.
Blasphemy
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My mystery from Christ's life in which God's glory shone through and transformed Jesus' physical appearance while he was in the company of the Old Testament prophets.
Transfiguration
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The presence of Jesus Christ in the consecrated species of bread and wine.
Real Presence
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The study of and teaching about the "last things."
Eschatology
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An essentially part of the celebration of the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist they draws on readings from the Old and New Testaments and features a reading from one of the Gospels and a homily that is an exhortation to accept these readings as the Word of God.
Liturgy of the Word
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Seeing God face to face in Heaven.
Beatific Vision
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The individual's judgment immediately after death, when Christ will rule on one's eternal destiny to be spent in Heaven or Hell.
Particular judgment
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The state of purification that takes place after death for those who need to be made clean and holy before meeting the all-holy God in Heaven.
Purgatory
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The Second Coming of Christ when the Lord will judge the living and the dead.
Parousia
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Our final communion with the Blessed Trinity, Mary, the angels, and all the saints.
Heaven
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The unity of Jesus Christ with all those he has redeemed
Communion of Saints
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Actual sins that weaken and wound our relationship with God but do not destroy divine life in our souls.
Venial sins
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A serious violation of God's law of love that results in the loss of God's life in the soul of the sinner.
Mortal sin
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Stories in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke about the early life of Jesus
Infancy narratives
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The name of Jesus that means "God is with us."
Emmanuel
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The feast that celebrates the mystery of Christ's manifestation as Savior of the world.
Epiphany
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The belief that Mary was conceived without Original Sin.
Immaculate Conception
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The Latin title for the Canticle of Mary.
Magnificat
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The announcement of the birth of Jesus that takes place when the angel Gabriel tells Mary that God has chosen her to be the Mother of the Lord.
Annunciation
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A central truth of Revelation that Catholics are obliged to believe.
Dogma
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A word that means "call." The primary call from God to be disciples of Jesus Christ.
Vocation
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What are two ways we can strengthen the virtue of faith?
Reading scripture and Celebrating the Sacraments
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What are five effects of sanctifying grace?
- enables us to believe and hope in God and to love him through the theological virtues - gives us the power to live under the influence of the Holy Spirit through the gifts he bestows on us - allows us to grow in goodness through the moral virtues
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What are human beings capable of holiness?
Because we are God's adopted children
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What are the three senses of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus?
Pupil, friend, follower
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How do the first three commandments show love for God?
- how to make God central in our lives - how to honor God's name - how to praise God for his works of creation and thank him for his saving works
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What is the connection between love and forgiveness?
Forgiveness, although hard at times, is an essential quality of love
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What is the greatest benefit of prayer?
It deepens our relationship with the Triune God
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What are two ways to handle distractions in prayer?
Gazing at a crucifix or lighting a candle to keep your attention on God
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What are two situations that can keep someone from entering the Kingdom of God?
Lack of understanding and being tempted by the devil
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What is the general message of Jesus' parables?
- salvation is here - the Kingdom of God is a pure gift - God loves sinners - the Good News about the Kingdom of God requires an urgent response - the Good News of God's Kingdom demands repentance - following Jesus may bring suffering
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What was the purpose of Jesus' miracles?
- to convey the heart of his message | - to show that Jesus was an outstanding teacher
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Why is the Eucharist the center of the Church's life?
It celebrates and creates the Church, allowing Jesus to live in and transform us
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What are the characteristics of the Kingdom of God?
- has a present and future dimension - is meant for all, especially the poor - is open to sinners - the beatitudes model it
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How is the Incarnation a wonder of God's love?
The liturgy of the Church and it's saving effects are communicated in the sacraments especially the Eucharist
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What does it mean to repent?
A change of mind, a turning from sin so one can be open to Jesus and his message
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How is the Paschal Mystery made present?
In the liturgy of the Church and the sacraments, especially the Eucharist
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What do Catholics believe about the resurrection of the body?
That our immortal souls AND bodies live on after death
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Our final communion with the Blessed Trinity, Mary, the angels, and all the saints
Heaven
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When was Jesus likely born?
4-6 BC at the time of King Herod the Great and during the reign of Caesar Augustus
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What is the meaning of the name Jesus?
"God saves"
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What is significant about John the Baptist baptizing in the Jordan River?
It was a symbol of Jewish freedom and the point of entry into the Promised Land
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What theological truths are revealed at Jesus's baptism?
- showing Jesus' perfect submission to his Father's will - foreshadowing Jesus' death for the remission of our sins - serving as a model for our own baptism

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