Final Exam Flashcards
What are the sacraments?
Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist
Healing: Reconciliation and Anointing of the sick
Sacraments of the Eucharist: Matrimony and Holy Order
What are the four marks of the church?
One, holy, Catholic, apostolic
The eight ways of living a Christian life, that include the teachings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount
Beatitudes
Catholic
Universal
One
Unity
Ecumenism
The effort to unite all Christians
Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Wisdom, understanding, right judgment, knowledge, fortitude, piety, fear of the lord
Pope
The Bishop of Rome, is the spiritual leader of the church
Comes from Greek word papa meaning father
Infallibility
Pope proclaims a teaching solemnly and officially on faith or morals, so the pope is without error
Apostolic
Teachings of the apostles are passed down through their successors
Holy
Kind of Life we live when we share in a life of God
Missionaries
Those who evangelize in cities or rural areas near their homes
Heresy
False teaching that rejects a truth that has been reveled by God and taught by the church
Arianism
Heresy created by Arius who made people believe that Jesus was not both human and divine
Church Fathers
Church leaders selected by the Holy Spirit that wrote letters, homilies, and books about faith and defended the gospel against heresies
Who were some of the church Fathers?
Athanasius, Basil, Ambrose, Augustine
Virtue
Lead us to live in a close relationship with Jesus
Monks
Live alone in a hut and prays by themselves
Deacon
Men chosen to minister the need of the community
Epistle
Letters
Schism
Split or division
Crusade
“Holy wars” that were intended to regain the holy land
Summa Theologiae
Written by Saint Thomas Aquians in which he explained the catholic beliefs
Mendicant order
People who live like Christ without land or money