Funfaith Flashcards
When and where was St. Dominic born
Caleruega, Spain in 1170
which literally
means to hear or listen to
ob-audire
Whatever moves is
moved by something else.
Consequently, there must be a
first mover that creates this
chain reaction of motions. This is
GOD
Argument from Motion
● A thing cannot cause itself
● Its cause is outside of itself
● There can be no infinite chain of
causes and effects
● There must be a first cause
which is not caused by anything
● That uncaused cause is GOD
Argument from Causation of
Existence
● Objects in the world come into
existence and pass out of it, it is
possible for these objects to
exist or not exist at any
particular time.
Argument from Contingency and
Necessity
● Characteristics of objects come
in greater or lesser extents
● If an object has lesser degrees
of one characteristic, then there
must be someone who has
greater degree, and ultimately
the maximum possible degree
Argument from Gradation or
Degrees of Perfection
● A conscious, intelligent mind
brings a being to its end or
purpose
● Not all beings have minds but
even beings without minds are
able to reach their end or
purpose
● There must be an intelligent
mind who designs and governs
those without minds such that
they reach their end or purpose
● This designer and governor is
GOD
Argument from Intelligent Design
demands active listening,
to obey in faith is to submit
freely to the word that has been
heard because its truth is
guaranteed by God
Faith
5 CHARACTERISTICS OF FAITH
Total and Absolute, Trinitarian, Loving, Maturing Missionary, Informed and Communitarian, Inculturated
Adherence, Christ himself
provides the best example of
total and absolute commitment
to God by his Passion, Death,
and Resurrection
Total and Absolute
Personal conviction and belief in
God our Father, revealed by
Jesus Christ, His own divine
Son-made-man, and their
presence to us through the Holy
Spirit in the Church
Trinitarian
Faith is not only a belief in
Christ’s Word and Kingdom but
also bearing witness and
proclaiming it
Loving, Maturing Missionary
Believing in Christ’s words
transmitted through Sacred
Scriptures and Tradition,
accepting his teachings and
believing that He has the words
of eternal life
Informed and Communitarian
group of people
composed of the Pope and the
Bishops
Magisterium
Faith that is lived in daily
relationships like family, friends,
classmates, etc.
Inculturated
