Midterm

Question 1

Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC):

Answer 1

The definitive collection of all Catholic doctrine regarding both faith and morals. It collects and
summarizes the range of church teaching, drawing from scripture, the writings of the Church Fathers (the first bishops), popes, and the saints and from
centuries of Church documents.

Question 2

U.S.C.C.B. (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops):

Answer 2

An assembly of the hierarchy of bishops who jointly exercise pastoral functions on behalf of the Christian faithful of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Question 3

Sacred Scripture:

Answer 3

The written record of God’s revelation of Himself contained in the Old and New Testaments. It was composed by human authors inspired by the Holy Spirit. Also known as the Bible and Word of God.

Question 4

Encyclical:

Answer 4

Pastoral letter written by the Pope and sent to the whole Church and to the whole world, to express Church teaching on some important matter. Encyclicals are expressions of the ordinary papal Magisterium

Question 5

Happiness:

Answer 5

The state of joy reached through obtaining the good we seek

Question 6

Good:

Answer 6

That which directs something or someone toward its final purpose, or helps it function in accord with that purpose.

Question 7

Trinitarian Communion of Love:

Answer 7

The model of communion of eternal love among three divine Persons (God the Father-Lover, Son-Beloved, and Holy Spirit-Love). It is God’s vision of society where there is mutual exchange of goods and service according to the likeness of the Trinity

Question 8

Natural Law:

Answer 8

Humans’ participation in the eternal law by reading what it is written upon our hearts through the use of our reason. it is unchanging, and permanent throughout history

Question 9

Gospel:

Answer 9

From the Greek for “Good News,” the essential Christian message that God so loved the world that He gave His only Son so that those who believed in him might not perish, but have everlasting life in Him. One of the first four books
of the New Testament that are the heart of the Scriptures and that proclaim the Good News of salvation.

Question 10

Kingdom of God:

Answer 10

God’s reign, or rule, over all things. During His public ministry, Jesus proclaimed that the Kingdom of God was at hand. The Church is the seed, or beginning, of the Kingdom here on earth, which will be fulfilled in Heaven.

Question 11

Catholic Social Teaching:

Answer 11

A subdiscipline of moral theology, which outlines a
holistic Catholic vision, based on both revelation and reason, of a good human society. It arises from faith and the commands to love God and neighbor, and proposes principles for reflection, provides criteria for judgment, and gives guidelines for action in social, economic, and cultural spheres.

Question 12

Dignity of the Human Person:

Answer 12

The inherent worth of the human person rooted in
the fact that God loves the person for his own sake and created him in His image and likeness.

Question 13

Justice:

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A cardinal virtue that is the constant and firm will to give their due to God and neighbor.

Question 14

Charity:

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The theological virtue by which we love God above all things for His own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God

Question 15

Society:

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A group of persons bound together by a principle of unity that goes beyond each one of them. Human beings are social beings and must live together in a society. It is a requirement of human nature. It is in society that human beings develop their fullest potential and respond to their vocation.

Question 16

Human Rights:

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Those things to which we have a just claim because we need them in order to fulfill the moral responsibilities of our human nature. For example, the right to freedom of religion allows us to fulfill the duty we owe to God.

Question 17

Law:

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An ordinance of reason, promulgated by a proper authority, for the common good

Question 18

Authority:

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The quality of exercising power over others and expecting obedience from them. All communities need someone or some institution in authority. Authorities is exercised legitimately only when it seeks the common good of the group and employs morally illicit means to attain it.

Question 19

Economic Justice:

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A particular expression of commutative justice. It pertains exclusively to the moral obligations of individuals, businesses and governments concerning just wages, stable currencies, fair interest rates on loans, safe working conditions for laborers, and other responsibilities associated with economic life.

Question 20

Social Justice:

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The responsibility of each member of society to respect the dignity of every human being, and the rights which flow from that dignity and guarantee it. Society must provide the conditions that allow people to obtain. What is their due according to their nature and vocation.

Question 21

The Common Good:

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The sum total of social conditions that allow people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more more fully and more easily

Question 22

Domestic Church:

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A phrase that describes the Christian family, the original cell of society where we first learn the faith

Question 23

Marriage:

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The union between one man and one woman that is unitive, indissoluble, faithful, and procreative

Question 24

Participation:

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The voluntary and generous engagement of a person in social interchange and the promotion of the common good, each according to his position and role. This obligation is inherent in the dignity of the human person

Question 25

Work (Human Labor):

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The duty and right of every person to engage in activity to sustain and improve himself and his family. Work is a collaboration of man and woman with God in prolonging and perfecting the work of creation by subduing the earth, and honors the gifts and talents God has given to human beings

Question 26

The Universal Destination of Goods:

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The doctrine that the goods of creation are meant for the whole human race. This doctrine remains fundamental even if the promotion of the common good requires respect for the right to private property and its exercise.

Question 27

Just Wage:

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Compensation for work that guarantees the worker the opportunity to obtain a dignified livelihood for himself and his family on a material, social, cultural, and spiritual level, while also taking into account the role, skills, and productivity of the worker, the sustained health of the business, and the common good.

Question 28

Preferential Love for the Poor:

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The priority given to those oppressed by poverty as well as to all vulnerable people in terms of charitable love, help, and services, in imitation of Christ who identified Himself with the least of us

Question 29

Solidarity:

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A uniting principle in society by which people bear each other’s sufferings together, make sure that material things such as food, clothing, and other resources are distributed justly, and most importantly, share spiritual goods, such as prayer and penance.

Question 30

Stewardship:

Answer 30

The duty to care for and cultivate something responsibly. God gave human beings the responsibility of caring for His creation.

Question 31

Great Commandments:

Answer 31

Jesus’ summary of the Law and the prophets: Love God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.

Question 32

Works of Mercy (Corporal):

Answer 32

Loving actions taught to us by Christ that help us meet a person’s physical needs or needs “of the body”. Examples are: feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, visit the imprisoned, and visit the dead

Question 33

Works of Mercy (Spiritual):

Answer 33

Loving actions taught to us by Christ that help us meet the needs of a person’s soul. Examples are: instruct the ignorant, counsel the doubtful, admonish sinners, bear wrongs patiently, comfort the afflicted, and pray for the living and the dead.