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Midterm Flashcards

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Teleology

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  • end/goa/meta/telos
  • study of the end
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Who gave us the 4 principles of double effect?

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St. Thomas Aquinas

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1st catechism of the U.S.

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Baltimore Catechism

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Purpose of life quote

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“to know, to love, and to serve God in this life so as to be happy with Him forever in the next.”

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What is Morality?
What type of term is it?

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  • doing what is right from the perspective of divinity
  • theological term
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What is Ethics?
What type of term is it?

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  • doing what is right from the perspective of humanity
  • philosophical term
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The first three commandments are about __(1)__, the rest eight are about __(2)__.

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  1. God’s relationship with us/Vertical
  2. Our relationship with people/Horizontal
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three components that make up the Moral Act

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object/intention/circumstance

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What is Objective Morality?

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concept that truth exists regardless of intention or circumstance.

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What is Subjective Morality?

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concept that truth is contingent upon intention and circumstance

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what is Relativism/Moral Relativism ?
what is another word for it?

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all truth is subjectively discovered and not objectively revealed
- another word is subjective morality

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What is Moralistic?
- group of people associated with it

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being moralistic is being a hypocrite
- Pharisees is the group associated with it

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What are the 4 Cardinal Virtues?
Explain them.

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  • prudence/justice/ temperance/fortitude
  • PRUDENCE: to put on God
  • JUSTICE: scale
  • TEMPERANCE: what we need, not want
  • FORTITUDE: another word is brave
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what are the three theological virtues?

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faith/hope/love

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Principle of Ends and Means

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the ends does not justify the means —> consequentialism

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What are the 4 principles of Double Effect?

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  1. the action taken must be good or indifferent in terms of O.I.C.
  2. the bad effects must not be willed but tolerated
  3. The good effect must come as directly as the bad
  4. the good effect must be proportionate to compensate for the bad.
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what is the opposite of Teleology(study of the end)

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Etiology (study of the origin)

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What is eschatology

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study of the last 4 things
- death/judgement/heaven/hell

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what are the two effects of original sin?
who said this?

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  • darkens our mind and weakens our will
  • St. Augustine
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what is concupiscence?

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tendency/inclination to sin

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what is natural law?

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the law of God written in our hearts

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What does Veritatis Splendor mean?
- who wrote it?

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splendor of truth
- Pope Saint John Paul II (JP2)

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image/likeness

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image=human
likeness=good

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24
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What is actual grace?

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you receive actual grace through sacramentals
- ex: cross, rosary, oil, bible

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what is sanctifying grace?

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you receive sanctifying grace through sacraments
- example: eucharist, baptism, confirmation

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Mother Teresa Quote

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for every quote that starts “Guard your..” acknowledge that its from Mother Teresa

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Agere Sequitor Esse

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something is what something does

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What is Moral Theology True/False

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-Based in Divine Revelation
-Beyond human reason but not contrary to it
-compatible with science
-holds human body and soul as sacred

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28
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conscience

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the habitual way we judge on moral matters

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29
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what is the image of conscience

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angel and devil on our shoulders

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30
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what are the two types of conscience

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well-informed and miss-informed

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31
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what is vincible ignorance?
is it always or often sinful?

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making the wrong choice out of laziness
- ALWAYS sinful

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what is invincible ignorance?
is it always or often sinful?

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making the wrong choice while have all the knowledge needed
- OFTEN sinful

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what are the 4 components of law?

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ordinance of reason/ that exists for the common good/ and is affirmed by legitimate authority/ through an official process

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what are the 5 types of law?

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Eternal Law/ Natural Law/ Revealed Law/ Ecclesiastical Law/ Civil Law

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35
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explain the 5 types of law?

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eternal law: god governs the universe
natural law: God’s law written in our hearts
revealed law: All the laws that come to us from the Bible
ecclesiastical law: governs the church/canon law/applies to clergy and laity
civil law: law that governs the government

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36
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What are the heresies against the Principles of Moral Theology?

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Consequentialism/Proportionalism/ Situational ethics

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37
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what is physical evil

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hurricanes / wildfires

38
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what is moral evil

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not going to mass

39
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what is mortal sin

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completely breaks our relationship with God

40
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what is venial sin

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hurts our relationship with God

41
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Mortal sin is forgiven in 3 ways:

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confession, baptism, anointing of the sick

42
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Venial sin is forgiven in 4 ways

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baptism, confession, anointing of the sick, and eucharist with intention to confess

43
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names for the 10 commandments:

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decalogue, mosaic law

44
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3 cooperation in evil ( in order for something to be sinful):
- name the higher level names for these

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formal, implicit formal, material
- grave matter, full knowledge, complete consent

45
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what is perfect contrition

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being sorry for your sins because you love God

46
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what is imperfect contrition?

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being sorry for your sins because you fear God’s punishment

47
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what are the 2 books of the bible that give us the 10 commandments

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exodus
Deuteronomy

48
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where does Jesus give us the 9 Beatitudes

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Sermon on the Mount

49
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what does beatitudes mean

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blessed/happy

50
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what are the 5 precepts of the church?

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  1. you shall attend mass on sunday and holy days of obligation and rest from labor
  2. you shall confess your sins at least once a year.
  3. you shall receive the Eucharist at least once a year during the Easter season
  4. You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the church
  5. you shall help to provide for the needs of the church
51
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what are the 2 sins against faith

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voluntary doubt (atheism) and involuntary doubt (agnosticism)

52
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what are the 2 sins against Hope?

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despair and presumption

53
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what are the 2 sins against charity?

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indifference and ingratitude

54
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What are the violations of the 1st commandment?

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Schism/Heresy/Apostacy/Atheism

55
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4 purposes of prayer (PACT)

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Petition(prayer requesting something from God), Adoration(prayer in which we praise God for his greatness), Contrition(prayer that expresses our true sorrow for our sins), Thanksgiving(prayer that involves our gratitude for God’s countless gifts for us)

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schism

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leaving the church with a group

57
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apostasy

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leaving the church by myself

58
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agnosticism

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doubting God’s existence

58
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atheism

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full denial of God’s existence

59
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what are the sins against the 1st commandment

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idolatry/superstition/ divination/magic/irreligion/tempting God/Sacrilege/Simony/Satanic Worship

60
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Religious Liberty

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1st amendment of the Constitution of the U.S.

61
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New Age Movement

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is a blending/merging of multiple religions so that none is truly honored

62
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Deposit of Faith

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everything God has revealed through Divine Revelation

63
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Magisterium

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guards the Deposit of Faith

64
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Monism

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everything that exists is one

65
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Pantheism

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everything that exists is God

66
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Syncretism

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misguided attempt at inter-religious dialogue and Ecumenism
- quickly becomes the New Age Movement

67
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Ecumenism

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the church in relation with other Christian churches

68
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Inter-Religious Dialogue

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The church in relation with non-Christian faiths

69
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significance of a name

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when God changes someone’s name, He changes their mission and identity
- Abram to Abraham (father of many nations)
Simon to Peter (rock)
Saul to Paul (conversion
Cardinal to Pope (new mission)

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what is divination

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thinking you can tell the future

71
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blasphemy vs sacrilege

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blasphemy = verbal
sacrilege = actions

72
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313

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year where Constantine recognized the Christian Faith in the Roman Empire; ST. HELEN

73
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314

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year where churches were allowed to be built; EDICT OF MILAN

74
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oath vs vow

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oath = to another person with God as a witness
vow = to God with another person as a witness

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Promissory Oath

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what a person intends to do in the future ( Donald Trump Inauguration)

76
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Assertory Oath

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calling God as a witness to the truth of what is being said (courtroom)

77
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Ridicule of the Faith

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irreverent remarks or sarcasm to God and the things of his church

78
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blasphemy

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speaking derogatorily about God

79
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Two sins against the second commandment

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blasphemy and ridicule of the faith

80
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prayer

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opposite of blasphemy, is what makes up for the lack of dignity towards the Sacred

81
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what are the 3 types of prayer?

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vocal prayer, meditation, contemplation

82
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what is the greatest type of prayer?

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Mass

83
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2nd Vatican Council says..

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Mass is the source and summit of our faith

84
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what are the 2 things the 3rd commandment calls us to do?

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worship and rest

85
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Why Sunday?

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  1. God rested on the seventh day which is Sunday
  2. Jesus rose on Easter
  3. The Holy Spirit descended on Pentecost
86
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What are the 6 Holy Days of Obligation in order?

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1) January 1st = The solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
2) 40 days after Easter = Ascension Thursday
3) August 15 = The Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary
4) November 1st = All Saint’s Day
5) December 8 = Immaculate Conception
6) December 25 = Christmas

87
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Liturgy

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the work of the people

88
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what does the term Decalogue mean

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Found

89
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Respect and Obedience

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respect = adult
obedience = child

90
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what is St. Paul’s teaching on authority?

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“All authority comes from God”

91
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what is the pericope that gives us the 5th commandment

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Cain and Abel

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