Midterm review Flashcards
conscience
an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one’s behavior.
vocation
a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation.
grace
simple elegance or refinement of movement.
mortal sin
an action so contrary to the will of god that it results in a complete separation from Gods grace
what does a sin need to be considered mortal
involve a grave matter/
full knowledge of ethic evil of the act/
must give full consent in committing the act
venial sin
a less serious offense against the will of god that diminishes ones personal character and weakens but does not rupture ones relationship with god
sin of omission
a sin that is the result of a failure to do something required by God’s moral law
Sin of Commission
a sin that is the direct of a freely chosen thou, word, or deed
original sin
if you don’t know this…
social sin
collective effect of many personal sins over time which corrupts society and its institutions by creating “structures of sin”
deterrent
a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.
abortion
the termination of a pregnancy, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus
death penalty
should also know all this jazz
what are the different ways of the death penalty
lethal injection/ firing squad/ electrocution/ gas chamber/ hanging
how many trimesters are there in a pregnancy
three
what weeks are in the first trimester
weeks 1-12
what weeks are in the second trimester
weeks 13-28
what weeks are in the third trimester
the rest. L.O.L.
active euthanasia
doctor or third party administers the dose; illegal in all 50 states
passive euthanasia
Hastening the death of a person by altering some form of support and letting nature take its course is known as passive euthanasia. Examples include such things as turning off respirators, halting medications, discontinuing food and water so as to allowing a person to dehydrate or starve to death, or failure to resuscitate.
physician assisted suicide
patient self administer; legal in five states
what five states is physician assisted suicide legal in
washington, oregon, montana, vermont, new mexico
eutahanasia
the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures
what is passive euthanasia like
euthanasia by omission
theological virtues
faith/
hope/
charity (love)
faith
enables us to believe in god, all that god has said and revealed to us
hope
enables us to desire heaven and eternal life, trusting in Christ’s promises and relying on the help of the holy spirit and graces
charity
greatest virtue of all and empowers us to observe the commandments and love everyone even our enemies/
helps us practice all the other virtues and uplifts our human ability to love
cardinal virtues
the source of all other good habits, from the rating word “cardo”. even non-christians recognize these virtues as “natural virtues”.
how can people gain cardinal virtues
education and repeated practice
how many cardinal virtues are there
4
what are the cardinal virtues
prudence/
justice/
fortitude/
temperance
prudence
practical wisdom, responsible decision making. “right reason in action”
justice
involves relationships with others and our life in communion