Religion Midterm Review Flashcards
Virtue
a “habitual and firm disposition to good.”
prudence, fortitude, temperance, justice
Cardinal Virtues
Prudence
good common sense, human reason married to truth
Fortitude
gives us the firmness, strength & courage to deal with temptations, difficulties & dangers in doing what is right & true
Temperance
moderates the attraction of pleasures & provides balance in the use of created goods
Faith, hope, charity
Theological Virtues
Faith
empowers us to believe in God & all that God has said & revealed to us, including what the Church proposes for our belief
Hope
helps us to desire heaven & eternal happiness, trusting firmly in Christ’’s promises & relying, not on our own efforts, but on the help & graces of the Holy Spirit
Charity
enables us to love God above everything for His own sake & to love our neighbor as ourselves
Justice
the moral & cardinal virtue by which we give God & our neighbor what is their due by right
St. Monica
Feast Day
Aug. 27
St. Augustine
Feast Day
Aug. 28
How many Aristodal proofs
5
1st
The world must have been caused by something
2nd
Someone must have designed the world