semester 2 exam study guide Flashcards
what word comes from the latin word “caritas” and greek work “charis” which mean gift
charity
blessed teresa of calcutta made it her mission to care for the people where? what order did she found
streets of india
the order of the missionaries of charity
how can someone experience happiness
if someone is living according to the purpose of their lives
what is happiness
a foretaste of heaven
who stated this: “You have made us for yourself, o Lord, and our hearts are restless until thy rest in you.”
st. augustine
the catholic faith teaches a Triune God. what is the triune God? in what two forms does the triune God exist?
Father, Son, Holy Spirit (Trinity)
coequally and coeternally
what does the love of the Father and Son for each other create
a coeternal divide person who loves in return-Holy Spirit
what human institution mimics the Trinity
family
who is st. damian of molokai
a leper among lepers
how did st. damian die
he contracted leprosy and died
what does 1 Corinthians 12:27 say about our role in the body of Christ
“I am the vine, you are the branches”
do our actions affect others
whatever choices we make, whatever actions we take, we affect not only our own lives, but also the lives of others, especially other Christians
what is ecumenism
the respect for dignity in others includes respect for different religious traditions that all may be one
must Christians remain in communication with other faiths? why or why not
yes. our christian faith requires us to stay in inter-religious dialogue with other faith traditions
to be human means that we are in relationships. how does this impact social justice?
to love like God is a grace from God-a share of divine life that enables us to enjoy supernaturally
Christ summarized all of the Law and messages into 2 great commandments. what are they?
love God
love your neighbors
who said: “if you see charity, you see the Trinity”
st. augustine
every society establishes social structures to correct what
its conception of just order and to correct injustices
what is justice
a cardinal virtue-a habitual and firm disposition of the will to do good
what does dueteronomy 16:20 say about justice
“justice and only justice, you shall follow, that you may live and inherit the land which the Lord your God gave me.”
justice is one of the four cardinal virtues. what is unique about justice of these
it is the only one that is necessarily social
what word do the cardinal virtues come from
latin word “credo”
why are they called the hinges
they are hinges upon which the door of the moral life opens and closes
what does charity lead people to do
help others in their need by sharing what we have
how does charity work with justice
charity leads us to help others by sharing what we have
justice teaches us to give others what is rightfully theirs
is justice personal
yes
who is john howard griffin and what did he do
darkened skin to experience racism
justice always presumes the existence of what
rights
what are the rights that belong to us simply because we are persons created by God
natural law
what are the four natural rights
life, bodily integrity, personal and vocational freedom, and right to hold property
what is commutative justice
ordinary transactions and commitments
what is legal justice
measures the way individuals respond to the way obligations of living in society or living under the state
what is distributive justice
measures the way and means by which authority distributes the goods and obligations of social life among the members of society
what is social justice
distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society
who is dr. bernard nathanson and what did he do
used to perform abortions, but stopped
performed 75,000
all human beings possess right because they have inherent ___
dignity
who was bishop to the roman empire in ad 368
st. basil
what did st. basil do? what was it in response to?
created soup kitchen, homeless shelter, and a campus of facilities to serve the needy-in response to natural disasters
which group of people did he think would grow in virtue by acts of justice and charity
wealthy
what is the magisterium
the church’s teaching office
what is the magisterium’s job
to interpret scripture and tradition
how are catholics to accept the teachings of the magisterium
called to accept teachings of the magisterium like how they accept Christ’s teachings
in the first five centuries, how did the magisterium function
closely followed Christ’s teachings, heavy emphasis on believing in Christ
from the 6th century to the last century and a half, how did the magisterium function
no new doctrines, applied Christ’s teachings to world circumstances, emphasis on going to Church and tithing
in the last century and a half, how did the magisterium function
social doctrine-prominent role, radical change to alter world and make better living conditions
what are four components of the age of revolutions and what happened during each
protestant reformation-people divided by many faiths
industrial revolution-change social economy and industry
marxism-response to industrial revolution, suppressed religion
french and american revolution-overthrown monarchs and aristocrats: class warfare
how did the church respond to the revolutions
through witness of saints, institutional charities, and founding religious orders that serve the poor
who wrote rerum novarum? what does it say
pope leo XIII
acknowledges difficulty of working class, rejects capitalism and condemns communism
who wrote quadreagesimo anno
wha does it say
Pople pius XI
critiqued communism and unrestrained capitalism, issued strong condemnations of socialism, proposed guiding oral principles to gov.
who wrote mater et magistra
what does it say
john XXIII
addressed overpopulation and imbalance of faith in the world, considered advancements in technology like advancements of weapons of mass destruction