Theology III Test 1 Flashcards

1
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A saint is just a _______ who kept on _______.

A

sinner, trying

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2
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What is ongoing in the life of the Christian disciple?

A

Conversion is ongoing in the life of the Christian disciple

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3
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What is concupiscence? why does God allow us to experience concupiscence?

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Concupiscence is the inclination to sin. God allows us to experience concupiscence so that we can strive and struggle to overcome weakness with the help of God’s grace.

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4
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What Sacraments starts the work of redemption in the life of a Christian?

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Baptism is the first sacrament that starts the work of redemption in the life of a Christian.

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5
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When did Jesus institute the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation?

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Jesus instituted the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation when he breathed the Spirit on the Apostles after his Resurrection.

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How has the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation developed over the years?

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Instead of confession being a public matter, Irish missionaries in the seventh century introduced the practice of private confession. They also introduced the practice of going to confession regularly instead of only going for grave sins.

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7
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Define Penance

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A prayer, good work, or other act assigned by the priest in the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation in order to make satisfaction for sins and turn the penitent back to the habits of discipleship.

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8
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What is absolution?

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Forgiveness of a person’s sins by a priest acting in the Person of Christ.

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9
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Define Temptation, are temptations considered sins?

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Attraction, either from outside oneself or from within, to act contrary to the right reason and commandments of God. No, temptations are not considered sins.

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10
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Know the definitions for contrition, imperfect contrition and perfect contrition.

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Perfect contrition: contrition arising out of love for God.
Imperfect contrition: contrition arising out of disgust with sin and/or with the fear of punishment.

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11
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What are the three conditions that need to be met for a sin to be a mortal mortal?

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  1. A Ten Commandment
  2. Freedom
  3. Full Knowledge
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12
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Who instituted the Sacrament of Reconciliation?

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Jesus

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13
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When did they institute the Sacrament of Reconciliation? – This is a different question than which Gospel verses does the Catholic Church point to (remember your Focus and Reflection questions)

A

After His Resurrection

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How did they institute the Sacrament of Reconciliation?

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When he breathed the Spirit on the Apostles after his Resurrection.

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15
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Which Gospel verses does the Catholic Church point to for the institution of the Sacrament of Reconciliation?

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John 20:23, “Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained”

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16
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In what category of Sacraments are the Sacraments of Penance and Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick? (Initiation, Healing, or Service)

A

Healing

17
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Who does the priest act in the person (in persona Christi) of during confession?

A

Christ

18
Q

TRUE OR FALSE: Conversion is a radical reorientation of one’s whole life away from sin and evil and toward God

A

TRUE

19
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TRUE OR FALSE: No sin is private, even if done in secret.

A

TRUE

20
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TRUE OR FALSE: A priest is not allowed to disclose the sins of a penitent unless he has a very good reason to do so.

A

FALSE

21
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TRUE OR FALSE: Some sin is so grave that it falls outside the reach of God’s mercy.

A

FALSE

22
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TRUE OR FALSE: God permits suffering as an opportunity for us to mature in the spiritual life.

A

TRUE

23
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TRUE OR FALSE: Sometimes, it is acceptable to apologize directly to God instead of confessing sins to a priest.

A

FALSE

24
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In the earliest years of the Church, to whom did the penitent confess grave sins?

A

publicly to the congregation

25
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Which practices did Irish missionaries introduce to the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation?

A

Private confession, participating in the sacrament on a regular basis, participating in the sacrament for not only mortal sins but also venial sins

26
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How often must every baptized person over the age of reason confess their sins?

A

Once a year

27
Q

Which of the following is NOT a primary fruit of receiving the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation?

A

Being reconciled with nature

28
Q

In the parable of the Prodigal Son we hear about a younger son who takes his inheritance, leave, etc. He desires what the pugs eat. He decides to go back to his family, what was the first reason why? Which form of Contrition does this illustrate when going back to the Father and why?

A

He realizes that even his father’s servants have better working conditions and food than he does.
This is imperfect contrition because he is going back out of disgust with sin and himself, and not solely out of love for his father.

29
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Examples of how the father of the prodigal son shows mercy:

A

sees the son far off and anticipates his return
is filled with compassion, runs to his son and embraces him
give him a robe, a ring, and sandals (an attempt to restore his dignity)
slaughtered the fattened calf for a party

30
Q

Is the Prodigal Son story an example of how the Father sees you when you return with contrition to ask Him for forgiveness?

A

YES

31
Q

Daily exercise of reflecting on the morality of one’s conduct

A

examin

32
Q

Deserving of blame

A

culpable

33
Q

The repair or restoration of what has been broken

A

satisfaction

34
Q

Sin resulting from a failure to act when we should have

A

sin of omission

35
Q

In the video from Fr. Mike Schmitz, he uses an analogy to illustrate how he views the Priest in the confessional, what did he say Priests were like? In the analogy, what were sins characterized as?

A

He says priests are like God’s garbage men and sins are like garbage.