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Tri 2, Test 1 Flashcards

1
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What is the definition of God from the perspective of faith (i.e. Moses and the burning bush)

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Being “I AM”; Divine Word/ Sacred Scripture (God supernaturally revealing himself to us)

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What is the definition of God from the perspective of reason (i.e. Aristotle)

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God is “BEING ITSELF” (-Aristotle)

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3
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What is the (general) definition of God

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Being itself, God is, I Am

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4
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What is the most important word in any language and why

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“To be”; Speaks of Identity

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5
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What is the second most important word in any language and why

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“To have”; Speaks of atributes

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6
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God is not _ being ot the ________ being, he is simply _____

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A, supreme, Being

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7
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How do we know that there is only ONE God

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Because God is Existence/Being (itself) and there can only be one Existence/Being (itself)

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“Our holy Mother, the Church, holds and teaches that God (the
first principle and last end of all things) can be known with
________ from the ________ world by the ________ light of ______ _______.” -FIrst Vatican Council

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certainty, created, natural, human
reason

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9
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St. Thomas Aquinas’ starting point for proving God’s existence is structured how

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an observation and deduction from the natural world

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What were St. Thomas Aquinas’ 5 points for proving God’s existence

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(Argument from) Motion, Cause and Effect, Necessity, Perfection of Being, and Design, Purpose & Governance of the World

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11
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Explain The Principle of Infinite Regress

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Things cannot go back infinitely; they need a STARTING POINT

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Explain the second proof: Argument from Cause and Effect

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Something cannot move without being moved by something else; there needs to be a cause for an effect; Ex. a painting can’t paint itself

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Explain the third proof: Argument from Necessity

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if at one time nothing was in existence, it would have
been impossible for anything to have begun to exist

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Explain the fourth proof: Argument from Perfection of Being

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Because we measure the perfection of things as “better” or “best” there has to be something of maximum perfection, this this God

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15
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Explain the fifth proof: Argument from Design, Purpose & Governance of the World

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whatever
lacks intelligence cannot move towards an end, unless it be directed
by some being endowed with knowledge and intelligence; as the
arrow is shot to its mark by the archer

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16
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What was St. Thomas Aquinas’s conclusion on the Argument from Motion

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God as the Unmoved Mover

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What was St. Thomas Aquinas’s conclusion on the Argument from Cause and Effect

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God as the First Cause Uncaused

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What was St. Thomas Aquinas’s conclusion on the Argument from Necessity

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God as Necessary Being

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What was St. Thomas Aquinas’s conclusion on the Argument from Perfection of Being

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God as Perfect Being

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What was St. Thomas Aquinas’s conclusion on the Argument from Purpose & Governance of the World

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God as the Source of design, order, and purpose in the world

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What is St. Albert the Great the patron saint of

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scientists and philosophers

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Who was St. Thomas Aquinas’ teacher

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St. Albert the Great

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23
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What did St. Thomas Aquinas write

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the “Summa Theologae”

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24
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What is Advent

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A 4 week long period of patient preperation with prayer and penance for the celebration of Jesus’ birth on Christmas

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25
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What is the symbol of Advent

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the Advent Wreath

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26
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What are the 4 advent words

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prayer, penance, patience, and prepare

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How many of each color candle are there on an Advent Wreath

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3 purple and 1 pink

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28
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What does the Evergreen circle on a Wreath represent

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The Everlasting Love of God

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29
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Why do we have 4 weeks of Advent

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Because the difference between the Hebrew and Gregorian calandars is about 4000 years and Advent “sums it up” in 4 1000 year long weeks

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30
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What does AD stand for

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Anno Domini (In the uear of the Lord)

31
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Who was the first of the Apostles to meet Jesus

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St. Andrew

32
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Who was St. Peter’s brother

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St. Andrew

33
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What cross was St. Andrew crucified on

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an X shaped cross

34
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Who introduced St. Peter to Jesus

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St. Andrew

35
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What is Santa Claus derived from

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St. Nicholas

36
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Who remade the image of ST. Nick

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Protestants

37
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Who was a protestant political artist who was against Catholicism

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Thomas Nast

38
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Where does the Christmas tree come from

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Germany

39
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Who brought Christianity to Germany

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St. Boniface

40
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Where does the Nicene Creed come from

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Council of Nicene

41
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How did St. Boniface convert Germans

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by cutting down a tree they worshiped to show that it couldn’t even defend itself

42
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Who converted and baptized St. Augustin

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St. Ambrose

43
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How did the idea of Santa bringing presents start

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From St. Nicholas throwing money through the windows of a guy’s house who was going to sell his daughters into prostitution so he could afford their wedding

44
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How fast did St. Augustin become a Bishop after his conversion

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one day

45
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What was St. Augustin before becoming a bishop

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a politician

46
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What does the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary celebrate

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St. Anne’s pregnancy with the Virgin Mary

47
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What was special about Mary’s birth

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she was born sinless

48
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Who did St. Juan Diego see

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Our Lady of Guadelupe

49
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How did Our Lady of Guadelupe appear

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As an Indian maiden dressed as an Aztec princess in the clouds

50
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What happened after the appearance of Our Lady of Guadelupe

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9 million Hispanics converted to Catholicism over the next 10 years

51
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Where and how many times did Our Lady of Guadelupe appear

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4 times Mexico City (Dec. 9-12, 1531)

52
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What did Our Lady of Guadelupe do to St. Juan Diego’s tilma

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Made a specific image with impossible to recreate colors with messages hidden in

53
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What sex is St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

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Female

54
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Where did St. Frances Xavier Cabrini want to spread ChristianityP

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China

55
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After being denied her passion of becoming a missionary in China, Pope Leo XIII sent her where

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USA

56
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Why did Pope Leo XIII send St. Frances Xavier Cabrini to the USA

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to help Italian immigrants

57
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Who was the first US citizen to be cannonized

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St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

58
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Who invented the hospital

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St. Basil the Great

59
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What did St. Frances Xavier Cabrini have a fear of

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bodies of water

60
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What did St. Frances Xavier build in the US

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schools, orphanages, hospitals, etc.

61
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Who was the first American born saint

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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

62
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Who was the first American citizen saint

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Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini

63
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What did St. John Neumann make

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the first Catholic school system in Philly and 98 Catholic schools in the Philly diocese

64
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Who was St. John Neumann’s friend

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Bishop James Roosevelt Bailey

65
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What did St. Elizabeth Ann Seton convert from

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Episcopalian

66
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Who founded Seton Hall Prep

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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s nephew Bishop James Roosevelt Bailey

67
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Who was St. Agustin’s teacher

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St. Ambrose

68
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What does Fr. B call the first argument (Argument from motion) of St. Thomas Aquinas

A

the science argument

69
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What does Fr. B call the second argument (Argument from Cause and Effect) of St. Thomas Aquinas

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the parent argument

70
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What does Fr. B call the third argument (Argument for necessity) of St. Thomas Aquinas

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teen argument

71
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What does Fr. B call the fourth argument (Argument for perfection of being) of St. Thomas Aquinas

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language argument

72
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What does Fr. B call the fifth argument (Argument for design, purpose, and governance of the world) of St. Thomas Aquinas

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everything happens for a reason argument

73
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When was the Council of Neicea

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325 AD

Introduction to Catholic Theology Honors (2 decks)

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