Unit 1 Flashcards
What is discernment?
To perceive clearly, to seek to know the right from wrong; the process might look different for every person; must quiet the external voices and listen to God
What is the primary vocation?
The first sense that never changes and every is called to live with God, to fulfill a destiny
What is the secondary vocation?
The second sense, how people want to live out their lives
What is the tertiary Vocation?
The third sense, the immediate call God is calling us to do
What is interdependence?
A healthy balance of replying on oneself while still realizing our needs for others that helps us find our calling
Where does the word vocation come from?
Vocare (Latin), meaning “to call”
Our calling is not a one time thing but _________?
An ongoing process
The sacraments of Christian initiation are?
Baptism and confirmation
The sacraments of belonging are?
The Eucharist, priesthood, and marriage
What are the types of Catholic vocations?
Priesthood, marriage, single life, religious life
The church recognizes that each vocation is _________?
Equally in the sense that no vocation is better or less then any other
What are Jesus’ dreams for humanity?
To build a peaceable kingdom, to create a loving community, and to nurture and challenge others to grow fully alive
What does it mean to build a peaceable kingdom?
Leading mankind to reconciliation and peoples living together in harmony by loving thy neighbours
What does it mean to create a loving community?
Everyone must serve one another (no one is exempt) and everyone must share to build a loving community to become fully alive
What does it mean to nurture and challenge others to grow fully alive?
People living in accordance with God’s word to fulfill their true potential on this Earth
