religion final

vatican 1 and 11

(vatican 1- 20th ecumenical council of the roman catholic church, convened by pope pius 1X to death with contemporary problems) (vatican 2- the 21st ecumenical council to the catholic church.)

virtues

kind of behavior which is thought to be good

virtues (theological and cardinal)

cardinal- prudence,justice,fortitude, and temperance

theological- faith, hope, and love

liturgy

a ceremony, according to the traditions of a particular group or event

liturgy of the hours

to pray at regular intervals throughout the day

liturgical year

celebrates the sacred mysteries of the birth, life, death and resurrection of jesus

magisterium

the teaching authority of the church, formed of the bishops

persecution

punishment of harassment usually of a severe nature on the basis of race, religion, or political opinion in ones country or origin

protestant reformation

a religious reform movement that swept through europe in the 1500s

schism

splitting or separating

sacramentals

outward signs of our internal faith

types of sin

mortal and venial

church councils

council of trent, council of nicea, second and first vatican council

commandments

the rule god wants us to follow for our lives

conscience

a judgement of reason

creeds

a statement of the shared beliefs of a community

crusades

a series of religious wars initiated in 1095 by the roman catholic church

didache

the teaching of the twelve apostles is an early christian hand book

doctrine

the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group

edict of milan

gave christianity legal status and a reprieve from persecution but did not make it the state of church of the roman empire

grace

the gift of god

great commandment

you shall love the lord your god with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind

infallibility

the gift that assures that the pope and the bishops in union can proclaim tru doctrines that involve faith or morals

inquisition

going against church teaching

marks of the church

one, holy, apostolic, catholic

constantine

made christianity the main religion in Rome

diocletian

helped rome recover from crisis

martin luther

his beliefs helped the reformation

pope john XXlll

convened the second vatican council

st katharine drexel

she founded the sisters of the blessed sacrament, e religious order serving black and indigenous americans

atheism

you believe in no god or no divine being

beatitudes

a series of blessings that are found in the fifth chapter of matthew in the christian bible

cannon law

a code of ecclesiastical laws governing the catholic church

immaculate conception

the belief that mary was free of sin her whole life

mysteries of the rosary

joyful,sorrowful, glorious and--added by saint john paul ll in 2002-- the luminous

solemnity of the annunciation

the day we celebrate the angel gabriel telling mary she was pregnant with jesus, march 25