key terms religion

apostle

a title given in the gospels to the twelve chief disciples of Jesus, and later also to St. Paul

Church

The assembly of communion of the baptized followers of Jesus

communion

The body of christ, both in its sacrament Eucharist form of bread and wine and also in the assembly of the baptized followers of Jesus

Magisterium

The official teaching office of the church: The bishop in union with the bishop of Rome, the pope

Mission

The task Jesus left his followers: to proclaim the good news that is to proclaim Jesus to the world

conversation

A radical transformation of values a turning around that takes place at the intellectual level as an awareness and openness to truth and true knowing at the moral level when i recognize myself as free and responsible and at the religious level where my preoccupation with myself is taken over with the love of God and love for others

Gentile

a person who is not part of the Jewish faith or not of Jewish ancestry

sacrament

the sacraments are perceptible signs accessible to our human nature. By the action of Christ and the power of the Holy spirit. They make present efficaciously the grace that they signify

call story

The bible contains a number of stories of God calling people and imparting to them a mission. They follow the pattern of encounter with God, God speaks. God gives a mission, the person being called objects, they are reassured by God, and God gives a sign that God is with them in their mission. When God calls us, God does not leave us alone

covenant

A binding agreement between two parties that spells out the conditions and obligations of each party. The biblical notion but it is far more. God’s covenant is a bond of love that calls to us in our freedom to respond in love. God’s commitment to us is forever. God’s commitment is founded in love

revelation

people have the ability to come to know God through God’s works. But there is a higher order of knowledge which comes not from human reason, but from divine revelation. God makes himself known fully by sending his beloved son, Jesus Christ, and the holy spirit. The sacred scriptures reveal the loving actions of God in human history

Vocation

Vocation is a call from God. Jesus calls all people into the family of God. God also calls each one of us personally to a way of life that is founded on the love of God and the love of neighbour. For some this way of life leads to preisthood; for others, consecrated religious life; for others, service in the context of family life or the broader community.

revelation

The way that God makes himself known to humankind. God is fully revealed in Jesus Christ. The sacred scriptures, proclaimed within the church, are the revealed word of God. God also reveals Self through people and indeed through all of creation