Theology Final

IMPRIMATUR

IMPRIMATUR

a bishop’s approval to print a religion textbook because its contents agree with Church teaching.

CHASUBLE

the outer vestment worn by a priest at liturgy. Its color follows the liturgical seasons—purple for Advent or Lent; white for Christmas, Easter, and other feasts of Christ; red for Good Friday and Pentecost; and green for Ordinary Time.

CELIBACY

the renunciation of marriage made by those who receive the Sacrament of Holy Orders for more perfect observance of chastity. Celibacy also extends to consecrated life and to those who forego marriage for some honorable end.

INFALLIBILITY

the charism or gift of the Church offered by Christ whereby she is protected from error in matters of faith and morals. The pope or an Ecumenical Council most exclusively exercises the gift.

SYNOD

a group of bishops, usually chosen from throughout the world, who come together to advise the pope on certain issues.

DEPOSIT OF FAITH

the body of saving truth entrusted By Christ to the Apostles and handed on by them to be preserved and proclaimed by the Church’s Magisterium

COMMON PRIESTHOOD

through baptism and confirmation, we share in this

functions by the unfolding of baptismal grace---living a life of faith, hope, and love, according to the graces of the Holy Spirit.

MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD

confers a sacred power for the service of the faithful

at the service of the common priesthood

the means by which Christ builds up the Church

ANOINTING

the bishop anoints the new priest’s hands with chrism, which offers the priest the grace of the Holy Spirit to make his future ministry fruitful.

ORDINATION RITE

A person receiving the Sacrament of Holy orders at any level, episcopate, presbyterate, or diaconate.

DOMESTIC CHURCH

a term for the family, the Church in miniature

MARRIAGE VOWS

one part of the rite of marriage

the essential element that makes the marriage

NUPTIAL BLESSING

nuptial is a latin derived word that means “wedding.” The nuptial blessing sanctifies the marriage covenant of the bride and the groom. It takes place after the couple gives their consent to be married.

MATRIMONY ESSENTIAL RITE

the consent of the bride and the groom and the exchange of vows

marriage consent- the promises made by the bride and groom to honor one another and to be faithful in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health throughout their lives. By their consent to one another, the couple establish a permanent covenant in love.

UNITY OF FAMILY, LOCAL COMMUNITY, WORLD

marriage helps people form a family, an intergenerational community of faith, hope, and love….domestic church

marriage helps form the basic unit of the church…the family. they are to share in the life and mission of the Church…promote faith….serve the needs of the parish

marriage helps families become involved in all aspects of society----workplace, marketplace, entertainment, athletics, and politics to help build a world of justice, peace, and love

COVENANT

marriage is indissoluble like God’s covenant with Moses

DISPARITY OF CULT

a reason why a marriage cannot be validly contracted without a dispensation, stemming from one person being certainly baptized, and the other certainly not baptized.

DECLARATION OF NULLITY

the Church’s declaration that a particular marriage—whether presumed as a sacramental bond or simply a natural bond—was never valid.

DIVINE IMAGE

we were made in God’s image

MALE AND FEMALE

God created us humans, male and female, in his image

we are partners meant to work in cooperation

God created humans male and female, complementary beings. This integrates God’s plan for creation. God created man and woman to be helpmates,a communion of persons.

SOCIAL NATURE

humans need each other

interdependence

communion of persons

HUMAN DIGNITY

the quality of being worthy of esteem and respect. means you have value and worth

-inherent (inborn)

-inviolable (no one has the right to profane it)

-inalienable (cannot be taken away)

COMPOSITE BEINGS - SPIRITUAL-MATERIAL

we are of spiritual nature and human nature made of both matter and spirit

SUBSIDIARITY

the principle of Catholic social teaching that holds that a higher unit of society should not do what a lower unit can do as well or better.

COMMON GOOD

the “sum total of social conditions that allow people, either as groups or individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily.” Requires respect for the basic, inalienable rights of each human being and promotes the social well-being and development of various social groups.

PASCHAL MYSTERY

the saving love of God most fully revealed in the life and especially the Passion, Death, Resurrection, and glorious Ascension of his Son, Jesus Christ.

SOLIDARITY

the Christian virtue of social charity and friendship

HOW TO LIVE AS MORAL HUMANS IN RELATION TO GOD, OTHERS AND YOURSELF

others- treat others as your neighbors because they were created by God and in His image too.

yourself- treat yourself and your body with respect because we were made in God’s image

God- honor and listen to God because he created you.

OBJECT

the what of an action

indicates if the action is good or bad

INTENTION

the why of an action

CIRCUMSTANCES

who, when, where, and how of an action

MAKING GOOD DECISIONS

use the stop process or consider the object, circumstance, intention, and facts

“STOP” STEP BY STEP PROCESS

S – search out the facts (who, what, why, when, how, where)

∙ T – think about the alternatives and consequences

∙ O – others can help you make good decisions

∙ P – pray for guidance

FACTS

true and always cement

use as a basis for making decisions

ALTERNATIVES

Requires good hard things,using God’s-given intellect, can help you search out the facts necessary to make a conscientious decision. Consider all sides before you act.

CONSEQUENCES

the results of an action

can help see if an action was good or bad when reflecting

PRUDENCE

the moral virtue that inclines you to discern a good, ethical, and moral life and to choose the means to accomplish it.

CARDINAL VIRTUES

the four pivotal virtues that support moral living: prudence (“right reason in action”), justice (giving God and each person their due by right), fortitude (courage to persist in living a Christian life), and temperance (moderation is controlling desires for physical pleasures).

DIVINE LAW

Is enacted by God and made known to man through revelation.

MORAL LAW

Comes from God as fatherly instructions to help us determine what is right and wrong.

CIVIL LAW

applies natural law to society. Societies create different civil laws according to custom and circumstances. It is morally good as it conforms to God’s eternal law. Some civil laws can violate natural law, they no longer retain the character of law and are called unjust laws.

CHURCH LAW

has the right to proclaim principles of morality and enact law. Also known as canon law draws both elements of divine law, both natural and revealed.

NATURAL LAW

A person’s participation in the eternal, or divine, law, the light of understanding that God places in humans at their creation. Three basic human needs: preserving life, developing as individuals and communities, and sharing life with others.

FREEDOM(EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL)

external- freedom from factors outside yourself that threaten or destroy your power to exercise choice (ex: poverty and tyranny)

internal- freedom from interior factors that limit choice (ex: fear or addiction)

CANON LAW

the official body of rules (canons) that provides for good order in the Catholic Church

RESPONSIBILITY

Provides good order in the Catholic Church.  we have obligations as Catholics

VICE

An immoral or evil habit or practice of sin.

PRECEPTS OF THE CHURCH

The five positive laws that bind the Catholics to the Church and help them grow in holiness and charity.

They are: You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor. You shall confess your sins at least once a year. You shall receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter season. You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church. You shall help provide for the needs of the Church.

BEATITUDES

the eight blessings preached by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount that teach you about the supreme happiness in heaven to which God calls you and that confront you with decisive choices in order to purify your heart so that you can love God above all things. Beatitude means “supreme happiness,” especially the eternal happiness of heaven, which is described as the vision of God or entering into God’s rest.

DISCIPLESHIP

the mandate of all baptized Christians to follow Jesus and participate in his role as priest, prophet, and king.

SERMON ON THE MOUNT

when Jesus preached the Beatitudes. was preaching on a mountain

CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY

Charitable actions that are centered around caring for the physical needs of others. They include feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and imprisoned, sheltering the homeless, and burying the dead.

SACRAMENTAL CHARACTER

an indelible spiritual mark that configures a person to Christ and is the permanent effect of the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders.

GOLDEN RULE

“Do to others whatever you would have them do to you.”

HEDONISM

the prioritizing of pleasure over other life values and is theorized to be independent of well-being.

SUPEREGO

the place where the leftover rules of childhood are carried around in the subconscious

freud

CHRISTIAN DEFINITION OF CONSCIENCE

a practical judgement of the intellect based on God’s law written in your heart that summons you to do good and avoid evil. It is the most secret core and sanctuary of your being, where you are alone with God.

JIMINY CRICKET

not a cricket whispering to Pinocchio what to do or what not to do

conscience is not outside of ourselves, but an operation of the intellect

SEER METHOD

S-Study the facts

E-Elect your course of action

E-Execute the action

R-Review your decision

WHAT IS OUR UNIVERSAL HUNGER

a longing to be and become and experience all that we are capable of and created for

a longing for the authentic, to be our true, greatest self

PHILOSOPHIES OF INDIVIDUALISM, HEDONISM AND MINIMALISM

individualism- what in it for me

hedonism- pleasure is the supreme good

minimalism- what is the least i can do

THE PURPOSE OF FASTING

teaches us to ensure that the body does not become our master

to help us become aware of the God’s presence in our lives and in the world around us yet makes us aware of God’s absence in different areas of our lives

WHAT IS THE “BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF”

being yourself and the person God created you to be

WHAT IS THE “JOURNEY OF THE SOUL”?

To come into union with God forever or be separate from Him forever. It is our path to eternity and we are judged when we die.

OUR LIVES CHANGE WHEN…

our habits change

WHAT DOES ST PAUL SAY ABOUT PRAYER ( I THESS)

pray without ceasing

MOST POWERFUL TOOL FOR IMPROVING YOUR MASS EXPERIENCE

Is preparation. Read the mass readings the following Sunday and talk about it with someone, you can also get a mass journal. Write down what strikes you.

HOW MANY BOOKS IN THE BIBLE?

73

CAPITAL SINS

pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth

also called cardinal sins

PERSONAL SIN

sin committed by an individual that is their responsibility. divided into two categories: mortal and venial sin

5 STEPS IN SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

1. examine your conscience

2. have contrition for your sins

3. confess your sins

4. receive absolution

5. do the penance assigned

ORIGINAL SIN

the first personal sin of the first people

the personal sin of Adam and Eve, the first human beings, by which they disobeyed God’s commandment and chose their own will over God’s will. As a result, they lost the grace of original holiness and original justice, they became subject to death, and sin entered the world. __________ also describes the fallen state of human nature, which affects every person and from which Christ came to redeem the world.

VENIAL SIN

personal sin that weakens but does not kill a person’s relationship with God. Venial sin is the failure to observe in lesser matters the obligations of the moral law.

MORTAL SIN

a grave infraction of the law of God. Mortal sin is personal sin that involves serious matter, sufficient rejection, and full consent of the will. It results in total rejection of God and alienation from him.

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

conversion

sinner acknowledges their desire to turn away from sin

see steps

tremendous aid to ongoing conversion

RECONCILIATION

acknowledges that sin harms relationships (alienates you from God, others, yourself)

God and sinner, and the sinner and the Church are reconciled

ABSOLUTION

the statement by which a priest, speaking as the official minister of Christ’s Church, declares forgiveness of sins to a repentant sinner in the Sacrament of Penance. The formula of absolution reads, “I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.”

CONFESSION

the telling of your sins

shows you are sorry for them, confesses your faith in God’s mercy

CONTRITION

heartfelt sorrow for and aversion to sins committed, along with the intention to sin no more.

CONCUPISCENCE

an inclination toward evil caused by original sin

first commandment

You shall have no other God's before me

second commandment

you shall not take the Lord’s name in vain

third commandment

remember to keep the Sabbath holy.

fourth commandment

honor your father and mother

fifth commandment

you shall not kill

sixth commandment

you shall not commit adultery

seventh commandment

you shall not steal

eight commandment

you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor

ninth commandment

you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife

tenth commandment

you shall not covet your neighbor’s goods

paschal mystery

The saving love of God most fully revealed in the life and especially the Passion,Death,Resurrection, and glorious Ascension of His Son, Jesus Christ.

the eight beatitudes

• Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Verse 3)

• Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land. (Verse 4)

• Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted. (Verse 5)

• Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill. (Verse 6)

• Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. (Verse 7)

• Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God. (Verse 8)

• Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. (Verse 9)

• Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Verse 10)