Theology III Final Exam

ALMOST DONE WITH THEOLOGY

Distributive Justice

Distributive Justice

What the community owes the citizen

Legal Justice

What the citizen owes the community

Commutative Justice

What the citizens owe to one another

Social Justice

Respecting one another to work for the common good and better society

Encyclical

Letters written from the church, by the Pope sent out to the church

Doctrine

Set of beliefs held and taught by the church

Social Doctrine

Proclamation of faith made by the Magisterium regarding social realities (justice)

Magisterium

Teaching authority of the Church exercised by the bishops and popes

Two Catholic Social Teachings

Life and Dignity of the Human Person

Call to Family, Community, and Participation

Solidarity

Discernment

A decision making process involving God’s will

Discernment is NOT?

-a slave a master

-fortune telling

-magic

-asking God to give us what we want

Discernement is?

Learning what is in God’s heart for our vocation and future

What is the first, never changing vocation?

Call to holiness

What are we all called to become?

Saints

Vocation

A (Your) Call from God

What word means “to call”

Vocare

Three Steps for Discernment

Ask God, Ask Others, Ask Myself

What are the two things we can add to our daily lives to bring us closer to holiness?

The virtues and beatitudes

Holiness

Faithful Struggle

How do you know if a decision is likely holy?

If at least two out of three of the steps apply

What do you do if the first step is against God?

Stop discerning

Three qualities of covenant love:

Exclusive, indisoluble, unifying

Offenses against covenant love

Unnatural Sexual Acts, Disolved by divorce, non-exclusive (idk if this is right)

Three qualities of God’s design for sex:

Marital, unitive, procreative

Offenses against God’s design for sex:

Cohabitation, Unnatural Sexual Acts, Contraceptive

Who was the first marriage between?

Adam and Eve

Requirements for valid Catholic marriage

-both must be baptized Christian, one must be Catholic

-no close relation to one another

-must be free to marry

-must be between a man and a woman

- must be in good standing with the church, practicing their faith

Who is the only suitable counterpart to men?

Women

Differences between Wedding Mass and regular Mass:

-special reading, blessing, prayers, homily

- vows and exchanging of the rings

-nuptial blessing

Four Elements that define Catholic Marriage:

Free, Total, Faithful, Fruitful

Two instances where CC allows remarriage:

Death of spouse or annulment

Catholic View on Annulment

-Not a “Catholic Divorce”

-Does not “end” a marriage

-Goes back into the history and courtship to find the reason for the invalidity of marriage, states the marriage was never valid

- Divorce does not break the covenant that marriage is

- If you are getting remarried with just a divorce the CC views this as adultery

What is Pre-Cana?

The weekend or months long session of marriage counseling that occurs before marriage to make sure the couple is “on the same page” and has a clear picture for their married future together before they receive the Sacrament. Called Pre-Cana because of Jesus’ first miracle and institution of the sacramental marriage at the wedding at Cana.

List Pre-Cana Topics:

-Spirituality and Faith

- Conflict resolution

-Family Origins and Traditions

- Children and Parenting

-Careers

-Intimacy and Cohabitation

-Finances

Preparation for priesthood:

Prepared through example of parish priest, prayer and discernment, seminary study of philosophy and theology, development of the whole person and understanding and embracing the promise of vocation

What does a transitional deacon do?

They are prepared as part of their training through priesthood

What are the four types of Consecrated life?

-Hermits

-Monks and Nuns

-Sisters and Brothers

-Consecrated singles/virgins

What is a Hermit?

-Strict separation from the world

-Devotes life to prayer/ praising God

-Publicly professes to the bishop

-Is supported by the church or makes money from home

What is a Monk/Nun?

-Seperate from the world but live together in community

-Recite the Liturgy of the Hours

-Engage in some work to support themselves

-Devoted to life of prayer and to the Church

What is a Sister/Brother?

-Actively engaged in the ministry of the world but still devoted to religious life in their communities

-Daily Mass and prayer together as well as personal prayer

-Primarily engaged in education, health care, social work, and spreading Catholicism.

What is a consecrated single/virgin?

-Only for women, sign of Bride of Christ

-Dedicated to the service of the church

Life includes prayer, penance, and service for others, and apostolic activity according to their individual gifts

Where did Jesus institute Holy Orders?

The Last Supper

What is the role and ministry of a PERMANENT Deacon?

-Can give homilies, but cannot preside over service alone

-Assists in the celebration of the divine ministries

-Ministers Baptism

-Assists with the Eucharist

-Proclaims the Gospel and preaches

-Can preside at funerals

-Can assist/ bless marriages but cannot marry a couple

Four Qualities of the Feminine Genius

-Receptively

-Sensitivity

-Maternity

-Generosity

List the Evangelical Counsels

Poverty, Chastity, Obedience

Poverty of the Spirit

Goes back to the Beatitudes; understanding that we need God and to surrender everything to him

Poverty in Reality

Means a life of simplicity and avoiding over-indulgence in material goods

What are the 3 degrees of Holy Orders?

Bishops, Priests, Deacons

Most secluded to least secluded Holy Orders

Hermits, Monks and Nuns, Brother and Sisters, Consecrated Virgins

Reasoning for men being priests

-You would not change the bread and wine of the Eucharist, so we cannot change the leaders of the church

- Jesus chose his apostles purposefully and for a reason, they were men and therefore Priests are men, but women also have an equally important different role in Jesus’ life and the life of the Church.

Explain the role of the Evangelical Counsels in Mary’s life?

Poverty-In her family life in Nazareth, Mary lived in material poverty and also spiritual poverty in relying completely on God

Chastity-At the cross and the wedding at Cana Mary Mary pointed herself and others to Jesus, she remained faithful to her husband, son, and God, without engaging in sin or the manners of the flesh

Obedience-At the Annunciation, Mary said yes to God’s will to be the Mother of Jesus

Explain the role of the Evangelical Counsels in Jesus’ life?

Poverty-Came to earth as a baby, he could have had a kingdom and lived lavishly but he came as the most vulnerable and completely gave everything to rely on God

Chastity-He models the intimacy of friendship, and he did not get married or have children but devoted his life to the mission of His community

Obedience-He perfectly follows the will of God even to death