Religion Final - Dr. Brown

What is Apostolic Succession?

The unbroken chain of bishops from the apostles.

What is Episcopacy?

The office of a bishop.

What is Presbyterate?

The office of a priest.

What is Diaconate?

The office of a deacon.

What is Hierarchy?

The order of authority in the Church.

What is Holy Orders?

The sacrament by which men are ordained as bishops, priests, or deacons.

What is Deposit of Faith?

The body of revealed truth in the Scriptures and Tradition.

What is Conclave?

The gathering of cardinals to elect a new pope.

What is Ecumenical Council?

A gathering of bishops to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practice.

What is Infallibility?

The doctrine that the pope is preserved from error when speaking ex cathedra.

What is In Persona Christi?

The concept that a priest acts in the person of Christ during the sacraments.

What is Magisterium?

The teaching authority of the Church.

What are Vatican Dicasteries?

The departments of the Roman Curia that assist the pope in governing the Church.

What is a Cathedral?

The principal church of a diocese, where the bishop's seat is located.

Who is Pope St. John Paul II?

The 264th pope of the Catholic Church, canonized as a saint in 2014.

What is apostasy?

Abandonment of faith.

What is the Deposit of Faith?

The body of revealed truth in the Scriptures and Tradition.

What is a diocese?

A district under the pastoral care of a bishop.

What is an Ecumenical Council?

A gathering of bishops to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practice.

What is ecumenism?

The movement for unity among Christian churches.

What is heresy?

A belief contrary to Church doctrine.

What are the 4 Marks of the Church?

One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic.

What is Protestantism?

A form of Christianity that originated with the Reformation.

What is the Reformation?

A 16th century movement to reform the Catholic Church.

What is schism?

A break in Christian unity.

What is the Great Schism?

The split between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches in 1054.

Who is Theotokos?

Mary, the Mother of God.

What is Logos?

Greek for 'word'; divine reason or creative order.

What is the Tome of Leo?

Papal letter affirming Christ's two natures.

What are indulgences?

Remission of temporal punishment for sins.

What was the Council of Trent?

Ecumenical council addressing the Protestant Reformation.

Who opened and closed Vatican II?

Opened by Pope John XXIII, closed by Pope Paul VI.

What are the 4 types of prayer?

Petition, Adoration, Contrition, Thanksgiving

What are the 2 types of priesthood?

Common Priesthood of all the Faithful, Ministerial Priesthood

What are the 3 expressions of prayer?

Vocal, Meditation, Contemplative

What are the 3 levels of Holy Orders?

Diaconate, Presbyterate, Episcopacy

What is the definition of a sacrament?

Efficacious sign of grace, instituted by Christ

What is the definition of liturgy?

Public worship of the Church

What is the definition of the laity?

Baptized members of the Church who are not ordained

What is the definition of a vocation?

A call from God to a particular state of life

What is the definition of the Church?

Perennial, immutable, indefectible, eternal

What is the Easter Triduum?

Three-day liturgical season of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday

What is concupiscence?

Tendency to sin due to original sin

What is the definition of penance?

Sacrament of healing and forgiveness

What is the difference between venial and mortal sin?

Venial sin damages relationship with God, mortal sin breaks it

What is the sacramental seal?

Priest cannot reveal sins confessed in sacrament of penance

What are the names of the seven sacraments?

Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, Matrimony

What is mortification?

Act of denying oneself pleasure for spiritual discipline

What is the daily examine?

Prayerful reflection on the events of the day

What is Lectio Divina?

Prayerful reading of Scripture

What is Gnosticism?

A religious movement emphasizing secret knowledge.

What is Arianism?

A heretical belief denying the divinity of Jesus.

What is Apollinarianism?

A heretical belief denying the full humanity of Jesus.

What is Nestorianism?

A heretical belief dividing Jesus into two separate persons.

What is Monophysitism?

A heretical belief denying the duality of Jesus' nature.

What are the founding events of the Church?

Events that led to the establishment of the Church.

Who were the 12 Apostles?

Jesus' 12 disciples who spread his teachings.

What is Pentecost?

The descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles.

How did the Church spread throughout the world?

Through the missionary work of the Apostles and their followers.

Who was St. Peter?

The first pope and leader of the Apostles.

What is a presbyter?

A priest or elder in the early Christian Church.

Who is a bishop?

A successor of the Apostles who oversees a diocese.

What are some complementary definitions of the Church?

The Body of Christ, the People of God, the Bride of Christ.

Who was Matthias?

The Apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot.

What was the Council of Jerusalem?

A meeting of early Christian leaders to discuss the relationship between Gentile converts and Jewish law.