philips universal call to holiness

why do we desire heaven

because we dont have it here

eternal life

heaven. love with God, peace, satisfaction

why does the pharisee (in parable of good samaritan) ask Jesus who his neighbor was

he wants to be content, happy, and lack nothing. most of the time, my lack of happiness has to do with my choices rather than people around me

why does Jesus ask the pharisee "What is written in the law? how do you read it?"

to prove that the pharisee already knows the answer

what does Jesus equate mercy to?

love

2 parts of the great commandment

1. love God

2. love neighbor

what will get us to heaven

the beatitudes

what do the beatitudes help us to see

the difference between happiness and joy

____ is temporary

happiness

happiness is what you are experiencing in the ____

moment

in this life, will we attain joy?

no

joy is more _____

permanent

joy involves _____

suffering

God gave us the desire for _____

happiness

the desire for God is of ____ _____

divine origin

what will happen as long as we seek happiness

we will find God

happiness is or is not the goal of this life

not

why cant we imagine perfect happiness

because this side of heaven isnt perfect

in the next life, it is a shared _____ with God

communion

what is God?

1. perfect love

2. perfect relationship

what is love

willing the good of the other

why does everyone wat to be loved

because we are all made in the image of God

what is the image of the Trinity

a perfect relationship

if we are made in the "image of God", why dont we reflect that

we get greedy, selfish. when we focus inward in relationships, it creates a broken relationship

what does vocation literally mean?

calling

if God is calling, what is my disposition

to listen

what are the secondary vocations

-marriage

-priesthood

-religious life

what is the primary vocation

heaven and holiness

what does to be holy mean

to be set apart, different.

what is prayer

talking and listening to God

what is essential for relationships

prayer

prayer requires which 2 elements

1. talking

2. listening

what does charity literally mean

love

what is daily charity

learning to practice sacrificing for others

how do you achieve holiness

doing small things with great love.

why did everyone want to listen to mother teresa

she was always practicing love; doing things no one else was doing

for ____ st teresa didnt feel God's presence

50

from a young age, what did mother teresa learn

that no matter wat, we always have something to give

what convent does mother teresa go into

the loreto sisters

what are the loreto sisters called today

missionaries of charity

what are mother teresa's habits based on

the women of india

what do the 3 stripes on mother teresa's veil represent

the 3 vows: poverty, obedience, and chastity

what is the significance of mother teresa bathing and clothing the poor

it restored their dignity

what does "you did it to me" mean

mother teresa believed serving the poor was serving Jesus. she could see the worst things humanity had to offer because she had trained herself everyday by praying in the back of the church

who did mother teresa focus on

the individual

what did therese of lisieux do everyday as a carmelite nun

the simple tasks given to her by the other nuns

mother teresa recognized the value of all _____

life

matthew ____ is the last thing Jesus tells the apostles before he is arrested

25

we will go to heaven or hell based on ________

how we treat people

the corporal works of mercy are directed towards the ____

least

jesus equates himself with the _____

least

why do mother teresa's convents exist in the poorest places

so they can live out the corporal works of mercy and serve the poor (Jesus)

what does mercy literally mean

pity

what does corporal literally mean

bodily

what are the 7 corporal works of mercy

1. feed the hungry

2. drink to the thirst

3. welcome strangers (shelter homeless)

4. clothe the naked

5. visit or care for the ill

6. visit the imprisoned

7. bury the dead

who came up with the idea for the seventh corporal work of mercy

st. thomas aquinas