Religion understanding catholic christianity
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ashleyfollenweider on May 28, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 3 developmental tasks of adolescence | capacity for friendship healthy sexual identity mature parent child relationship |
| identity | what you have become at any point in time as a result of choosing what to do with what you have been given |
| adolescence | the stage of development between childhood and adulthood when children become adults physically and mentally |
| puberty | physical event which results in our being able to reproduce sexually (ages 9-16) |
| gifts and givens | certain things about your life that you did not choose or do not have control over |
| universal desire for god | we become aware of something deeper |
| effective critiscism | take something we have learned and question it |
| morality | the way we live our life |
| great commandment | to love god with our whole being and to love our neighbor as we love ourselves, foundation and summary of christian morality (christian morality= LOVE) |
| ten commandments | set of laws for responsible behavior, given to moses by god |
| letter of the law | the exact word for word meaning of god's laws, what the pharisees focused primarily on |
| spirit of the law | deeper, more spiritual meaning of god's laws |
| hebrew prophets' view of justice | believed in protecing the poor and treating all people equally |
| parable of the rich man and lazuras | greedy people will not be welcomed into heaven but the poor people will |
| judgement of nations | we will be judged on how we treated the least amoung us |
| social justice | giving a person what is due to him b/c of his natural dignity as a person |
| catholic social teaching | ideas of the church that have developed (economic, political, social life) |
| key theme of CST | justice for all |
| conscience | ability to recognize the difference between good and evil |
| conscience formation | life long formation |
| tools to form our conscience | study the word of God, take good examples, look at Church's teaching, gifts of the holy spirt, regular examination of consciense |
| 3 rules about following conscience | 1) always follow a certain conscience 2) incorrect conscience must be changed 3) do not act with a doubtful conscience |
| free will | ability to choose freely between moral good and evil |
| physical evil vs moral evil | physical evil exists b/c creation has not reached perfection moral evil involves people (deciscion wrong over right) |
| temptations | evil disguised to look good |
| sin | an offense agfainst god, as well as reason, truth and right conscience |
| original sin | tendency to sin |
| venial sin vs mortal sin | venial- departure from moral order in less serious matter mortal- freely and consciously choosing to do something against divine law |
| god's mercy | is greater than sin |
| character | good habits (virtues) and bad habits (vices) that a person has developed |
| virtues | firm and habitual disposition to do good (2 types, human and theological) |
| human virtues | prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude |
| theological virtues | faith, hope, and charity |
| 7 deadly sins | pride, anger, greed, gluttony, lust, envy, sloth |
| our final destiny | to be united with god in perfect happiness and joy |
| the last things | die, judged by god, either go to hell, heaven, or purgatory |
| purgatoty | the place where souls remain until they have expiated their sins |
| worldview | the way we see the world around us/all reality |
| matters of the heart and head | thoughts & beliefs (head issues) feelings & attitude (heart issues) |
| faith (belief and trust) | the act by which we accept god's word and content by which he has revealed to us |
| qualities of faith | 1) personal and communal relationship 2) faith seeks understanding 3) neccesary for salvation 4) gift of grace 5) free human act 6) belief in message |
| christian response to tragedty | brings us closer to god |
| ways to know about God | 1) revelation 2) conviction of others 3) experience of the natural world 4) experience of ourselves as humans |
| revelation | the self-disclosure of God, scripture & tradiiton |
| biblical inspiration | the process by which god the holy spirit assisted a human author in writing a book of the Bible |
| biblical interpretation | understanding of the Gospel that takes into account what the author wanted to say and what God wanted to say |
| religious practices | attempts to express our faith through outward signs |
| spirituality | the way we grow in the loving life of the trinity |
| unconditional love | love has no limits |
| jesus' response to fears | trusting God |
| prayer | the awareness of God and the response of our hearts to God in all areas of life |
| six forms of prayer | 1) formal prayer 2) thanksgiving 3) conversation 4) meditation (quiet reflection) 5) petition 6) praise |
| fruits of spirituality and prayer | love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control |
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