Mrs. Dowd Religion Final
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soccerpopp on June 12, 2011
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Defs for Mrs. Dowd Religion Final
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CBA 7, CBA 7th grade, 2010 CBA Science Final Review, CBA 8
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 sin | turning away from God and failing to love; a deliberate wrong choice to do something contrary to God's law |
| original sin | the first humans' choice to disobey God and the condition that became a part of human nature whereby we are deprived of original holiness and justice; only Jesus and Mary were free of original sin |
| concupiscence | an inclination toward evil |
| temptation | the urge or attraction to do what we know is wrong |
| sin of commission | doing what we know is wrong |
| sin of omission | failing to do what we know is right and ought to be done |
| social sin | failing as a community or society to create just conditions to give others what is due to them |
| mortal sin | a freely chosen grave act, attitude, or omission of action that breaks off our relationship with God |
| venial sin | an act, attitude, or omission that weakens but does not break off our relationship with God |
| capital sins | vices that lead us to other sinful actions: pride, greed, envy, anger, gluttony, laziness, and lust |
| reconciliation | the process of bringing together people who have been separated |
| conversion | the process of turning away from sin and evil and turning toward God |
| contrition | the deep sorrow and the the resolve to do better that we feel when we have sinned |
| confession | the act of telling our sins to a priest during the Sacrament of Reconciliation |
| penance | prayers and actions undertaken to help us, in Christ make up for the harm our sins have caused |
| absolution | the forgiveness of sin we receive from God through the Church in the Sacrament of Reconciliation |
| sacramental seal | the fact that the priest can never talk about or act on what you have told him in confession |
| sexuality | the way in which we live (physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, spiritually) as gendered persons, male or female |
| sexual orientation | a person's feelings or attraction toward persons of the same or the other gender or both genders |
| procreation | participating with God in bringing new life into the world; openness to conceiving children |
| chastity | the virtue that helps a person express sexuality appropriately according to his or her vocation |
| contraception | practices, substances, or devices used to prevent the joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell |
| free union (cohabitation) | two people living together in a sexual relationship outside of marriage |
| consistent ethic of life | the belief that all life is sacred because all life was created by God, and the practice that follows from this belief |
| direct abortion | the deliberate killing of an unborn baby |
| suicide | the taking of one's own life |
| euthanasia | deliberately causing the death of a person who is ill, disabled, or elderly, or assisting such a person in committing suicide |
| capital punishment | taking the life of a person as punishment for a serious crime such as murder; the death penalty |
| natural moral law | the moral sense that allows humans to distinguish right from wrong by the use of reason |
| solidarity | the principle of oneness in the family of God; belonging to and being responsible for one another |
| social justice | giving each person his or her due regardless of education, race, gender, or background because each person is a child of God |
| works of mercy | actions modeled after the life of Jesus that show justice, love, and peace |
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