Religion Diocesan Study Guide (Pages 1-2)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Acts of the Apostles | the book of the Bible (New Testament) that tells about the early church |
| Apostles Creed | statements believed by all Catholics |
| Arianism | the chief heresy that Jesus was human and not divine |
| astrology and Satanism | practices that attribute to a created thing the power that belongs to God. |
| Beatitudes | guidelines for being a serving Christian that come originally from Christ |
| capital sins | seven vices that lead to all sin |
| Catholic | open to all people |
| Church | mystical body of Christ alive and acting in the world; mother, teacher; founded by Jesus Christ |
| communion of saints | all members of the Church in heaven, on earth and in purgatory |
| creed | professions of faith |
| Crusades | expeditions to free the holy land from the Muslims |
| cursing | calling on God to bring evil or harm to someone or something |
| detraction | speaking about a person's faults or misdeeds |
| diligence | virtue that is the opposite of sloth |
| diocese | territory headed by a bishop |
| ecumenism | efforts toward church unity; a good Catholic joins with members of other churches in discussing faith and doing works of charity |
| encyclical | a letter from the pope to the whole Church |
| Eucharistic Liturgy | the greatest prayer of the church; celebrated by all Christians from the very beginning of the church in community |
| evangelization | spreading the good news, especially to those who have never heard it |
| fifth commandment | forbids anything that harms life, including overeating and not eating enough |
| fruits of the Holy Spirit | charity, joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness, long suffering, humility, faithfulness, modesty, continence and chastity |
| gifts of the Holy Spirit | wisdom, understanding, right judgement, knowledge, courage, reverence, and wonder and awe; given to help us grow in holiness; increasing our ability to believe in Christ and to love and serve God and others |
| Henry VIII | declared himself head of the Church in England |
| heresy | a teaching that denies or rejects a teaching of the Church |
| Holy Spirit | Sanctifier of the Church; gives gifts to all members of the Church |
| holy days of obligation | special feasts that Catholics are bound to celebrate by participating in the Eucharist. In the US they are Solemnity of Mary, Ascension, Assumption of Mary, All Saints Day, Immaculate Conception, and Christmas |
| homosexual acts | homosexual acts, distinguished from the homosexual condition, are sins against the sixth and ninth commandments |
| infallibility | when the pope proclaims a teaching solemnly and officially on faith or morals, he cannot be wrong |
| righteousness | ethical conduct, to lead a life pleasing to God |
| intercourse | a sign of total, permanent love, used only in marriage |
| Archbishop John Carroll | the first bishop of the United States |
| Justice | the virtue that enables us to give to others what they rightfully deserve |
| liturgical year | the annual cycle of the worship of the Church which revolves around the life of Christ |
| Liturgy of the Hours | the prayer of Christians that extends worship throughout the day |
| Lord's Day | Sunday is the day of Resurrection; we're obligated to celebrate Sunday by worshiping, resting and relaxing |
| marks of the Church | one, holy, Catholic, apostolic |
| Mass | Christ is present at Mass in the Scripture, the priest, the community and the Blessed Sacrament |
| masturbation | the misuse of sexuality; sin against the sixth and ninth commandments |
| monks | preserved the culture and Christianity after the fall of Rome |
| obey | obedience to those in authority is obedience to God who gave them authority |
| occult | anything that has to do with seeking something beyond human nature from something or someone that is not God |
| Paschal Mystery | suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus |
| Pentecost | the church received the Spirit and became known as a community of faith |
| perjury | lying while under oath |
| Peter | the first visible head of the church as Jesus ascended |
| prayer | the lifting of the mind and heart to God |
| profanity | careless, casual and inappropriate use of God's name |
| Protestant Reformation | began as an attempt to correct abuses of the Church |
| "Rerum Novarum" | in this encyclical Pope Leo XIII spoke out in defense of workers |
| restitution | replacing what was stolen or replacing what was damaged |
| sacraments | outward signs of an inward grace that make us holy |
| sacrilege | violation of a person, place, or object dedicated to God |
| scandal | leading another person to sin by bad example |
| schism | a split or break in the church |
| seventh commandment | means that we should not steal or damage what doesn't belong to us |
| sexuality | all the qualities that characterized a person as male or female |
| stealing | taking things that don't belong to us |
| Stephen | the first Christian martyr |
| "Summa Theologica" | the great work of St. Thomas Aquinas on the faith |
| supplication | a type of prayer in which we petition or ask God for help for ourselves or others |
| Tradition | source of revelation; believe transmitted by word, custom, example |
| Vatican II | the council that called the Church the people of God and declared that all people are called to holiness |
| virtue | good habits attained through practice |
| wonder and awe | the gift of Spirit that makes us love God so much that we do not want to displease him |
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