Catholic Church
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- the forgiveness of sin
- absolution
- the assistance god gives us in a particular need or to perform a particular good action or to avoid evil.
- actual grace
- worship and honor given to God as Creator and Sustainer of all that is
- adoration
- created beings who are pure spirits with intelligence and free wil, but without bodies, who act as God's messengers
- angels
- the announcement of the angel Gabriel
- Annunciation
- the Sacrament of Healing and Forgiveness for people who are seriously ill elderly or in danger of dying.
- Anointing of the Sick
- the taking up of the Risen Christ to heaven.
- Acension
- the church teaching that at the end of her life mary body and soul was taken up into heaven.
- Assumption
- the belife that there is no God
- Atheism
- the sacrametn of new life in God and of incorporation into the church performed with water
- Baptism
- Jusus' eight teachings about the meaning and path to true hapiness which depict the attictudes and actions that followers of Christ should have and the way to live in God's kingdom today.
- Beatitudes
- Gods written word composed by human authors and inspired by the Holy Spiit
- Bible
- Church leaders who are the successors of the Apostles.
- bishops
- the serious sin of showing contempt of lack of reverence for God and his name
- blasphemy
- an official church statement by which a person is declared to have lived a holy life of heroic virtue.
- canonization
- grave offenses sometimes called "deadly sins" because they trun people comletely away from God
- capital sins
- the Anointed one the messia Jesus Christ.
- christ
- the assembly of the faithful
- church
- all faithful church members on earth in heaven and in purgatory
- communion of saints
- a sacrament of initiation that strengthens the spiritual life received in Baptism
- confirmation
- the internal voice that helps individuals know right from wrong
- conscience
- sincere sorrow for the sins one has committed
- contrition
- a sincere change of mind will and heart
- conversion
- a solemn promise or afreement made between two parties the word means testament
- covenant
- the theory that the genesis story in the bible is letterally true that god created the universe and everything in it in six days and out of nothing
- creationism
- a summary of the true beliefs held by a group
- creed
- a form of capital punishment by which a person was tied or nailed to a cross
- crucifixion
- the end of human life on earth
- death
- the respect owed to all humans because they are made in gods image
- dignity
- the pening litufy of the Easter celebration held after sundown on HOly saturday
- easter vigil
- a meeting of the worlds bishops gathered by the pope to excersice thier " collegial authority over the universal Church"
- ecumenical council
- the effort to strive toward unity amoung all christian peoples.
- ecumenism
- a revealing or showing
- epiphany
- an area of theology that concentrates on the last or final condition of the creation
- eschatology
- sharing in an everlasting union of life and love with god in heaven by those who have died in his freindship
- eternal life
- the sacrament of the body and blood of christ
- eucharist
- a process of continuous change from a simple form o a more complex form
- evolution
- a theological virtue a gift from god
- faith
- pardon for ones actions
- forgiveness
- the human ability to make decisions without being forced to choose or act in one specific way
- free will
- the good effects that are result of living in the Holy Spirit.
- fruit of the Holy Spirit
- christs judgement of both the living and the dead at the end of time.
- general judgement
- spiritual gifts given by the holy spirit that help poeple live gods love : wisdom knowledge reverence courage understanding right judgment and the wonder/awe
- gifts of the HOly Spirit
- the one and only supreme being who always existed and who will always continue to exist
- god
- the friday before easter
- good friday
- the good news
- gospel
- our sharing in the life of god
- grace
- the perfect sharing of life and love with trinity
- heaven
- eternal separation from god resulting from the choice to reject his love and grace even at the final moments of earthly existence
- hell
- a state of becoming more god-like living in his presence or with his love
- holiness
- a sacrament at service of the communion in which men promise to devote their lives to the church as deacons preists or bishops.
- Holy orders
- the third person of the holy trinity
- holy spirit
- the thursday before easter
- holy thursday
- worship of a false god
- idolatry
- the church teaching that god favored mary by preserving her from all stain of original sin
- immaculate conception
- a quality whereby the human soul will not die but will exist without end.
- immortal
- the second person of the bessed tinity
- incarnation
- nmae that means "god saves"
- jeus
- gods reign of justice love and peace
- kingdom of god
- part of the saving mission of christ
- kingly office
- baptized members of the church
- laity
- the official public prayer of the church through which christ continues the work of redemption through the churchs celebration of the paschal mystery
- liturgy
- "the living teaching office of the church..."
- magisterium
- the four essential or distinguishing characteristics of the church
- marks of the church
- a sacrament at the service of communion the sacrament that celebrates the sacred covenant between baptised men and women who promise...
- matrimony
- the mother of jesus
- Mary
- a savior sent by god to redeem people from the power of sin and everlasting death and to restore them to gods friendship
- messiah
- the belief in one god only
- monotheism
- a very serious wrong that is contrary to gods law.
- mortal sin
- the first decision by humans to disobey God
- original sin
- another name fo the second coming of christ
- parousia
- the reckoning that occurs for each person at the moment of death
- particular judgement
- the events involved in our redemption
- paschal mystery
- intense sufffering for another
- passion
- the day "when the seven weeks of easter..."
- pentecost
- belief in many gods
- polytheism
- the bishop of rome and leader if the entire cath ch
- pope
- the mission of christ as preist who offered everything in his life as a sacrifice to god
- priestly office
- part of the saving mission of christ in which he proclaimed the kingdom of god
- prophetic office
- a state of purification between death and heaven that removes any remaining personal obstacles to eternal union with god.
- purgatory
- to restore to friendship.
- reconcile
- one of the churchs sacraments of healing and forgiveness
- reconciliation
- gods saving activity in jesus in freeing human kind from the bonds of sin and eternal death
- redemption
- simple or solemn promises or poverty chastity and obedience made by members of relitious communities so that they may or completely evote themselves to god and to srevice or the church
- religious vows
- at the end of time when christ comes again in glory
- resurrection of the body
- gods rasing of jesus from death to new life
- resurrection
- gods communication of himslef and his plan of loving goodness throughout history
- revelation
- an effective sign established by jesus and given to his church by which god shares his life through the work of the holy spirit
- sacrament
- a holy sign used by catholics that helps us to pray and remeber gods love for us
- sacramental
- gods action accomplished through jesus of freeing people form sin and restoring them to friendship with god
- salvation
- gods divine life within us which makes us his friends
- sanctifying grace
- the return of jesus christ as king and judge at the end of time
- second coming
- an offense against god that causes a rupture of communior with him
- sin
- the spiritual principle of humans
- soul
- the responsibility god gave humans to take care of the earth and everthing in it.
- stweardship
- according to isaiah the one who would unjustly but willingly suffer and die for others
- suffering servant
- the ten fundamental moral laws given by god to his people and recorded in the old testament
- ten commandments
- the living and authentic transmission of the teachings of jesus in the church
- tradtition
- the event in which jesus reveals his divine glory to his apostles.
- transfiguration
- "... the change of the whole..."
- transubstantiation
- the mytery of one god in three persons: father son and holy spirit
- trinity
- a less serious wrong that weakens but does not destory our relationship with god and other peple
- venial sin
- ones calling or destiny in life
- vocation