Religion Final Vocab
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- Ecumenism
- the movement to establish unity among Christian churches.
- Social justice
- a respect for human dignity demonstrated through the actions that promote human rights.
- Transepts
- areas reserved for members of the clergy in the Gothic church
- Cruciform
- crosslike shape in the Gothic church
- Apostolic
- the Catholic Church is apostolic because it is founded on and faithful to the teachings of Jesus Christ and the apostles.
- Piety
- an attitude of dedication to and reverence for God and holy things.
- Free Will
- the freedom to choose to do what is right or what is wrong.
- Reconciliation
- a sacrament of healing in which Catholics ask forgiveness for sin and reunite with God and with the church community.
- Natural law
- part of human nature and lasts forever, allows people to know the difference between good and evil.
- Pere Olier
- assisted missioners in Paris, gathered diocesan priests to educate clergy for service in the dioceses - Sulpician priests
- Nave
- central area in a Gothic church where general public sat
- St. Teresa of Avila
- Carmelite nun who believed nuns should return to a simple life of poverty and humility
- Pope Paul VI
- Second Vatican Council brought renewal of Catholicism. Visited the United Nations in 1965, called for all countries to work toward uniting humanity.
- Apse
- choir area where monks sat in the Gothic church
- Trinitarian
- "reflecting the unity of the Blessed Trinity." The Church is Trinitarian because it reflects the unity of the Trinity by being the People of God, the Body of Christ, and the Temple of the Holy Spirit.
- St. Therese of Lisieux
- became nun at 15, Pope John Paul II named her a Doctor of the Church.
- John Carroll
- Jesuit priest from Maryland, became first Catholic bishop in the US in 1790.
- St. Catherine of Siena
- had visions of Christ, persuaded Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome.
- Chantry chapel
- area reserved for the upper classes in the Gothic church.
- Faith
- the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen (based on the Hebrews 11:1). It means believing and trusting in God.
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- teacher and writer, wrote Summa Theologiae which blended works of philosophers with teachings of the Church.
- Pope John XXIII
- assembled Vatican Council II in 1962 to update the Church.
- St. Dominic
- established the Dominican order. Received the Rosary from the Blessed Mother to help him fight heresies.
- St. Augustine
- (A.D. 354) one of the most important theologians in the history of the Church. Whatever you do, do it well, and you have praised God.
- Oscar Romero
- archbishop of San Salvador who was assassinated
- Transubstantiation
- the sacred mystery in which bread and wine are changed into the Body and Blood of Christ.