| A | B |
|---|
| Creed | profession of faith |
| Mission | the special task a person or group is sent to do. |
| Religion | means "to bind yourself to something again." |
| Christocentric | expresses the belief that everything the Church believes and does finds its meaning in the person of Jesus Christ |
| Initiation | the process by which people become part of a group |
| Catechumen | person preparing to recieve the Sacrament of Initiation. |
| Canidates | these are people who have been baptized and are seeking full commision with the Church |
| Exorcism | a prayerful ritual that asks God to remove a person from evil influences |
| Myth | a poetic story that describes the meaning of events |
| The word myth is | Greek for "That which is" |
| Soul | the unseen principle of life |
| Divine Providence | expresses the idea that God is actively guiding the world |
| Sin | means "missing the mark" |
| People sin when | They turn away from God |
| Incarnation | literally means "in the flesh" |
| Prayers of exorcism are part of | The Rite Of Baptism |
| Covenant | a pact or agreement between two parties |
| God's covenant with Noah promised | God's continued care for the Earth |
| Steward | A Steward is responisible to an owner for property left in his or her care |
| A steward is to | improve the property, making it more valuable and productive |
| Moral | means "concerned with right and wrong behavior" |
| Christian morality | always attempts to balance justice and mercy |
| Humility | what helps people recognize thier own limits |
| God created | all things out of nothing |
| God is | all knowing |
| Ethics | guidelines people use to make moral decisions about what is right and wrong |
| Monk | serves God through prayer and monastic life |
| Council | a meeting of the bishops called by the pope to exercise the Church's teaching mission |
| An Ecumenical Council | has bishops from around the world |
| Shalom (means) | Hebrew word for "peace" |
| Shalom (is) | is often used as a greeting |
| Messiah (comes from) | from Hebrew for "Annointed One" |
| Messiah (is) | the Savior promised by God, sent to announce the Good Newd and to redeem the world from sin and death |
| Pastoral Letter (is) | a message from on ore more bishops to Catholics or to a society at large, giving guidance |
| Pastoral (means) | meaning "from the shepard" |
| Pastoral (is used) | because bishops are Shepards of the Church |
| The Mission of the Church is | to transform the world |
| Pope John XXIII (the 23) | called the world bishop's together in 1963 to open the Second Vatican Council |
| Violence | any word, look, sign, or act the hurts a persons feelings, body, or things |
| Any cardinal over the age of ___ is unable to vote in the election of the new pope. | 80 |
| Racism | Form of violence |
| Sexism | Form of violence |
| Ageism | Form of violence |
| Rape | Form of violence |
| Murder | Form of violence |
| Poverty | Form of violence |
| The words Jesus spoke to his dissciples after his ressurrection | "Peace be with you" |
| The first American born Saint | Elizbeth Ann Seton |
| Abortion | Form of violence |
| The baptismal name of Pope John XXIII (the 23) | Angelo Roncalli |
| Epiphiny | means manifestation, or "showing forth" |
| Isaiah | was a prophet of the Old Testament who foretold a time of peace |
| Thomas Merton | a modern day monk who lived a life of prayer and silence in a Trappist Monestary |
