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| Mission | the work each person is sent by God to do; Jesus' mission, which all Christians share, was to announce the kingdom of God |
| Creed | a profession of faith |
| Apostle | a special friend and follower of Jesus; the word is Greek for "one who is sent" |
| Nicene Creed | we proclaim the four marks of the Church in this |
| St. Ignatius of Antitoch | was the first person to use the word Catholic to describe the Church he is a martyr |
| Four marks of the Church | One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic |
| Catholic | a word that means "universal, open to all;" a baptized Christian who acknowledges the authority of the pope and the bishops |
| Christocentric | expresses the belief that everything the Church believes and does finds its meaning in the person of Jesus Christ |
| Soul | the principle of life. In human beings, this is immortal, created to live with God forever. The innermost spirit of a man or woman. |
| Values | are beliefs that are important to me that I choose to act on |
| Initiation | the process by which people become part of a group |
| Sacraments of Initiation | Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation |
| Exorcism | a prayerful ritual that asks God to remove a person from evil influences |
| Symbols | Fire, and Water |
| Catechuman | person a preparing to recieve the sacraments of intiation, especially through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) |
| Theological Virtues | Faith, Hope, and Love |
| Sermon on the Mount | Jesus gave the teachings of the Beatitudes in here |
| Ultimate Questions | questions about the meaning of life that cannot be answered |
| Thomas Aquinas | was a great theologian that lived in the 13th century, he was concerned about ultimate questions |
| Thelogian | someone who seeks t better understand God and fiath in God |
| St. Albert | Thomas Aquinas' teacher |
| Myths | poetic stories that describe the meaning of events, Greek for "that which is" |
| Enuma Elish | another name for the Babylonian Creation Myth |
| Charles Darwin (Father of Evolution) | He traveled to South America on the "Beagle" (his ship) to gather information to support his view on evolution, (that we evolved and reproduced, he was against the belief that God created eveyone) |
| Transmutation | the idea that organisms arise and develop through natural selection of inherited variations that increase the individual's ability to survive and reroduce |
| Origin of Species | Charles Darwin's book on evolution |
| Angel | pure spirits created by God to praise and serve God, means "messenger" |
| Divine Providence | expresses the idea that God is actively guiding the world |
| Sin | rejecting God's love, a deliberate choice to do wrong, there are two tyes of sin, Mortal (more serious), Venial (less serious but still wrong) |
| Incarnation | expresses the belief that God became human through Jesus (celebrated December 25th) |
| Covenant | a pact or aggrement between two parties |
| Noah | God made a covenant with this man, he built an arc |
| Rainbow | the sign of the covenant God made for Noah |
| Steward | a person responsible 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 | the word means "concerned with right and worng behavior" |
| Humility | the virtue that helps people recognize their own limits |
| Ethics | from the Greek word that describes the spirit or the character of a person, the moral guidelines we use to make decisions |
| Monk | a man who takes religious vows, of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and lives a communial life of quiet prayer and work within a monastery. They can be priests or brothers. |
| Gregory the Great | was a monk who lived in the 6th century. He was an example of one who was salt for the world. |
| Council | a gathering of Bishops to clarify Church teaching and Catholic practice |
| Gaudium et Spes | stated the Church's wish to respond to the signs of the times |
| Thomas Merton | was a modern day monk who lived a life of prayer and silence in a Trappist Monastery |
| Shalom | the Hebrew word for peace, it is often used as a greeting |
| Messiah | the Hebrew word that means "Annointed One," the Savior promised by Jesus. Jesus was this. |
| Pastoral Letters | letters written by a bishop or a group of bishops to advise Catholics (and sometimes society in general)) about matters of church teaching, practice, and social justice |
| Violence | any word, look, sign, or act that hurts someones feelings, body, or things |
| Forms of Violence | abortion, ageism, sexism, poverty, racism |
| Justice | being in a right realationship with God and others |
| Coporal Works of Mercy | things you can do to help a person in physical need |
| Pacem in Terris | Pope John XXIII summed up the basic human rights in this encyclical |
| Pope John XXIII | this was a fat pope that was for civil and human rights |
| Compassion | the virtue of sharing another's suffering and joys |
| Fr. McKenna | he was a Jesuit priest who had a great love for the poor. He would sometimes let people sleep in his car |
| St. Vincent DePaul Society | this is a charitable organization that provides clothing, bedding, and food to people in need |
| Lord's Supper | this is the name that early Christians gave to the Eucharist |
| Gentiles | to the Jews, all those who are not members of God's Chosen People, and were therefore outside the covenant |
| Saint | a title menaing "one who is holy." |
| Qualities of Friendship | Truthfulness, Honesty, Warmth, Dependebility, Loyalty, Generosity |
| Negative Peer Pressure | happens when someone you care about asks you to do something that is wrong |
| Positive Peer Pressure | happens when friends influence you to do what is right. This helps you to make wise choices and to live more actively as a follower of Jesus |
| Companionship | literally means "breaking bread with another" |
| Friends of Jesus | Martha, Mary, Lazarus, amry Magdalene, the poor, the disciples, and prostitutes |
| Obstacles to Friendship | jealousy, gossip, dishonesty, selfishness |
| Priority | knnowing how to put first things first |
| Deadly Sins | Pride, Greed, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Sloth, and Anger |
| Opposites of the Deadly Sins | Humility, Generosity, Offering Compliments, Moderation or Discipline, Chastity, Diligence, and Peace |
| Martyr | a person who dies for his or her faith, Greek for "witness" |
| Eusibius | the first church historian |
| St. Agnes | a martyr |
| St. Lawrence | a martyr |
| Heresy | a belief contrary to some essential belief of faith |
| Presbyter | means "Priest" |
| Episkipos | means "Bishop" |
| Pope | AKA "Vicar of Christ," "Succesor of St. Peter," "Pastor of the Universal Church," and "Bishop of Rome" |
| Bishop | the leader or shephard of a diocese |
| Deacon | an ordained minister who helps the priest and bishop serve the Christian community |
| Canonical Hours | seven regular times of daily prayer when the Liturgy of the Hours, or Divine Office, are sung and prayed in Monasteries |
| St. Anthony of Egypt (Father of Monasticism) | he was called the Father of Monasticism, he lived to be 105 |
| Anchorite | (hermit) one who withdrawls from the world to live a life of penance, prayer, and solitude |
| Vow | a sacred promise or pledge made to another person or to God, often with the community at witness |
| Excommunication | to be cut off from the ecclesiastical athority from sharing in the sacraments, worships, prviledges, or fellowship of a church |
| Scriptorium | the place were the monks would make beautifully decorated Bibles and Manuscripts |
| Cell | a place where the monks or nuns would sleep |
| Refectory | this was the dining room for the monks |
| St. Patrick | apostle of Ireland |
| St. Columba | he brought the Gospel to Scotland |
| St. Cyril | brother of Methodius, brought the Good News of Jesus to Eastern Europe and Slavonic |
| St. Methodius | brother of Cyril, brought the Good News of Jesus to Eastern Europe and Slavonic |
| The Black Death | a plague that swept across Europe and wiped out one-third of their population |
| Martin Luther | he was an Augustine priest, he wrote a letter protesting the sale of indulgences |
| Printing Press | this was invented around 1450, made it easier for people to own Bible and catechisms |
| Indulgence | a share in the saving merits of Christ, applied against temporal punishment after death, |
| Ursulines | the religious community of Sisters founded by Angela Mercici, who did much to carry out the reform of the Church started at the Council of Trent were known as the what. |
| St. Ignatius Loyola | was the founder of the Jesuits |
| Protestant | got the name because their movements began with protest |
| Council of Trent | this council went off and on for 18 years and said that there were 73 books in the bible |
| Pope Pius IX | He excumunicated Martin Luther |
| St. Francis Xavier | a Jesuit missionary who took the Gospel to India and Africa |
| Papal Infallibility | the doctrine that says the pope, when using the full athority given to St. Peter by Jesus, is guided by the Holy Spirit and kept from making mistakes in teaching about Catholic belief and morality |
| Angela Mercici | she found the Ursulines |
