| A | B |
|---|
| Healing miracles | Jesus often relieved people suffering from: fever, paralysis, deafness, dumbness, leprosy. |
| Exorcisms | Jesus drove evil spirits out of people. |
| Restorations of Life | There are three stories of Jesus raising people from the dead. |
| Nature miracles | Jesus walked on water; calmed storms; fed thousands with a few loaves and fishes. |
| 20 | Number of miracles found in the synoptic Gospels |
| Science | Instead of solving all the mysteries of the world, it has uncovered more and more mysteries. |
| Hand of God is at work | Whenever good conquers evil - whether in world affairs or in our own relationships - we, like the ancient Jews, can recognize the __________________________ |
| Faith | The first requirement in order to receive a miracle. |
| Transitive Property | If A = B and B = C, then A must = C. |
| Proof of Jesus' Divinity | If only God can forgive sins, and Jesus forgave the man his sins, then Jesus must be God. |
| Passion | Literally: "To suffer" |
| Paschal Mystery | The life, death and resurrection of Jesus. A deep reality to be lived, rather than a problem to be solved. |
| Crucifixion | The slow painful way Romans killed foreigners who committed serious crimes. |
| Holy Thursday | The day Jesus celebrated the New Covenant; aka The Last Supper. |
| Good Friday | The day Jesus was killed. |
| Easter Sunday | The day Jesus rose from the dead. |
| Jesus' humble example of service | The washing of the disciple's feet. |
| Jesus' words during the Last Supper | "Do this in remembrance of me." |
| Jesus' words while on the cross | "Father, forgive them for they know not what they are doing." |
| Jesus' words while praying in the Garden of Gethsemane | "Abba, Father, for you all things are possible; remove this cup from me; yet, not what I want, but what you want." |
| Run away | The most human thing to do if you were going to be killed. |
| Gethsemane | The garden in which Christ prayed with his three best friends. |
| Peter, James and John | Jesus' three best friends. |
| Blasphemy | The charge Jesus was "guilty" of. |
| Blasphemy | Def = claiming for oneself a dignity due to God alone." |
| Pontius Pilate | The Roman procurator at the time of Jesus' death. |
| Sanhedrin | Ancient group of Jewish priests. |
| Caiaphas | The High Priest |
| Barabbas | Prisoner accused of murder and for participating in a rebellion. |
| Roman benevolent custom | To let a Jewish prisoner go free during the feast of Passover. |
| Anti-Semitism | Prejudice thoughts, feelings and sometimes actions that go against the Jewish people. |
| Why we should not be anti-Semitic. | Because Jesus was a Jew. |
| Why we should not be anti-Semitic. | Because God calls them the Chosen People and God does not break His promises. |
| Why we should not be anti-Semitic. | Because we worship the same God and we are all God's children. |
| Psalm 22 | "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" |
| There would be no Church. | What would have happened if Jesus never met the Apostles after the Resurrection? |
| Joseph of Arimathea | He was a wealthy disciple of Jesus who gave Jesus a tomb. |
| Shock and fear | The initial reactions of the disciples. |
| Matthew 28 | "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations." |
| Recongize | "To know again." |
| On the road to Emmaus | Where Luke points out the Apostles listened to the resurrected Jesus explain the Scriptures. |
| How do we encounter Jesus today? | In the Eucharist |
| How do we encounter Jesus today? | In the community of believers |
| How do we encounter Jesus today? | In remembering and living out Jesus' Dream. |
| Ascension | An event beyond human comprehension; beyond space and time; Jesus being reunited with the Father. |
| Pentecost | The Birthday of the Church |
| Christ | Greek translation of the Hebrew word "messiah" which means "anointed one". |
| Jesus | The earthly name for our Savior. |
| Peter | Denied Jesus three times, but repented and learned how to love and lead. |
| Thomas | Also called "The Doubter", because he doubted the resurrection. |
