Exam Review Flashcards
What do Catholics believe about the bible
Inspired word of God
Think of it contextually
What is the catechism
Official collection of catholic teachings
Seven traits of being human
Humans are moral beings
Have the freedom that differ us from animals. With our freedom we can make decisions and our actions are moral: good or bad
Seven traits of being human
Humans are blessed with a conscience
Tells us in certain moments to do good or avoid evil. We have the freedom to listen to our conscience or not.
Culture definition
The way we live together. Human actions, a set of meanings,
beliefs, values, and practices, and a belonging to a particular group.
Sign definition
Objects or gestures that express one specific message or meaning
Symbol definition
Helps us to communicate shared ideas, beliefs, and values with the help of a physical object or image.
Symbolic action definition
Connect us to community and engages us with the important moments of human living
Ritual definition
Bodily actions surrounded by language that makes symbols effective in our culture.
Ritual vs habit
Rituals are meant to be thoughtful while a habit is more of a pattern or behaviour that requires little thought.
Tradition definition
Our ways of doing things we inherited from our parents or ancestors.
7 traits of culture
- Humans create culture
- culture consists of ways of doing things
- Calture is public
- Culture arises from toadition
- Calture is made up of rule-governed actions
- Culture becomes established in institutions
- Culture gives us our identity.
7 gifts of the Holy Spirit
- Piety
- Counsel
- Understanding
- Fortitude
- Fear of the Lord
- Wisdom
- Knowledge
Sacraments of initiation
Baptism
Eucharist
Confirmation
Baptism
Anointing with oil, water, candle, white, signing of the cross
Eucharist
Bread, wine, words of consecration
Confirmation
Laying of hands, anointing with oil, sealing with chrism
Sacraments of healing
Reconciliation, and anointing of the sick
Reconciliation
confession of sin, words of absolution, laying of hands
Anointing of the sick
laying of hands anointing with oil, prayers.
Sacraments of service
Marriage, holy orders
Marriage
rings, vows
Holy orders
laying on of hands, anointing with oil prayer of priestly consecration, stole.
Chosen people definition
They were a summoned people, light to the nations. To live the revelation of
of God to their ancestors for all the world to see and hear