“God created the world to ________ and ________________________. That His creatures should share in His __________-this is the ________ for which God created them.
Show forth; communicate his glory; truth, goodness, and beauty; glory
Define “create”
To produce and give being to that which had in no way possessed it, or, to call into existence out of nothing
Write out Peter 5:7
“Cast all our anxieties on Him, for He cares about you.”
Divine Providence consists of what?
Divine Providence consists of the dispositions by which God guides all His creatures with wisdom and love to their ultimate end.
What are the three causes of anxiety we discussed in class?
Ignorance, Distrust, and Egoism
God’s plan of loving goodness finds its goal in what?
It finds its goal in the new creation in Christ
What are the parallels between St. Joseph and Joseph from Genesis we discussed in class?
- They were both called in dreams
- They both went to Egypt
- Their families/groups eventually returned to the Holy Land
Give the Blessed mother’s famous acceptance quote.
“I am the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done unto me according the Thy Will.”
In the Annunciation Narrative, what is the sign that was given?
The angel told Mary that her cousin, Elizabeth, was pregnant even though she was old and barren.
In the Annunciation Narrative, what is the solution to the problem?
The angel told her that the Holy Spirit would bring about Jesus’ conception.
List the seven steps of a “Calling Narrative” in scripture.
- Greeting
- Human Response and Divine Reassurance
- The Mission
- Problem
- Solution
- Sing or Miracle
- Acceptance
What are stations of the cross?
- Jesus is Condemned to Death
- Jesus Takes Up His Cross
- Jesus Falls the First Time
- Jesus Meets His Mother
- Simon of Cirene Helps Jesus
- Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus
- Jesus Falls A Second Time
- Jesus Meets the Women Of Jerusalem
- Jesus Falls a Third Time
- Jesus is Stripped of His Garments
- Jesus is Nailed To The Cross
- Jesus Dies on the Cross
- Jesus’ Body is Taken Down from the Cross
- Jesus Is Buried in the Borrowed Tomb
Define Plagairism
Taking any material and claiming to be the original creator
What is the Academic Reason that students aren’t allowed to plagiarize or otherwise cheat on their work?
The student isn’t learning anything
What is the moral reason students aren’t allowed to cheat?
Cheating and Plagiarism are forms of stealing and lying
What is the penalty for cheating on homework?
Automatic 0 and a demerit
What is the penalty for cheating on a test, quiz, exam, or term paper for the 1st time?
Suspension for 2 weeks during which all assignments are 0s and no sports.
What is the penalty for cheating on a test, quiz, exam, or term paper for the 2nd time?
Expulsion
List the Steps that answer the Question: Why the Catholic Church?
- There is a god
- Our soul is immortal
- All humans must practice religion
- The religion Jesus taught is worthy of belief
- Jesus made a Church to which all must belong to be saved
- That Church is the Catholic Church
List St. Thomas’ proofs for the existence of a god, with a one sentence example for each.
- Motion-Something started everything in motion
- Efficient Cause- For every Cause, there must be an Effect
- Necessary Being- Non-existence cannot cause existence
- Gradation- We know there is a good, better, best
- Intelligent Design- The universe was carefully ordered
Give the logical support for the conclusion that our souls are immortal
- Spiritual Things Cannot Die
- We Can Do Spiritual Things
- Only Spiritual Things can do Spiritual Activities
- Therefore, our souls are immortal
Define Religion
The belief and worship in a supernatural force
Explain why Jesus couldn’t have been a good teacher without being God.
Jesus said that He was God. So that makes him a liar, a lunatic, or God. He can’t be a good teacher if he was a liar or a lunatic, so he must be God
List the three focus points in this class for studying religion
- To teach us to depend on God
- To develop a relationship with Him
- Call us into union with him
