SJ Flashcards
the virtue by which people love God above all things for his own sake and loves one’s neighbor as himself for the love of God; works hand in hand with justice
Charity
a complete giving-of-self, shown perfectly in the life of the Trinity
communion of persons
Concupiscence
an inclination toward evil caused by Original Sin
the moral virtue that consists in the constant and firm will to give your due to God and neighbor; works hand in hand with charity
Justice
the consequence of sin of the first human parents
Original sin
the saving love of God most fully revealed in the life and especially the Passion, Death, Resurrection, and glorious Ascension of his Son, Jesus Christ
Paschal Mystery
the effect of sin over time, which can affect society and its institutions to create structures of sin
social sin
a group of persons bound together organically by a principle of unity that goes beyond each one of them
Society
taught that “you have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you”
St. Augustine
5 Attributes of the Human Person
made in God’s image, union of body and soul, possess free will, possess a rational intellect, enter into communion with others and with God
5 Ways the Church’s Unity is Expressed
Church is Teacher, Church is Listener, Church is the Family of God, Church is the Mystical Body of Christ, Church is the Community of Sanctified Believers
4 types of justice
Commutative
Distributive
Legal
Social
commutative justice
what everyone owes each other individually (example: being paid by parents after babysitting)
distributive justice
what society owes us (example: civil services like fire protection)
legal justice
what one owes society (example: paying taxes)
