UNIT 1 Flashcards
(175 cards)
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There is a great deal of confusion in our Western culture about spirituality. There are many defenses that arise when the topic of spirituality is introduced because most people think that the comments are religious
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Akins E., 2000
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In __________, we find an image of the Spirit in search for connection.
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Spirituality
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Mission without an accompanying spirituality is like a body without its soul.
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Spirituality
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It is the awareness of the transcendent (‘the beyond in our midst’); the awareness of something beyond intellectual knowledge or normal sensory experience.
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Spirituality
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Individual; It does not require a distinctive format or traditional organization
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Spirituality
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Usually contrasted with body or matter
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Spirit
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Comes from the Latin word ‘spiritus’ which means breath of life; the unseen force that breathes life into us, enlivens us gives us energy and helps to define the true, real unique self that is us and confirms our individuality
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Spirit
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Considered to be the opposite of physical or material
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Spiritual
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An attribute of the children of God.
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Spiritual
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While Spirit and Spiritual maybe __________ in common parlance of matter and material, body and physical, IT IS NOT SO ACCORDING TO BIBLICAL USAGE.
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Opposite
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In the Bible, even the body can be a ___________
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Spiritual Body
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T/F: The Spirit of God is a life-giving Spirit. Spirituality is life.
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TRUE
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T/F: Spirituality is the only life, it is all of life.
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FALSE
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Spirituality is not achieved once and for all, but it is a _________
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Journey
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T/F: Spiritualities are of the same styles of living according to the spirit.
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FALSE
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Each spirituality is a ____________, a way to becoming proficient in living the life of the spirit.
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Pathway to Holiness
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T/F: In Spirituality, we find an image of the Spirit in search for connection.
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TRUE
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Comes from the Latin ‘religio’ which has been translated as reliance or connection; it brings together people of similar beliefs and often similar spirituality
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Religion
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Collective; requires a distinctive format or traditional organization
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Religion
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Religion is not a theological virtue but a _______________.
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Moral Virtue
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Religion is the ___________ by which we pay due worship to God.
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Virtue
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Three things according to the Summa Theologiae of St. Thomas Aquinas
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Re lego/ Re-Legere, Re Ligare, Re Eligere
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“to read again”, “to consider carefully”
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Re Lego or Re-Legere
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“to bind again”
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Re Ligare
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"to choose again"
Re Eligere
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T/F: Spirituality can be understood as that aspect of human existence which relates to structures of significance that gives meaning and direction to a person’s life and helps them deal with the vicissitudes of existence.
TRUE
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T/F: Our morality is not based on our spirituality
FALSE
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What is the aim of Spirituality?
Understanding, Perseverance, Patience
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According to Origen of Alexandria, what is the ultimate goal of human life?
Intimate and continual communion with God
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Finding God through the five senses
Body
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Finding God through enlightened knowledge
Soul
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Finding God through perpetual communion with God
Spirit
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Who explained that spirituality is an inquiry into the supreme good, or the Summum Bonum which gives the happiness that all human beings seek.
St. Augustine of Hippo
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Following the commandments is man’s expression of his _____________ to be in communion with God.
Desire
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Man has a wounded nature which is the outcome of _____________.
Original sin
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Three desires of man according to Augustine
Desire of the flesh, Desire for wealth and possessions, Desire for power and authority
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Love the Lord with all your soul; Desire of the flesh
Chastity
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Love the Lord with all your strength; Desire for wealth and possessions
Poverty
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Love the Lord with all your mind; Desire for power or authority
Obedience
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He understood that real people are not all alike so you will find that all are not treated alike.
St. Benedict of Nursia
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The Rule of _________ is direct and clear
St. Benedict
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Seeking God, The common good, Commitment, Mutual sharing, Hospitality, Care of the Earth, Peace
Rule of St. Benedict
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Seeking material things, Individualism, Non involvement, Competition, Rejection, Exploitation, Violence
Society
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Sees religion and spirituality as intimately linked rather than opposed to each other. Rules and relationship go together
Authentic Catholic Spirituality
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One of the most basic tenets is the assumption that there is no absolute truth; it puts an end to all truth claims.
Postmodernism
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We now live in a world governed by the ________________ and submerged in a _______________
Dictatorship of Relativism; Crisis of Truth
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Truth is what corresponds to facts
Correspondence
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Truth is what coheres with the rest of our knowledge
Coherence
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Truth is what works or serves our purposes
Pragmatc
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It is our search for that “real thing
Spirituality
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It is anchored on THE TRUTH of WHO GOD IS.
True spirituality
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There are no standards, no permanent moral values.
Reletavist society
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T/F: In the crisis of relativism, truth is not as fluid as the changing of an individual’s mind or preferences.
FALSE
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A belief that there are no such things as permanent or universal truths.
Reletavism
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Letting oneself be tossed here and there, carried about by every wind of doctrine seems the only attitude that can cope with modern times.
Relativism
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All truths, whether in matters of ________________, are dependent on the individual, on popular opinion, on society, on culture, etc. but never on an objective basis such as the Word of God.
Doctrine or Morality
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T/F: All opinions are not true and valid, even if they contradict each other. As such, in a relativist society, there are no standards, no permanent moral values.
FALSE
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One who is not a relativist is labelled as
Fundamentalist, Arrogant, Intolerant
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Type of relativism where there is no absolute truth in faith or religion.
Relativism in Faith
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One religion is just as good as another. Christ is just among many.
Religious Indifferentism
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We are free to choose which Church teachings are we going to accept as true and follow while abandoning those that does not suit our taste or preference.
Cafeteria Catholicism
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There is no absolute right and wrong. The logical consequence of relativism in faith.\n
Relativism in Morals
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Indifference towards faith and the question of God.
Practical Atheism
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What is useful is good. What is pleasurable is good.
Utilitarianism and Hedonism
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A form of moral relativism that is self-centered, self-indulgent, & grounded on convenience & material security
Practical Relativism
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T/F: In Spirituality of Truth, truth should be a way of life
TRUE
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The same at all places and at all times
Universal
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Discovered and not made, not what I think or believe
Objective
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It is the same for all people
Transcultural
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Truth is the equation of ______________
Mind and thing
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Mind conforms to reality; Verifying the truth
Logical Truthfulness
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His words/actions conform to what is in his mind; Living out the truth
Moral Truthfulness
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Persons correspond to how the Creator imagined them even before they were made.; Actualizing the truth of who I am
Ontological Truthfulness
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The ultimate purpose behind the transmission of truth is _______________
Salvation
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For truth to be conveyed ____________, requires a genuine love for the audience, learn their language, be immersed in their realities.
Effectively
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Pope Francis: “Hence, communicating the truth today should not be by way of __________ but by ____________.”
Imposition; Attraction
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Expressions of what originally was just an idea in the Great Mind that brought it forth to existence – God
Moral truths and Logical truths
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There is... a spirit of hedonism aboard today which beguiles men into thinking that life is nothing more than the quest for pleasure and satisfaction of human passions
Mater et Magistra, 235
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Means ‘pleasure’ in Greek
Hedonism
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The doctrine that pleasure (sensual pleasure) is the ultimate goal of life, man's highest good & greatest happiness; Devotion to pleasure and self-gratification as a way of life; This philosophy is more often promoted through advertisements
Hedonism
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Wants to have a pleasurable life to avoid any forms of suffering in life.
Hedonist
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He stated "it is also necessary to reject the....total technical dominion over nature, because the natural environment is material to be manipulated at our pleasure"
Benedict XVI, Caritas in Veritas, 48
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This invites contemporary society to a serious review of its life-style, which, in many parts of the world, is prone to ________________, regardless of their harmful consequence
Hedonism and Consumerism
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Ideology that emphasizes the acquisition and consumption of goods and services as a primary way of life.
Consumerism
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T/F: Reducing nature merely to a collection of contingent data ends up doing good to the environment and even encouraging activity that fails to respect human nature itself.
FALSE
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Pope Francis stated that we have created a ___________ which is now spreading
Throw away Culture
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Ruthlessly consumes, exploits, and discards human life and our natural resources as one of the root causes.
Throw away Culture
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Overflowing landfills, broken relationships, forgotten people, abandoned beliefs, dilapidated dreams
Signs of Throw away culture
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What legal provision has been passed for resolving throwaway culture
RA 9003 Ecological Solid Waste Management Act 2000
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The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense ___________.
Pile of filth
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T/F: Our present system of discards management is management and not disposal.
FALSE
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Also known as collect and dump system, that is not ecological.
Hakot/Tambak
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The excluded are not the “__________” but the outcast, the “____________”.
Exploited; Leftovers
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To hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor
Laudato Si, 49
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Today, however, we have to realize that a true ecological approach always becomes a ______________
Social approach
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It is a spirit- filled movement of the heart that arises from our own experience of God's mercy
Spirituality of Mercy
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The spirituality of mercy lives both the ___________ and ____________ actions of mercy.
Corporal; Spiritual
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T/F: As followers of Christ, mercy is indeed is our vocation.
TRUE
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T/F: If we are truly faithful to God’s call to be merciful, it does not necessarily mean to include the natural world, the environment and non-human creatures.
FALSE
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T/F: Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; although it can be an option or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience.
FALSE
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He believed that the virtue of "mercy" is the "the compassion in our hearts for another person's misery, a compassion which drives us to do what we can to help him.
St. Thomas Aquinas
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Two aspects of spirituality of mercy
Affective mercy and effective mercy
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The emotion that we feel pity for those who suffer because we too are subject to such miseries which arises from our capacity for empathy
Affective mercy
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It is something that we do, a positive action for the good of another, taking steps to relieve the miseries or meet the needs of others.
Effective mercy
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In Latin, it means having a miserable heart for another person's misery
Misericordia
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Must be rooted in right reason, Effective action for the good of others
2 additional characteristics of mercy
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Indicates in the direction of gratitude for an unmerited gift and unmerited grace
Mercy
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Hebrew language that can be used in English which means mercy
Chesed
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In Biblical and in Christian Augustinian language the ________ (cor) is the center of the human person and the seat not only of the emotions, but of conscience, determination and responsibility.
Heart
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T/F: Mercy can become a mere parenthesis in the life of the Church
FALSE
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Served as antidote to the double degradation brought about by the throw-away culture :
Culture of care
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Laudato Si mentioned the word “care” ___ times, while “stewardship” only ____
35 times; twice
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There has been a shift from duty-based ethics to a __________________
Virtue-based ethics of care
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Objectification, Consumption, Maximization/squandering, Wasting/depleting, Disposal
Throw away culture (Sawà)
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Contemplation, Compassion, Care, Communion
Culture of Mercy (Awà)
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Men and women of our postmodern world run the risk of ______________, and many problems of society are connected with today’s self-centered culture of instant gratification
Rampant individualism
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A doctrine that the interests of the individual are or ought to be ethically supreme.\n
Individualism
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The notion that all values, rights, and duties originate in individuals; The principle that the single person is more important than the group and that people should work and own things for their own advantage.
Individualism
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It isolates the human person from one’s true fulfillment; The World is Torn Apart
The Effects and Consequences of Individualism
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Often leads to the idea that one’s personality is shaped by his or her desires, which are considered absolute.
Extreme individualism
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It has led to a loss of a sense of solidarity with and responsibility for others
Extreme individualism
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Opts for authenticity as opposed to mere conformity. While this can favor spontaneity and a better use of people’s talents, if misdirected it can foster attitudes of constant suspicion, fear of commitment, self- centeredness and arrogance.
Personalism
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T/F: Freedom of choice that lacks noble goals or personal discipline, it degenerates into an ability to give oneself generously to others.
FALSE
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An antidote to individualism that is a communion which heals, promotes and reinforces interpersonal bonds
Spirituality of Communion
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It indicates above all the heart's contemplation of the mystery of the Trinity dwelling in us, and whose light we must also be able to see shining on the face of the brothers and sisters around us
Spirituality of Communion
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Ability to think of our brothers and sisters in faith within the profound unity of the Mystical Body
Spirituality of Communion
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A spirituality of communion implies also the ability to see what is positive in others, to welcome it and prize it as a gift from God: not only as a gift for the brother or sister who has received it directly, but also as a __________________
Gift for me
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Enriched by respect and appreciation for differences within an overall perspective that advances the common good.
Fraternal communion
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The ability to say what one is thinking without offending the other person is important. Words should be carefully chosen so as not to offend, especially when discussing difficult issues.
Communion in Difference
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To make the Church the home and the school of communion; To promote a spirituality of communion, making it the guiding principle of education
The Challenge in Spirituality of Communion
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The Church teaches the SPIRITUALITY OF COMMUNION through the Gospel values of
The Dignity of the Human Person, Common Good, Solidarity
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Individuals have an inherent and immeasurable worth and dignity, All are fundamentally equal before God, All are radically equal before God
The Dignity of the Human Person
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The complete development of all the people of the world; Balances individual rights with one’s responsibilities for the welfare of society
Common Good
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A sense of responsibility on the part of everyone with regard to everyone; A particular way of looking at the interconnectedness of people living in different parts of the world that is a feature of our contemporary human existence.
Solidarity
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Which of the choices is not part of the problems that individualism brings to society?
A. People tends to be self-reliant.
B. People gives more emphasis on being unique than on being part of the whole.
C. Solidarity is the normal way of life
D. All others are rivals/ competitors.
C
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Which of the following choices is not a characteristic of truth?
A. Universal
B. Subjective
C. Objective
D. Transcultural
B
138
It refers to the act of embracing the doctrines of the Church that fits one’s taste and
disregarding those that are not.
A. Utilitarianism
B. Practical Atheism
C. Self-indulgence
D. Cafeteria Catholicism
D
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Spirituality is a path towards holiness; thus, it is immediately imbedded in the life of every
person.
A. True
B. False
FALSE
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Correspondence theory means, truth is what corresponds to facts.
A. True
B. False
TRUE
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Pragmatic theory of truth states that truth is what coheres with the rest of our knowledge.
A. True
B. False
FALSE
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Logical truth is when something is true if it corresponds to the mind of its maker.
A. True
B. False
FALSE
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Coherence is a theory of truth which implies that truth is anything that serve one’s purpose.
A. True
B. False
FALSE
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Religion is an individual journey that is independent from traditional set-up.
A. True
B. False
FALSE
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Which of the items is not a negative consequence of extreme individualism?
A. Distrust
B. Careerism
C. Uniqueness
D. Competition
C
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Relativism in morals is self-centered, self-indulgent, & grounded on convenience & material security.
A. True
B. False
FALSE
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Spirituality is the basis of morality because it is a quest for things that is necessary for human prospering like purpose and meaningful relationships.
A. True
B. False
TRUE
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The “spirit of dialogue” refers to activities that constitutes the evangelizing mission of the Church with the attitude of respect and friendship.
A. True
B. False
TRUE
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Veritas was incarnated in the person of Jesus Christ.
A. True
B. False
TRUE
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Individualism is a practice or culture that isolates the human person from his/her true fulfillment.
A. True
B. False
FALSE
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With the spirituality of communion, Christians readily recognizes the bright side of every person.
A. True
B. False
TRUE
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Only believers of God possess immeasurable dignity.
A. True
B. False
FALSE
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True spirituality of communion is the ability to see and recognize what is positive in others.
A. True
B. False
TRUE
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____ means actualizing the truth of who I am, whose I am, and for whom I am.
A. Logical Truth
B. Moral Truth
C. Ontological Truth
D. Objective Truth
C
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The mystical body of Christ implies that every Christian is part of the one body in Christ.
A. True
B. False
A
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God himself is a community of persons on which characteristic is not inherent in every human.
A. True
B. False
B
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What is the modern attitude or mentality that sees everything as disposable.
A. Individualism
B. Throw-Away Culture
C. Hedonism
D. Materialism
B
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Pope John XXIII calls as the entirety of conditions of social living, whereby persons are enabled
more fully and readily to achieve their own perfection.
A. Truth
B. Human Dignity
C. Common Good
D. Solidarity
C
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A philosophy that deals with maximizing pleasure and avoidance of pain.
A. Relativism
B. Throw-Away Culture
C. Hedonism
D. Individualism
C
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It is a personal or individual journey in faith.
A. Spirituality
B. Religion
C. Soul
D. Faith
A
161
It is a collection of people with similar beliefs.
A. Tradition
B. Spirituality
C. Culture
D. Religion
D
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It is God's most significant relative characteristic, which is also the antidote for throw-away culture.
A. Koinonia
B. Veritas
C. Misericordia
D. Hedone
C
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In his Laudato Si, Pope Francis calls for serious attention to the relentless destruction of the
environment, excluding the decline of the quality of relationships.
A. True
B. False
FALSE
164
Evangelii Gaudium, 80 states that practical relativism is acting as if God did not exist.
A. True
B. False
TRUE
165
____ is a firm determination to commit oneself to the common good.
A. Mercy
B. Camaraderie
C. Cooperation
D. Solidarity
D
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The greatest consequence of communion in the life of Christ is communion with one another.
A. True
B. False
A
167
What is the consequence of extreme individualism?
A. Uniqueness
B. Originality
C. Solidarity
D. Alienation
D
168
Who said that if we lack appreciation of the value of the human person and of human life, we
will also lose interest in others and in the earth itself? “
A. Protagoras
B. Pope Benedict XVI
C. Pope John XXIII
D. Pope John Paul II
D
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____ states that the way humans treat the environment influences the way they treat themselves.
A. Evangelii Gaudium
B. Misericordia et Misera
C. Caritas in Veritate
D. Summa Theologiae
C
170
According to St. Thomas Aquinas, affective sympathy for others arises from our capacity for
empathy.
A. True
B. False
TRUE
171
For Pope Benedict XVI, it is through the via pulchritudinis that others are effectively brought to
the truth of Christ. What is via pulchritudinis?
A. The way of the truth
B. The way of beauty
C. The way of Christ
D. The way of the divine
B
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What is the ultimate purpose of the propagation and transmission of the truth?
A. Salvation
B. Honesty
C. Unity
D. Transparency
A
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Dialogue is the most effective way to discover the wisdom of everyone’s uniqueness and to
achieve genuine communion.
A. True
B. False
TRUE
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How does the truth be conveyed effectively according to Evangelii Gaudium 35?
A. Through highly theological concepts
B. Maintain language barriers.
C. Propagation of doctrines
D. Genuine love for the audience
D
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Who said that mercy means having a miserable heart both affectively and effectively for other
person's misery.
A. St. John Paul II
B. Pope Francis
C. Pope Benedict XVI
D. St. Thomas Aquinas
D
