Unit 1

Question 1

What are the two greatest commandments?

Answer 1

1. Love god above all else

2. Love your neighbour as yourself

Question 2

What are the three faces of love?

Answer 2

Love of God
Love of self
Love of others

Question 3

Explain St. Augustines of Hippos line “love do what you will”.

Answer 3

It says that if all our actions and words are rooted in love, then nothing but good can result

Question 4

Define agapé.

Answer 4

Love that is selfless and involves basic concern for the well being of the other person

Question 5

List and discuss three scripture quotes which present agape love

Answer 5

1. 1 John 4:8 - this passage tells us that if we love we know god because god is love
2. 1 Corinthians 13:7 - this passage tells us that we must believe in love, have hope for love, and endure love
3. John 16:27 - his passage tells us that the father will love anyone who chooses to love those around it p

Question 6

What does C in caring mean?

Answer 6

Concern - is to express interest in others welfare and to prevent unnecessary harm

Question 7

What does A in caring mean?

Answer 7

Acceptance - recognizing other as valuable and loved by God. (Non judgemental)

Question 8

What does R in caring mean?

Answer 8

Responsibility - to act out of concern for the welfare of the other and to think before acting.

Question 9

What does I in caring mean?

Answer 9

Integrity - totally committed to truth and honesty

Question 10

What does the N in caring mean?

Answer 10

Nurturing - desiring and supporting the growth of the other toward goodness

Question 11

What does G in caring mean?

Answer 11

Giving - involves a sharing of oneself with other and is unconditional

Question 12

What are the three reasons humans need to be loved and explain them

Answer 12

1. Caring overcomes alienation- people need to love and be loved
2. Love is life giving- concern for well being of other through actions and can literally cause people to feed hungry etc (mother Teresa)
3. Love increases self esteem- we feel more loveable when we are loved, we are more likely to expand our relationships knowing we’re loved.

Question 13

“The whole of Christian tradition has made it clear that love of God and love of human beings are inseparable” discuss and name a scriptural reference that backs this up.

Answer 13

This tells us that by loving other we are loving god. If we are not loving others we are not loving god.

In 1 John 4:16-20 John tells us that those who say they love God but hate his brother are lying because god is in us all

Question 14

Define Vocation

Answer 14

Vocation comes from Latin word vocare which means to call

Vocation means a call to love

Question 15

Define Vocare

Answer 15

Latin word which means to call

Question 16

Define baptism

Answer 16

Comes from Latin word bapteim
The religious rite of sprinkling holy water onto an individual symbolizing purification and admission into the Catholic Church

We receive our Christian vocation through this

Question 17

Define bapteim

Answer 17

Latin word that means “to immerse”

Question 18

What is our Christian vocation?

Answer 18

It is the belief that we are created by god to love and are called by god to love.
It is received through baptism

Question 19

What are three aspects to loving god?

Answer 19

1. develop personal relationship through prayer
2. Put god at the centre of our lives rather then making anything else reason for living
3. Treating all god creation with love and respect

Question 20

What are three aspects to loving your neighbour?

Answer 20

1. Be peacemakers
2. Build a loving community based on faith and mutual service
3. Challenge others to reach their potential in loving and life giving ways

Question 21

Define sin

Answer 21

Happens when we choose not to love in an agapé way

Question 22

Define collective/social sin

Answer 22

Collective: sins that are part of society and we contribute to them without knowing (pollution, war)

Question 23

Define individual sin

Answer 23

Freely chosen Actions that harm others without considering consequences (lies, theft)

Question 24

Define sin of comission

Answer 24

Involves doing something that harms oneself or something else

Question 25

Define sin of omission

Answer 25

It is the failure to act (negligence), resulting in harm

Question 26

What are the four lifestyle paths through which we carry our Christian vocation

Answer 26

1. Marriage
2. Single
3. Religious
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Question 27

List and describe the three steps in the process of discernment

Answer 27

1. Listening - listen to past experiences and wisdom of friends or Holy Spirit
2. Reflecting - reflect through prayer and reading scripture
3. Responding - respond in action by developing new skills in friendship and communications and respect for others

Question 28

List the nine different skills which we need to develop to love in a Christian way

Answer 28

1. Communicate
2. Willingness to adapt to change
3. Problem solving for win/win
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Question 29

Recite the definition of love in St. Paul’s 1st letter to the Corinthians.

Answer 29

“Love is always patient, kind, never jealous, love is never boastful or concealed; it is never rude or selfish, does not take offence, is not