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Core Practices
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Catholics celebrate Seven Sacraments that form the basis of their worship, or communal prayer, together. The Seven Sacraments were instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church to make the love of God real and present in the world. | Sacraments |
| The Sacrament of the _____ is the heart of the Church’s life. We believe that in the Sacrament, we literally receive the Body, Blood soul and divinity of Christ in the appearance of bread and wine. | Eucharist |
| Sunday, or the “Lord’s Day,” is the principal day for the celebration of the Eucharist. Catholics keep the day holy by attending Mass and resting from work, in honor of Christ’s Resurrection. | Sunday Worship |
| Catholics follow a special calendar with the feasts and holy days of the ____ year. The special seasons of Advent and Lent prepare us to understand God’s great love, which we celebrate at Christmas and Easter. | Liturgical Calendar |
| Catholics place a strong emphasis on living morally because we believe we are called to a new life in the Holy Spirit. The moral code for this new life is based on the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes. | Morality |
| Catholics defend the dignity of human life, and Catholic morality is often described as _____. Catholics are opposed to anything that threatens the sanctity of human life, including abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, and human cloning | Pro-life |
| _____ people in need and working to transform society are essential elements of Catholic life. We believe that the Church is called to be a sign of God’s perfect Kingdom yet to come, by working for justice and human rights in this life. | Service |
| Catholics honor the great people of faith who have preceded them, the ______, and in a dear and special way, Mary, the Mother of Jesus. | Saints |
| Catholics recognize that God is present to, in, and through all creation---including the natural world, persons, communities, and historical events. For us all creation is sacred and has the potential to be a sources of God’s grace. | God is with us |
| Catholics place their trust in the essential goodness of the human person, who is made in the image of God, even though we are flawed by the effect of Original Sin. | Humanity is Good |
| Catholics appreciate both faith and reason, both religion and science. Reason can lead us to faith. When we experience conflict between religion and science, it is because we have an inadequate understanding of one or the other. | Reason and Science |
| Catholics emphasize on participating in a community rather than an individual especially at Sunday Worship but also recognize the importance in personal time with God. | Community |
| Although the fullness of truth resides in the Catholic Church, Catholics seek to recognize and affirm the aspects of God’s revealed truth that we share with other religions and all people of goodwill. | Ecumenism |
| Catholicism respects the great diversity of cultures in the world and is committed to proclaiming the message of Jesus to all people in all cultures at all times. | Universal |
| Catholics respect and embrace a wide variety of _______ and _______forms. | Prayer and Spirituality |