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vocabulary

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virtue   a good spiritual habit; helps us to make good decisions based on reason and faith  
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cardinal virtues   prudence, justice, faith, fortitude, and temperance  
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theological virtues   gifts from God infused in our souls; faith, hope, and love/ charity; received at Baptism  
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revelation   way in which God reveals himself through his actions and words and by sending his son, jesus christ  
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religion   a result in faith; binds us into a relationship with God  
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ecuminical council   an assembly of the bishops under the direction of the Pope  
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faith   a virtue; allows us to commit ourselves to God and accept Jesus as Lord; allows us to partake of the life of teh HS is a gift; leads us to eternal life  
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magisterium   the teaching authority of the church; allows the pope and bishops to teach with God  
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catechism of the catholic church   contains essential beliefs and teachings of the catholic faith  
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agnostic   does not know if there is a god  
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atheist   belief that there is no god  
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deist   believe that god created the world but left it after (he is not present anymore)  
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theist   god of the onmies, omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, and omnibenevolent  
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monotheism   belief in 1 god  
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polytheism   belief in many gods  
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covenant   commitment between god and his people where god commits himself to us  
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divine revelation   god makes known his divine plan through the prophets; he speaks to us and reveals himself to us through others  
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dogma   a central truth of revelation that catholics are obligated to believe  
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sacred scripture   god reveals himself through a deposit of faith. christ entrusts this to the apostles  
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sacred traditions   the living transmission of the church's gospel message found in the church's teachings, life, and worship  
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trinity   one god in 3 persons; God the father, god the son, and god the holy spirit  
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apostles   chosen people of god; handpicked; diciples of christ  
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inerrant   contains no error  
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abba   term meaning "daddy"; God is a loving father  
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original sin   the sin that was given to us at birth  
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concupiscence   the desire to do wrong as a result of Original Sin  
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incarnation   when God became man through Jesus Christ  
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gospel   the good news that teaches the good news about Jesus  
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annunciation   when the angel Gabriel came to Mary; she would give birth to Jesus  
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messiah   the second coming of Christ; the judging of the living and the dead  
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parousia   the second coming of Christ; the judging of the living and the dead  
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paraclete   the Holy Spirit; advocate, counselor  
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grace   God's gift of friendship and life that allows us to share his love and his life  
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justification   the Holy Spirit's grace that cleanses us from our sins  
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evangelization   to convert someone to christianity  
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church   the body of christ that serve and love others under the guidance of the HS  
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mystery   a reality filled with God's invisible presence  
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sacrament   an efficacious symbol that causes what it points to  
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laity   baptized who have not made vows and do not belong to a church approved religious state  
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liturgy   the official public worshipers of the church  
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hierarchy   the official and sacred leadership in the church made up of the church's ordained ministers. is teh symbol of unity and authority  
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pope   the head of the living church on earth  
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bishop   successor to the apostles who governs the local church  
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infallibility   a gift of the spirit  
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priest ministries   serving together  
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prophet ministries   igniting purpose  
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king's ministries   serving the poor  
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marks of the church   a term describing four adjectives of the church (one, holy, catholic, apostolic)  
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one   we are one with the trinity  
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holy   sacred  
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catholic   the church is universal and accepts everyone  
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apostolic   we teach what the apostles taught  
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initiation   the act of admitting someone  
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penance   voluntary self punishment  
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prayer   a psalm request for help  
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blessing   the infusion if something with holiness  
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praise   an expression of warm approval  
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adoration   deep love and respect  
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petition   a prayer to God asking for forgiveness or help for ourselves or others  
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intercession   a prayer of petition for others  
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eschatology   a study of death and what happens after  
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heaven   eternal life with God and all of the Saints  
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hell   separation from God. To get there you have to act against God  
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purgatory   you are in a state of purification that takes place after death that makes you clean  
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saints   holy one who lives in union with god and through the grace of Jesus Christ  
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particular judgement   individual judgment right after death  
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last/ general judgement   the last day of the earth when he comes to establish God's kingdom fully  
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conscience   the judgment of reason where a human will know when an act they perform is of the right moral values  
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means   the last part of the sources of morality (the circumstances)  
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end   after an action when you look at the overall picture and decide if the action was moral or not  
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source of morality   three parts of every action someone makes. moral objects is what we do, intention which is why we do it, and circumstances are the consequences of the actions that we perform. all three elements must be good for a proposed action to be good.  
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moral object   the first part of every action; it is what we do  
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intention   our motivation of the actions we perform  
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circumstances   context and consequences of our actions  
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society   the aggregate of people living together in more or less ordered community  
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subsidiarity   a principal of social doctrine that all social bodies exist for the sake of the individual so that what individuals are able to do  
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common good   the entirety of all social conditions that let us achieve our self- realization more easily and completely  
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social justice doctrine   the magisterial teachings about how it is possible for societies to promote the common good  
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solidarity   a value of christianity that allows is to share material and spiritual possessions with others; charity and friendship  
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christian morality   a responsible life in Christ that comes from our dignity as the children of God who were made in His image and Christ's call for us to love all  
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priestly   offering yourself with christ in his sacrifice to the father  
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