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What does the Apostles Creed declare?
What we believe.
What is a mortal sin?
A serious sin that separates us from God.
How many people did St. Paul say Jesus appeared to after his Resurrection?
Over 500.
Who is the greatest Saint?
Mary.
Eternal happiness can only be found in what?
God/heaven
When did the Holy Spirit first descend on the apostles?
Pentecost
When were the books of the Old Testament written? When were the books of the New Testament written?
Old Testament: Before Jesus lived on earth.
New Testament: During Jesus's life and after his death and Resurrection.
How is venial sin forgiven? (Name at least 3 ways)
Holy water, Confession, 3 beats, Our Father (w contrition), Act of Contrition, Confiteor (during Mass)
How is mortal sin forgiven? (name at least 2 ways)
Baptism, Confession
What is a parable?
Why did Jesus spend 40 days with his disciples after his Resurrection.? (2 reasons)
To prove the Resurrection was real and to continue to teach.
What are the 3 levels of the priesthood?
Deacon, Priest, Bishop
What 3 places can the Catholic Church be found?
Heaven, purgatory, earth
The resurrection of the dead is followed by what?
The general judgement.
The Mass is also know as a
Sacrifice
Name the four marks of the Church.
One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic
Explain merit vs demerit. How do they help or hurt us after judgement.
Merit is increased by good works and demerit is increased by bad works. By increasing merit we gain a higher place in heaven. By increasing demerit we get a lower place in hell.
What does it mean when a priest retains a sin during Confession? Explain why a priest would do this.
It means to not give absolution. (to not forgive a person's sin) A priest would do it if a person keeps committing the same mortal sin over and over. The priest would ask the person to make a change in their life to remove the temptation of mortal sin before giving absolution.
Compare the Particular Judgement to the General Judgement.
Particular: your soul is judged alone after death.
General: every person who ever lived is judged together at the end of time. Body and soul reunite.
What is Sola Scriptura? Why don't we believe in it? (3 Reasons)
Sola Scriptura is the false belief that we follow Scripture Alone.
This is false because the faith spread through tradition (word of mouth), the Bible was not compiled until around 400AD (by Catholic Church) and most people could not read until recently.
Name the 5 basics of the Catholic faith in order.
1. God created the world and everything in it.
2. Humans messed it up.
3. Jesus died and rose to save us from sin.
4. We receive grace through the Sacraments.
5. Jesus is the only way to the Father.
Name the 4 dogmas the Church has declared about Mary.
1. Immaculate
2. Virgin
3. Mother of God
4. Assumed into heaven
How many days from the death of Jesus, to his Resurrection, Ascension, and Pentecost.
Jesus died. 3 days later he resurrected from the dead. 40 days after the Resurrection he ascended into heaven. 50 days after the Resurrection or 10 days after the Ascension, Jesus sent the Holy Ghost on Pentecost.
What is Tradition? How did it spread? Why is it important?
The teachings of the Church. Spread through word of mouth. Important because it was how the Catholic faith spread.
(the Bible was not compiled until around the year 400AD and most people could not read until recently)
What is Sola Fide? Why don't we believe it?
Sola Fide means we are saved by faith alone.
It is false because we are saved through grace which requires faith and works.