Proofs
A non-Jewish person who would not have had the expectation of a Messiah.
What is a Gentile?
He is the successor to the apostles assigned to the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio.
Who is Bishop Earl Fernandes?
This discipline answers the question, "What does it mean to be a human being?"
What is anthropology?
This is a form of Divine Revelation that has two parts: the Old Testament and the New Testament.
What is Sacred Scripture/the Bible/the Word of God?
The person who wrote, “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.”
Who is St. Augustine?
An intellectual method originating in medieval Europe that sought to integrate classical philosophy and Christian thought in order to understand and explain revealed truths.
What is Scholasticism?
He is the successor to Judas the Apostle, who betrayed Jesus.
Who is St. Matthias?
As a result of being made in God's image and likeness, human beings have both _____ and _____ .
What are a physical body and a spiritual/rational soul?
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
Who are the Patriarchs?
It may be described by this quote, “Man, tempted by the devil, let his trust in his Creator die in his heart and, abusing his freedom, disobeyed God's command."
What is The Fall?
Meaning "on the contrary", this is the part of an article in the Summa Theologiae in which Aquinas presents another answer that might be given to the question, usually from an authoritative source.
What is the sed contra?
The shared goal of these two things is to communicate God's revelation of Himself in Jesus to every generation.
What are Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture?
You can find this quote in a book that summarizes the teachings of the Catholic Church: “God himself is an eternal exchange of love, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and he has destined us to share in that exchange.”
What is the Catechism of the Catholic Church?
He bridges the gap between the Old and New Testaments.
Who is John the Baptist?
It is the commandment of Jesus at the end of Matthew's Gospel: "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you."
What is the Great Commission?
This author proposed that if we find in ourselves a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.
Who is C.S. Lewis?
The purpose of this body is to guard and protect the Deposit of Faith so that it remains whole and intact throughout the centuries.
What is the Magisterium?
The ultimate example of God making Himself known to us.
What is the Incarnation?
Jesus came from the line of this king, to whom God had made a promise that he would have an heir sit on his throne forever.
Who is King David?
Often called simply "The Philosopher" by Aquinas, this is the authority he quoted often in the Summa Theologiae.
Who is Aristotle?
One of Aquinas's Five Ways. It concludes that because of the order that saturates each being and all of reality, there must exist a supremely intelligent and powerful being who is the author of all that exists.
What is the Argument from Design?
Refers to the process by which the Apostles appointed successors, the bishops, who have continued to pass on the office of bishop and the Deposit of Faith from generation to generation.
What is Apostolic Succession?
This is how we go beyond merely knowing that God exists and come to know him in a personal, intimate way.
What is Divine Revelation?
They called the people of Israel to repent from sin and idolatry.
Who are the prophets?
After the Ascension of Jesus, he stood up and began this speech: "Friends, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus—for he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry.”
Who is St. Peter?