Faith
Do we need faith to live?
Yes. We have to have faith in other people in order to properly live our lives.
Who are the persons of the Holy Trinity?
Father, Son and Holy Spirit
How is an Angel different from a human?
They have no bodies!
Who were the first Man and Woman?
Adam & Eve
What does our desire for ultimate happiness point to?
Give an example of an act of faith?
Believing something someone tells us.
Is the Holy Trinity one God or three?
The trinity is ONE God
How is an angel similar to a human?
They have an Intellect and a Will. These are immaterial
What did God tell humanity not to do?
God said not to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of Good and Evil
What are some things people will seek to be happy instead of God?
Money, Power, Honor, Pleasure, Health
If we have faith in other humans, how much more faith should we have in _____ ?
God
How many natures does the Holy Trinity have?
ONE
Name an angel from the Bible
St Michael the Archangel, St Gabriel, St. Raphael
Why was Man created?
Man was created as a gift from the Father to the Son. We are an expression of God's love and humanities purpose is to be friends with Christ to rule the universe with him, in him and through him.
Finish the prayer: Hail Mary, Full of _____ ! Blessed art thou amongst _______ and Blessed is the fruit of thy womb ________.
Hail Mary, Full of Grace! Blessed art thou amongst women and Blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.
How can we better increase our faith in God? Give some good things we can do to grow in our trust of God.
going to church, prayer, reading the Bible, studying the catechism, going to PREP, receiving the sacraments, and more. The main thing we need to do is simply spend time with God!
We can know the Holy Trinity by reason alone. True or False
False. We need faith to know the Trinity. Reason can know that God exists but not that he is three persons. This was an act of revelation from God to Man.
What is the main way the bad angels try to harm us?
They try to tempt us into committing sin.
What does God do after Man rejected him?
God sends his only son, Jesus Christ, to save us from our sins. He did not abandon us but died for us in order that we may be with him forever.
What are the 2 Creeds we say at Mass?
The Apostle's Creed and the Nicene Creed
Explain how the Family is a reflection of the Holy Trinity.
The Love between a Mother and Father is so intense that a child is born. This love is a reflection of the love between The Father and The Son which is its own person - The Holy Spirit.
How is learning something different for a Human than an Angel?
Humans have bodies and so we learn things in the body. Angels do not have bodies and so they are able to know things instantly by the grace of God.
Someone ends up in Hell by rejecting God's love. It is painful because we are made for God and anything which strays away from him will end in unhappiness.
What is the difference between knowing something by Supernatural Faith vs knowing something by reason.
Reason is limited to what a human is able to know by their own efforts (logic, observations, etc.). Faith is what we cannot know by our own efforts but an act of trust in God who cannot deceive nor be deceived.