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The Church is united in her source (God), her soul (the Holy Spirit), and in the Body of Christ.
What is one?
100
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The Church is holy because of her union with Christ, which allows her to then make others holy.
What is holy?
100
We live this baptismal role by being involved in our world and evangelizing.
What is prophet?
100
This kind of deacon is ordained a deacon as his final step before becoming a priest.
What is transitional deacon?
100
This is the term that describes God's call for EVERYONE- not just priests and religious- to follow Him and be holy.
What is the universal call to holiness?
200
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The Church is founded on the Apostles, continues to share their teachings, and is lead by their successors.
What is apostolic?
200
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The Church is universal because she is the means of salvation to ALL people.
What is catholic/universal?
200
We live this baptismal role by our daily prayers and sacrifices.
What is priest?
200
This term describes the kind of priesthood bestowed in the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
What is ministerial priesthood?
200
This is the name for the pattern we see in the Bible when God calls people to follow Him.
What is the call narrative?
300
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The doctrine of the Trinity- that God is three persons in one: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit- is the central mystery of Catholicism, on which our faith and prayers center.
What is Trinitarian?
300
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The Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith, making present to us the sacrifice of Christ.
What is Eucharistic?
300
We live out this baptismal role by serving others and respecting their dignity.
What is king?
300
Religious brothers and sisters make vows to live poverty, chastity, and obedience. What is the title for poverty, chastity, and obedience?
What are evangelical counsels?
300
Everyday Catholics who are neither priests nor religious brothers or sisters would be considered part of this group.
What is the laity/lay Catholics?
400
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The Catholic Church focuses on Christ and his sacrifice on the cross for the salvation of the world.
What is Christ-centered?
400
This characteristic describes how...
Catholic organizations provide help to those in need and Catholic leaders speak out against evils in the world.
What is advocates justice for all?
400
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Catholics use the Bible- both Old and New Testaments- as a source of God’s revelation and as spiritual nourishment.
What is Biblically-based?
400
These kinds of religious orders depend on the charity of others. Our Franciscan sisters would fit into this category.
What are Mendicants?
400
In our universal vocation as a Church, this call comes from our love of God, showing Him praise and gratitude for everything that He has given us.
What is the call to worship?
500
Catholics celebrate their faith by entering into communion with the saints, the souls in purgatory, and our brothers and sisters on Earth.
What is community?
500
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Catholics believe that though the world is fallen, it is not fully corrupt, and humans are made in God’s image, even though we have flaws.
What is positive view of creation, world, & human nature?
500
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The Church looks at physical things with the knowledge that they can represent spiritual realities, especially in her celebration of the 7 Sacraments.
What is sacramental?
500
This word describes something that is taken from the Gospels.
What is evangelical?
500
In the three-fold dignity of work, this characteristic reminds us that work helps us meet our human needs, thus teaching us both what is owed to us as human beings and what is our own responsibility to work toward.