Sacraments
In this Sacrament, we confess our sins and receive God's grace and forgiveness. At a minimum, Catholics are obligated to receive this Sacrament once a year but are encouraged to go more frequently.
Reconciliation (Confession/Penance)
Explain what we mean when we say that the Church by its very nature is "missionary." (Lesson 23)
We mean that it is the duty of every Christian to build up and spread the kingdom of God. We are called to evangelize, or "spread the good news" both through our words and our actions.
Name a symbol of the Holy Spirit.
Acceptable answers include:
dove
fire
wind
water
Explain what the Blessed Trinity is.
One God in three distinct persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
This saint was a Polish Franciscan friar and priest who famously volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II.
St. Maximilian Kolbe
This Sacrament is referred to as "the source and summit" of the Christian life.
The Eucharist.
It is the "source" because all grace and spiritual life flow from Jesus Christ, who is entirely present in the Eucharist. It is the "summit" because there is no higher point or greater action on earth than the sacrifice of the Mass, where we are united directly with God. It contains the entire spiritual good of the Church: Christ Himself.
This type of prayer includes a profound expression of love, awe, and respect for God. This type of prayer is often practiced in the presence of the Eucharist.
Adoration
This is one of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. It could best be described as divine courage, strength, and endurance to overcome extreme difficulties, resist temptations, and stand firm in one's faith.
Fortitude
Name the three theological virtues. (Lesson 21)
Faith
Hope
Charity
This Catholic saint said he was the worst of sinners. Ultimately, God used him to write most of the New Testament.
St. Paul
This Catholic sacrament's name literally means "Strengthening."
Confirmation. In Confirmation, the Holy Spirit comes to us in a radical way to strengthen us, to increase and deepen the grace of our Baptism, and to make us soldiers for Christ. Confirmation equips us to spread and defend our faith.
This word, which starts with the letter "I," is the word for a core Catholic belief that God the Son took on human flesh and became man in Jesus Christ. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. Jesus is fully God and fully human at the same time.
Incarnation
Who is the principal author of the Bible?
The Holy Spirit
Name the 4 Cardinal Virtues (Lesson 21).
Prudence
Justice
Temperance
Fortitude
This saint is one of three female doctors of the church. She lived in Italy in the 1300s and tended to many sick people when the Plague swept through her town, killing thousands. She worked to unify the church and return the papacy to Rome.
St. Catherine of Siena
This Sacrament consecrates men (bishops, priests, and deacons) to serve the Church in the person of Christ, preaching the Word and administering sacraments.
Holy Orders
We refer to Jesus Christ's work of redemption through his Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension as the ______ Mystery. (Hint: the word starts with the letter "P")
Paschal Mystery
On this Catholic feast day, Christians celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles just days after Jesus's ascension to Heaven
Pentecost
This two-word title is one of many titles given to Jesus's mother, Mary. This title recognizes that Mary was conceived in her mother's womb completely free of Original Sin. We celebrate a Marian feast day on December 8th that recognizes Mary as sinless.
Immaculate Conception
This Catholic widow and mother became a nun and established the first American Catholic parish school in Baltimore, MD.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
This Sacrament consecrates a man and a woman to love one another with a faithful, fruitful, permanent love, creating a "domestic church" where they help each other and their children reach heaven.
This two-word Latin term refers to a method of prayer in which reads a passage from the Bible and reflects on it. The term literally means "divine reading" or "sacred reading."
Lectio Divina
In the Creed, we say that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the ________ and the _______.
Father and the Son
This word is used to describe the change of the entire substance of the bread into the substance of Christ's Body, and the entire substance of the wine into the substance of His Blood, while the physical appearances (the accidents) of bread and wine remain completely unchanged.
Transubstantiation
This saint was a pediatrician and a mom. She died a week after having her fourth child. While pregnant, she was diagnosed with a large and painful cyst and was given three treatment options -- two of which put her unborn child's life at risk. She chose the third option that protected her child, even though it risked her own life.
St. Gianna Beretta Molla