Written on the Heart
This is human beings’ attempt to grasp the mind of God and his will for humanity and the world.
What is the Natural Law?
This is the living, teaching office of the Church, whose task it is to give as authentic interpretation of the word of God, whether in its written form (Sacred Scripture), or in the form of Tradition.
What is the Magisterium?
In one of his letters, this 'Apostle to the Gentiles,' writes of his pagan contemporaries, saying, "what the law requires is written on their hearts..."
Who is St. Paul?
This is a time of preparation that directs our hearts and minds to Christ’s second coming at the end of time and to the anniversary of our Lord’s birth at Christmas.
What is Advent?
This is the patron Saint of Ireland.
Who is Saint Patrick?
These are the Four Inclinations of the Natural Law.
What are the Inclinations of...
- To Preserve Life
- To Generate Offspring
- To Seek Truth
- To Live in Society
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The word, 'Magisterium,' comes from the Latin word, 'magister,' which means this.
What is 'Teacher?'
This Doctor of the Church defines the Natural Law as the "light of understanding placed in us by God."
Who is St. Thomas Aquinas?
These are the final events that pertain to the destiny of humanity and the culmination of history.
What are the Last Things?
The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of the most visited Catholic shrines, is located in this country.
What is Mexico?
This is an erroneous approach to ethics which uses the mere physical or biological aspects of an act to determine its morality. (i.e. “Do not go against what our physical nature tells us.”)
What is physicalism?
This form of Magisterial teaching proposes teachings infallibly to the Church and is exercised rarely.
What is the 'Extraordinary Magisterium?'
The Bishops of the Church have a threefold ministry which includes these three responsibilities.
What are the three responsibilities of teaching, governing, and sanctifying?
This is a state of final purification after death and before entrance into Heaven for those who died in God’s friendship, but were only imperfectly purified.
What is Purgatory?
This country has the highest Catholic population (by sheer number) in all of Asia.
What is the Philippines?
These are principles which are universally valid; that is, always true, without exception. (e.g. ‘One should do no evil towards another;’ ‘love God and neighbor,’ etc.)
What are 'First' or 'Primary Principles?'
This is the common or usual teaching of the bishops of the Church; it includes any teaching offered by a bishop or bishops in his or their official capacity as pastors of the People of God.
What is 'Ordinary Magisterium?'
These are two examples, mentioned in the textbook, of Popes solemnly defining dogmas of the Church.
What are the Marian dogmas of the Immaculate Conception and Assumption?
The word, 'Advent,' comes from the Latin, "ad-venire" which means this.
What is, "to come to"?
This Polish pope became the first non-Italian pope in over 400 years.
Who is Pope St. John Paul II?
These are specific principles which attempt to specify what reason demands in specific cases. (e.g. ‘Do not kill;’ this is clearly true, but may need further clarification.)
What are 'Secondary Principles?'
These Latin words refer to when the pope proposes teachings infallibly to the Church as its visible head.
What is 'ex Cathedra'? [i.e. 'from the chair;' (of St. Peter]
This Council from the 1960s reflects an exercise of the Ordinary Magisterium by the Bishops of the Church.
What is the Second Vatican Council?
During Advent, the faithful are instructed to:
Prepare to celebrate the anniversary of the Lord’s coming into the world at Christmastime.
Make ourselves ready for His final coming as judge, at death and at the end of time.
...and also, this.
What is, "Make our souls fitting for the reception of Holy Communion"?
Before being elected as Roman Pontiff, Pope Francis served as an archbishop for this major Latin American city.
What is Buenos Aires (Argentina)?