The Last Things
The final events that pertain to the destiny of humanity and the culmination of history.
What are the Last Things?
These inclinations reflect human nature and thus can be known by reason.
What are the Inclinations of the Natural Law?
This is the prescriptions of the moral law given to Moses by God It reflects the four inclinations of the Natural Law.
What are the Ten Commandments?
This is the first precept of the Church.
What is 'You shall attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation and rest from servile labor?'
This is the country in which Pope Francis was born.
What is Argentina?
This is the cessation of the bodily functions of a human being through the departure of the soul.
What is death?
This is the first inclination of the Natural Law.
What is 'to preserve life?'
The word 'Decalogue' is Greek for this.
What is 'Ten Words?'
This is the second precept of the Church.
What is 'You shall confess your sins at least once a year?'
This country has the most Catholics as a percentage of their population.
What is Vatican City?
This is the state of everlasting life in which the blessed see God, become like Him in glory, and enjoy eternal happiness.
What is Heaven?
This is the second inclination of the Natural Law.
What is 'to generate offspring?'
The Commandments, when divided into two parts, relate to these two areas of focus.
What is 'love of God' and 'love of neighbor?'
This is the third precept of the Church.
What is 'You shall receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter season?'
This US State has more Catholics as a percentage of their population than any other.
What is Rhode Island?
This is the 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 is the third inclination of the Natural Law.
The Commandment, 'Thou shall not kill,' reflects this inclination of the Natural Law.
What is 'to preserve life?'
This is the fourth precept of the Church.
What is 'You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church?'
This country has more Catholics, by sheer number, than any other in the world.
What is Brazil?
This is the eternal retribution received by each soul at the moment of death, in accordance with that person’s faith and works.
What is the Particular Judgment?
This is the fourth inclination of the Natural Law.
The Commandment, 'Thou shall not bear against your neighbor,' reflects this inclination of the Natural Law.
What is 'to seek the truth?'
This is the fifth precept of the Church.
What is 'You shall help provide for the needs of the Church community?'
This European country is the birthplace of our patron, St. Anthony.
What is the Kingdom of Portugal?