One of the faculties of
the human soul. It is a person’s ability to
know and understand.
Intellect/Reason
Responses of the body
and soul to some experience of the senses.
They are neither morally good nor morally
bad. They only take on a moral quality
when we use our intellect and will to direct
them for some morally good or morally bad
purpose.
Emotions
The Gospel that we read from for the Parable of the Talents.
Matthew
How the Angels and Humans are able to love "like" (but not the same as) God.
Rational souls are able to know and choose; love is a choice (not just a feeling).
Theological Virtues
The Theological Virtue by which we
desire the Kingdom of God and eternal life,
and place our trust in all of God’s promises to
us.
Hope
A form of prayer in which we have
true sorrow for our sins and ask for God’s
mercy and forgiveness.
Contrition
Saint John Paul II created this in response to the Marxist Soviet Union.
Zones of Freedom
JPII's Zones of Freedom included conversations, reflections, and dialogue. Eventually these thoughts helped him to give addresses on the dignity of the human body and sexuality. These became know as:
Theology of the Body
Human/Acquired Virtues
A Gift of the Holy Spirit that helps
us respect and love God. It perfects our faith,
because it helps us to see God for who He is.
Wisdom
The gift God gave human beings
to be able to use reason in order to judge
right from wrong. It can be well or poorly formed.
Conscience
In summary, we are made in God's "image and likeness" by these two functions of our rational soul.
Knowing and loving.
The main audience for JPII's outdoor adventures and Zones of Freedom.
Young people and young married couples.
Human Virtues that are "hinges" upon which the other human virtues depend.
Cardinal Virtues
A Gift of the Holy Spirit that helps us
show reverence for holy things and for God.
It helps us to have the right attitude toward
God and to worship Him because we love
Him.
Piety
The Body/Soul Composite found humans alone; a unity of body/soul found in the rational creature.
Hylomorphic Union
Our being made in God's "image and likeness" allows us to love like God which means love as a _______.
(Love as a...) Choice.
The action of the man who received one talent and WHY.
He went out and buried it because he knew his master was a demanding man and he was afraid.
The Theological Virtues.
Faith, Hope, Love
A Gift of the Holy Spirit that
helps us know and understand the truths of
our Faith that are beyond our ability to know
by ourselves.
Understanding
A Gift of the Holy Spirit that
helps us to know God’s plan for our lives
and to act upon it. It helps us overcome our
weaknesses, sins, and failures.
Knowledge
Another name for a unit of gold.
Talent
(name at least one)
Restricting family life
Restricting religion
The Cardinal Virtues.
Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance