The first step of a sinner to repentance and returning in love to God the Father.
What is Conversion?
100
Hebrew word for God's infinite mercy.
What is Hesed?
100
An honest assessment of how well we have lived God's covenant of love. This leads us to accept responsibility for our sins and to realize our need of God's merciful forgiveness.
What is Examination of Conscience?
100
Weakens or severs our connection with God and others.
What are Sins?
100
The act of giving money or material goods to anyone who is needy.
What is Almsgiving?
200
The sacrament is (not necessary/necessary) because it provides the grace to cleanse our souls of sin.
What is Necessary?
200
The status of sinners who have been forgiven. Jesus suffered and died so that humans could be made righteous–that is, saved from sin and restored to a loving relationship with the Father.
What is Righteousness?
200
The two main types of sins.
What are Mortal and Venial Sins?
200
True/False: The sacrament focuses mainly on the damage caused by sins
What is False?
200
The sacrament's intent is (Permanent/temporary) change.
What is Permanent?
300
One of the four dimensions of the sacrament where sinners recalled the way God continually forgave the Israelites and called them back to the Covenant.
What is Memorial?
300
True/False: The sacrament is rooted in the forgiving actions of Jesus himself, not necessarily in a specific passage or single event in the New Testament.
What is True?
300
The act of repairing, restoring, or paying for any damage our sins have inflicted on others or their property.
What is Restitution?
300
A serious penalty that means a baptized person is no longer "in communion" with the Catholic Church.
What is Excommunication?
300
These two forms of Penance are what the sacrament want us to refrain from.
What is Anger and Revenge?
400
Being reunited in peace and friendship with someone we have hurt by our sins–especially God, the Church, and ourselves.
What is Reconciliation?
400
If we truly love God, we will work throughout life to maintain a _________ with him.
What is Relationship?
400
The "only ordinary way" Catholics to be reconciled with God following the commission of a mortal sin.
What is Private Indiviual Confession?
400
The three relationships the sacrament reconciles us with.
What is God, the Church, and Ourselves
400
This is how often we should forgive people, even though they didn't admit they did something wrong nor apologized.
What is Always?
500
True/False: The Sacrament of Penance doesn't allow us the occasion to renew ourselves with the power of God–which is impossible because Christ didn't take sin for man.
What is False?
500
People who admit their sins, are truly sorry for having sinned, and wish to be restored to the good graces of God and the Church.
What is Penitents?
500
Imperfect/Perfect contrition is sorrow for sin because we fear being punished for sin.
What is Imperfect Contrition?
500
The unity of all those living on earth (the pilgrim Church), those being purified in Purgatory (the Church suffering), and those enjoying the blessings of Heaven (the Church in glory).
What is Communion of Saints
500
True/False: It is impossible for fallible human beings to be perfect as God is perfect, to forgive as God forgives. But with the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, all things are possible.