What is first step of a sinner to repentance and returning in love to God the Father
Conversion
100
What is being reunited in peace and friendship with someone we have hurt by our sins-- especially God, the Church, and ourselves
Righteousness
100
What is a either good moral actions or evil actions; it answers the "what" question of morality and can objectivity determine if an action is right or wrong
Moral Object
100
What is a break in Church unity from the failure to accept the pope as the Vicar of Christ
Schism
100
What is the act of giving money or material goods to anyone who is needy
Almsgiving
200
What is acknowledging and telling ones sins to a priest. Honest confession of sins is an essential part of the Sacrament of Penance
Confession
200
What are people who admit their sins, are truly sorry for having sinned, and wish to be restored to the goof graces of God and the Church
Penitents
200
What is a heartfelt sorrow and aversion for sins committed, along with the intention of sinning more. Contrition is the most important act of penitents and is necessary for receiving absolution in the Sacrament of Penance
Contrition
200
What is purification after death for those who died in God's friendship but still need to be purified because of past sins before entering Heaven. It is also called "the Church suffering"
Purgatory
200
What are 3 traditional ways to practice discipline
Fasting, prayer and almsgiving
300
What is a sign of our true sorrow for the sins we have committed. Among other actions, penance may be a prayer, an offering, a work of mercy, an act of service to neighbor, or a voluntary act of self-denial
Penance
300
What is the prayer by which a priest, by the power given to the Church by Jesus Christ, pardons a repentant sinner in the Sacrament of Penance
Absolution
300
What is an inclination to commit sin that can be found in human desires and appetites as a result of Original Sin
Concupiscence
300
What is a serious penalty that means a baptized person is no longer "in communion" with the Catholic Church. Some excommunication are automatic, including for the sins of apostasy, heresy, and schism
Excommunication
300
(True or False) Almsgiving doesn't equate to conversion in relation to others, but we have to realize our connection to others as brothers and sisters of Christ, as creatures made in God's image, as people worthy of respect.
False
400
What is Gods merciful pardon for our sins. God forgives our sins in the Sacrament of Penance and welcomes us back into communion with him
Forgiveness
400
What are books for confessors in the past that listed all possible sins and the appropriate Penance that should be given for each one
Penitentiaries
400
What is an honest assessment of how well we have lived Gods covenant of love. This examination leads us to accept responsibility for our sins and to realize our need of Gods merciful forgiveness
Examination of Conscience
400
What is false teaching that denies essential truths of the Catholic faith
Heresy
400
(True or False) Saint John Vianney grew up in a wealthy family, who had a poor relationship with Christ as a child, but later received a vocation from God to be a member of the Church.
False
500
What is being reunited in peace and friendship with someone we have hurt by our sins-- especially God, the Church, and ourselves
Reconciliation
500
What is a Hebrew word for God's infinite mercy
Hesed
500
What are any sins committed by an individual. Mental sin includes our thoughts and attitudes. Actual sin includes our words and actions
Personal Sin
500
What is the denial of Christ and the repudiation of the Christian faith by a baptized person
Apostasty
500
(True or False) Prayer is another way of representing conversion in relation to God