Vocab Terms
Adolescence
Religion & Faith
Spiritual Hungers
McAuley & Mercy
100

The beliefs, rituals, and practices as lived out by those who identify with the Catholic religion.

Catholicism 

100

Something you believe is important and that guides the way you live and make choices

Values 

100

An organized system of beliefs, rituals, and ways of living that give expression to a particular people’s faith in a god or gods

Religion 

100

A desire for caring, loving, relationships & being a part of a community

Hunger for Connection

100

(1778–1841) was an Irish Catholic woman who dedicated her life to serving people who were poor, sick, or in need.

Catherine McAuley 

200

The belief that there is only one God

Monotheism 

200

the picture/vision you have of what you believe a person or world should be like

ideals 

200

What is Agape love?

Selfless, unconditional love that puts others first

200

A desire for our lives to make sense. It often leads to faith

Hunger for Meaning 

200

___ Are a Catholic religious community founded by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland, in 1831

The Sisters of Mercy 
300

The belief that there are many gods

POLYTHEISM

300

When does adolescence begin and end?

with the onset of puberty (between 9-14), ends at about 20/21 years old

300

Related to or coming from God

Divine 

300

We have a desire or we are searching for: for people to treat one another with kindness, justice, hope 

Hunger for Goodness 

300

This means placing our trust, hope, and faith in God, rather than relying only on money, success, or other people

In God Alone

400

The gift of God by which one accepts the invitation to be in a relationship with God

Faith

400

What does SPIES stand for?

Social, Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Spiritual

400

What does it mean to have faith in the divine?

Trusting in God and believing that God is real, present, and active in our lives

400

Human beings have hunger related to the parts of ourselves that are not material or physical.

Spiritual Hungers 

400

What year did the Sisters of Mercy come to Chicago?

1846

500

Ways of tending to the part of the self that is not physical. It is expressed through actions, beliefs, values, and attitudes that characterize a person’s life

Spirituality 

500

What are the three critical tasks of adolescence?

Building friendships, developing a sense of self, and developing mature relationships with parents/guardians

500

Who are the Saints?

a person acknowledged as holy - living the gospel of Jesus Christ - and typically regarded as living in full union with God after death

500

Relating to the non-physical, or nonmaterial, aspects of human life and experience

Spiritual

500

What are the Critical Concerns? 

Earth, Immigration, Non-Violence, Racism, Women 

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