Creation
This person created the world.
Who is God the Father?
The priest pours this on our heads during Baptism.
What is holy water?
The idea of three persons in one God is known as this.
What is the Blessed/Holy Trinity?
A type of holy person who is known for their "heroic sanctity," has performed at least two miracles, is in Heaven, and who serves as an example for how we should all live our lives.
What is a saint?
God the Father created us, God the Son saved and taught us, and this person of the Holy Trinity guides us.
Who is God the Holy Spirit?
God created the world ____. (Hint: Ex nihlo)
What is out of nothing?
True/False: Priests may receive the sacrament of Matrimony.
What is false?
A serious sin which a person commits that separates a person from God's saving grace. They must have known that it was a serious sin and must have performed the sin deliberately. (Hint: it is not venial sin)
What is a mortal/grave sin?
This is who God gave the Ten Commandments to.
Who is Moses?
These are the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. (name at least three)
What is Wisdom, Counsel, Understanding, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety, and/or Fear of the Lord.
True/False: God literally created the world in six human days (and rested on the seventh human day).
What is false? (The Creation Narrative is meant to teach us about the nature of God, and especially how He created everything and everyone with a purpose)
This sacrament can only be received by priests.
What is the sacrament of Holy Orders?
This is a scared agreement. God made one of these with Abraham, and Jesus is the considered the new one of these.
What is a covenant?
This saint is a nun who spent much of her life serving the poor in India
Who is St. Mother Teresa?
The liturgical calendar is set up to allow us to reflect upon the events of _____.
What is Jesus' life?
The creation stories of earlier religions, such as Greek or Roman mythology, depict multiple gods who are cruel and envious. The creation story of Christianity recognizes that there is one God who is _____.
What is loving and benevolent (or something similar)?
This sacrament stirs up the gifts of the Holy Spirit within us.
What is Confirmation?
This liturgical season is a time of preparation for the nativity (birth) of Christ and for Christ's Second Coming. It is four weeks long.
What is Advent?
This person is the head of the Catholic Church and is also known as the Bishop of Rome. (Hint: Title and Name)
Who is Pope Francis?
This is the Feast where we commemorate the three wise men came and gave homage to Jesus.
What is the Feast of the Epiphany?
What is the name of the idea that God is responsible for the things built/created by humans because he created the resources that were necessary to build these things (i.e. roads, houses, etc.).
What is secondary causality?
Two sacraments, the Eucharist and the Priesthood (Holy Orders), were given to us by Jesus at this biblical event.
What is the Last Supper?
The quality of being slow to anger.
What is meekness?
Everyone who is in _____ is a saint, even if they have not been canonized (the process for being listed as a saint by the Church).
What is Heaven?
These are the two greatest commandments? (Hint: They were given directly by Jesus in the Gospel; they aren't word-for-word in the Ten Commandments)
1. What is to love God with all your heart?
2. What is to love your neighbor as you love yourself?