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When a person’s beliefs and values match what the person says or does.
The teaching authority and office of the Church, guided by the Holy Spirit, to authentically and accurately interpret the Word of God in Scripture and Tradition.
Magisterium
A term meaning “praise-words.”
Doxology
An image or picture of Christ, Mary, a saint or an angel aiding in prayer.
Icons
A term meaning “universal.”
This form of prayer is simply time spent focusing on only being with God.
Contemplation
Help the pastor with his managerial and pastoral tasks
Parish Councils
A quiet and shy boy whose work renewed the prayer life of the Church, which is still felt today. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
The assembly of Bishops who guide Catholics in the U.S. to live the Gospel.
USCCB
The public daily prayer of the Church.
Liturgy of the Hours
The Church’s worship of God using formal prayerful words and actions.
Liturgy
Used in liturgical celebrations and are related to Christ.
Sacred images
A free and conscious choice a person makes to submit his or her will to God and to those through whom they feel God is working.
Obedience
A quality someone has when they are a person of prayer, when they incorporate prayer into each day both in private and in communal forms.
Piety
A great Christian mystic who explained that when praying seems meaningless it can be a sign that we are moving closer to God.
Saint John of the Cross
The official words and formal actions used in the celebration of the liturgy. An entire liturgical celebration of a particular sacrament.
Rites
Acts of personal or communal prayer that surround and arise out of the celebration of the liturgy.
Popular Devotions
This type of prayer uses spoken words, said aloud or in the quiet of one’s heart.
Vocal Prayer
This form of prayer is using one’s mind, heart, imagination, emotions, and desires to understand and follow the calling of the Lord.
The unbroken connection between the popes and bishops with the Apostles. Bishops are successors of the Apostles.
Apostolic Succession
The dedicated search to draw all Christians together to manifest the unity that Christ wills for his Body, the Church on Earth.
Ecumenism
The Charism of the Holy Spirit is given to the Church to guarantee that the official teaching of the pope, or pope and bishops, on matters of faith and morals is without error.
Infallibility
Invites the faithful to reflect with Mary on the great mysteries of Salvation.