Church Teaching
Spreading the Gospel and teaching others about the faith.
What is evangelization?
When Jesus's body and soul went into Heaven after the Resurrection.
What is the ascension?
What is sacramental grace?
This belief in the inherent value of each person is the foundation of all Catholic moral teaching.
What is human dignity?
The annual cycle of events in the Church that begins with Advent.
What is the liturgical year?
The unbroken line of bishops, stretching from the Twelve Apostles to today, passing down authority, teaching, and the sacraments.
What is apostolic succession?
A sacred bond created by God.
What is a covenant?
The Catholic belief that the Eucharist is truly Jesus.
What is Real Presence?
Upholding the inherent dignity of every person from conception to natural death.
What is social justice?
A form of mental prayer where we talk and listen to God.
What is meditation?
All Church teaching on faith and morals.
What is doctrine?
The term for when Jesus will return at the end of time.
What is the Second Coming?
A permanent spiritual mark left on a person's soul by a Sacrament.
What is sacramental character?
(AKA indelible character)
The lifelong, necessary process of shaping one’s moral judgment to align with God’s will, Scripture, and Church teaching.
What is conscience formation?
A form of mental prayer where we rest in God's presence and receive His love.
What is contemplation?
Infallible, unchanging truths that have been divinely revealed (for example, the Trinity or the Incarnation) and formally defined by the Church, requiring absolute belief.
What is dogma?
A rule or standard established by the Church for guidance.
What is canon?
The three sacraments that have an indelible sacramental character.
What are Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders?
Universal, objective moral order that human beings can discover through reason, and can understand regardless of faith.
What is natural law?
Non-liturgical acts of prayer and worship that help us deepen our faith.
Examples include praying the rosary or the Stations of the Cross.
What are devotions?
Efforts to restore unity among Christians and overcome schisms that have occurred throughout history.
What is ecumenism?
The crucifixion, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
What is the Paschal Mystery?
The process by which bread and wine become the body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus.
What is transubstantiation?
A core Catholic social teaching that requires us to prioritize the needs of the vulnerable and less fortunate in personal and policy decisions.
What is the preferential option for the poor?
Sacred signs, objects, or actions instituted by the Church to sanctify our everyday lives, prepare us to receive grace, and help us grow in devotion.
Examples include holy water, rosaries, and wedding rings.
What are sacramentals?