Vocab
Giving worship to a creature or thing instead of God
Idolatry
Calling on God to do harm to someone
Cursing
A life of happiness with God forever
Eternal Life
The suffering, death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ
Paschal Mystery
The 10 Commandments
Decalogue
The virtue by which we think, speak, act, and dress in ways that show respect for ourselves and others
Modesty
A feeling of sadness when someone else has the things we want for ourselves
Envy
God's gift to human beings of the freedom and ability to choose what to do
Free Will
The period in history in which the Church began a substantial program of reform which answered the crisis begun by the Protestant Reformation
Counter-Reformation
“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul ,and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
The Great Commandment
The ability to know the difference between good and evil, right and wrong
Conscience
The act of making a false oath
Perjury
A participation, a sharing, in God’s life and friendship
A split in the Catholic Church that developed in the late 1300s when competing cardinals elected two new popes, each one claiming to be the real pope
Great Schism of the West
The sacred law of faith given by God to Moses
Torah
The term used to describe the changing of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ
Transubstantiation
A thought, word, or act that makes fun of or shows contempt or hatred for God, the Church and the saints, or sacred objects
Blasphemy
The process by which we make choice between right and wrong, good and evil, eternal life and sin
Moral Decision Making
A period marking the end of the Middle Ages and beginning of the Modern Age, characterized by a rediscovery of the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome and a revival of European culture
Renaissance
A prayer from the Book of Deuteronomy reminding the Jewish people to love God with all their heart, soul, and strength
Shame
Illicit practice by secular leaders to invest, or empower, a Church leader with authority
Lay Investiture
Unjust situations and conditions that negatively impact society and its institutions
Social Sin
The value and worth that we share because God created us in his image and likeness
Human Dignity
The cultural and political atmosphere that came into existence during the High Middle Ages in Europe when nearly everyone was Catholic and Catholicism influenced every aspect of people’s lives
Christendom
The law of God within us, which is known by human reason
Natural Law