Vocabulary
A principle of "treat others the way you want to be treated".
What is the Golden Rule?
These are the two types of Works of Mercy.
What are Corporal Works of Mercy and Spiritual Works of Mercy?
This form of violence is always opposed by the Catholic Church and is perpetrated on the unborn.
What is abortion?
This type of Work of Mercy is meant to take care of the bodily needs of a person.
What is a Corporal Work of Mercy?
This type of Work of Mercy is not meant to deal with the physical needs but those needs that are internal.
What are the Spiritual Works of Mercy?
Act/acts of violence or threats to intimidate, hurt and/or kill people belonging to a certain group or living in a certain region with the purpose of promoting an ideology/political agenda, and instilling fear.
What is terrorism?
Human life is sacred because it is a gift from God. As Christians, we respect all people, even those we do not know.
What is life and dignity of a human person?
This form of violence is always opposed by the Catholic Church and is seen as the same thing as murder. It is when a person helps kill a sick person who no longer wishes to continue their life.
What is euthanasia?
This is the largest non-governmental provider of Education, Healthcare and Social Care.
What is the Catholic Church?
This particular Catholic leader created a religious community that was designed to follow the Spiritual Work of Mercy, instructing the ignorant. He has a cause for his sainthood and created the Marianists.
Who is Blessed William Joseph Chaminade?
The coming of Jesus at the end of time to judge all people.
What is the Last Judgement?
This type of work is a work where you help a person with an individual need. Examples of this include giving food to a homeless person, visiting a person in prison, and entertaining the elderly in a retirement home.
What is a Work of Service?
These are thoughts or feelings about a person or group based on one aspect such as physical appearance, social status, religion, etc.
What is a stereotype?
This Work of Mercy is an example of respecting the human life and dignity of all people, including those who have committed a crime.
What is visiting the imprisoned?
Catholics believe that it is important to do this Spiritual Work of Mercy to ask for mercy for us after we die.
What is praying for the living and the dead?
The value and worth that we share because God created us in his image.
What is Human Dignity?
This Gospel shows us that we are preparing ourselves for the Last Judgement by performing works of mercy.
What is the Gospel of Matthew?
Once a war is started, the Catholic Church teaches that to preserve the life and dignity of human persons, there must at least be an attempt to avoid doing this?
What is killing innocent people?
St. Jude's, Sacred Heart and Holy Cross are all examples of this.
What are Catholic hospitals?
By listening to a persons suffering and helping them to heal, we are doing this Spiritual Work of Mercy?
What is comforting the afflicted?
The well being of every individual and the society as a whole.
What is the common good?
This type of work is a work where you try to fix injustice in society instead of individual needs. Examples of this include voting to change laws, protesting injustices, and running for office so you can fix injustices.
What is a work of justice?
This is condemned by the Catholic Church even though it is only designed to kill guilty people.
What is the Death Penalty? (Or Capital Punishment)
A healthy community can only be achieve if all human rights are protected. We have a duty to each other to ensure that human dignity is extended to all people.
What are the Rights and Responsibilities of the Human Person
This person is the model all Catholics use to follow the works of mercy.
Who is Jesus?