Definitions & Concepts
Serious, deliberate offences against God that sever one's relationship with Him, and which are severe and self-destructive by nature.
What is a Mortal Sin?
Often referred to as the internal burden of a sin, it is the emotion we feel when we commit a sin.
What is Guilt?
According to Mother Teresa, forgiveness is this.
What is the greatest thing in the world?
____ reinforce the idea that the court offering justice is simply not enough to make up for years of abuse, and that both justice and forgiveness need to be present to bring about peace, and amity among people.
What are Reconciliation Commissions?
A less deliberate prelude to a more serious offence, that tends to be dangerous and habitual, often occurs in the absence of full knowledge or consent, and that wounds one's relationship with God and others.
What is a Venial Sin?
The Scapegoat function can be described as follows.
What is individuals looking for and selecting someone to pin responsible for atrocities in times of tragedy in an attempt to provide themselves with a sense of comfort and dispel from their consciousness the idea that humans may be innately violent?
Deemed as the largest and most powerful example of forgiveness in the Catholic faith, in that it serves as a reminder to Catholics of the power of forgiveness and inspires them to be open to do so, even, and especially when, such a thing proves itself difficult.
What is the death and resurrection of Jesus?
A common practice in Indigenous spirituality that involves members coming together as a community to support and promote well-being.
What is the use of healing circles?
An approach that involves victims, perpetrators, and community members coming together in an attempt to discuss and deal with crimes, address and see to the harm done, and work towards fostering peaceful coexistence; such a thing focuses on healing, through the acknowledgment and spreading of truth and the making of amends.
What is Restorative Justice?
The key factors in determining whether a sin is mortal or venial.
What are severity, deliberateness, and whether there was a lack or abundance of knowledge and consent involved when the act occurred?
These are the steps one must follow when participating in the Sacrament of Penance.
What are feeling the weight of your sins and praying to God for forgiveness, confessing your sins to the priest, listening to the priests advice, saying the Prayer of Contrition, and completing an act of satisfaction.
Restorative justice has a focus on these.
What are the victim and the community?
Brought upon by personal sin, this concept deals with the rejection of divine goodness and often results in victims and offenders alike adopting a violent nature and demolishing both their community and the unity within it.
What is Social Evil?
As defined by Vern Redekop and René Girard, these are challenges that arise when basic human needs are not met, or in other words, factors that contribute to social evil, and that stand in the way of the pursuit of justice and the upholding of the covenants?
What are threats to identity, rivalries, and the need for scapegoats?
Forgiveness requires us do the following.
What are letting go of negative feelings you have towards those who have wronged you, imitating the forgiving nature of God, putting in continual effort, and approaching every situation with compassion as well as a willingness to extend mercy?
The three steps that must be followed by the Catholic Church in an attempt to put an end to egregious acts against God and humanity.
What are stopping the violence, reinstilling the importance of the rule of law and structures of justice, and meeting the needs of the victims?
An "act of satisfaction" for one's sins, that can involve prayer, an offering, service to the community, abnegation, and/or works of mercy, that is usually prescribed to a penitent by a priest during the sacrament of reconciliation, and that serves to restore the damage caused by sin, and renew the penitents relationship with God, themselves, and others.
What is Penance?
These are referred to as human identity needs.
What are meaning, action, connectedness, security, and esteem?
These are the various facets and characteristics of forgiveness.
What are the work of God, instrumental in laying the path towards understanding of one's wrongdoings and repentance, a transformative learning experience for both the victim and offender alike, prominent in the Catholic faith, tradition, and narrative, and embodied by the church?
Justice does the following 5 things.
What is advocating for a penalty for the perpetrator, calling for healing to take place between the victim and offender, the victim to be back on track to finding peace, the offender to be rehabilitated, and unification to be reinstated in a community?