The Church during the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Enlightenment
The Church in America and the Modern World
The Church community grows
Church misc.
100
The religion of those who follow Jesus Christ and his teachings.
What is Christianity?
100
A Catholic reformer who encouraged spiritual growth and renewal and was the founder of the religious order of Jesuits.
Who is St Ignatius of Loyola?
100
The first one established in the US was in the city of Baltimore,MD.
What is a diocese?
100
Christians worship only ONE.
What is God?
100
The color used during "ordinary time" of the liturgical year
What is green?
200
The members of the early Church disagreed about whether these non-Jewish people would need to become Jewish before they could join the Christian Community.
What are Gentiles?
200
Christianity spread because these individuals traveled and worked to bring the gospel to people outside of Europe
What are missionaries?
200
This was the first Church council called since the Council of Trent.
hint:it's goal was to address the anti-religious views that had developed during the 19th century.
What is the First Vatican Council?
200
The four gospel accounts of Jesus are found in this part of the bible.
What is the New Testament?
200
The day on which the Holy Spirit came upon the early Christians, it is often called the birthday of the Church
What is Pentecost?
300
By about 100 years after Jesus' death and resurrection, Christianity had spread throughout this region.
What is The Roman Empire?
300
The movement that was started by Martin Luther's teachings in 1517.
What is the Reformation? (or the Protestant Reformation)
300
The act of giving witness to our faith by proclaiming the good news through our words and actions
What is evangelization?
300
The presence of Christ in the sacred bread and wine.
What is the Eucharist?
300
The prayer that is said as part of the sacrament of Reconciliation.
What is the Act of Contrition?
400
Many early Christians experienced this form of pressure, threat and sometimes physical harm because they would not deny their faith and belief in Christ.
What is persecution?
400
This invention revolutionized the way people communicated.
What is the printing press?
400
Specific Catholic communities within dioceses.
What are parishes?
400
A statement (prayer) of belief based on the teachings of the apostles.
What is the Apostles' Creed?
400
This daily Catholic ritual is not celebrated on Good Friday
What is the Mass?
500
People whose lives exemplify (show) holiness and dedication to God.
Hint: some of these were martyrs
What are saints?
500
Between 1545 and 1563, the Church in Rome held this gathering to defend and clarify many important Church teachings in response to the Protestant Reformation,
What is the Council of Trent?
500
When the pope declares that he is speaking without error AND he is defining a doctrine concerning faith and morals.
hint: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the only time this has been used
What is infallibility? (or papal infallibility)
500
A word that means that the Church is universal and is intended for everyone.