Creation to Stewardship
In Genesis 1:28, humanity is granted "dominion" over the earth, which Catholic social teaching interprets as this responsibility rather than exploitation.
What is Stewardship (or caretaking of creation)?
This prophet was chosen by God to confront Pharaoh and lead the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery.
Who is Moses?
God revealed the Ten Commandments to Moses atop this holy mountain.
What is Mount Sinai?
Jesus delivered the Beatitudes during this famous sermon recorded in the Gospel of Matthew.
What is the Sermon on the Mount?
The inner voice present in every human person that enables them to judge the moral quality of a concrete act is called this.
What is Conscience?
The breakdown of God's original harmony caused by human disobedience and sin is referred to as this state in Scripture.
What is De-creation?
The first plague sent upon Egypt turned the waters of the Nile River into this substance.
What is blood?
The First Commandment instructs believers not to worship false idols or put anything before God, warning against this sin.
What is Idolatry?
Complete the Beatitude: "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called..."
What is children of God?
A serious sin that destroys charity in the heart of man and turns him away from God requires full knowledge, complete consent, and this type of matter.
What is Grave matter (Mortally sinful matter)?
Christ's work of redeeming humanity and restoring creation to harmony with God is known as this process.
What is Re-creation (or Redemption)?
During the original Passover, the Israelites marked their doorposts with blood from this unblemished animal so the Angel of Death would pass over them.
What is a lamb?
Unlike a contract, a biblical covenant is a sacred agreement that establishes this type of bond between God and humanity.
What is a relationship?
Complete the Beatitude: "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for..."
What is they will be filled?
Less serious sin that weakens relationship with God without fully destroying divine grace is known as this.
What is Venial sin?
Pope Francis addressed environmental stewardship and care for our common home in this 2015 encyclical letter.
What is Laudato Si'?
This unleavened bread eaten during the Passover meal symbolizes the haste with which the Israelites fled Egypt.
What is Matzah?
The Fourth Commandment, "Honor your father and your mother," serves as the foundation for this broader Catholic obligation toward authority.
What is respect for family and legitimate social authority?
The Beatitudes complement the Ten Commandments by shifting the focus from legal restrictions to these internal attitudes.
What are attitudes of the heart (or virtues / moral dispositions)?
Structures or cultural practices in society that perpetuate injustice, inequality, and institutional harm are called this type of sin.
What is Social sin?
The Latin theological term creatio ex nihilo describes how God created the universe out of this.
What is nothing?
The final (10th) plague that finally compelled Pharaoh to let the Israelites go was the death of these individuals throughout Egypt.
Who are the firstborn sons (and firstborn livestock)?
When asked for the greatest commandment, Jesus summarized the Law into two commandments: Love God with all your heart, and love this person as yourself.
Who is your neighbor?
his theological virtue, emphasized in the Beatitudes, dispositionally directs our desire toward the Kingdom of Heaven and eternal life.
What is Hope?
According to Catholic teaching, a conscience must be continuously educated and shaped over a lifetime, a process known as this.
What is the Formation of Conscience?