Church
the people of God
Church
visible sign of salvation
Sacramentum
Prayerful decision making
DISCERNMENT
Image of the Church: Christ is the Head;we are the united members, each with our own function
BODY OF CHRIST
Proclamation of the Good News to those baptized but no longer active members of the Church
NEW EVANGELIZATION
Regional community of believers
Diocese
hidden reality of God’s plan of salvation
Mysterium
A call from God to embrace a life of holiness
VOCATION
Our special grace (talent) used for the building up of the Body of Christ
CHARISM
Associations of laypeople connected to a particular religious order in the Church
THIRD ORDERS
Church’s official, public, communal prayer
Liturgy
proclamation of the Good News of Jesus Christ through word and witness
Evangelization
One who lives a solitary life dedicated to Christ
HERMIT
The customs, arts, societies and achievements of a people
CULTURE
First of the active religious orders; foundresses of our school
SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH
Line of Church authority
HIERARCHY
“holy seat” – seat of the central administration of the Catholic Church under the Pope
Holy See
Desert hermits in the early Church
DESERT FATHERS/MOTHERS
Reverence for human life and dignity from conception to natural death
CULTURE OF LIFE
grouping of 2+ dioceses with an archbishop as head
Province
Descent of the Holy Spirit 50 days after Easter
PENTECOST
the family as the first community of faith
Domestic Church
Poverty, Chastity, Obedience
EVANGELICAL COUNSELS
Scripture and Tradition
DEPOSIT OF FAITH
the Pope as Christ’s human representative on earth
Vicar of Christ