Marriage
Jesus = groom; Church = bride. (Revelation 21, the holy city, New Jerusalem, is described as being prepared "as a bride adorned for her husband". )
How does the religious life imitate Christ?
Focus on prayer, fraternity, chastity.
How does Holy Orders imitate Jesus?
Offer sacrifice, shepherd the flock, chastity
How does the single life imitate Christ?
Jesus was 30 when He began His ministry and He remained single and chaste.
Name the four 'Big V' vocations.
Marriage, Religious Life, Holy Orders, Single Life
Give an example of a natural marriage that is not sacramental.
Unbaptized male + baptized female.
What monastic tradition does Marian University follow?
Franciscan
Deacons, Priests, Bishops
What is the universal vocation that everyone is called to?
Holiness
What does CCC stand for?
Catechism of the Catholic Church
There are two ends (or purposes) of marriage. One is the sanctification of you and your spouse. What is the other?
Children.
Monks take three vows called the evangelical counsels. Two are obedience and chastity, what is the other?
Poverty
From which letter of the New Testament is this quote from: "Every high priest is taken from among men and made their representative before God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins."
Letter to the Hebrews 5:1
There are TWO sacraments of vocation. What are they?
Holy Orders; Matrimony
Name FOUR of the 7 themes of Catholic Social Teaching
dignity of the human person, call to family, community, and participation, rights and responsibilities, the option for the poor, the dignity of work and the rights of workers, solidarity, and care for creation
This is the 'atom of society.'
The Family.
Name TWO monastic (or religious life) traditions.
Many (Franciscan, Benedictine, Augustinian, Dominican, Sisters of Charity)
What is the seminary of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis where priests are trained?
St. Meinrad
In what month are the most divorces filed?
Indiana is number ___ in divorce rate in the U.S. (allowed margin of error is 1)
#6
C.S. Lewis write to Sheldan Vanauken telling him that the death of his wife is a _______ ________ because one way or another it had to die.
Severe Mercy
The new pope, Leo XIV, is a member of which monastic order? OR Pope Francis was a member of which monastic order?
Leo XIV - Augustinian; Francis - Jesuit
Explain how someone could become a married priest.
Vocation comes from the Latin 'vocare' which means what?
"To call"
What 4 vows are required for a valid marriage?
Free, Total, Faithful, Fruitful