Catholic Studies Final

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Divine Revelation

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God's self communication through his sins, he always returned to the Lord asking for forgiveness

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Biblical inspiration

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The gift of the Holy spirit, which assisted human beings to write biblical books, so they have god as their author and teach faithfully and without error the saving truth that God willed to give us.

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Biblical inerrancy

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The doctrine that books of scripture are free from error regarding the truth god wishes to reveal through scripture for the sake of our salvation

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Bible

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The collection of Christian sacred writings or scripture, accepted by the church as inspired by god and composed of the old and new testamnet.

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Tradition

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Refers to the process of passing on the gospel message

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Magisterium

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The church's living teaching office, which consists of all bishops l, in communion with the pope, the bishop of rome.

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Covenant

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A solemn agreement between human beings or between god and humans in which mutual commitments are made.

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Codices

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Book like manuscripts that replaces scrolls

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Ecumenical council

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A gathering of the church's bishops from around the world to address pressing issues in the church. Ecumenical council are usually convened or approved by the pope

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Conscience

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The inner voice guided by human reason and divine law that enables us to judge the moral quality of a specific action, and allows us to judge the moral quality of a specific action, and allows us to distinguish good from evil.

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Pharaoh

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The ruler of ancient Egypt

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Yahweh

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Old testament name for god

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Passover

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The night the Lord passed over the house of the Israelites marked by the blood of the lamb, and spared the first born sons from death

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Manna

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The bread like food that God provided for wanderers

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Sinai covenant

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The covenant established with the Israelites at Mount Sinai

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Ark of the covenant

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A sacred chest that housed the tablets of the ten Commandments placed within the sanctuary where god would come and dwell

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Servent leadership

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A type of leadership based on humble service to all God's people

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Gospels

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translated from a Greek word meaning good news. Referring to the four books attributed to Mathew mark luke and john.

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Gentile

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A non Jewish person

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Literary convention

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A defining feature of a particular literary form. An example would be beginning a letter with the greeting dear

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Apocalyptic literature

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A literary form that uses events and dramatic symbolic language and values

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Moral truth

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A truth dealing with the goodness of evil of human acts, attitudes and values

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Senses of scripture

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The sense of scripture are the literal and spiritual senses; the spiritual senses are the allegorical, the moral, and the anagogical

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Typology

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The discernment of God's work in the old testament as a prefiguration of what he accomplished through Jesus Christ

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Exegate

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A biblical scholar attempting to interpret the meaning of biblical texts

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Biblical exegesis

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The critical interpretation and explanation of biblical texts

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Word of God

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The entire deposite of Truth revealed by god throughout history

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Incarnate

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Lating meaning to become flesh, referring to the mystery of Jesus Christ

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Lectionary

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The official liturgical book containing the reading of the mass, the gospel, the responsorial, psalms, and the gospel acclamations

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Liturgical year

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The church's annual cycle of religious feasts and seasons that celebrates the events and mysteries of Christ's birth, like and resurrection and ascension

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The Eucharist

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The celebration of 5he entire mass the term sometimes refers to the consecrated bread and wine that have become flesh and blood

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The consecration

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To declare or set apart or sacred or to solemnly dedicated to God's service to make holy

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Synoptic Gospels

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From the Greek word for seeing the whole together, the name given to the Gospels of Mathew mark luke

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Oral tradition

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The handing on of the message of God's saving plan through words and deeds

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Canonical

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When referring to scripture, Canonical means included I the Canon that is a part of the collection of books the church recognizes as the inspired word of God

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Apocrypha

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Writings about Jesus or the Christian message not accepted as part of the Canon of scripture

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Q source

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A hypothetical Witten collection of the teachings of Jesus shared among the early followers of Christianity surmised by scripture scholars to be a source for both Mathew and Luke

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Old law

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Old testament sumeriarized ten Commandments, law of Moses

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Decalogue

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first five books of the old testament

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Pentateuch

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First five books of the old testament

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Catechism

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Summary of the Catholic doctrine

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Great Commandments

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Jesus's summary of the devine law

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Mortal sin

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Seperation from god

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Beatific vision

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Seeing god in the glory of heaven

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Sanctifying grace

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Grace that heals our human nature wounded by sin restores our friendship with god

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Salvation history

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The pattern of specific events. God clearly reveals his presence and saving action

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Trinity

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Father, son, holy spirit

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Theophany

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God's manifestation of himself in a visible form

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Patriarch

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The father or leader of a tribe, clan or tradition

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Prophet

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A person god chooses to speak his message of salvation

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Cardinal virtues

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Four virtues that are viewed pivotal or essential for full Christian living: prudrnce, justice, fortitude, and temperance

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Virtue

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A habitual and firm disposition to do good

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Justice

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The Cardinal virtue concerned with the right and duties with relationships

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Communitive justice

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Equal exchange of goods, money or services

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Legal justice

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The social responsibilities that citizens owe their country and society

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Distributive justice

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For safegaurding essential human right

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Temperance

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Moderates his or appetites of created goods

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Evangelization

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The proclamation of the gospel of Jesus

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Missionaries

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People who devote themselves to spreading the gospel to those who've not heard it

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Heaven

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A state of eternal life and union with God

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Hell

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The state of permanent separation from god

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Purgatory

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A state of final purification or cleansing

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Messiah

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Hebrew word for anointed one

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Parable

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A story

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Social sin

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The impact that every personal sin has on other people : sin that directly attacks others life, freedom, dignity, or rights

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Corporal works of mercy

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Charitable actions

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Aspiration

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A short prayer meant to be memorized and repeated throughout the day. Meaning to breathe upon

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Petition

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A prayer form in which we ask God for something we need

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Intercessory prayer

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A prayer form in which we ask God's help for other people's needs

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Adoration

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A prayerful acknowledgement that god is god and creator of all that is

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Litanies

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Prayers consisting of a series of invocations and responses

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Reparation

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Making amends for something one did wrong that caused harm to another person or led to loss

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Restitution

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Making things right with another person or people who have been harm by an injustice

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Blessing

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A prayer asking God to care for a particular person place or activity

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Adoration

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A prayerful acknowledgement that god is god and creator of all that is

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Thanksgiving

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A prayer of gratitude for the gift of life

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Praise

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A prayer giving god glory not for what he does, but simply because he is

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Doxology

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Christian prayer that gives glory to the Trinity

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Vocal prayer

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A prayer spoken out loud

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Meditation

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A form of prayer in which it engages the mind, imagination, and emotions

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Contemplation

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A form of wordless prayer in which one is fully focussed on the presence of God

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Hymns

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Poetic song lyrics written to honor God

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Lament

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a cry for God's intervention in difficult situations. Many of the Psalms are laments

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Mysticism

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An intense experience of the presence and power of god, resulting in a deeper sense of union with god.

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Three inseperable meanings of the term church

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1. Entire people of God throughout the world

2. The diocese, which is also known as the local church.

3. The assemble of believers gathered for the celebration of the liturgy, especially the Eucharist

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Three footed foundation of scriptural interpretation

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1. Sacred scripture

2. Sacred tradition

3. Magisterium

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Two testaments of the Bible

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Old and new

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Four criteria for a particular book to be included in the Bible

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1. Apostic: a books had to be based on the preaching and teaching of the apostles and their closest companions and disciples

2. Community acceptance: if the Christians of an important community accepted a book as valid and consistent with their belief and practices it

3. Liturgical: if Christians were using this book in their liturgical celebrations, especially the Eucharist, then the early bishops concluded that is was valid for growth in prayer and faith

Consistent: a books message had to be consistent with other Christian and Hebrew writings. Can not contradict what was already accepted as the word of god.

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Three stages of the New testament

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1. Life and teachings of Jesus

2. The oral tradition

3. The written books

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Three examples of the message of salvation

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1. Preaching to non believers: those who had not heard the good news

2. Preaching to believers to strengthen their faith

3. Communal worship (liturgical) the celebration of the Eucharist

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Four consequences of sin

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1. Guilt and shame

2. Loneliness, despair, and the feeling of being unloved

3. Addictions and attachments to things

4. Death

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Jesuits

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Saint ingalius of loyola. Meaning the society of Jesus

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Four principles of evangelization

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1. Boldness and respect

2. Technological development

3. Commitment to personal holiness

4. Reaching out to people of all ages

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Hannah's promise

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Her son will become devote to god and then become the prophet Samuel

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Church's social teachings

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1. Be active in political affairs

2. Pay their dues

3. Contribute to the natural and spiritual good of society