Religion Junior Midterm

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Theological Virtues

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Faith, Hope, Charity

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Faith

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Empowers us to say "yes" to God; Examples of faith: Abraham's journey to the unknown land and Abraham was willing to sacrifice his first and only son as a sign that he truly believed and trusted God and all of his grace.

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Hope

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gives us confidence that God keeps all of his promises, especially his promise to bless us with eternal happiness in heaven if we live a good life united to our Lord. Saint Monica is an example of hope because she prayed for years for the conversion of her son. She never wavering in believing and hoping that her son would one day turn to Christ and embrace him.

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Charity

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The mother of all virtues; love. Jesus is the perfect example of this virtue because he taught by word and example that charity includes simple things such as obedience, reverence, and sacrifice; all of which he has done throughout his life on Earth.

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Cardinal virtues

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Fortitude, Prudence, Justice, Temperance

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Fortitude

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ensures firmness in difficulties and constancy in the pursuit of the good. Example: prudence and justice

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Prudence

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the moral virtue that inclines us to lead good, ethical, and moral lives of action (“right reason in action”). Example: helps us to make correct judgments about right and wrong (about the good and evil we encounter in every situation)

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Justice

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The Holy Spirit’s grace that cleanses us from our sins from our faith in Jesus and baptism; it makes us right with God. ex: being truthful (?)

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Temperance

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the virtue that regulates our attraction to pleasure and helps us use God’s created goods in a balanced way. Example: abstinence, chastity, and sobriety

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Sources of Knowledge

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we gain knowledge from natural law ( human reason, our god given intellect and observation tells us), Human experience ( a collective wisdom), Divine revelation (teachings of god such as the scriptures), the church ( sacraments), and the Magesterium (teaching authority of the church)

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Precepts of the Church

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a) You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation
b) You shall confess your sins at least once a year
c) You shall humbly receive your Creator in Holy Communion at least during the Easter season
d) You shall keep holy the holy days of obligation
e) You shall observe the prescribed days of fasting and abstinence
f) The faithful also have the duty of providing for the material needs of the Church, each according to his abilities

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Conditions that make a sin mortal

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a) Grave Matter (the object of the act must be serious enough to destroy God’s love in us, turning us away from him.
b) Full Knowledge (we must know that what we are doing is seriously wrong and is gravely contrary to God’s law)
c) Complete Consent (the person must give full consent of the will; he or she must have completed the action with full, [planned] intentions)

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Moral Object

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the ‘what’ in a decision; tells us whether the matter in our action are good or bad (if a senior drives a freshman to school, it is a good moral object)

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Intentions

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the aim or objective of a course of action (why am I doing this?)

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Circumstances

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conditions or facts attending an event and having some bearing on it. They can increase or decrease the moral goodness or evil of an action. (Stealing the last dollar from a poor person vs. stealing $10 from a rich man)