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55 Cards in this Set
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Solidarity
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a virtue calling us to recognize that we are all one human family and that our decisions have consequences that reach around the world
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Decalogue
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the 10 commandments
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cursing
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calling upon God to do harm to someone or something (bad words)
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Absolute Monarchy
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the kings and queens of Europe in the 1600s-1700s who had complete, or absolute, power over all aspects of the lives of their people, even the religion the people were to practice
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Actual Graces
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the urgings or promptings from the Holy Spirit that help us to do good and to deepen our relationship with Christ
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Adultery
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infedelity in marriage, unfaithfulness to one's husband or wife
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Antipope
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not the true pope
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Blasphemy
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a thought, word, or act that makes fun of or shows contempt or hatred for God, the Church and the saints, or sacred objects
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Chastity
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the virtue by which we use our human sexuality in a responsible and faithful way
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Church
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the community of people who believe in Jesus Christ, have been baptized in Him, and follow his teachings
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Common Vocation
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our call from God to holiness and to evangelization
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Conclave
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the secret meeting in which the cardinals elect a new pope
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Conscience
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the ability to know the difference between good and evil, right and wrong
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Conversion
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turning back to God with all one's heart
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Eternal Life
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a life of happiness with God forever
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Evangelical Counsels
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poverty, chastity, and obedience
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Evangelize
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to proclaim the good news of Christ to people everywhere
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Excommunication
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a severe penalty imposed by the Church for serious sins against the Catholic religion; it brings exclusion from participation in the sacramental life of the Church
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Free Will
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God's gift to human beings of the freedom and ability to choose what to do
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Gentile
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non-Jewish
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Grace
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a participation, or sharing, in God's life and friendship
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Great Commandment
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"You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with your mind."
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Great Schism of the West
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a split in the Catholic Church that developed in the late 1300s when competing cardinals elected two new popes, each one claiming to be the real pope
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Greed
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an excessive desire to have or own things
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Holiness
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a participation in God's goodness and response to God's love by the way that we live
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Human Dignity
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the value and worth that we share because God created us in his image and likeness
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Indulgence
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the remission of the temporal punishment due to sins already forgiven by God (used to be sold by Catholics for forgiveness in the early church)
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Moral Decision-Making
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the process by which we make choices between right and wrong, good and evil, eternal life and sin
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Natural Law
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the law of God within us, which is known by human reason
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New Commandment
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Jesus' teaching that we are to love one another as he loves us
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Original Sin
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the first sin committed by the first human beings
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Papal Infallibility
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the divine guarantee that the pope's official statement of doctrine regarding faith and morals are free from error
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Papal States
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a section of central Italy governed by the pope
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Parable
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a short story with a message
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Paschal Mystery
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the suffering, death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ
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Perjury
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the act of making a flase oath
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Pilgrimage
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a journey to a shrine or other holy place for spiritual and devotional reasons
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Plenary Council
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a council to be attended by all the bishops of a specific country or region
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Poor in Spirit
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depending on God and making God more important than anyone or anything else
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Prayer
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the raising of our minds and hearts to God
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Pure of Heart
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living in the love of God, our Father just as his Son, Jesus Christ, calls us to do, and allowing the Holy Spirit to fill us with goodness and love
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Renaissance
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a period marking the end of the Middle Ages and beginning of the Modern Age, characterized by a rediscovery of the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome and a revival of European culture
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Reverence
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honor, love, and respect
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Sabbath
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a day set apart to rest and honor God
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Sacramental
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an effective sign given to us by Jesus Christ through which we share in God's life
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Sacred
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holy
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Sanctifying Grace
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the grace that we receive in the sacraments
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Scribes
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scholars of the law during the time of Jesus
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Simony
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the buying and selling of spiritual things, services, and church offerings
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Social Sin
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unjust situations and conditions that negatively impact society and its instituitions
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Stealing
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any action that unjustly takes away the property or rights of others
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Temple
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the holy place in Jerusalem where Jewish people gathered to worship God
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Temptation
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an attraction to choose sin
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Torah
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the sacred law of faith given by God to Moses
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Transubstantiation
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the term used to describe the changing of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ that takes place during the consecration of the Mass, by the power of the Holy Spirit through the words and actions of the priest
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