Definitions for midterm

Introductory Unit
1. heart - the Locus (center) of the person, because it is only satisfied by satisfaction.
2. Desire - a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.
3. reality- the world or the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them.
4. 4 truths of the "I"- 1.I didn't make myself 2. We have desires that are unlimited. 3. We are limited, our abilities are limited. 4. We expect to be happy.
5. Ontology- the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being.
6. Being- ontos or existence
7. Religious sense - is wrapped up in the unity of the human person, it cannot be disconnected like some mechanical component.

Anointing Of The Sick
8. Suffering- experience of something bad or unpleasant.
9. Who are the administers of the sacrament?- Bishop or priest.
10. Apocalyptic- resembling the end of the world.
11. apostolate- the position or authority of an Apostle or a religious leader.
12.  original sin - a consequence of the first sin, the hereditary stain with which we are born on account of our origin or descent from Adam.
13. theodicy- the vindication of divine goodness and providence in view of the existence of evil.
14. viaticum- the Eucharist as given to a person near or in danger of death.
15. Presbyters- an elder or minister of the Church.
16. Stations Of The Cross- a devotion consisting of prayers and meditations before each of the 14 crosses or images set up in a church or along a path commemorating the events of the Passion of Jesus.
17. Who can receive the sacrament? The anointing of the sick can be administered to a member of the faithful who, after having reached the use of reason, begins to be in danger due to sickness or old age.

Reconciliation
18. penance-  a Christian sacrament in which a member of the church confesses sins to a priest and is given absolution.
19. Confession-  a formal admission of one's sins with repentance and desire of absolution.
20. Forgiveness-  the action or process of forgiving or being forgiven.
21. Conversion-  the act or an instance of converting or the process of being converted.
22. Empathy-  the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
23. Ten commandments-  the divine rules of conduct given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai.
24. Contrition-  the state of feeling remorseful and penitent.
25. Act of Contrition-   a penitential prayer.
26. Absolution- an ecclesiastical declaration of forgiveness of sins.
27. Sin- an immortal act considered to be a transgression against divine law.
28. Mortal Sin- a willful rejection of right relationship with God.
29. Venial Sin- a relatively slight sin that does not entail damnation of the soul.
30. Original Sin-  a consequence of the first sin, the hereditary stain with which we are born on account of our origin or descent from Adam.
31. personal sin- the free choice to disobey God.
32. Confession of sin -  the confession of a person's sins in a religious practice in a number of Christian traditions.
33. Restitution-  the restoration of something to its original state.
34. Concupiscence- a strong sexual desire; lust.
35. Fornication-   when two people not married to each other have sexual intercourse.
36. Excommunication-  officially excluding someone from participation of the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.
37. Apostasy- the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief.
38. Heresy- belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious doctrine.
39. Schism -  a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, cause by differences in opinion or belief.

Matrimony
40. abortion- the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy.
41. Contraception-  the deliberate use of artificial methods or other techniques to prevent pregnancy as a consequence of sexual intercourse.
42. Sterilization-  to deprive a person of the ability to produce offspring.
43. Fidelity- sexual faithfulness to a spouse or a partner.
44. Divorce- a legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or their competent body.
45. Polygamy- the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time.
46. Adultery-  a voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not his or her spouse.
47. Annulment- to declare a marriage to have had no legal existence.
48. Intimacy - close familiarity or friendship.
49. Grace-  a free favor of God.
50. Family- a group of people related to each other by blood or marriage.
51. Cohabitation- to live together and have a sexual relationship without being married.
52. Creation- the Act of God bringing to existence the universe.

Holy Orders
53. Diocese- a district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church.
54. Vicar- a representative or deputy of a bishop.
55. infallibility- the doctrine that in specified circumstances the pope is incapable of error in pronouncing dogma.
56. Imprimatur- an official license by the Roman Catholic Church to print an ecclesiastical or religious book.
57. Parish- a small administrative district typically having its own Church and a priest or pastor.
58. Stole- a liturgical vestment composed of a strip of material, several inches wide, and worn around the neck by priests and bishops.
59. Dalmatic- a wide-sleeved, long, loose vestment open at the sides, worn by deacons and bishops, and by some other monarchs at their coronation.
60. Presbyters- an elder or minister of the Church.
61. Seminary- a college that prepares students to be priest, ministers, or rabbis.
62. Celibacy- abstaining from marriage and sexual relations.
63. Bishops- a senior member of the christian clergy, typically in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders.
64. Pope- the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
65. Priest- an ordained minister of the church having the authority to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments.
66. Deacon-  an ordained minister of an order ranking below that of priest.
67. Cardinal- a leading dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church.
68. Clergy- the body of all people ordained for religious duties.
69. Chasuble- a sleeveless outer vestment worn by a priest when celebrating mass.
70. Discern- perceive or recognize something.
71. Grace-  a free favor of God.

Baptism
72. Baptism- the religious rite of sprinkling water onto a person's forehead or of immerions in water, symbolizing purification or regeneration and admission to the Church.
73. Proper Matter- flowing water
74. Correct Words/Form- "I baptize you in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit"with triple pour of water.
75. Designated minister- bishop priest or deacon. (in emergency anyone who intends to offer baptism)
76. RCIA- the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. The process through which interested adults and older children are gradually introduced to the Roman Catholic faith and way of life.
77. Rite of Baptism of Children-  people did not want their children to want life... infant baptism became prevalent.
78. Water- the proper matter for Baptism.
79. White Garment- one of the three aspects of Baptism.
80.  Effects of Baptism- washes away original sin. Makes us children of God and temples of the Holy Spirit. Welcomes us forever as shares in the common priesthood of all believers, and in Christ's mission of Justice and peace.
81. Concupiscence- the tendency towards sin.
82. Catechumens- A Christian convert under instruction before Baptism.

Confirmation
83. Confirmation- the rite at which a baptized person is admitted as a full member of the Church.
84. Proper Matter- anointing with Chrism.
85. Correct Words/Form- "Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit" with oil on the forhead in the sign of the cross.
86. Designated minister- bishop.
87. Seal- the obligation on a priest not to divulge anything said during confession.
88. Holy Spirit- the third person of the trinity; God as spiritually active in the World.
89. Fruits of the Holy Spirit- love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control.
90. Gifts of the Holy Spirit-  understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, fear of the Lord, and wisdom.
91. History-  Laying on of hands - ancient gesture used in confirmation that symbolizes the giving of the Father's own spirit to the recipient.
92. Age of Discretion- age seven to age sixteen.
93. Pentecost- birthday of the Church.
94. RCIA- the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. The process through which interested adults and older children are gradually introduced to the Roman Catholic faith and way of life.
95. Chrismation-  a rite in the Orthodox and Easter Catholic Churches that is comparable and similar to confirmation in the roman catholic Church.
96. Why We confirm- Confirmation strengthens, intensifies, deepens and builds on the graces we were given at baptism.
97. Requirements for reception- be prepared to protest the faith, be in the state of grace, intend to receive the sacrament, and be prepared to witness to Jesus Christ.
98. Sponsor- is responsible for the candidates religious education.
99. community- a group of people having a religion in common.

Eucharist
100. Eucharist- the Christian ceremony commemorating the Last Supper, in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed.
101. Transcendence- of God existing apart from and not subject to the limitations of the material universe.
102.  Source and Summit-  Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian Life.
103. Consecration- to make bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ.
104.  Transubstantiation- the conversion of the substance of the Eucharistic elements into the body and blood of Christ; substance
105. Tabernacle- an ornamented receptacle or cabinet in which pyx or ciborium containing the reserved sacrament may be placed in Catholic Churches, usually above or on the altar.
106. Other Names for the Eucharist- Lord's Supper, Breaking the Bread, Eucharistic Assembly, Memorial, Holy Sacrifice, Holy and Divine Liturgy, Holy Communion, and Mass.
107. Proper Matter- wheat based bread and pure grape wine.
108. Correct words/form- "This is my body.... This is the chalice of my blood"
109. Designated Minister- Bishop or Priest.

Universal Call To Holiness

The prompt is:Msgr. Luigi Giussani states: "[T.S. Eliot] asked himself "Has the Church failed mankind, or has mankind failed the Church?" . . . Both, both, because first and foremost it is mankind who failed the Church, because if I need something, I chase after it if it goes away. No one chased after it . . . The Church began to fail mankind, as I see it . . . because she forgot who Christ was, she did not rely on..., she was ashamed of Christ, of saying who Christ is."(Interview, 2004).What does it mean to say, "if I need something, I chase after it if it goes away"? How does this relate to the "Universal Call to Holiness"? What do you think this quote implies for the everyday Catholic? What do you think it means to "say who Christ is" without shame?
      The Universal Call to Holiness has priciples that are important in order to understand this spiritual journey. One principle is the intimate union with God. God is powerful and his powers can not be attained by any human being. Us human beings are the dependents of God. His grace was gift to us from the beginning. We can only recieve God's loving grace from God. Therefore, he is unattainable. God makes everything possible for us. We cannot complete our universal call to holiness without him. God's grace is essential to spiritual journey of the Universal Call To Holiness. Luke 18:27 says, "What is impossible for human beings is possible for God." We have to understand who God is. One of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is Fear of the Lord. The gift of Fear of the Lord does not actually mean be scared of him. It means to understand that he is way more powerful than we are. Because of this we should follow him and obey him. We desire, want, and try to achieve things, but without God's grace we would not even know what is possible. Even though God is unseen, he lives in all of us. We have to see him in others.
     Another principle is to know that our effort is neccassary. Yes, we desire to make a difference in things, but must know that those desires comes from God's grace. We desire to change things in this world for beter and for worse. We have to realize that God gave us the ability to chose. We must realize that God works through us, but we have to correspond. Our effort is very neccessary for the Universal Call to Holiness.
     Another principle is that we have to change in order to have a deep union with God. We all were born with original sin. This started from Adam and Eve disobeying God and moving toward Satin and sin. Since we all are born with sin, we must be healed through the church and transform in the process of the Universal Call to Holiness. We must know that this path is not going to be perfect. There will be struggles on this path but how we overcome those struggles will bring us closer to God.
     The last principle is that all of the struggles that we go through are worth it. We have to realize that it is not only us, that is going through struggles. We have to come together as a community and love each other, becasue we were all made the same. We are all going through struggles. We are all going through a variety of struggles, but we must love each other to get through it. This is how God works. He works in each of us and he wants us to love each other. On our journey of the Universal Call To Holiness, we need not to quit. Quiting will get us nowhere. Instead we must love each other to get through it.
The prompt says, "If we need something we must chase after it if it goes away". This prompt simply relates to the last principle. All of the struggles we go through are certainly worth it. We have to chase after God, because God appears to be invisible. But actually he is not, he lives in all of us.