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| God's loving present made visible and tangible in a persons life (here and now) |
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-the holy
-that which is of God
-is different for everyone |
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| -person can not percieve the sacred of God's presence in their life or the world |
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-seeing God as present
-sepcial appreciation for all creation and all the sacred in the world |
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-creative, sustaining,m transforming, self gift to God
-continuously offered to humanity |
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| what does it mean to listen to God? |
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-be open to God's presence
-receive God through the experiences through which God speaks to humanity |
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| what is the primary message from God? |
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| -an experience of God, both physical and spiritual |
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| when does real communication occur? |
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| what is the cure for sacramental dullness? |
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| -take another or closer look at their individual life to see God's presence |
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| what is the Christian vision about creation? |
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| -God created humanity and the entire world out of love so all creation is sacred and graced |
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| how do we encounter the sacred? |
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-be aware of the sacred
-be open
-be willing |
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| what do sacraments reveal about creation? |
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| what is the most important message from God to humanity? |
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| -God is with humanity, lovingly active in events of human life |
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| -observable, physical realities that require invisible qualities or elements |
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| -any object that represents something else |
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| -symbols which are clearly recognized throughout the world |
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| -a symbol that is specific to a group, time, place, etc. |
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| -one dimensional, one meaning |
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| -undersstanding something at face value or facts |
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| what does symbalic thinking help people do? |
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| what are the most important symbols of the Catholic Church? |
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| how did Jesus use symbols? |
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-Prodigal Son
-Good Shepherd
-Mustard Seed |
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| whhy is symbolic thinking necessary for celebrating sacraments? |
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| what message does the layout of the pews in a church tell us? |
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| -take something tangible and throw it together with something that has no physical form |
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| -moments in which God communicates grace through certain words and actions |
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| -one-dimensional actions that serve a practical or necessary purpose |
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| -an attempt to get in touch with the spirit world in order to put oneself in harmony with spiritual powers |
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| -done solely to provide physical, practical results |
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-latin for sacrafice
-means to make holy, to do the holy |
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| what does a person need in order to celebrate the sacraments? |
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| why are rituals performed? |
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| -to speak to and for people:have deeper meaning in a person's life, express emotions, thoughts, or ideas that communicate importance in a person's life |
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| what do rituals enable people to do? |
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| -pause from their daily routines; pursue aspeccts of life that may be neglected |
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| what century were the 7 sacraments made official? |
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| -the end of the 13th century |
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| what do rituals often symbolize? |
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| -ways of communicating what is important or has meaning to a person |
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| how do rituals unite people? |
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| -a person's mind is led through a scene in order to imagine an encounter with God |
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| -calling on God's help in time of need for yourself or others |
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| prayers of praise, thanksgiving, and blesings |
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| -are types of vocal prayer found in the Catholic Mass |
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| -guided meditation-allowing God to touch you through th eimages you create in your mind |
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| -in the process of writing, insights about God and your life will come to you |
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| prayer with scriptures or Scriptural Writings |
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| -Scriptures are tools for reflecting on God's presence in your life |
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| -you can take in God's presence and gain gratitude |
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| -slience can be an important dimension of prayer, but prayer sometimes invovles paying attention to the sounds around us |
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| -the space within a person's consciousness that makes room for God |
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| -a wholehearted faith response to God |
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| what do prayer rituals remind people of? |
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| -of God's constant presence |
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| what does it mean to listen to God? |
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| -we are quiet, receptive, and able to reflect on our experiences to see God's presence |
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| -know what is going on inside of you so you can be aware of God's presence in your life |
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| what is the key to genuine vocal prayer? |
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| -relating to God as a person who hears us and answers our prayers |
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| how does prayer help a person? |
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| -they give substance to our response to God |
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| -friendship meal; the sharing of bread and wine |
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| -standardized, uniform, sacraments only |
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| -standardized, uniform, sacraments only (same as sacramentum) |
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| why is the Emperor Constantine important to Christianity? |
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| -Christianity became the official religion on the Roman Empire under him |
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| -initiation into the church |
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| What are the 5 realities celebrated in Baptism? |
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-being welcomed into the community of Jesus, the church
-beginning a lifelong conversion from sin to new life
-being reborn to a new indentity as a child of God
-sharing in the mission of Jesus
-receiving the gift of the Spirit of Jesus |
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| -we are never finished being reborn until we reach our final destiny with God |
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| -bring the Kingdom of God, a time of God's peace and justicec in the world |
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| to become a Christian is to become... |
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| ...a spirited person, a person living in Christ, and a person guided by the Holy Spirit |
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| What scriptural reference does the baptismal water remind people of? |
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| -Jesus' Baptism in the Jordan River, the crossing of the Red Sea for the Israelities, and Jesus as the Living Water |
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| What was the model for today's Christian Baptism? |
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| When are Baptisms performed? |
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| -anyone who has not been baptized and wants to be part of the community, anyone who has not recieved Baptism and infants whose parents seek Baptism |
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| What is the primary symbol of Baptism? |
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| What rituals are needed to make a Baptism valid in all Christian Churches? |
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| -water, oil, white garment, lighted candle |
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| Who can perform a Baptism? |
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| -an ordained minister, priest, bishop, or decon |
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| What did Jesus ask of his Disciples as it relates to Baptism? |
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| -to go out and baptize all peoople |
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