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Religon Vocabulary for chapter one
beginging off the year vocabulary
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Religious Studies
8th Grade
08/21/2011

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Apprentice
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its a pupil who learns a specific skill or trade under the guidance of a master teacher (p. 17)
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Thea Bowman
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(1937-1990) A Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration who shared the good news of Jesus Christ through song, poetry, prayer, and storytelling (p. 18)
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Catholic Worker Movement
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Lay movement founded in 1933 by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin and committed to nonviolence, voluntary poverty, prayer, and hospitality for the homeless, exiled, hungry, and forsaken. (p. 12)
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Christophers
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A Catholic organization founded in 1949 by Father James Keller to spread a message of hope and understanding to people of all faiths by means of the media (p. 12)
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Examination of conscience
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Its the practice of thinking about our choices and determining whether we have followed God's laws and the teachings and example of Jesus (page 14)
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Holiness
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A participation in God's goodness and a response to God's love by the way that we live (p. 16)
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Peter Maurlin
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(1877-1949) born in France with Dorothy Day, cofounder of the Catholic Worker Movement (p. 12)
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Natural LAW
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the law of God within us, which is known by human reason (p. 14)
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Saint Anthony of Padua
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(1195-1231) born in Lisbon, Portugal; Franciscan priest; gifted teacher and preacher; Doctor of the Church (p. 12)
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The Church!
Definition
the community of people who believe in Jesus Christ, have been baptized in him, and follow his teachings (p. 15)
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Conscience
Definition
the ability to know the difference between good and evil, right and wrong (p. 14)
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Eternal life
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a life of hapiness forever with God
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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 (p. 14)
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Grace
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a participation, or a sharing, in God's life and friendship (p. 15) ( examples: singing particpating in mass?)
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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 (p. 14)
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Kingdom of God
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the power of God's love active in our lives and in our world;an image that reminded everyone who listened to Jesus that God is the Lord of the universe who cares for his people, brings them salvation, and expects them to return his love and follow his law. (p. 17)
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Oringinal Sin
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the first sin, committed by the first human beings (p. 14)
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