Theology III, Unit I Vocab Assessement

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Match the definitions

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Peacemaking		The ability to seek and uphold the truth.
Wholeness/temperance		The ability to treat each person as worthy and as loved by God
Great Commandment		The ability to respond to the suffering of others
Golden rule		The ability to see all of the natural world as good, as a gift from God, and as deserving of respectful care.
Vice		The ability to hold human life as sacred and to treat it as a gift from God.
Civil Law		A regular pattern of acts.
Social sin		A good habit, an inner readiness to accomplish moral good.
Character		A bad habit, an inner readiness to accomplish moral evil.
Sin of Comission		The combination of our virtues and vices.
Sermon on the mount		What finally becomes of us, which depends on the character we build in response to God's help.
Do good; avoid evil.		The ability to try to resolve conflicts in a loving, creative way.
Sin		The ability to figure out what is right in a practical situation and to act on it.
Power		The striving to ensure the well-being of others as well as ourselves.
Compassion		The ability to do what is right in the face of harm or the threat of injury, whether psychological or physical.
Ten Commandments		The balancing of all the parts of the self to create a dynamic and harmonious order.
Reconciliation		The ability of human beings to choose.
Destiny		The ability of human choices to effect self and others.
Moral virtues		The accountability of human beings for their choices.
Justice		Love God and love your neighbor
Original Sin		10 fundamental moral precepts that are the minimum requirements for a life of love.
Freedom		Gifts that come from accpeting God's presence in our lives
Sin of Omission		Having trust in others and being trustworthy and loyal in return
Faith		Expecting that the future is open, that change is possible, and that we can make a difference.
Wise judgement/prudence		Caring for one another, making sacrifices for one another, and rejoicing in one another's companionship.
Natural Law		Virtues that we acquire and nurture through our own efforts.
Cardinal virtues		Four virtues on which all other virtues 'hinge'
Beatitudes		Union of all good and faithful persons throughout history, both living and dead.
Magisterium		These represent the wisdom of human experiences over the ages.
Personal Sin		The most basic moral principle from which all others flow.
Courage		Do to others whatever you would have them do to you.
Love		Having a good purpose does not make it okay to have an evil method.
Habit		Do what is 'natural' for humans to do.
Responsibility		Laws made by governments
Venial Sin		A collection of Jesus's teachings about how to live and relate to other people.
Communion of Saints		Desccriptions of people who are living the Reign of God in their own lives -- poor, sorrowing, hungry, meek, persecuted.
Basic Moral Principles		The teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
Reverence for human life		A violation of relationships
Hope		The reality that we are born entangled in the broken relationships that came before us.
Virtue		An act of doing wrong
Theological virtues		Neglecting to do something required
Honesty		Knowlingly doing something that hurt a person's relationship with God, self, neighbor, or nature
Mortal Sin		Participation in a process or system that harms human relationships.
The end does not justify the means.		A choice that cuts off a relationship with God, self, and others that one's whole life direction is toward sin.
Respect for persons		A choice that hurts one's relationship with God, self, and others, but does not cut it off completely
Respect for creation		Healing a relationship with God, nature, others, and ourselves that has been wounded by sin.