Theology III, Unit I Vocab Assessement

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Match the definitions

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