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- 1What is Catholic Theology?Theology is "faith seeking understanding" and "the disciplined exploration of what is contained in the revelation"
- 2Why do theology?Meets:
1. The need of our own souls for the food and light and love of God that the great dogmas bring with them
2. The need of men all about us, a need which can be met only if we meet it - 3How do we 'do' theology?On one's knees
- 4What are the sources for theology?Scripture
Tradition
Magisterium - 5What is discipleship?Discipleship means following Christ, who is the Master Teacher; the one who practices perfectly what He teaches.
- 6What is the relationship between discipleship and the theological enterprise?We are better to know the mind of God as we listen to Him and act on His instruction. To know the mind of God and to become like Him is the goal of theology.
- 7What is the relationship between faith and reason?Faith alone is disastrous, reason alone is an illusion --> need faith AND reason to get to the truth
- 8What is the contribution of Thomas Aquinas?Combined theological principles of faith with philosophical principles of reason --> one of the most influential thinkers of medieval Scholasticism --> authority of the Roman Catholic Church, prolific writer
- 9Ways to come to know the other/the mystery?- Seeing them from a distance
- Watching their interactions with others
- Hearing them speak
- Dialogue
- Spending time with them
- Walking with them through difficulties
- Entering into a physical union with them - 10How to come to the knowledge of God?Christians come to knowledge of God THROUGH the person of Jesus Christ - God took on flesh in the person of Jesus, the mystery of the Incarnation
- 11How does the human person "speak" of God and reveal God to us?- Act as virtue intends us to act
- By analogy - God is good not the same as the word good in our context
- Nature can speak of God's beauty and goodness - 12What is mystery?A hidden reality in secret. More specifically, in the theology of revelation, a truth that human beings cannot discover except from revelation and that, even after revelation, exceeds their comprehension.
- 13Why did God not prevent the first man from sinning?There is nothing to prevent human nature's being raised up to something greater, even after sin; God permits evil in order to draw forth some greater good
- Thomas Aquinas - 14What does it mean to obey in faith?To obey in faith is to submit freely to the word that has been heard, because its truth is guaranteed by God, who is Truth itself
- 15What is faith?Faith is first of all a personal adherence of man to God
It is a free assent to the whole truth that God has revealed
It is right and just to entrust oneself wholly to God and to believe absolutely what he says - 16"Faith is a gift of God, a supernatural virtue infused by him." What does this mean?Faith is a human action that is a gift from God to us - the gift of faith is necessary for reason and salvation
- 17What are the guardrails of Christian faith?Belief in God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit
- 18What does the Bible teach regarding the Trinity?2 Corinthians 13:14 "May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all."
- 19What does 'consubstantial trinity' mean?One God in three persons - the father, son & holy spirit
The divine persons do not share the one divinity among themselves but each of them is God whole and entire - 20Why is it important to keep the Sabbath?God rested on the Seventh day
The Sabbath is an identifying sign between God and his people - 21What does 'created in the image of God' mean?The human is not an object - is not just something, but someone
The human possesses agency - capable of self-knowledge, self-possession
The human person is called in by grace to a covenant & relationship with God - 22Jesus Christ in the GospelsMatthew: Jesus is the Christ, Son of David, Son of God, Son of Man
Mark: theme of failure to understand
Luke: Jesus is THE Prophet
John: Jesus is the 'I AM' - 23What is the Body of Christ?The Church is the Body of Christ
Through the Spirit and his action in the sacraments, above all the Eucharist, Christ, who once was dead and is now risen, establishes the community of believers as his own Body - 24How do the past, present & future interconnect?In the Liturgy we remember the events of the PAST --> in order to make sense of the PRESENT --> and look forward to our ultimate FUTURE
- 25What is anamnesis?To remember in the sense of not forgetting
Sin is forgetfulness of God
In the anamnesis, the Church calls to mind the Passion, ressurrection and glorious return of Christ - presents to the Father the offering of his Son which reconciles us with him - 26What does light symbolise?Bright light of the moment of Resurrection, and Jesus Christ is the Light of the World
- 27What do you think it means to say by His death and Resurrection Jesus has overcome the power of sin?Jesus died for our sins to be forgiven and to save mankind, give us the promise of new life in this world and next
- 28Who celebrates the liturgy?Liturgy is an "action" of the whole Christ
Act of giving worship to God, thanks and praise to everything he has given to us - 29How is the Liturgy celebrated?1. Signs and Symbols
2. Words and actions
3. Singing and music
4. Holy images - 30When is the Liturgy celebrated?1. Liturgical seasons
2. The Lord's day
3. The Liturgical year
4. The Sanctoral in the liturgical year
5. The Liturgy of the hours - 31Where is the liturgy celebrated?In all places - the whole earth is sacred and entrusted to the children of men
In churches - 32What does it mean to be called into the Beatitude of God?The Beatitudes reveal the goal of human existence, the ultimate end of human acts - God calls us to life in Christ
- 33How do the Beatitudes guide one to live the vocation to which he or she is called by God?The beatitudes confronts us with decisive moral choices, invites us to purify our hearts of bad instincts and to seek the love of God above all else
- 34What does the Primacy of Persons mean?The human person is and ought to be the principle, the subject and the end of all social institutions
- 35What is a society?A society is a group of persons bound together organically by a principle of unity that goes beyond each one of them
- 36Why is family important for the individual?Mutual giving of self on the part of man and woman creates an environment of life in which children...
Develop their potentialities, become aware of their dignity, prepare to face their unique & individual destiny - 37Why is family important for society?A society based on a family scale is the best guarantee against drifting off course into individualism and collectivism.
- 38What right has the Church got to speak on matters of state?The Church belongs the right always and everywhere to announce moral principles
- 39Where/how might rights and duties conflict?Guided by Christian conscience, since no human activity, even of the temporal order, can be withdrawn from God's dominion
-- however not illegal for many of the crimes in the bible e.g. adultery, sex before marriage, homosexuality - 40Where have you seen the principle of subsidarity applied in practice? When should've it been applied and wasn't?Community of a higher order should not assume the task belonging to a community of a lower order and deprive it of its authority
- Slavery? Black vs white? Homosexuality? - 41How well do unions in Australia defend the interest of workers?Relations within the world of work must be marked by cooperation: hatred and attempts to eliminate the other are unacceptable
- 42What 'strange gods' do we put before God?Money, wealth, appearance, materialism, alcohol, food
- 43What is the Decalogue?"Ten words" written with the finger of God - pre-eminently the word of God
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