Religion: Unit 4: The Church is Catholic
What is an example of using your talents for the greater good?
For example, if you are good at math, you could go into engineering which helps the entire community
a process of drawing society away from religious orientation in order to make it more worldly and less influenced by religion
secularization
"C" or "c" catholic: Refers to all those Christians who accept the entire visible and institutional apostolic structure of the Church
"C" Catholic (uppercase)
"C" or "c" catholic: headed by the pope and bishops, as well as the Church's sacraments and doctrinal teachings
"C" Catholic (uppercase)
"C" or "c" catholic: refers to the Catholic Church
"C" Catholic (uppercase)
Differentiate capital "C" Catholic from lower case "c" catholic.
"C" Catholic - refers to the Catholic Church, refers to all those Christians who accept the entire visible and institutional apostolic structure of the Church "c" catholic - refers to the mark of the church that means "universal."
"C" or "c" catholic: refers to the mark of the church that means "universal."
"c" catholic (lower case)
Give examples of Catholic traits in American Catholic culture. (3)
Attending Catholic School Going to Mass on Sunday Eating fish on Fridays Businesses closed on Sundays - The Lord's day; time to rest Mardi Gras - fattens us up for Lent Christmas/Easter - Jesus' birth and Resurrection Feast Days such as Valentine's Day & St. Patrick's Day - to honor saint Getting married in a Church - supposed to be professing love to spouse in front of God Funeral Service - supposed to honor the dead, but people do it because it is traditional
What causes the Church to have a mean of salvation for all people?
Because of Christ's presence in the Church
In the Parable of the Talents, the Master is meant to represent....
God
Explain the teachings of The Parable of the Talents.
God wants us to use our talents to help the Church. He does not want us to bury our talents in the ground and not do anything with it. We are the servant, God is the master. If God gives us a gift, we should use it.
Why do you think Samaritan was more willing to help the man?
He knows how it feels to be in the situation.
What message does Paul give about Many Parts in One Body?
He says that teachers should teach; whatever your talent may be we should use it for the greater body/greater good. We all have many gifts and talents, but together we can have one body.
In the Parable of the Talents, talents are best described as...
Money
What is the lesson of the Parable of the Talents?
In the Parable of the Talents, a master (who represents God) gives each of his servants (who represent us as Christians) a different amount of talents (money) and tells them to go and profit from the talents and make more of them. Two of the servants succeed but one buries his talents in the ground and does not use them. When the master finds this out, he praises the two servants who succeed in their job but scorns the one who fails. This is teaching us to use our God-given talents to better the world. Even though we may not have equal talents, we still are all called to salvation.
How is attending mass becoming a form of secularization? (Be able to explain why other examples are forms of secularization)
It is becoming more and more socially acceptable to not go to church when years ago it was not.
If the vast majority of Vietnamese speakers in New Orleans also speak English, why does the Archdiocese offer Vietnamese masses?
It's their main language. They want to hear the word of God in the language that they are closest with.
Which two cities was the road the man was attacked on between?
Jerusalem and Jericho
What unites the catholic (universal) Church?
Jesus does; all Catholics believe in Christ
List people that are on the margins of society that Jesus helped. (3)
Jesus gives salvation to Zacchaeus the Tax Collector Jesus openly healed Lepers Jesus promised the criminals on the cross next to him salvation Romans and Sanhedrin Sinners Widows Samaritans
What are some possible scenarios for the man to be traveling down the dangerous road?
Maybe he cannot afford to take the safer road. The priest or levite does not understand this because they have never experienced what it feels like to not be able to take the easy road.
List 4 Parishes in the NOLA Archdiocese that offer Masses in 4 languages other than English. List which language as well.
Our Lady of Guadalupe - Spanish St. Anthony of Padua - Portuguese St. Patrick - Latin Our Lady of Vietnam - Vietnamese
Who are examples of people who are on the margins of society in today's society?
Politicians Homeless/Special Needs/Elderly Isis Prostitutes Immigrants
Who were highly respected members of Jewish society?
Priests and Levites
were persecuted because of their mixed ancestry
Samaritans
What challenges may arise when a parishes of different cultures must unite?
Text me if you know this answer please!
What results of Christ's presence in the Church?
The Church has a means of salvation for all people.
Why is the Church catholic?
The Church is catholic because Christ gave the Church the mission to share his good news with all people.
Why did the early Church start to describe herself as "catholic"?
The early Church started to describe herself as "catholic" because many other small churches were developing that had teachings that were slightly similar to Catholicism, but against some major tradition and teachings. The Catholic Church did not want to be a part of this, so it decided to name itself "catholic" to show that it is the universal church and is open to everyone.
What is the significance of the road between Jerusalem and Jericho being considered dangerous?
The priest's or levite's reaction to seeing the Samaritan is that this is the Samaritans own fault because he knows that the road is dangerous.
What road was considered highly dangerous?
The road between Jerusalem and Jericho
Why do you think the Priest and Levite ignored the man who fell victim to robbers?
They don't relate to him because they can't imagine being the one in that situation.
What does the parable of the talents show us? Explain.
This shows us that we have a universal calling to salvation even though we don't have equal talents. The first servant was just as acknowledged as the second because we are all equal.
Why do Catholics attend Catholic schools?
To avoid secularization
In the Parable of the Talents, what do the servants represent?
Us; All Christians
How does this make the church catholic?
We all have a common mission to spread the word of Christ; it is a universal teaching among all Christians
What is Paul's message about sacrifice?
We should sacrifice our talents/gifts and offer them up to do something for the entire community. Offer up what you're good at.
How do we treat them? How should we treat them?
We treat them as if they are worthless and don't deserve our time. However, we should be trying to help them.
What is something that a Catholic school has that a public school doesn't?
Whether you realize it or not, in catholic school you are being slightly pulled away from secularization.
How would you compare the life of Jesus with the Samaritan in the parable?
Yes, Jesus was rejected by his people because they did not believe he was the Messiah. Jesus was on the margins of society. He is also very poor; he is the son of a carpenter.
What is secularization?
a process of drawing society away from religious orientation in order to make it more worldly and less influenced by religion.
List some examples of secularization.
abortion not attending mass living with your boyfriend before you're married music with vulgar language
Why were Samaritans persecuted?
because of their mixed ancestry
Why is the Church universal?
• Her mission to the entire human race • Christ is present in the Church
