Freshmen Section 2

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  1. 2. We believe in the religious truth that God created the universe, but ___ can help us understand how this may have been accomplished.
  2. 5. The basis for morality, this is a gift from God that allows humans to choose from among various actions (two words).
  3. 6. For at least twenty years after Jesus’ death and Resurrection, the disciples shared their experiences of Jesus through ___ tradition.
  4. 7. The movement to restore unity among all Christian churches and, ultimately, of all people throughout the world.
  5. 9. We call Scripture ___ because it was written by human beings with the guidance of the Holy Spirit to teach without error those truths necessary for our salvation.
  6. 11. The ___ ___ (two words) transforms our daily experiences into encounters of God’s wisdom and love.
  7. 17. The ___ ___ (two words) recounts the story of God’s covenant relationship with the ancient Israelites.
  8. 18. Communal prayer—especially the _____—is central to Catholic identity. In it, we share in the sacrifice of Jesus, the Son.
  9. 19. Human ___ can never fully describe the Divine Mystery. That is why there are so many images to describe God in Scripture.
  10. 20. The Catechism calls the ___ the “domestic church,” because it is the first place we learn about our faith.
  11. 21. The earliest New Testament writings were the ___.
  12. 22. Those people whom the Church has officially canonized, certifying that they have led lives of exemplary holiness, are called ___.
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  1. 1. Literally, ___ means “the study of God.”
  2. 3. The first and universal witness to God’s love.
  3. 4. The practice of reviewing our day, asking God’s forgiveness for the day’s sins, and offering thanks for the day’s blessings is called a(n) ___.
  4. 8. Saint Anselm’s classic definition of theology is “faith seeking ___.”
  5. 10. This can tell us that God is the origin and Creator of all that is.
  6. 12. Saint ___ of Loyola advises us to “find God in all things.”
  7. 13. The process of passing on the Gospel message, including oral communication of the Gospels, written Scripture, the life of the Church, and interpretation by the Magisterium is called ___.
  8. 14. The responsibility of caring for creation and protecting it for future generations.
  9. 15. The ancient fathers of the Jewish people, whose stories are in the Book of Genesis.
  10. 16. A calling from God to fulfill a particular purpose or mission in life.