Across
- 6. The first and universal witness to God’s love.
- 9. The ___ ___ (two words) recounts the story of God’s covenant relationship with the ancient Israelites.
- 11. The earliest New Testament writings were the ___.
- 12. The Catechism calls the ___ the “domestic church,” because it is the first place we learn about our faith.
- 13. The ___ ___ (two words) transforms our daily experiences into encounters of God’s wisdom and love.
- 15. The ancient fathers of the Jewish people, whose stories are in the Book of Genesis.
- 19. A calling from God to fulfill a particular purpose or mission in life.
- 21. Saint ___ of Loyola advises us to “find God in all things.”
Down
- 1. The movement to restore unity among all Christian churches and, ultimately, of all people throughout the world.
- 2. Human ___ can never fully describe the Divine Mystery. That is why there are so many images to describe God in Scripture.
- 3. Saint Anselm’s classic definition of theology is “faith seeking ___.”
- 4. The basis for morality, this is a gift from God that allows humans to choose from among various actions (two words).
- 5. For at least twenty years after Jesus’ death and Resurrection, the disciples shared their experiences of Jesus through ___ tradition.
- 7. 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.
- 8. The responsibility of caring for creation and protecting it for future generations.
- 10. Communal prayer—especially the _____—is central to Catholic identity. In it, we share in the sacrifice of Jesus, the Son.
- 14. 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 ___.
- 16. Literally, ___ means “the study of God.”
- 17. 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) ___.
- 18. Those people whom the Church has officially canonized, certifying that they have led lives of exemplary holiness, are called ___.
- 20. This can tell us that God is the origin and Creator of all that is.
- 22. We believe in the religious truth that God created the universe, but ___ can help us understand how this may have been accomplished.