Across
- 2. This Greek word refers to the kind of love that is spiritual and unselfish. It means to serve freely without reward; to suffer injury without seeking revenge; to act with respect, justice, caring, and compassion.
- 11. A way of addressing God the Father
- 12. “Anointed one.”
- 13. A deceased Catholic’s having been publicly and officially proclaimed a saint.
- 15. Conceiving and bearing children.
- 19. Literally the study of Christ
- 20. The virtue by which people are able to successfully and healthfully integrate their sexuality into their total person; recognized as one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit.
- 21. This means that the Pope’s statements are true and without error when “he proclaims by a definitive act a doctrine pertaining to faith or morals”1 (CCC, 891).
- 23. Incorrect beliefs.
- 24. dignity: This means that dignity is so much a part of us that no one can ever take it away.
- 25. Showing compassion to those over whom one has power.
- 26. Showing humility and patience.
- 28. The biblical event in which the Angel Gabriel visits the Virgin Mary and announces that she is to be the Mother of the Savior.
- 29. The movement to restore unity among all Christian Churches and, ultimately, of all people throughout “the whole wide world” (the literal meaning of the word).
- 30. A Latin phrase that literally means “from the chair.”
- 32. The Vision of God in Heaven and all his glory
- 33. The official, authoritative teaching voice of the Church.
- 35. The decent of the Holy Spirit among the apostles
- 36. A short summary statement or profession of faith.
Down
- 1. When God brought Mary’s whole being—body and soul—into Heaven
- 3. To share our faith in Jesus Christ and the Good News of his life, death, and Resurrection
- 4. This word refers to anything that will last for an indefinitely long period.
- 5. The name for the God-given virtues of faith, hope, and love
- 6. The active, even aggressive, seeking of converts to one’s own religion, often away from another religion
- 7. People who suffer death because of their beliefs. The Church has canonized many martyrs as saints.
- 8. A calling from God to fulfill a particular purpose or mission in life.
- 9. Our response to God’s Revelation. Faith is the internal surrender of our whole selves—minds, hearts, and spirits—to God
- 10. An official, authoritative teaching of the Church based on the Revelation of God.
- 14. A personal, solemn promise of faithful love that involves mutual commitments and creates a sacred relationship.
- 16. The sin by which the first humans disobeyed God
- 17. A state of final purification or cleansing, which one may need to enter following death and before entering Heaven
- 18. To make holy.
- 22. A person’s God-given internal sense of what is morally right or wrong. To make good judgments, a person needs to have a well-formed conscience.
- 27. The Son of God’s assuming a human nature in order to accomplish our salvation in it.
- 31. “God with us.”
- 34. A state of eternal life and union with God, in which one experiences full happiness and the satisfaction of the deepest human longings.