WHAT IS RELATED IN THE PROLOGUE
What is original sin and why does it prevent people from developing
spiritually?
Mary and Jesus are the only humans free from original sin, They are fully capable of reflecting God’s love and goodness. For everyone else, spiritual development is a life-long task requiring the grace of god . Without this grace, people commonly fail to:
• realize their inner potential for goodness
• overcome challenges
• develop spiritual strength and depth
The basic cause of human beings failing to develop spiritually is original sin – the human tendency to disobey God, inherited from the parents of the human race. Original sin is at the basis of all human selfishness and wrongdoing.
Explain how an over-active lifestyle can interfere with people’s ability to grow spiritually.
Many people today do not live in ways that help spiritual growth. For example they may: be too active to take time out for themselves, fail to provide times of quiet, necessary for reflection, fail to think about or try to understand their feelings, fail to direct their emotions positively, ignore their human heart questions
Explain the meaning of ‘capital sins’.
There are seven bad habits that if people allow them to become regular they can cause people to fail to develop spiritually. These are often referred to as ‘capital sins’. They are called ‘capital’ in that they are the starting points of other sins and vices in a person’s life. They are called ‘sins’ because they weaken the ability to live a Christian moral life.
what was a sign that the Holy Spirit came upon the Apostles at Pentecost.
tongues of fire was the sign that the holy spirit had come
Explain what is meant by the communion of saints.
The ‘communion of saints’ is another way of describing the Church, which is made up of all baptized people, including its members in heaven, those who are in Purgatory, and those who are still alive in
the world.
What is Marian prayer? Give three examples of this type of prayer.
Because Mary is so close to Jesus, people ask her specifically to speak on another person’s behalf for them before God. Catholic prayer is not directed to Mary in the same way that it is directed to God. By interceding on their behalf, Mary asks God to look with favor on their prayer.
spiritually?
Mary and Jesus are the only humans free from original sin, They are fully capable of reflecting God’s love and goodness. For everyone else, spiritual development is a life-long task requiring the grace of god . Without this grace, people commonly fail to:
• realize their inner potential for goodness
• overcome challenges
• develop spiritual strength and depth
The basic cause of human beings failing to develop spiritually is original sin – the human tendency to disobey God, inherited from the parents of the human race. Original sin is at the basis of all human selfishness and wrongdoing.
Explain how an over-active lifestyle can interfere with people’s ability to grow spiritually.
Many people today do not live in ways that help spiritual growth. For example they may: be too active to take time out for themselves, fail to provide times of quiet, necessary for reflection, fail to think about or try to understand their feelings, fail to direct their emotions positively, ignore their human heart questions
Explain the meaning of ‘capital sins’.
There are seven bad habits that if people allow them to become regular they can cause people to fail to develop spiritually. These are often referred to as ‘capital sins’. They are called ‘capital’ in that they are the starting points of other sins and vices in a person’s life. They are called ‘sins’ because they weaken the ability to live a Christian moral life.
what was a sign that the Holy Spirit came upon the Apostles at Pentecost.
tongues of fire was the sign that the holy spirit had come
Explain what is meant by the communion of saints.
The ‘communion of saints’ is another way of describing the Church, which is made up of all baptized people, including its members in heaven, those who are in Purgatory, and those who are still alive in
the world.
What is Marian prayer? Give three examples of this type of prayer.
Because Mary is so close to Jesus, people ask her specifically to speak on another person’s behalf for them before God. Catholic prayer is not directed to Mary in the same way that it is directed to God. By interceding on their behalf, Mary asks God to look with favor on their prayer.