MAJOR SKILLS AND MAJOR IDEAS
OF THE FIRST SEMESTER


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Second quarter text Zanzig review
Chapter 4 Jesus: Revealing God in Humanity
Key reflection: How would you answer Jesus� question, �Who do you say that I am?�

Chapter 5 Jesus & the Paschal Mystery: Finding Life Through Death
Key Reflection: How have you experienced the Paschal Mystery in your life?

Chapter 6 The Church: Gathering in the Living Spirit of Jesus
Key reflection: What was Jesus' mission, and how does the Church carry it on?
How are you part of your Church's effort to carry on Jesus's mission?

Chapter 7 Scriptures: Hearing the Inspired Word of God

Chapter 8 Traditon: Handing on the Living Faith

Chapter 9 The Sacraments: Celebrating the Grace of God

Chapter 10 The Liurgical Year: Celebrating Sacred Time

Chapter 11 Spirituality and Prayer: Growing in Life with God

Chapter 12 Christian Morality: Living in the Spirit of Jesus

Major lists of the course

These are skills you should have acquired during the first semester.
You should not only be able to explain how to do these;
you should be also able to do these!
By the end of the semester, you should be able to evaluate these experiences.


* Describe five different forms of prayer.

* List and describe the suggested practice of "reading Scripture on three levels."

* List the recommended four step process of really getting an assigned reading.

* Be able to write a good five-paragraph essay





These questions reflect major ideas of the first semester.
You should be able to answer each well.


* What is the ultimate goal of Jesuit education?

* According to the Catholic vision, why are you here on earth?

* According to the Christian tradition, in what ways are human beings made in the image of God?

* Jesus revealed what will happen at the end of time in the parable of the Last Judgment.
The King will come and separate them as sheep and goats.
What does Jesus say is th criteria by which the good will be separated from the bad?

* What did Jesus reply when asked "what is the greatest commandment?"

* What is the five-step process of development that most of the books of the Bible went through?
Describe each step in a sentence or two.

* What is the Catholic understanding of a "Scriptures and Tradition" approach to knowing God's truth?

* What is the Church's Magisterium? Why is it needed?

* What does it mean to say that Jesus is the fundamental sacrament of God?

* What does it mean to say that the church is the sacrament of Jesus?

* What is meant by a sense of the sacramental?

* Describe how a genuine spirituality can affect a person's whole life.

* What is prayer? How is it related to spirituality?

* What act of worship is the core of Catholic life?

* What does it really mean to be a Christian? What does it really mean to be a Catholic?
Are you choosing to be Christian Catholic? If so, give evidence.

* Why is going to Mass, celebrating Eucharist, so important for a person who is trying to follow Jesus?
Give a good, rational, practical explanation, filled with ideas you have learned from this course.

* What does your relationship with God need in order to grow and survive?

* If you are pursuing your relationship with God as a Catholic Christian, who is at the center of Christian spirituality?
What does this person teach us about how to grow spiritually?

* Name the three crucial tasks of adolescence. How does the deepening capacity for friendship relate to each?

* List the four major sections of the Christian Testament.

* List the four major sections in Hebrew Scriptures

* Describe the Catholic understanding of how reason and faith are both needed to know God,
the meaning of life and how to live.

* With what kind of love does God love each person?

* How did Jesus respond to his fears?
* What Christian belief is the foundation of trust and hope in God?

* Explain this idea as clearly and completely as you can:
"Jesus is the sacrament of God, and the Church is the sacrament of Jesus."





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