Mid-Term Vocab

Introductory Unit

Heart-the center of the total personality, especially with reference to intuition, feeling, or emotion
re-a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment

Reality-the state of things as they are or appear to be, rather than as one might wish them to be

4 Truths of the “I”- are the Four Noble Truths, Life means suffering, the origin of suffering is attachment, the cessation of suffering is attainable and the path to the cessation of suffering.


Religious Sense- is the acknowledgement and understanding of what religion is

Ontology-the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such.

Being-conscious, mortal existence; life.

Anointing of the Sick

Suffering- is the state of feeling pain, misery or loss expierenced.

Job-a piece of work, especially a specific task done as part of the routine of one's occupation or for an agreed price
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Original Sin-a depravity, or tendency to evil, held to be innate in humankind and transmitted from Adam to the race in consequence of his sin.

Presbyters- (in the early Christian church) an office bearer who exercised teaching, priestly, and administrative functions.

Who administers the sacrament?- the priest, deacons and bishop

Who can receive the sacrament?-anyone that has been baptized.

Viaticum- (among the ancient Romans) a provision or allowance for traveling, originally of transportation and supplies, later of money, made to officials on public missions.

Theodicy- a vindication of the divine attributes, particularly holiness and justice, in establishing or allowing the existence of physical and moral evil.

Apocalyptic- predicting or presaging imminent disaster and total or universal destruction

Apostolate- the dignity or office of an apostle.

Extreme Unction- A sacrament to give spiritual aid and comfort and perfect spiritual health, including, if need be, the remission of sins.

Society of Jesus- a member of a Roman Catholic religious order (Society of Jesus) founded by Ignatius of Loyola in 1534.

L’Arche Community- is an international network of faith-based communities centered around people who have developmental disabilities (or learning disabilities as they are known in the UK).

Stations of the Cross- a series of 14 representations of successive incidents from the Passion of Christ, each with a wooden cross, or a series of wooden crosses alone, set up in a church, or sometimes outdoors, and visited in sequence, for prayer and meditation.

Reconciliation

Penance- a sacrament, as in the Roman Catholic Church, consisting in a confession of sin, made with sorrow and with the intention of amendment, followed by the forgiveness of the sin.

Confession- a formal, usually written, acknowledgment of guilt by a person accused of a crime.

Forgiveness- is the renunciation or cessation of resentment, indignation or anger as a result of a perceived offense, disagreement, or mistake, or ceasing to demand punishment or restitution

Conversion- a change of attitude, emotion, or viewpoint from one of indifference, disbelief, or antagonism to one of acceptance, faith, or enthusiastic support, especially such a change in a person's religion.

Empathy- the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another.

Ten Commandments- the precepts spoken by God to Israel, delivered to Moses on Mount Sinai; the Decalogue. Ex. 20; 24:12,34; Deut. 5. Though the numbering of these commandments may differ in some religions, that which has been followed in this dictionary is based on the King James Version of the Bible.

Examination of Conscience- is what we do before we go to confession and it is the in depth look into what we have done and how it may have affected our conscienesness.




Contrition- sorrow for and detestation of sin with a true purpose of amendment, arising from a love of God for His own perfections (perfect contrition) or from some inferior motive, as fear of divine punishment (imperfect contrition)

Confession of Sin- is the acknowledgment of sin (or one's sinfulness) or wrongs. It is a religious practice in a number of faith traditions.

Absolution- a remission of sin or of the punishment for sin, made by a priest in the sacrament of penance on the ground of authority received from Christ.

Sin- any act regarded as such a transgression, especially a willful or deliberate violation of some religious or moral principle.

Mortal Sin- a willfully committed, serious transgression against the law of God, depriving the soul of divine grace.

Venial Sin- a transgression against the law of God that does not deprive the soul of divine grace either because it is a minor offense or because it was committed without full understanding of its seriousness or without full consent of the will.

Original Sin- a depravity, or tendency to evil, held to be innate in humankind and transmitted from Adam to the race in consequence of his sin.

Personal Sin- a sin committed by our own doing and effects us internally.

Restitution- reparation made by giving an equivalent or compensation for loss, damage, or injury caused; indemnification.

Concupiscence- is a lust and desire, sexually.

Fornication- is the reproduction of new life between a man and a woman.

Heresy- opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, especially of a church or religious system.

Schism- division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.

Matrimony

Abortion- an operation or other procedure to terminate pregnancy before the fetus is viable.



Contraception- the deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation by any of various drugs, techniques, or devices; birth control.

Sterilization- the destruction of all living microorganisms, as pathogenic or saprophytic bacteria, vegetative forms, and spores.

Fidelity- devotion to duties, obligations, etc; faithfulness

Divorce- a judicial declaration dissolving a marriage in whole or in part, especially one that releases the husband and wife from all matrimonial obligations.

Polygamy- the practice or condition of having more than one spouse, especially wife, at one time.

Adultery- voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her lawful spouse.

Annulment- a formal invalidation, as of a marriage, judicial proceeding.

Purpose of Marriage- is to pro create and live fruitful and multiply.

Unity- the state or fact of being united or combined into one, as of the parts of a whole; unification.

Procreation- is a male and a female that are married and have sex with the intent of creating a child or offspring.

Intimacy- a close, familiar, and usually affectionate or loving personal relationship with another person or group.

Exchange of Vows- are the promises and love shown between husband and wife through words.

Grace- the divine assistance and power given to man in spiritual rebirth and sanctification.

Family- a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not.

Cohabitation- to live together as husband and wife, usually without legal or religious sanction.

Creation- something that has been brought into existence or created, esp a product of human intelligence or imagination.

Holy Orders

Diocese- an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.

Vicar- a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.

Infallibility- person or thing that is incapable of error or failure.

Imprimatur- an official license to print or publish a book, pamphlet, etc., especially a license issued by a censor of the Roman Catholic Church.

Parish- an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.

Celibacy- abstention from sexual relations.


Bishops- a person who supervises a number of local churches or a diocese, being in the Greek, Roman Catholic, Anglican, and other churches a member of the highest order of the ministry.

Pope- the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.

Priest- a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.

Deacon- a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.

Cardinal- a high ecclesiastic appointed by the pope to the College of Cardinals and ranking above every other ecclesiastic but the pope.

Clergy- the group or body of ordained persons in a religion, as distinguished from the laity.

Chasuble- a sleeveless outer vestment worn by the celebrant at Mass.

Discern- to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend.

Grace- is what is renewed in us as we visit the church and participate in mass.

Baptism


Definition- a ceremonial immersion in water, or application of water, as an initiatory rite or sacrament of the Christian church.

RCIA- The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is the process through which interested adults and older children are gradually introduced to the Roman Catholic faith and way of life. Children who were not baptized as infants are also initiated through an adapted process of this rite, sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Rite of Christian Initiation of Children (RCIC).

RCIA Process- is a communal process and involves a number of stages punctuated by liturgical rites to aid and assist the potential convert toward the final rite, usually at the Easter Vigil at which time they will become full members of the Roman Catholic Church.

Candidates- a person or thing regarded as suitable or likely for a particular fate or position.

Catechumens- . a person under instruction in the rudiments of Christianity, as in the early church.

White Garment- is what an adult or child wears when they are being baptized.


Water- is what is used when a candidate gets baptized.

Concupiscence- sexual desire; lust.

Confirmation

Definition- a rite administered to baptized persons, in some churches as a sacrament for confirming and strengthening the recipient in the Christian faith, in others as a rite without sacramental character by which the recipient is admitted to full communion with the church.

Seal- an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.

Holy Spirit- the presence of God as part of a person's religious experience.

Fruits of the Spirit- Love, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Self-control, Joy, Peace, Gentleness, and Faithfulness,


Gifts of the Spirit- Wisdom, Knowledge, Faith, Healing powers, Miraculous powers, Prophecy, Spiritual discernment, Speaking in tongues, and Interpretation of tongues

History- the record of past events and times, especially in connection with the human race.

Pentecost- a Christian festival celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles.

Sponsor- a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.

Community- a social, religious, occupational, or other group sharing common characteristics or interests and perceived or perceiving itself as distinct in some respect from the larger society within which it exists.

Laying on of hands- a rite in which the cleric's hands are placed on the head of a person being confirmed, ordained, or the like.

Eucharist

Definition- the sacrament of Holy Communion; the sacrifice of the Mass; the Lord's Supper.


Transcendence- Theology of God having continuous existence outside the created world.

Consecration- the act of giving the sacramental character to the Eucharistic elements of bread and wine, especially in the Roman Catholic Church.

Transubstantiation- the changing of the elements of the bread and wine, when they are consecrated in the Eucharist, into the body and blood of Christ.

Tabernacle- the portable sanctuary in use by the Israelites from the time of their wandering in the wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt to the building of the Temple in Jerusalem by Solomon.

Other Names for the Eucharist- is the body of Christ

Eucharist Meal- is a Christian sacrament by which, in a common interpretation, those who celebrate it commemorate the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine.

Mass/Liturgy (Eucharist)- the service of the Eucharist, especially this service (Divine Liturgy) in the Eastern Church.

Introductory Rites- is the penitential rite, it is a time of reflection on one's sins and a prayer for God's mercy.

Liturgy of the Word- Consist of The First Reading: -The Hebrew Scriptures, The Responsorial Psalm, The Second Reading - The Christian Scriptures, The Gospel – Alleluia, The Gospel Reading, The Homily (or mini-sermon), The Profession of Faith: (the Creed)

Liturgy of the Eucharist- consists of the preparation of the altar and gifts, Eucharistic prayer and the communion rite.

Corpus Christi- celebrating the tradition and belief in the body and blood of Jesus Christ and his Real Presence in the Eucharist.

Sunday Obligation-It is both a precept of the Church and Church law that Catholics must worship God on Sunday by participating in the Holy Mass.

"I Confess" Extra Credit

Imagine you are a movie critic. Write a review of the movie "I Confess" and tell your audience why you think this movie is (or is not) worth seeing.

In the movie “I Confess” I thought that it was a pretty interesting and entertaining movie for being in black and white. The movie had a lot of suspense and mystery between the characters even though you know from the start that the murder is Otto Keller, the caretaker . I enjoyed this movie and would recommend others to see it as well. The movie has you hooked and interested as the story line progresses. If people like mysteries and detective movies than “I Confess” will be a great movie for you. I found the actors did a pretty good job with their role and the movie showed quality and interest towards the audience. However, there were still parts that I was annoyed of such as the overly dramatic music as well as the quick scene changes. The storyline to this movie was pretty good and was very entertaining to follow. I like how the priest was targeted as the main suspect and seemed suspicious because he was not able to say what he knew. The movie played with the audience to have the priest know the whole truth and not be able to say anything even though police are targeting at him. This movie is also worth seeing because it has a romance twist that you don’t suspect from the beginning between the priest Logan and women Ruth Grandfort. Once again the movie  had an exciting story idea that has a priest facing trial for a murder he didn't commit, and refusing to clear himself even though the killer had confessed to him in the church, where God and himself were present. This movie shows how sacred and serious priest take the church confessional to be, especially when it leaves a killer to roam free to potentially be able to kill again, but to also get redemption when he dies at the end. The director, Hitchcock, has made a great suspenseful movie that is entertaining to watch as well as enjoy with a number of top-notch performances from the actors.

Why did the priest remain faithful to his vow to never reveal anything from a confession when it would have been easier on him to just reveal the information? What does the movie's resolution at the end demonstrate Hitchcock's own view of God? How would you have ended the movie?

         The priest remained faithful to his vow to never reveal anything from a confession when it would have been easier on him to reveal the information because as a priest you are suppose to keep a vow of silence. Priests are not allowed to discuss what they heard in confession and if they do then they are not a priest. Priests have a commitment to the church, God and the people, with that comes responsibility and trust towards the priest. When becoming a priest they learn and know that they can’t break their vow in confession because it is a time that is meant for the person, God and the priest as the vessel of the Lord. No matter what the sin a priest a cannot speak of it outside of confession because it is also a time where the sinner faces their wrong doing and looking for forgiveness towards something the person is truly sorry for.  Father Logan seemed to be a good priest and never broke his vow of confession. The resolution at the end of the movie shows that Hitchcock own view of God is being able to trust the priest with your confessions even if the confession affects the priest. Also the movie shows at the end that Hitchcock believes that our sins will be forgiven, but if we don’t take responsibility for our actions we will have to pay the consequences. I liked the ending of the movie because everyone got what they deserved except the murders wife. How I would have ended the movie is to have had Father Logan and Otto sit down and talk about what he did and for Otto to confess his sins towards the police and to regain Father Logan’s reputation for a crime he did not commit. Lastly, I would include for Otto to go to jail for the consequences of his murder and the murder of his wife and Logan to be a respected priest with Ruth as a faithful friend.

 Look up Alfred Hitchcock's biography and find some articles about his Catholic faith. How do you think his faith informs his view of the cinema? Give examples from "I Confess" (or other Hitchcock movies) to make your case.

 

         Alfred Hitchcock was raised as a catholic. When Hitchcock as younger, he would go to Mass every week, where he was temporarily an altar boy and he also graduated from a Catholic prep school. Hitchcock was a very religious and stayed that way throughout the course of his life. Hitchcock’s wife, Alma Reville, even converted to Catholic faith for her husband. She and her husband always went to Mass every week where they also gave back by donating large amounts of money towards the church as well as several Catholic charities. Even after his death, Hitchcock’s funeral was held in the Catholic tradition. He was very thankful for his Catholic education, but he admitted that he had resisted the fear and guilt that came along with the religion. He said: “My Catholic upbringing taught me organization, control, and to some degree analysis… I don’t think the religious side of the Jesuit education impressed itself so much upon me as the strict discipline one endured at the time… but I’ve grown out of religious fear now” (Kershaw). But oddly enough all of that thrilling darkness in his films seemed to have come from somewhere because many film analyzers argue that Hitchcock’s movies are filled with references to Catholic dogma, or code of belief, and imagery. The use of imagery was mainly in his movies theme of guilt and sin as only obtainable in the characters minds of liberation or recovery. In “I Confess” there are a lot of religious beliefs that are taking place such as sin, guilt, redemption, vow of silence in confession, as well as the life of priesthood. The movie was heavy on fear and suspense as well as guilt for the crime Kellar committed. Hitchcock’s religious beliefs were influenced in this movie along with others, but in this movie he portrays a murder and confession that were key points in the movie. He shows the struggle of a priest who is convicted for a crime he did not do when the murder confessed to him. The movie stresses the importance of a priest not revealing what he heard in confession no matter how badly it was or may affect the priest. From Hitchcock admitting that he resisted fear and guilt from the religion he shows a lot of it in this movie as well as many others. He portrays the characters in a way where you know and feel the person’s guilt and fear for a crime they have done or mistake they have made. Hitchcock’s faith informed his view of cinemas through the guilt Kellar felt throughout the movie, Father Logan never revealing what he knew about the murder as well as the redemption Kellar receives for his unjust actions at the end of the movie, where he slowly breaths his last breath. In the end, Hitchcock influences his catholic beliefs in this movie through his ability portray the fear and guilt of the characters in which he claims that he resisted from the religion.

Work Cited

Kershaw, Tom. "The Hollowverse." Alfred Hitchcock's Religion and Political Views. N.p., 3 Dec.

 

      2012. Web. 11 Dec. 2012.

 Answer the question on the movie poster: "If you knew what he knew what would you do?" Tell me why, and compare your own reaction to the priest in the movie.

      It’s hard to say what I would do if I was the one who knew the murder because their two different ways to answer this question. If I wasn’t a priest, like Logan, than I would tell the police who did it and be done with the situation. This because no person has a right to kill a person and the way Otto Kellar, the murder, said he killed the person as an accident really didn’t seem right anyways. He was going to steal from the man he killed, so he was already doing wrong in the first place. I would have told what I knew not only for the safety of me, but for others as well as because this man was dangerous. He also proved he didn’t learn his lesson because he killed his own wife that tried to do good on behalf of her husband’s mistake. The other situation is that if I were a priest like Logan and in the same situation as he was I wouldn’t tell. This is because I wouldn’t be allowed to and the movie stressed a lot how Logan couldn’t reveal the truth. If I was a priest that would mean I would put my faith first before my own self because that’s what I believe in. As a priest you learn that your faith is important and that in confession you can’t reveal anyone’s sins. If I was in Logan’s situation I would do the same as he did by never revealing who committed the crime because as a good priest you are suppose to abide by the rules as a trusted man of the faith. I was surprised how dedicated Logan was in not revealing the information and how wrong it was that Kellar even turned on Logan to save himself, but I can understand that priest have to keep that secret no matter what even if effects them. Logan put his religion first and saw that as more important and personally I would agree with him because it takes a strong priest and loving vessel of the Lord to do that. In the end, I have split decisions because there are two ways of looking at the question, as a priest or as a citizen. It has been made clear that as a citizen for the safety of everyone I would tell, but as a priest strongly intertwined with the faith I would keep the vow of silence from the confession and would not reveal the information I knew.

Universal Call to Holiness

In the prompt what it means to say, "if I need something, I chase after it if it goes away" is that if man needed something from the church he doesn’t go after it until it’s already gone. This part of the prompt is telling man how they have failed the church. When man needs something they wait too long or when it is too late to achieve it. Man fails the church because he fails on his responsibilities to maintain what he needs from the church and only waits until it has gone away to show action and need for it. This can relate to the universal call to holiness in many ways. The main way is that man fails the church when we are called for holiness because we don’t take action towards strengthening our holiness until it has passed.

We are called to holiness through Christ and the church. The Church teaches us that all within the church should live holy lives. Through living a holy life, it is a lifelong process of seeking God himself, through Jesus Christ. The universal call to holiness in the Catholic Church is connected to baptism and uniting a person with the Second Person of the Blessed trinity. Christ preached holiness of life towards everyone and has influenced those to be made holy through the grace of God. God’s grace and love works through the church so that we can be called to holiness as well as take action through faithfulness towards the Holy Spirit by practicing charity. All of members of the church are called to the fullness of a Christian life an perfection of charity, no matter their social rank.

In order to attain or uphold holiness there are four ways to do so. Catholics are considered to follow these four ways to answer the call of holiness. These four ways are that we should use our strengths and talents as a gift from Christ. We should follow Christ and become like him, seeking the Father's will in all things, the glory of God and the good of our neighbor. We should use our personal gifts and fulfill our duties in the spirit of faith working through love and lastly, we should receive all things with faith from the hand of the heavenly Father. Through these four ways of attaining holiness can be grouped into two basic attitudes. The spirit to accept all things as coming from the loving hand of God, and the aim to do all things in accordance with God's will out of love for him. Through the sacraments, such as the Eucharist, participation in the liturgy, prayer, self-denial, service of our brothers and sisters, and the practice of all the virtues. These actions are ruled by charity and two other types of charity, enlivened by charity, and expressions of charity. Now expressions of love towards God are martyrdom as well as virginity, poverty and obedience.  For martyrdom, there is no greater love than to lay down your life for Christ and one's brethren and  for virginity,  poverty, and obedience are all special means for promoting  holiness of the Church,  where each component has its own way as a particular imitation or likeness of Christ.

            Through catholic upholding these four ways and live those out they break what the prompt means when it talks about how man fails the church. The prompt implies for Catholics that they don’t realize what they are losing or have lost until it is gone. The prompt is telling Catholics to do better and make sure they don’t fail the church as well as the church failing them. As a catholic what I think it means to "say who Christ is" without shame is that he is someone who is loving, charitable and there for us through his teachings and our prayer towards us. I have no shame in saying who Christ is because in knowing his teachings and stories of his life as a model for us it has opened my eyes towards knowing who he is. Through going to church and understanding the universal call of holiness, as a Catholic I know no shame in who Christ is and how to attain holiness and the fullness of a Christian life. In the end, through reading the prompt and comparing it to the universal call to holiness there has been a deeper understanding of the two relations; and how if man doesn’t realize what he needs now then later it will already be too late. As Christians in the catholic church we have to understand the faith and answer the universal call to holiness through the four ways as well as the ability to understand and interpret the life of Christ as model intertwined with our own.