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Abbreviations Used for the Books of the Bible
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General Abbreviations
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Overview
T275
Catholic Prayers and Devotions
1
Introduction:
God Is Calling You
God Is Calling You
1a
Chapter Planning Guide
1c
Chapter Objectives
1c
Keys to This Chapter
1d
Key Ideas
2
Plan and Purpose
2
How We Are Different
4
God Desires Our Happiness
5
Sidebar: Blaise Paschal: The Search for Happiness
6
God Loves Us and Draws Near to Us
6
Discovering God Through the Gift of Faith
7
Sidebar: Zacchaeus: You Cannot Enjoy Perfect Delight, Except in God
8
Sidebar: Made for Heaven
9
Faith and Baptism
9
Called to Holiness
10
Sidebar: God Calls Us in Many Ways
10
What Is a Christian Vocation?
11
All Vocations Lead to Holiness
11
What Is My Vocation?
12
God Calls, But You Must Answer
13
Sidebar: At a Glance
13
Conclusion
14
The Saints, Pillars of the Church: St. Anselm of Canterbury on Seeking God
15
Challenges
16
Supplementary Reading
18
Vocabulary
19
Study Questions
20
Practical Exercises
21
Chapter 1:
The Universal Call to Holiness
The Universal Call to Holiness
21a
Chapter Planning Guide
21c
Chapter Objectives
21c
Keys to This Chapter
21d
Key Ideas
22
Introduction
23
God Made Us to Find Fulfillment in Him
24
The Original State of Man in Creation
25
Sidebar: God Created Us for Perfection
25
Original Sin
26
Disfigured Image, Lost Likeness
27
God Seeks Us First
28
Sidebar: Seeking God’s Will in Every Moment
28
Promises and Covenants
28
The Covenant with Noah
29
The Call of Abraham
30
God Reveals Himself to Moses
31
The Covenant with Moses
31
The Kingdom of David
32
Holiness in the New Covenant
32
Baptism Restores Us to Holiness
33
Sidebar: God’s Unique Call
34
Christ as Our Model of Holiness
34
A Call to Christian Perfection
35
A Call to Live as Saints
35
Sidebar: The Struggle for Sainthood
37
Sidebar: Mother Dolores: From the Big Screen to the Cloister
39
Sidebar: At a Glance
40
Conclusion
41
The Saints, Pillars of the Church: St. Francis de Sales: Holiness Is for Everyone
43
The Saints, Pillars of the Church: Josemaria Escriva: Work for the Glory of God
44
Challenges
45
Supplementary Reading
46
Sidebar: Never to Be Repeated
47
Vocabulary
48
Study Questions
49
Practical Exercises
51
Chapter 2:
Our Vocation Is to Love and Serve
Our Vocation Is to Love and Serve
51a
Chapter Planning Guide
51c
Chapter Objectives
51c
Keys to This Chapter
51d
Key Ideas
52
Introduction
53
To Serve One Another in Love
54
The Greatest Commandment
56
Love and Service in the Early Church
56
The Church as the Body of Christ
57
Relationships Within Society
58
The Church’s Mission and Our Mission
59
We Are Given the Grace and Charisms to Serve God and Neighbor
59
To Love and Serve as Christ Did
60
Finding Your Personal Vocation
61
Vocation to Marriage
61
The Committed Single Life
62
Sidebar: St. Giuseppe Moscati: The Holy Physician of Naples
63
Sidebar: At a Glance: The Committed Single Life
63
Vocation to Holy Orders: Bishop, Priest, or Deacon
63
Vocation to the Consecrated Life
64
Sidebar: Responding to our Call in Freedom
65
The Common Priesthood of the Faithful
66
The Ministerial Priesthood
67
Sacraments at the Service of Communion
68
Graces of State
68
Sidebar: Self-denial Is A Great Gift
69
Sidebar: Demetrius Gallitzin: The Prince Called to Priesthood
70
Conclusion
71
Sidebar: At a Glance
73
The Saints, Pillars of the Church: Venerable Pierre Toussaint: Husband and Provider
75
Challenges
76
Supplementary Reading
77
Long-term Homework Assignment
77
Vocabulary
78
Study Questions
80
Practical Exercises
81
Chapter 3:
The Vocation to Marriage
The Vocation to Marriage
81a
Chapter Planning Guide
81c
Chapter Objectives
81c
Keys to This Chapter
81d
Key Ideas
82
Introduction
83
Marriage as Vocation
84
Sidebar: The True Meaning of the Marriage Covenant
84
Marriage According to God’s Plan
86
Sidebar: Bl. Luigi Beltrame Quatrocchi and Bl. Maria Corsini-Beltrame Quattrocchi
87
What Genesis Teaches About Marriage
88
Marriage After Original Sin
89
God and the Chosen People, a Spousal Relationship
90
Marriage in the New Covenant
91
Properties of Marriage
92
“Be Subject to One Another”
93
Purposes of Married Love
93
Sidebar: Theology of the Body — and the Soul
94
Sidebar: Cooperating with God Through Natural Family Planning
95
Sins Against Marriage
96
Sidebar: The Objection to Contraception
97
The Marriage Covenant, Family, and Society
99
Conclusion
100
Sidebar: At a Glance
101
The Saints, Pillars of the Church: Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin: Parents of St. Therese of Lisieux
103
Challenges
104
Supplementary Reading
107
Vocabulary
109
Study Questions
110
Practical Exercises
111
Chapter 4:
The Sacrament of Matrimony
The Sacrament of Matrimony
111a
Chapter Planning Guide
111c
Chapter Objectives
111c
Keys to This Chapter
111d
Key Ideas
112
Introduction
114
The Sacrament of Matrimony
114
Matter, Form, and Minister
114
Preparation for Marriage
115
Remote Preparation
115
Proximate Preparation
116
Immediate Preparation
117
Basic Requirements for Christian Marriage
118
Impediments to Marriage
119
The Role of Mutual Consent
119
Three Essential Promises
120
Celebrating the Rite of Marriage
121
Sharing the Catholic Faith
122
Marriage Between a Catholic and a Non-Catholic
123
Sidebar: Bl. Eurosia Fabris
124
Effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony
126
Divorce, Remarriage, and Annulments
126
Annulments
127
Sidebar: St. Thomas More: A Martyr for the Sanctity of Marriage
129
Challenges in Marriage and Family Life
131
Sidebar: At a Glance
132
Conclusion
133
The Saints, Pillars of the Church: Odoardo Focherini: Husband, Father, Hero
135
The Saints, Pillars of the Church: Elisabeth Leseur, Apostle to Her Husband
137
Challenges
138
Supplementary Reading
139
Long-term Homework Assignment
140
Vocabulary
141
Study Questions
142
Practical Exercises
143
Chapter 5:
The Sacrament of Holy Orders
The Sacrament of Holy Orders
143a
Chapter Planning Guide
143c
Chapter Objectives
143c
Keys to This Chapter
143d
Key Ideas
144
Introduction
145
Set Apart for Ministerial Service
146
Priesthood in the Old Covenant
146
Sidebar: Venerable Michael Joseph McGivney
147
Christ as High Priest
148
Priesthood of the New Covenant
148
Christ Institutes the Sacrament of Holy Orders
149
Sidebar: Servant of God Augustus Tolton
150
The Apostles’ Role in the Early Church
151
Holy Orders: Three Degree, One Sacrament
151
Deacons
151
Bishops and Presbyters (Priests)
152
Development of Ministries
152
The Ministerial Priesthood
153
To Act in the Person of Christ the Head
153
A Sacrament at the Service of Communion
153
Hierarchy of Service
154
Sidebar: Servant of God Edward Joseph Flanagan
155
The Order of Bishop
156
The Fullness of Holy Orders
157
Sidebar: Symbols of a Bishop
158
The Order of Priest
159
Sidebar: Symbols of a Priest
160
The Order of Deacon
160
Subsequent History of the Diaconate
161
Transitional and Permanent Deacons
162
Sidebar: Symbols of a Deacon
162
Preparing for Holy Orders
162
Remote Preparation
163
Proximate and Immediate Preparation
164
Qualifications to Receive Holy Orders
165
Sidebar: Diocesan Priesthood, Religious Priesthood
166
Sidebar: Fr. Eugene Hamilton: A Priest Forever
167
Celebration of the Rite of Ordination
168
Effects of the Sacrament
169
The Gift of Celibacy
170
Married Deacons, Married Priests
170
The Celibate Witness to the World
171
Sidebar: St. Lawrence, Patron of Deacons
172
Conclusion
173
Sidebar: At a Glance
174
The Saints, Pillars of the Church: St. Oscar Romero: Bishop and Witness
176
Challenges
177
Supplementary Reading
179
Vocabulary
182
Study Questions
183
Practical Exercises
185
Chapter 6:
Consecrated Life
Consecrated Life
185a
Chapter Planning Guide
185c
Chapter Objectives
185c
Keys to This Chapter
185d
Key Ideas
186
Introduction
187
What Is the Consecrated Life?
188
The Evangelical Counsels
189
Sidebar: Venerable Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli
190
Prefiguration of the Consecrated Life in the Old Testament
191
Christ: Model of the Consecrated Life
192
The Consecrated Life Bears Witness to Christ in the World
193
Various Forms of Consecrated Life
193
Religious Institutes
194
Institutes Completely Devoted to Contemplation
194
Apostolic Religious Life
195
Monastic Life
195
The Development of Monasticism
196
Medieval Reform
197
Mendicant Orders
198
Sidebar: Blessed Solanus Casey: A Simple Priest
199
The Protestant Reformation to the Modern Era
200
Virgins, Hermits, and Widows
201
Sidebar: Fr. Walter Ciszek, SJ, Covert Priest
203
Societies for Apostolic Life
204
Secular Institutes
205
New Expressions of Consecrated Life
206
The New Ecclesial Movements
208
Conclusion
209
Sidebar: At a Glance
210
The Saints, Pillars of the Church: Up from Slavery: St. Josephine Bakhita
211
The Saints, Pillars of the Church: St. Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity: A Vocation to Love
213
Challenges
214
Supplementary Reading
217
Long-term Homework Assignment
217
Vocabulary
219
Study Questions
220
Practical Exercises
221
Appendix:
Discerning Your Vocation
Discerning Your Vocation
221a
Chapter Planning Guide
221c
Chapter Objectives
221c
Keys to This Chapter
221d
Key Ideas
222
Introduction
223
Discernment
224
Guidelines for Discerning a Vocation
224
I. A Life of Prayer and the Sacraments
226
II. Learn the Catholic Faith
227
III. Live a Moral Life
228
IV. Rectitude of Intention
229
V. Be Free of Attachments
231
VI. Live a Life of Service
232
VII. Receive Spiritual Direction
232
VIII. “Test All Things”
234
Sidebar: Obstacles to Discernment
235
Surprises and Disappointments
237
Conclusion
237
Sidebar: At a Glance
238
The Saints, Pillars of the Church: Bl. Charles de Foucauld
240
Challenges
241
Sidebar: Servant of God Julia Greeley
242
Questions to Ask When Discerning a Vocation
242
Am I Called to Marriage?
242
Am I Called to Remain a Committed Single?
243
Am I Called to the Priesthood or Consecrated Life?
244
Am I Called to the Permanent Diaconate?
245
Prayers in Support of Vocation Discernment
246
Supplementary Reading
248
Vocabulary
249
Study Questions
250
Practical Exercises
T1
Introduction
T17
Chapter One
T41
Chapter Two
T55
Chapter Three
T75
Chapter Four
T95
Chapter Five
T127
Chapter Six
T159
Appendix
RESOURCE MATERIALS
No test for Introduction
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Chapter One
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Chapter Two
T190
Chapter Three
T195
Chapter Four
T199
Chapter Five
T203
Chapter Six
T207
Appendix
T212
Introduction
T216
Chapter One
T220
Chapter Two
T224
Chapter Three
T228
Chapter Four
T232
Chapter Five
T236
Chapter Six
T240
Appendix
T246
Introduction
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Chapter One
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Chapter Two
T257
Chapter Three
T260
Chapter Four
T264
Chapter Five
T267
Chapter Six
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Appendix
