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Lesson 1

What Is Faith?

Having faith requires us to put our trust in another. Faith is an essential part of being human.

Catechism Connections

Lesson Topics
Conscience Creation and Creator Death Faith & Reason Grace Sin Suffering Virtue
Essential Lessons

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Lesson Vocabulary

  • Religion
    :
    (n.): From the Latin, meaning “to bind together.” It is our human way of submitting ourselves to God and seeking and being in relationship with Him.
  • Bible
    :
    (n.): The written record of God’s revelation of Himself contained in the Old and New Testaments. It was composed by human authors inspired by the Holy Spirit. The Word of God.
  • Faith
    :
    (n.): A gift from God and a human act by which a person comes to know God and conform their minds, hearts, and wills to Him and the Truth He has revealed.
  • Salvation History
    :
    (n.): The story of God’s love and mercy revealed to us throughout human history, culminating in Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross and Resurrection from the Dead which won for us salvation from sin and death.
  • Theological (Supernatural) Virtues
    :
    (n.): Gifts infused by God into the souls of the faithful to make them capable of acting as His children and of meriting eternal life. They are Faith, Hope, and Charity (or Love).
  • Virtue
    :
    (n.): An habitual and firm disposition to do the good. Moral virtues are acquired through human effort. The infused moral virtues and the theological virtues are gifts from God.

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