Term 1 Human Heart Questions PDF

**Term 1** [Chapter 1 ] **Human heart questions** - Human heart questions are questions that stir within a person's heart. [Personal] - Personal questions of the human heart are questions concerned with what people need to understand about themselves in order to discover true happiness.\ C...

**Term 1** [Chapter 1 ] **Human heart questions** - Human heart questions are questions that stir within a person's heart. [Personal] - Personal questions of the human heart are questions concerned with what people need to understand about themselves in order to discover true happiness.\ Common teenage question could be: 'What's life all about?', 'How can I become more independent?', 'Why do I have so many feelings?'. [Relationship] - Human heart relationship questions are those concerned with how a person can relate with others in ways that will lead to true happiness. Common teenage examples include: 'Who will always love and accept me, no matter what?' and 'How can I make good friends?' [Future] - Questions about the future are concerned with what is best for oneself, for the world and for creation if true happiness is to be found. 'What is my future in a world that sometimes seems really complicated and even threatening?' 'How can we create a more peaceful future with less crime and fewer wars?' [God] - Many human experiences lead people to wonder about God. Many people sense the presence of God as they experience creation. [Why people fail to recognise their human heart questions] The pace of life today leaves little or no time for the quiet time and reflection needed to become aware of the questions that stir within people's hearts. [Chapter 3] Pope -- successor to St Peter Archbishop - the head of diocese that is considered to be particularly important for some reason (an archdiocese). Bishop - The spiritual gifts and authority Jesus first gave the Apostles have been passed down through the centuries. Today, those who have these powers are called bishops. Cardinal - Popes today are elected by special bishops called cardinals. **Magisterium** Magisterium' refers to the leaders within the\ Church who today have the spiritual gifts for guiding and preserving Church teaching. **Tradition** Tradition is the handing on of the teachings of the Apostles under the guidance of the Holy Spirit [Chapter 5] **Term 2** [Chapter 1] A virtue is a habit of doing what is good. The word 'cardinal' comes from the Latin word for 'hinge'. The development of all other human virtues hinges on the cardinal virtues. *Prudence* is the virtue enabling people to discern what is truly best for them in each particular situation in life, and to choose the right means of achieving it. *Justice* is the virtue that makes people willing to be fair in their dealings with God and with others, giving to each what is due to them. Justice to God requires prayer, worship and trying to live as God taught. Justice to others involves respecting the rights of others. *Fortitude* is the virtue of continuing to try to do what is right. Fortitude is shown when people keep trying even when it is difficult (temptations, peer and social pressures) to overcome habits that need changing (gossiping, lying, laziness). Even if they fail, people of fortitude never give up; they try again. *Temperance* is the virtue of moderation, governing our emotions and desires so that they do not lead us to excesses. The opposite of temperance is lack of control over instincts and desires. [Chapter 2] God created people to live forever with God in a happiness that is beyond human imagination. This happiness is called 'heaven'. People who have traces of selfishness, human weakness and wrongdoing when they die, have an experience of final purification called 'purgatory' before they can experience heaven. Hell is when you live in ignorance with God and can't go to Heaven. God created people with free will. People, therefore, can choose not to relate with God. They make this choice by refusing to live the commandments of God. When a person doesn't live by God's commands, they aren't granted access into heaven. So, whether a person uses their free will to relate with God or not determines whether they go to Heaven or Hell. [Chapter 5 ] **Key information about Jesus explained in the Gospel of Mark** - Jesus is the divine Son of God - John the Baptist was the one who the Old Testament prophets said would prepare the way of the Messiah who would be filled with the Spirit - Jesus shares the Holy Spirit with all who receive Baptism - Jesus, the Son of God, is fully committed to his mission from God the Father - Jesus experienced temptations to sin, just like all human beings, but conquered them by the power of the Spirit - Jesus could conquer Satan, the source of all temptations to sin, through the power of the Spirit. [Chapter 6] **The meaning of the death of Jesus** Throughout the Roman Empire, the cross was a symbol of punishment, shame, suffering and death. Jesus knew that crucifixion would be his fate if he continued his mission. Doing what God the Father wanted required great courage and heroism. For Christians, the cross has become the symbol of what is required to live as God wants the people of God to live -- that is, in heroic ways. **Resurrection** After his death on the cross, Jesus rose from the dead. His Resurrection is the greatest sign of the power of God. Because of the Resurrection, those who believe in Jesus do not see the cross as a symbol of death but as a means of experiencing the power of God to overcome death and bring all people, through Jesus, to fullness of life with God. **Term 3** [Chapter 1 ] **Emotions** - *The word 'emotion' comes from the Latin word movere, which means 'to move'. Emotions move people to behave in certain ways.* **The most fundamental emotion is love** Of all the emotions, love is the most basic emotion needed for the human person to flourish. A person who recognises that they feel love for self and others, even people they don't know personally, will be prepared to make life-giving choices. **Emotions are not behaviours** Some people confuse emotions with behaviours. All behaviour is a result of the choices people make, not the emotion they feel. It is the behaviour that results from an emotion that can be considered either good or bad, not the emotion itself.