Apostles
Jesus' twelve specially chosen and commissioned disciples, as well as other figures such as St. Paul; they earned this designation when they were sent forth to evangelize.
Apostolic Succession
The handing on of the teaching, preaching, and office of the Apostles to their successors, the bishops, through the laying on the hands
Ascension
The event that "marks the definitive entrance of Jesus' humanity into God's heavenly domain". It is from heaven that Christ will come again.
Charism
A spirit gift or grace of the Holy Spirit that directly or indirectly builds up the Church, helps a person live a Christian life, or serves the common good.
Covenant
The partnership between God and humanity which God has established out of love.
Deposit of Faith
The heritage of faith contained in Sacred Scripture and Tradition, handed on in the Church from the time of the Apostles,
Faith
Both a gift of God that can only exist with God's preceding grace and an act of a person's intellect, an assenting to the divine truth by command of the will that has been moved by that grace.
Kingdom of God
The reign or rule of God.
Magisterium
The bishops, in communion with the pope, who are the living and teaching office of the Church. They interpret the word of God
Messiah
From the Hebrew from "the chosen one", or, "the Anointed One", the role Jesus filled
Paschal Mystery
The redemptive Passion, Death, Resurrection and glorious Ascension of Jesus Christ, through which Jesus not only liberated humans from sin but also gave them new life
Pentecost
From the Greek for "fiftieth day," a Jewish harvest feast occurring fifty days after Passover
Salvation History
The story of God's action in human history. It refers to the events through which God makes humanity aware of and brings humanity into the Kingdom of God. It began with the creation of the world and will end with the second coming of Christ
Second Coming
The final judgment of all human when Christ returns to earth.