Natural Revelation
The process by which God makes himself known through the natural and created order
Salvation History
the pattern of specific events in human history in which God clearly reveals his presence and saving actions
Divine Revelation
a gift accomplished by the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit through the words and deeds of salvation history
Original Sin
the sin of Adam and Eve
Covenant
an agreement between human beings or between God and a human being
Sacred tradition
the process of passing on the gospel message
Apostolic Succession
the authority of the original Apostles is passed on to their successors, the bishops of the church
Magisterium
the living teaching office of the church
Deposit of Faith
The heritage of faith contained in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition
Dogma
Teachings recognized as central to church teaching
Redemption
a buying back
Paschal Mystery
the work ionof salvation accomplished by Jesus Christ, mainly through his Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension
patriarch
the father or leader of a tribe, clan, or tradition. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were this to the Israelite people
prophet
a person God uses to speak his salvation. In the Bible, primarily a communicator of a divine message of repentance to the Chosen People, not necessarily a person who predicted the future.
theophony
God's manifestation of him in visible form to enrich human understanding of Him. An example of this is God's appearance Moses in the form of a burning bush
Trinity
from the Latin word trinis meaning threefold. It refers to the central mystery of the Christian faith, that God exists as 3 distinct and interrelated divine persons; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The doctrine of this is a mystery an inaccessible through h