Alive in Christ Ch 12

The many letters that Saint Paul wrote to the communities he founded were written to __________.

• tell about his childhood and family life

• criticize the Jewish faith

• encourage them to live the Christian life

The letters Saint Paul wrote to Christian communities he founded are now __________.

• part of the Bible

• commonly heard at Mass

• both

In a letter to the Corinthians, Paul said that he and Apollos planted the seed of the Gospel, but "__________."

• many plants were bound to die

• only luck could help it to grow

• it is God who makes it grow

__________ is sharing the Good News of Jesus through words and actions in a way that invites people to accept the Gospel.

• Evangelization

• Redemption

• Charity

The __________ or special job of the Church is to announce the Good News of God's Kingdom.

• sign

• mission

• sacrifice

Our Church is called "catholic" because that word means __________.

• special and unique

• universal or everywhere

• both

Catholics at home can help missionaries in faraway places by __________.

• raising money for them

• praying for them and the people they help

• both

At the same time they share the Good News of Jesus Christ, missionaries also often share __________.

• food and shelter

• medical supplies

• both

Missionaries are Christian people who __________.

• are called by God to bring the Gospel to people in other places

• only want to live in foreign country

• are independent and like to evangelize by themselves

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first Saint born in the United States, founded and opened many __________ to serve the poor.

• soup kitchens

• schools

• hospitals