Let's get Spiritual

What caused the Council of Trent to halt proceedings and caused panic within their members in September 1549?

• Rumours of war.

• Rumours of epidemics.

• The Council did not have enough members.

• Rumours of Famine.

According to the decrees made by the Council, Mass is considered a ________. 

• Sacrament

• Sacrifice

• Canon

• Mystery 

Why did the Council of Trent clarify and define many points of the Church’s doctrine. Why is this important to us? 

What occupation did St. Ignatius of Loyola have before becoming a priest? 

• A doctor.

• A teacher.

• A soldier.

• None of the above.

Why did St. Teresa of Avila establish her own convent (the Carmelites)? 

• Because she wanted to.

• Because she noticed that many other convents lost its focus on God.

• The convent she was in focused on materialism than prayer.

• Because she liked caramel. 

What is the difference between religion and spirituality? 

What is predestination? 

• The belief that each person's life is predetermined by God and that the events one will face is meant to occur. 

• The belief that each person's fate after death is predetermined by God but can be changed through a person's actions. 

• The belief that each person's fate after death is predetermined by God and that no one can do anything to change it.

• The belief that each person's fate after death is randomly determined. 

What is theocracy? 

• The study of the nature of God and religious beliefs.

• The office or authority of the Pope.

• A form of government in which God is understood to be head of the state, ruling by divine guidance granted to its clergy or other ruling officials.

What is false about the Church of England?

• King Henry VIII wanted to annul his marriage with Katherine, but the Pope rejected to give consent.

• King Henry VIII declared himself to be the head of the Church and those who oppose were to be executed.

• In 1534, the act of supremacy was denied, and the Pope continued to be the head of the church instead of the English Monarch.

• King Henry VIII was given the title of Defender of Faith by Pope Leo. 

What is true about Calvinism? 

• John Calvin was open to other religions and included them into his beliefs.

• Denied the presence of the Eucharistic elements.

• Implemented the teachings of Predestination.

• John Calvin fled to Germany where he wrote the Institution of Christian Religion, which was about his understanding of the Christian faith and practices.