Sacraments IA

April 3, 2008

Before Class

• Read Chapters 14-15 of U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults
• Read these handouts: Infallibility, Separated Brethren
• Read other handouts (optional)

Homework

• Read Chapters 16-17 of U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults
• Read handouts (optional)

To Make Up an Absence

If you are unable to attend this class, please submit to the instructor at the next class written responses to two questions from each chapter and one from among the handouts (for a total of five) from below. Each response should be 2-3 paragraphs in length and address the question completely. Include the question at the top of your response.

Chapter 14. The Celebration of the Paschal Mystery of Christ

1. What is the relationship between liturgy and Sacrament? How are the two distinct? Give a definition and examples of each, describing how each example fulfills the definition.
2. "A liturgical celebration uses signs and symbols drawn from creation, human life, and the history of salvation. Integrated into faith, the signs become bearers of the sanctifying action of Christ." (p. 177) Give examples of signs and symbols used in the liturgy from each of the three sources mentioned and explain their function.
3. What are the roles of sacred song and music and sacred images in liturgy? Choose examples of each and describe how they fulfill their role.

Chapter 15: Baptism: Becoming a Christian

1. Why did Jesus submit to Baptism? What is the relationship between the Baptism of each Christian and Jesus' Baptism by John in the Jordan?
2. Describe the effects of this Sacrament and how they are signified by the signs and symbols in the Rite.
3. How does the celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation differ between the Latin and Eastern Catholic Churches? Describe how these differences illustrate certain aspects of each of the three Sacraments.
4. Discuss the necessity of Baptism and the question of those who die without Baptism. What is meant by the principle "God has bound salvation to the sacrament of baptism, but he himself is not bound by the sacraments" (CCC no. 1257)?

Handouts

• Infallibility: God's Perfect Gift to His Imperfect Church
  Describe the precise conditions under which the Pope and the Bishops in union with him are preserved from teaching error. What is the difference between infallibility and impeccability?
• Separated Brethren
  Describe the role of the Church and of individual Catholics in working for Christian unity. Why is it important to recognize the dangers of false ecumenism?