Response the following question:
Christian Foundations: An Introduction to Faith in Our Time by Kathleen Fischer and Thomas N. Hart
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The Good Life: Where Morality and Spirituality Converge by Richard M. Gula
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1. What is spirituality?
a. Christian spirituality?
b. Describe key elements in your own spirituality.
2. Why pray?
3. What is prayer?
List the many ways that God speaks.
What kinds of experiences are/can be expressed in prayer?
4. How should we pray?
5. What is the criterion of Christian prayer? (Include the 4 specific indicators/criteria.)
6. Define sacrament broadly and more narrowly.
7. Why is ritual important to human life?
Recall some rituals you have experienced in areas of life other than in religious areas, (sports, friendships, family celebrations etc.) Describe symbols and actions that were a part of these rituals and the impact they had on the participants, including you.
Why are sacraments important?
8. Regarding Baptism,
Purpose:
Central Symbol:
9. Regarding Eucharist,
Purpose:
Central Symbol
10. What does Eucharist have to do with
(a) human expression,
(b) human meaning,
(c) the sacred in human life, and
(d) the paschal mystery?
11. Explain: The Eucharist is the center of Christian life because it expresses in ritual all the central beliefs of Christians.
12. How does Segundo understand the other 5 Catholic sacraments?