Baltimore Catechism Volume Iv Part 34

149. How may the things G.o.d created be cla.s.sed?

150. Why did G.o.d create angels?

151. If angels have no bodies, how can they appear?

152. Are the angels all equal in dignity?

153. How many cla.s.ses of angels are there?

154. What did the Archangel Michael do?

155. What did the Archangel Gabriel do?

156. Who gave the angels their names?

157. What are the duties of the angels?

158. What does our angel guardian do for us?

159. How do you know that the angels offer our prayers and good works to G.o.d?

160. Give a short history of Tobias.

161. What do we mean by "Jacob's ladder"?

162. Are there other guardian angels besides the guardian angels of persons?

163. Name some persons to whom angels appeared.

164. Were angels ever sent to punish men?

165. If G.o.d watches over us, why should angels guard us?

166. What was the devil's name before he was cast out of Heaven?

167. Why was he cast out?

168. Is the Blessed Virgin only a creature? Why?

Lesson 5

169. How did G.o.d create Eve?

170. What relation was Eve to Adam?

171. Were Adam and Eve created at the same time?

172. What was the "Garden of Paradise"?

173. How did Adam commit his first sin?

174. How was Eve tempted to disobey G.o.d?

175. In what way do we sometimes imitate Eve's conduct?

176. Why does the devil tempt us?

177. What were the effects of Adam's sin?

178. Why do we suffer for the sin of our first parents?

179. What did Adam lose by his sin?

180. What do you mean when you say Adam's will was weakened by sin?

181. Can we always overcome temptation if we wish?

182. Why was the Blessed Virgin preserved from Original Sin?

Lesson 6

183. How is sin divided?

184. In what ways can we commit actual sin?

185. What is a sin of omission? Give an example.

186. How is Heaven a reward?

187. How can we merit it?

188. Are all religions equally good? Why?

189. What do you mean by a person's "vocation"?

190. How are we to know our vocation?

191. How should parents act with regard to their children's vocation?

192. When is a soul said to be dead?

193. How can we judge whether a thing is sinful or not?

194. What is a material sin?

195. Why is it wrong to judge others guilty of sin?

196. Why does venial sin lessen the love of G.o.d in our hearts?

197. Why are pride, covetousness, etc., called "capital sins"?

198. What is meant by our "predominant" or "ruling" sin?

199. What is pride?

200. Why should we take care of our bodies?

201. What sins follow pride?

202. What is covetousness?

203. What sins follow covetousness?

204. What is l.u.s.t?

205. What sins follow l.u.s.t?

206. What is gluttony?

207. What kind of sin is drunkenness?

208. How can we commit gluttony by eating?

209. How can we commit gluttony by drinking?

210. What sins does the drunkard commit?

211. What three great sins should you always guard against?

212. Why are drunkenness, dishonesty, and impurity so dangerous?

213. What is envy?

214. How do we commit the sin of sloth?

215. How can we best destroy sin in our souls?

216. Should we cease striving to be good, if we seem to be making no improvement? Why?

Lesson 7

217. What does "incarnation" mean?

218. What does "redemption" mean?

219. Who are slaves?

220. How were we in slavery by the sin of Adam?

221. What price did Our Lord pay to redeem us?

222. Did Our Lord leave us any means of being redeemed more than once?

223. What does "abandon" mean?

224. Has Heaven really gates?

225. What are the "gates of Heaven"?

226. Is Our Lord now in Heaven as G.o.d or as man?

227. Who was Our Lord's foster-father?

228. What is a foster-father?

229. How many years from the time Adam sinned till the Redeemer came?

230. Why did G.o.d allow so long a time to pa.s.s before redeeming us?

231. What was the Deluge?

232. When and why did G.o.d send it?

233. Who were saved from the Deluge? How?

234. What animals did Noe have in the Ark?

235. What were the "clean animals"? Name some.

236. Why did he have more "clean" than "unclean" animals?