Read the following references to further clarify the central ideas of this lesson. Look in other places as well as these; this is not an exhaustive list of the resources needed to answer the questions.

Father Hardon’s Catholic Catechism

Pages 29-42 (God Speaks Man Listens)
Page 205, paragraph 5
Page 432, paragraph 2

Father Hardon’s Question and Answer Catechism

#13-39 (Divine Revelation)
#40-53 (Divine Faith)
#54-58 (Mysteries of Christianity)
#196-197 (The Incarnation)
#887 (Conscience)
#1004-1006 (Prudence)

Revised Basic Course Manual

Page 11, paragraph 4-6
Page 22, paragraph 4
Page 26, paragraph 2
Page 31, paragraph 4

Scripture

1 Corinthians 15:14
Acts 2:32-33, 41
Ecclesiastes 2:26
James 1:19
Jeremiah 9:24
John  2:11; 20:24-31
Proverbs 8:1; 8:8-9; 19:2
Romans 1:18-21
Wisdom 13:1,5

Catechism of the Catholic Church

#1 (The Life of Man – To Know and Love God)
#26-49 (Man’s Capacity for God)
#50-55 (God Comes to Meet Man)
#150 (To Believe in God Alone)
#156 & 158 (Faith and understanding)
#158 (Faith seeks understanding)
#164 (Faith-the beginning of eternal life)
#272-274 (Faith in God’s Power)
#286 (Catechesis on Creation)
#515 (Christ’s whole life was a mystery)
#639-645 (The Resurrection)
#1101 (The Holy Spirit recalls the mystery of Christ)

Father Hardon’s Pocket Catholic Catechism

Page 18, paragraph 1
Page 64, paragraphs 2,3,4.

Modern Catholic Dictionary Vocabulary

 Review the following terms in your Modern Catholic Dictionary reference book (or online version at TheRealPresence.org – go to the bottom of the page, click on “Dictionary”).

Conscience
Credibility
Credulity
Divine Faith
Faith, Virtue of
Hope, Virtue of
Knowledge
Mind
Modernism
Motives of Credibility
Mystery
Natural Knowledge of God
Preambles of Faith
Prophecy
Prudence
Reason
Relativism
Understanding
Will

Dr. Fisher’s A Catechetical Dictionary for the CCC

Review the following terms for a clearer understanding of the terms.

Assent
Credentity, Motives of
Credible/Credibility
Love
Mind
Miracles
Motives of Credibility
Mystery/Mysteries/Mysterious
Understanding
Will

Father Hardon’s Pocket Catholic Catechism

Page 18, paragraph 1
Page 19, paragraph 1
Page 64, paragraphs 2-4

Supplemental Vocabulary –

Read the following terms in the Supplemental Vocabulary Definitions.

Mystery, Understand and Comprehend

The Real Presence.org Articles

Christ the Miracle Worker in the Eucharist” by Father John A. Hardon, S.J.