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THE JOY OF BEING

1/27/2016

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The Creation of Adam at the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo c. 1512
"For you love all things that exist, and you loathe none of the things which you have made, for you would not have made anything if you had hated it." - Wisdom 11:24

Read:
Genesis 1:1-31
Psalm 104
John 1:1-4

Study:
1) Handouts:
Beauty; God the Creator; Providence

2) 3MC:
21 – What is creation according to the Church?        
22 – Is there a contradiction between faith and science?
23 – Is there a contradiction between the Creation and Evolution?

3) CCC 279-314, 337-344, 385, 410, 1604, 2501 (YOUCAT 40 - 50, 466)

Meditate:
I what ways does mankind share in God's love and creation? How do I view life? Do I trust God in all circumstances, even when times are difficult and the purpose is not always clear? Am I thankful? In what ways do I express my love and thankfulness to God and to or for those who have participated in helping me be who I am? Spend some time meditating on the full text (often shortened in the popular "All Creatures of Our God and King") of St. Francis' Can­ti­co di frat­re so­le (Song of Brother Sun): Considering the life of St. Francis and also that this was written near his death, what does it teach you about trusting in God's providence?

Pray:
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.

Imitate:
St. Albert the Great

Apply:
In what ways can I help myself and others development a trust in God's great love and His providential care?

Extra:
St. Albert the Great: On Cleaving to God

Catholic Encyclopedia: Divine Providence
Fr Jean-Pierre de Caussade, SJ: Abandonment to Divine Providence
Catholic Encyclopedia: Creation
Creation and Genesis
Adam, Eve, and Evolution
The Galileo Controversy

Naked I came forth from my mother’s womb,
and naked I shall go back again.
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
blessed be the name of the Lord!
(Job 1:21)
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    Welcome

    This forum is for participants of St. Mary's Living The Faith Series and RCIA.

    Resources used for this forum include:

    Bible
    
    3 Minute Catechism (3MC)
    Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC)

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    ACM Lesson Handouts
    

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    Born Again
    Companions On The Way
    Conformed To Christ
    Divine Intimacy
    Effective Signs
    Equipped For Battle
    Food For The Journey
    Fruitful Love
    God Is Love
    God Is One
    Go Forth You Are Sent
    Grace Works
    In The End
    Into The Wilderness
    Mercy And Justice
    Our Divine Physician
    Our Wounded Nature
    Real Presence
    The City Of God
    The Joy Of Being
    The Keys Of The Kingdom
    The New Adam
    The New Eve
    The Way To Happiness
    To Be Human
    To Know God
    To Love God
    To Love Your Neighbor As Yourself
    Where Heaven Meets Earth

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    AUTHOR:
    Caleb Payne

    Caleb began his journey with Christ in 1997. He worked as a Protestant missionary for 8 years in China. It was soon after that he was challenged to consider the Catholic Church. After much prayer and study, he realized he had nothing to protest anymore and was received into full communion with Christ and His Church at the Easter Vigil Mass of 2011. For him the joy and peace that comes with receiving Christ in the Eucharist has turned into an insatiable desire to lead others to this same banquet. Caleb is first a husband, a father of three, and works in the Cortland area as a Registered Nurse. Caleb is a member of the Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic, the Angelic Warfare Confraternity, the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary, and is an Evangelist for Saint Paul Street Evangelization. He has Certifications in Thomistic/Catholic Philosophy, Catholic Theology, and Catholic Apologetics through the New Saint Thomas Institute. He is also currently in the Formation for Ministry Program of the Syracuse Diocese. 
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