TO BE HUMAN

School of Athens, by Raphael

"Man is God's image and likeness, in which God wants to be honored for his own sake." - St. Francis of Assisi

Read:
Genesis 1:26-28
Psalm 8
Matthew 5:2-16

Study:
1) Handouts: Made in His Image; Spirit and Matter

2) 3MC: 01 What is Man?; 02 What is the Soul?

3) CCC 26-30, 355-379, 1701-1705, 1730 (YOUCAT 56-66)

Meditate:
What implications does being made in God's image have upon my perspective on life and upon my actions? What is the purpose of my life and what are the tools God gives me to achieve that purpose? What is really at the depths of how I define who I am? What it is it that I desire most? What is it that I fear most?

Pray:
Lord and giver of all life, help us to value each person, created in love by you. In your mercy, guide and assist our efforts to promote the dignity and value of all human life, born and unborn. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Imitate:
St. Katharine Drexel

Apply:
In what ways can I better honor the image of God in myself and in others?

Extra:
USCCB: Life and Dignity of the Human Person
Catholic Encyclopedia: Man
Catholic Encyclopedia: Soul
The Importance of Free Choice: The Role of Our Will - Peter Kreeft
Seven Proofs for the Natural Immortality of the Soul
No Apologies #25 - Man has a Soul
No Apologies #26 - Soul is Immortal (Part 1)
No Apologies #27 - Soul is Immortal (Part 2)
Tour of the Catechism #2 - The Profession of Faith
Tour of the Catechism #11 - Heaven and Earth

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Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the Pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good as long as you live so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. (Psalm 103:1-5)