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
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Florence Rosato
2/16/2018 01:34:40 pm
Hi Caleb, I found this assignment to be very heart moving. I've always been told I'm to emotional. But, when one actually steps back and visualizes it really happening, your heart fills with love for God!!
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Caleb Payne
2/17/2018 04:48:17 pm
Hi Florence,
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Florence
2/19/2018 01:48:16 pm
Hi, I'm not sure if you received my message for two new lessons. I also suggested possible receiving all 4 for the week. I thought it would make it easier for you? Thanks
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Michael L Miller
2/26/2018 10:12:10 am
The Joy Of Being
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Alex Rosato
4/3/2018 06:30:37 pm
I prefer to view life as having a purpose or 'destiny' as some call it. I definitely believe that this comes from Him. In a way, I think of life as just a realm that is intended to teach us something before we go home. After all, God had to of made us for a reason, right?
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11/14/2018 10:39:05 am
* Mankind shares in God's creation through serving and spreading His love to others.
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