TO BE HUMAN

1/21/2016

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

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)

6 Comments

Florence

2/8/2018 09:20:22 am

I'm not sure how we're suppose to respond to your assignments. I hope this is right?
1. Implication : Personally, it changes my priorities to use my will (God given) to seek God's will for my life. This can be achieved through putting our Faith and trust in God.
Actions: This can be achieved through my actions toward others, my dress, my words, my activities, my devotion to prayer, services and living a Christian life.
2. Purpose: Striving to realize when my will is against God's will. And, therefore to dedicate myself to strive and want to be what God wants me to truly be.
Tools: Prayer and dedication to try harder to seek guidance to overcome my weaknesses . Bible reading/studying, attending Mass, Confession. Bottom line is taking responsibility to change my will into God's will. This involves stop blaming everyone else for my weaknesses!
3. Depths: It's probably not exactly what ur seeking, But, I truly think its my strong belief in God .
4. Desire: When my Blessed Lord calls, I want to go to heaven to be with Him!
5. Fear Most: Obviously, I'm not allowed in Heaven.
Personal note:
I found the various studies truly moving as well as the additional films. I know through these studies, I will be a stronger Catholic!

Florence

2/9/2018 03:20:28 pm

I decided to re-read the Human outline you sent me. I think I may have misunderstood exactly what you wanted.
So, Id like to see if I can give a better explanation:
Implications:
It requires (demands) my Respect and Humility in seeking Gods words. He's given us the reason and will to want to change . In doing so, we will be able to truly learn God's will for us. This requires letting God be the most important in our lives.
My Actions:
I have to take a personal judgment of my dress , actions, and speech. An honest judgment should result in my being able to bring honor to God's name.
Purpose:
God expects us to truly seek an understanding of His words. We can achieve this through the daily living, praying, meditation, and seeking . Through these items, we should be able to cause others to want to understand why I believe as I do. Our actual responsibility is to live every day making God our priority . This involves fully changing your will to meet God's will.
Tools:
God has supplied us with various tools: Bible (Matt Ch 5 provides the perfect example to live a Christian Life) Bible studies, Prayer, Church, and Meditation.
Who I Am:
I am a sinner. One who walked away from God seeking self desires. However, God touched my heart and made me fully aware of how lost I had become. But, after many many tears something wonderful happened. No one will ever believe what happened to me, but lest just say I know God forgave me. Now I'm on the road to complete my Christian journey to His True Church once again.
Desire Most:
To truly become a strong Catholic Christian.
Fear Most:
Not being accepted

Please forgive my numerous answers. Thank you for your time.
Florence

Caleb Payne

2/11/2018 10:57:31 am

Hi Florence,

Thank you so much for your insights. You have done well responding to the questions for meditation and I am encouraged by your already lively faith. I hope that these lessons will continue to strengthen your resolve to know God's will and do it. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton once said, "The first end I propose in our daily work is to do the will of God; secondly, to do it in the manner he wills it; and thirdly to do it because it is his will."

Caleb

Michael L Miller

2/15/2018 05:24:13 am

To Be Human:
Implication-that I was made in God's image. That I should try to respect His will. And, treat as brothers and sisters all of Gods children
Action: Treat all as I would have them treat me.
Purpose:
To set an example of what the Lord my God has shown me. In the right way and pray that it will show others.
Define: As time goes on let me be an example of what God is teaching us. Threw the gifts he has bestowed upon us.
Desire: To understand I will make mistakes, but If I look to God He will help me not make them again.
Fear: Will I one day be able to say I know I have been forgiven?
Caleb,
Michael ask me to type his responses. I've done so hopefully without changing anything he said.
Thanks
Michael Miller

Caleb Payne

2/15/2018 06:33:33 am

Great job Michael and welcome to the class. In response to your last answer concerning fear: You can be assured that God wants to forgive you and he will do so definitively in the waters of Baptism, but even now (in anticipation) as you are sorry for them and resolve to do His will and to love your neighbor as yourself. Moreover God promises his help to you to overcome sin. He has given us His truth through the Church in the Bible and in It's Sacred Traditions to inform us, He has given us His Sacraments through the Church to empower us (which you desire and are waiting for), and He has given us prayer to keep us close to Him with the Saints who are already close to Him and continually pray for us. In other words we are SURROUNDED by His help day by day.

Caleb

Joseph Rosato

10/31/2018 10:43:16 am

* We're all made equal in God eye's and I do believe it in my heart
* To serve God by following the word of the bible
* A perfectionist in everything I do.
* To go to heaven with the time comes.
* Losing a love one

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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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