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Vocations

Vocations. Spring Semester 2013 Mr. Salter. Introduction. Class is about relationships What do parents want for their children? What’s best for them Finding the way making a “life plan” out of HS P. 12 Thomas Merton French, Catholic convert Trappist monk, Merton’s Author

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Vocations

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  1. Vocations Spring Semester 2013 Mr. Salter

  2. Introduction • Class is about relationships • What do parents want for their children? • What’s best for them • Finding the way • making a “life plan” out of HS • P. 12 Thomas Merton • French, Catholic convert • Trappist monk, Merton’s Author • “The Road Ahead” • Seven Story Mountain

  3. Be Perfect p. 16 • “Be Perfect as Your heavenly Father is perfect.” • Meaning - Be holy • Grow toward union with Christ; accepting His cross • Accomplished through grace • All Christians are called to holiness, i.e. to be saints • Chapter Overview: • The origins of God’s call to holiness • Made to each of us; with a destiny of eternal joy • The mystery of God’s love

  4. We Are Created in God’s Image p. 17 • Garden of Eden (Paradise), the original state of holiness and justice • State of holiness was on of intimacy • Adam and Eve’s Original Sin cause loss of innocence, concupiscence • Role of creature vs. Creator • Destiny to share in God’s divinity (divinized) • St. Maximus the Confessor… man lived “without God, before God, and not in accord with God.” • Effect of Original Sin - Alienated from God • Deprived of original holiness • Life is now a spiritual battle to choose God and avoid evil • Augustine vs. Pelagius

  5. We Are Created in God’s Image p. 18 • Creation Story Truths: • Trinity present at Creation • Father, Son/Word, Holy Spirit • Model a “relational” God • Order and natural law • Humans created with body and soul • Procreation created body, God “breathes” in soul • Soul is immortal • Body is the temple of the Holy Spirit • Male and Female share common human dignity in the image and likeness of God • Complimentary nature of sexual attraction • Marriage instituted • Sexual intercourse is intended to be shared between a man and a woman within the context of marriage • Human given stewardship over creation

  6. We Are Created in God’s Image p. 20 • Effect of Baptism • Removal of Original Sin • Effects of Original Sin remain • Sexuality • Affects all aspects of the identity of human persons • In our sexuality, we express our human dignity • Chastity – a virtue which integrates sexuality into our hole self; body and spirit • Chastity seeks to master passions • Temperance a Cardinal Virtue which regulates and balances our attraction to pleasure

  7. We Are Created in God’s Image p. 20 • Sermon on the Mount • Jesus speaks against duplicity, “Let yes mean yes…” • In Union with Christ • Grace enables our holiness and relationship with God/Jesus • Growth toward perfection • Being a disciple is to be a follower (learner)of Jesus • Virtue - habit • Cardinal Virtues • Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, and Temperance • Theological Virtues • Faith, Hope, Charity

  8. Being a Saint p. 22-23 • Aloysius Gonzaga • Wealthy Italian family; practiced acting ‘like a saint’ • Entered Society of Jesus (Jesuits) • Died at 23 • Know “ways” to grow in holiness • Know Jesus; Forgive enemies; Love others; Show courage; Serve; Go to Mass • Martyr - literally “witness”

  9. The Mystery of God’s Love p. 24 • Mystery – a truth that is incomprehensible, especially relating to God’s divinity (unknowable) • Salvation History • God reveals Himself through scripture: • Scripture (O.T.) tells of the many sacred events (stories) of God’s leading the Chosen People to the Promised Land • Burning Bush, Red Sea, Passover, Mana • Noah and the Ark, Joseph, David, Solomon • Prophets • God reveals His name as “I Am who I am” • Burning bush story reveals God of past, present and future • God fully reveals Himself in Jesus

  10. The Mystery of God’s Love p. 24 • Revelation • Jesus fully reveals God • Divine revelation is entrusted to the Church via: • Apostolic Succession (Sacred Tradition) – handing on of the leadership form Peter and apostles to the Bishops • Sacred Scripture - the inspired Word of God that captures the witness of Jesus and the early Church’s mission and truth • The Magisterium is the Church office who protects and promulgates the “sacred deposit of faith”

  11. Holy Trinity p. 27 • The Holy Trinity is the central mystery of our faith • Sign of the Cross • Holy Trinity models our love for self, others & God • Holy Trinity dogmas: • One God, in three distinct persons; who are in relation to one another • Dogma – central truths Catholics are obligated to believe as a core element of our faith

  12. Our Desire for God p. 28 • Knowing God • Cardinal Joseph Bernardin • Humans desire to be united with God • St. Augustine • “Our heart is restless until it rests in you.” • Catholic Catechism • "Believing in God, the only One, and loving Him with all our being has enormous consequences.“ • The desire for God is written on the human heart • Natural Law and Human Experience • Cite Teacher Page articles to Know God • Nature – awesome beauty and wonder • Passion – Fr. Farrell, words of passion “Yes, No, and Wow!” • Reflection – insight, conscience, prayer

  13. Our Desire for God p. 28 • Faith – a believe and trust in that unknowable • A Virtue and gift of the Holy Spirit which affects our intellect and will • Attributes of Faithful person: • Thankful to God (acknowledgement that all is gift) • Realization of the unity and dignity of both the individual and community of persons • Stewardship of creation and environment • Places trust and confidence on the providential care of God • Book of Job – the problem of evil

  14. Sharing the Divine Life p. 31 • We share God’s life through the Holy Trinity • Love of neighbor is inseparable from love of God • “To love another person is to see the face of God…” – Jean Valjean, Les Miserables • Jesus states we are not to treat each other with pure motives: • Raqa – Aramaic word “blockhead or imbecile” • The Church is a means to share in God’s divine life • The sacraments provide sanctifying grace, which is necessary for salvation (Augustine vs. Pelagius) • Paschal Mystery – passion, death and resurrection of Jesus; made present in the sacraments

  15. Sharing the Divine Life p. 33 • Church faith support • Catechesis – process of religious instruction • RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) • Sacraments of Initiation – which ground us in our vocation to holiness • Baptism (both infant and adults) • Eucharist • Confirmation • Sacraments’ purpose • Sanctify humanity • Make present the Body of Christ • Worship God

  16. Sharing the Divine Life p. 34 • Beatitude • St. Augustine – humanity has a common desire to be happy • The heart of Jesus’ preaching • Beatitude means happiness • The Beatitudes teach us: • How to live to reach our eternal destiny • How to love with “original holiness” • To be dependent on God alone for happiness and contentment • That true happiness is not connected with fame and fortune, rather with serving the God and our fellow man • “Poor in Spirit” – refers to the Hebrew poor- anawin

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