1. The ability to love others seen in the woman's treatment of the girl can show us many things about God's love for us. When the baby of the girl is baptized, I believe it shows us that God loves everyone no matter what situation they are in. Also the fact that the mom of the baby is a slut and the woman still baptizes her baby says that God's love can go out to anyone.
2. At the end of the story when the woman says to the infant "I saved him" she mean many things when she said this. She can mean she literally saved the baby from the bad situation they were in. Also she can mean that she saved the baby by baptizing him into a world of new life and 'saving' him from the works of the devil.
3. I think the purpose of this section in the story the author describes is to relate the story of the flower getting struck to the infant baby that almost died as well. And how that baptizing created new life for them both. What the author tried to convey about the woman through his descriptions is to convince her to have a better understanding of God.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Monday, November 26, 2012
Blog Post 13:
How do you see the gifts of the Holy Spirit working in my life?
Well, I believe that the Holy Spirit works in our lives both in our personal life and work life. In our personal life their are always going to be temptations to do things you are not supposed to be doing and we have to listen to the Holy Spirit and God to help guide us through those decisions. This applies to our work life to because you might get tempted to want to cheat your way to move your way up in your job or school. And you could cheat your way through school and be dishonest with yourself. So in other words I see the Holy Spirit working in my life as an influence to continue to tell me to be honest and do the right things.
Which gift of the Holy Spirit do you think you need the most in your life today?
The gift I need most today in my life is the gift of understanding. I think I need understanding the most for a couple of reasons. I believe that although I am almost about to be an adult that I still don't fully understand all of the world's views. Also I think understanding will help me be able to consistently live life the right way and make better judgements. Also understanding will help me open my eyes better to know what God wants from me as long as I live on the earth. In other words understanding will help me comprehend on how to live as a follower of God.
Well, I believe that the Holy Spirit works in our lives both in our personal life and work life. In our personal life their are always going to be temptations to do things you are not supposed to be doing and we have to listen to the Holy Spirit and God to help guide us through those decisions. This applies to our work life to because you might get tempted to want to cheat your way to move your way up in your job or school. And you could cheat your way through school and be dishonest with yourself. So in other words I see the Holy Spirit working in my life as an influence to continue to tell me to be honest and do the right things.
Which gift of the Holy Spirit do you think you need the most in your life today?
The gift I need most today in my life is the gift of understanding. I think I need understanding the most for a couple of reasons. I believe that although I am almost about to be an adult that I still don't fully understand all of the world's views. Also I think understanding will help me be able to consistently live life the right way and make better judgements. Also understanding will help me open my eyes better to know what God wants from me as long as I live on the earth. In other words understanding will help me comprehend on how to live as a follower of God.
Blog Post 11: Distance Learning #2
"Sacraments: Introduction to Fulton Sheen":
In this document it talks about having a "divine sense of humor" and how it helps us understand the sacraments. Also it says that the world we live in today is sacramental and our world doesn't think about any other worlds outside Earth. Also it says that the universe is a sign of God.
"Sacraments- What the Sacraments Bring to Man- Fulton Sheen"
In this document it tells that the sacraments bring divine grace. Also it says that grace is a higher life of man. The man has three levels to which they live which are sensate, intellectual, and divine. The sensate are those that deny, the intellectual are the historians or journalist, and the divine have belief and faith.
"Sacrament"- Sevan Conditions'
In this document it talks about the sevan conditions required to live a physical or natural life. These are:
1. You must be born.
2. He must nourish himself.
3. He must mature.
4. He must have his wounds bound and healed.
5. In situation of disease traces of disease are driven out.
6. He must live under government and justice in human relationships.
7. He is called to propagate the human species.
Also talks about the divine Christ life sevan conditions:
1. We must be baptized.
2. We must nourish the divine soul through Eucharist.
3. We must spiritually mature.
4. We must heal wounds of sin.
5. We must drive out traces of disease.
6. We must live under spiritual government of Church.
7. We must prolong/propagate the kingdom of God=(Matrimony)
"What is the Divine Sense of Humor?"
I believe this is the ability of a person to see things that someone else lacks because they do not have a sense of humor.
In this document it talks about having a "divine sense of humor" and how it helps us understand the sacraments. Also it says that the world we live in today is sacramental and our world doesn't think about any other worlds outside Earth. Also it says that the universe is a sign of God.
"Sacraments- What the Sacraments Bring to Man- Fulton Sheen"
In this document it tells that the sacraments bring divine grace. Also it says that grace is a higher life of man. The man has three levels to which they live which are sensate, intellectual, and divine. The sensate are those that deny, the intellectual are the historians or journalist, and the divine have belief and faith.
"Sacrament"- Sevan Conditions'
In this document it talks about the sevan conditions required to live a physical or natural life. These are:
1. You must be born.
2. He must nourish himself.
3. He must mature.
4. He must have his wounds bound and healed.
5. In situation of disease traces of disease are driven out.
6. He must live under government and justice in human relationships.
7. He is called to propagate the human species.
Also talks about the divine Christ life sevan conditions:
1. We must be baptized.
2. We must nourish the divine soul through Eucharist.
3. We must spiritually mature.
4. We must heal wounds of sin.
5. We must drive out traces of disease.
6. We must live under spiritual government of Church.
7. We must prolong/propagate the kingdom of God=(Matrimony)
"What is the Divine Sense of Humor?"
I believe this is the ability of a person to see things that someone else lacks because they do not have a sense of humor.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Blog Post 12- Distance Learning 3
Are Sacraments Narrow? by Mark Shea
1. Ludwig's problem is that he does not believe grace in in the sacraments
2. What the Church is not thinking about when it comes to sacramentality is is denying God's universal love and his will.
3. What the Church thinks about when it comes to "sacramentality" is for salvation of each person under God.
4. God reveals and gives to each individual human being his offering grace by giving us the Sacraments to guide us and to live by and is required for our salvation.
5. The Christian doctrine that is the foundation for the sacraments is Jesus Christ himself.
6. The goals of modern spirituality tells us God is a sort of extended ether in the cosmos that He would never sully himself with the crudeness of matter.
7. The Christian repudiation of such spiritual snobbery is God likes matter and at the beginning of the creation story he declared it as good
8. “But that was so that he could put this gross body of flesh to death on the Cross and revert back to pure spirituality, wasn’t it?” I believe this means that the reason why Jesus was crucified and died was for his people to live on his earth and to live spiritually.
9. “That is why the sacramental worldview sees more than just a symbol in a sacrament.” I believe this means that God is not just present through the Sacraments but He can work in other ways in our lives.
10. G.K. Charleston said that their is a sacred presence in the Eucharist because Jesus suffered and died so we can live on earth.
11. Grace is the love and kindness from God that seeks us out even when we have nothing to offer in return.
1. Ludwig's problem is that he does not believe grace in in the sacraments
2. What the Church is not thinking about when it comes to sacramentality is is denying God's universal love and his will.
3. What the Church thinks about when it comes to "sacramentality" is for salvation of each person under God.
4. God reveals and gives to each individual human being his offering grace by giving us the Sacraments to guide us and to live by and is required for our salvation.
5. The Christian doctrine that is the foundation for the sacraments is Jesus Christ himself.
6. The goals of modern spirituality tells us God is a sort of extended ether in the cosmos that He would never sully himself with the crudeness of matter.
7. The Christian repudiation of such spiritual snobbery is God likes matter and at the beginning of the creation story he declared it as good
8. “But that was so that he could put this gross body of flesh to death on the Cross and revert back to pure spirituality, wasn’t it?” I believe this means that the reason why Jesus was crucified and died was for his people to live on his earth and to live spiritually.
9. “That is why the sacramental worldview sees more than just a symbol in a sacrament.” I believe this means that God is not just present through the Sacraments but He can work in other ways in our lives.
10. G.K. Charleston said that their is a sacred presence in the Eucharist because Jesus suffered and died so we can live on earth.
11. Grace is the love and kindness from God that seeks us out even when we have nothing to offer in return.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Blog Post 10: Distance Learning 1
One example from the Catechism - "Justification and Grace" that relates to the theme of Flannery O' Connor's "The River" is God giving up himself to the cross so that we may forgiving for our sins. This act, I believe showed grace and justification because Jesus showed great faith by sacrificing himself and it was justification because He gave his people another chance to live but through sin.
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