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Man's Search For God With Introduction To The Catholic Faith

Here are 3 possible responses to the questions: 1. No, questioning traditional creedal expressions does not destroy one's faith. Faith is a personal experience of the divine that can be expressed in different yet equally valid ways. Referring to God as both Father and Mother reflects the understanding that God transcends human gender. 2. I once helped a friend in need despite it going against a rule. Doing what my conscience told was right felt more important than rigidly following the letter of any law. Faith is about living with compassion, not blind obedience to external commands. 3. At the Eucharist, we enact the Last Supper, remember Christ's sacrifice, and celebrate our communion with God and each other.

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Man's Search For God With Introduction To The Catholic Faith

Here are 3 possible responses to the questions: 1. No, questioning traditional creedal expressions does not destroy one's faith. Faith is a personal experience of the divine that can be expressed in different yet equally valid ways. Referring to God as both Father and Mother reflects the understanding that God transcends human gender. 2. I once helped a friend in need despite it going against a rule. Doing what my conscience told was right felt more important than rigidly following the letter of any law. Faith is about living with compassion, not blind obedience to external commands. 3. At the Eucharist, we enact the Last Supper, remember Christ's sacrifice, and celebrate our communion with God and each other.

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Man’s Search for God with

Introduction to the Catholic Faith


Main Reference: I Believe by Fr. Lode Wostyn, CICM
Course Outline
• Faith and Becoming Human Together
• Faith and Religious Practices
• The Catholic Church and other Christian
Churches
• The Bible: A Guide for my Life
• The Biblical Message: God Offering Salvation
• Christian Faith and Other Religions
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At the heart of our faith is an experience of the


divine, of something sacred, of God.
Religion is the social expression of
the faith experiences of a people.

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Individuals receive their faith within a community
through:
Creed / Code / Ceremony

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• Creed refers to
the variety of ways in
which we use ideas,
words and images to
express what
matters most to us.
1. through stories,
symbols and
myths.
2. Doctrine
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• Code refers to some
form of moral guidelines
to seek to state what we,
as a community of faith,
stand for in the area of
human conduct.
• Expression of the
experience of the
Mystery through action.
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with a list of do’s and


don'ts.
• Ceremony refers
to ritual action.
• Enactment,
remembrance, and
celebration.
• Our original experience is
stirred up, passed on,
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members of the
community, from
generation to generation.
Faith
Commitment Community
Experience

Six Components of a Religion


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1. Some Christians question the traditional creedal
expression that calls God Father,. They feel that
God should be addressed as Mother and Father.
Does it mean that the faith of such Christians have
been destroyed?
2. In front of many Church buildings, we see a replica
of the Ten Commandments. We are told to follow
strictly this “law of God.” Share an experience in
which you realized that faith is more than just
following the letter of the law.
3. The Eucharist is the heart of Christian worship or
religious ceremonies. What do we enact,
remember, and celebrate at the Eucharist?
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