John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son
Knowedge
a virtue and a gift of the Holy Spirit that allows you to choose the right path to God. It encourages you to avoid obstacles that will keep up from him.
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
Blessed Pope John XXIII
While in the seminary what did Blessed Pope John XXIII do?
Began the practice of keeping a spiritual journal
October 28,1958
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli became Pope John XXIII
Second Vatican Council
Pope John XXIII called in 1962
Second Vatican Council called...
called the Council to help the whole Church and the whole world better understand God
Pope John XXIII
tried to be "the servant of the servants of God.
Divine Revelation
God making known over time the mystery of himself and his divine plan of creation and Salvation.
St. Augustine wrote
You, O God, have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they are in you.
Created for Happiness
God created us to share in his life and love and be completely happy with him, not only forever in Heaven, but also now on Earth
God
the Creator who tells us about himself through the world we live in
Creation
gives honor and glory to God
Israelites
The Chosen People
Theologian
A person who studies and explains the faith so we can better understand what God has revealed. Anseim described this work as "faith seeking understanding.
Faith
One of the theological virtues. It is a supernatural gift and power from God inviting us to know and believe in him, and our free response to that invitation.
God
Always inviting us to come to know him and believe in him.
Who gives us the gift of faith?
God
Who helps us accept the gift of faith?
Holy Spirit
Who is the Church?
We are
How does God most fully reveal himself to us?
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who became one of us and lived among us
How do we come to know God?
through creation, especially through people