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Catholicism Episode 1: Amazed and Afraid: The Revelation of God Become ManOutline1. BothGodandHumana. Christistheprivilegeddoor(Chesterton)b. Thedivinehumor(Dante’sDivineComedy)c. est(Chesterton)d. ure2. JesusisLorda. yb. tt.16:13)c. Buddha,MohammedandConfuciusdidnotclaimtobedivined. Jesuscompelsachoicee. dlegroundf. “ (Mk.10:32)3. TheWorkofJesus,theMessiaha. DescribedintheTorah(Law),Prophets,andPsalmsb. ight)c. Jesusaccomplishedthefourtasksinthestrangestway4. TheFirstTask:GatheringtheTribesofIsraela. Thisgatheringisforthesakeoftheworldb. TheKingdomofGodisthecalltobegatheredandreunitedi. Manisscatteredduetosinii. Goddesiresmantobegatheredtogetherintoapeoplec. el,theChurch5. TheSecondTask:CleansingtheTempleofGoda. mplei. Adorationisperfect,properalignmenttoGodii. Originalsinistheadorationofthewrongthing(s)b. ersacrificesi. theCreatorii. ndlookedforwardtoanewandperfectTemplec. ThecleansingoftheTemplebyJesusi. Notanactofrebellion,butofrebuildingii. iii. Jesusisthedwelling- ‐placeofGod,theperfectsacrifice6. TheThirdTask:DealingwiththeEnemiesofIsraela. TheDavidicWarriori. tians,Babylonians,Assyrians,Philistines,Romans1. ThisoppressionwastheresultofIsrael’ssin2. . Jesusisa“DavidicWarrior”1. ThepowerofGodisrevealedinababyinamanger2. ThebabyJesuswas“behindenemylines”(C.S.Lewis)
iii. Godlyhumilityvs.worldlypower1. ustus2. Heavenlypower:theTrueEmperor,JesusChrist3. Thetrueemperorisnotfed,butfeeds(theEucharist)b. ki. softheworldii. HeembodiedtheSermonontheMountwhileontheCrossc. TheResurrectioni. CompletedthefirstthreetasksoftheMessiahii. ,whichlogicallyshouldhavediedwithChristJesusiii. Notasymbol,metaphor,orfableiv. esintheUpperRoom7. TheFourthTask:ReigningasLordoftheNationsa. “IesusKyrios”(“JesusisLord”)i. ironicallyandunwittingly,thefirstevangelistii. sarb. dgoouttoalltheworldc. ngsd. TheCrosstauntsRomeanditssuccessors
Catholicism Episode 2: Happy are We: The Teachings of JesusOutline1. QuestionsaboutJesusa. b. WhowasJesus?Whatdidhedoandsay?Whatdidhemean?c. ThetemptationoftheNewAgeChrist2. ThePathofJoy:TheTeachingsofJesusa. DominusIesusandtheuniquenessofJesusofNazarethb. HealoneistheSonandtheWordoftheFatherc. Jesus’teachingisacentralpartofhismissiond. 3. TheBeatitudesa. Joyandfreedomforexcellenceb. TwoversionsintheGospelsi. Luke6:17- ‐49ii. Matthew5- ‐7c. RevealsthefullnessoftheOldLawd. ExpressestheheartoftheNewLawe. IntimateconnectionbetweenOldandNewi. JesusisthenewMosesii. ThemountaintopisthenewMt.Sinaiiii. TheSermonisthenewLawiv. GiventothenewpeopleofGod,theChurchf. tessentialg. TheBeatitudesi. “Blessedarethemerciful ”:TolovewiththeheartofGodii. “Blessedarethepureinheart ”:Freefromdistractionsiii. ss ”:Thedesirefortruejusticeiv. “Blessedarethepeacemakers ”:ReconciliationwithGodandothersv. “Blessedarethepoorinspirit ”:Theneedforhumilityvi. “Blessedarethosewhomourn ”:Aproperresponsetosufferingvii. “Blessedarethemeek ”:Renunciationofpowerandgloryviii. ’sake ”Signofdetachmentfromtheworld1. CharlesLwangaandhiscompanionsh. aryi. Christcrucifiedisdetachedfrom:1. Wealth2. Pleasure3. Power4. Honorii. ChristcrucifiedlovedthewilloftheFatheriii. Christcrucifiedisthehappiestmani. ThePathofNon- ‐violence
i. Loveis“willingthegoodoftheotherasother”ii. onontheMountiii. Notpassivity,butprovocativeformofresistanceiv. Examplesofthisformofresistance4. TheParableoftheProdigalSon(Lk.15:11- ‐32)a. Aparableaboutdivinemercy(JohnPaulII)b. WearechildrenofGod,yetmanchoosesautonomyfromGodc. ndcommuniond. feedpigse. Thefatherisfaithfultohisfatherhoodandtohissonf. Theringgivenbythefatherismarital,re- ‐establishesrightrelationshipg. . call5. Matthew25a. PeterMaurin,DorothyDayandtheCatholicWorkeri. Go- ‐getterstogo- ‐givers:thetransformationofsocietyinChristb. MotherTeresai. “Youdidittome”c. Metanoiate:changingthemannerinwhichweseetheworldd. “TheLawoftheGift”
Catholicism Episode 3: The Ineffable Mystery of God: That Than Which Nothing GreaterCan be ThoughtOutline1. TheMysteryofGoda. Mosesi. Moseswaslivinga“secondlife”ii. Moseshadbeensavedbeforefromdeathiii. GodspoketoMosesfromthebush1. “IamwhoIam”(Ex.3:14)2. (CCC,206)3. Tetragrammaton:YHWH,”renderedas“Lord”iv. Godisnotabeing,butbeingitself(ipsumese)v. Godisamysteryb. Anselm’s“OntologicalArgument”i. ii. ing2. TheFive“Ways”andtheArgumentfromContingencya. The“FiveWays”ofSt.ThomasAquinasi. Argumentfrommotionii. Argumentfromefficientcausesiii. Argumentfromcontingencyiv. Argumentfromgradationofbeingv. Argumentfromdesignb. gi. Itisnotpossibleforallthingstoalwaysexistii. ryreality3. Ratzinger’sArgumentfromIntelligibilitya. dbytherebeingaDivineIntelligence,theLogosb. Allscienceisconditionedbythisassumptionc. Allknowledgeisre- ‐cognizingtheformsd. Theuniverseismarkedbyintelligence4. NamingGoda. Godistranscendentandradicallyotherb. Godisintenselyimmanentandpresenttous(Psalm139)i. Omnipotenceii. Omniscienceiii. Omnipresencec. TheonlyproperresponsetoGodislove5. TheProvidentCreatora. Godis“makerofheavenandearth”(cf.Gen1:1)b. Godcreatedexnihilo,fromnothingc. Godsustainsallcreation(CCC,301)d. Godisinvolvedandimmanent
e. Godandfreedom(VeritatisSpendor)6. TheProblemofEvila. Whydoesevilexist?(CCC,309)b. Evilisthedeprivationofwhatoughttobec. TheexampleandwitnessofJobd. timee. ndf. TheneedtoconsidertheCrossofChrist7. TheTrinitya. ThecentralmysteryoftheChristianfaith(CCC,261)b. Amysteryoffaith,revealedbyGodc. isteachingsd. Godisafamilyoflovee. St.Augustine’sanalogies(Detrinitate)i. Lover,lovedone,loveinhumanexperienceii. Mind,self- ‐knowledge,self- ‐love8. TheMeaningofItalla. ThequestionafterBeingb. Christiananswerislovec. Godislove
Catholicism Episode 4: Our Tainted Nature’s Solitary Boast: Mary, The Mother of God1. TheAnnunciationa. ou!”(Lk.1:28)b. MarycalledtobethenewArkoftheCovenantc. �(Lk.1:38)d. thdivinelifee. 2. MaryandZiona. TheBridgebetweenOld&NewCovenantb. ChartresCathedral:BodyofMaryc. MaryisadaughterofIsrael,atrueJewd. ltothecovenante. dientlyf. Themodeldisciple3. TheMotherofGoda. TheCouncilofEphesus(A.D.431)i. opleii. Christotokos(Christ- ‐bearer)vs.Theotokos(God- ‐bearer)iii. TwelveanathemasproposedbySt.CyrilofAlexandriab. ec. hristd. CallingMarytheMotherofGoddefendstheIncarnation4. TheImmaculateConceptiona. eancientrootsb. noforiginalsin”i. ThisiswhyGabrielsays,“HailFullofGrace”ii. ii. . Mary’ssalvationamatterofhow,notiforwhatc. St.BernadetteandLourdes5. TheAssumptiona. orrupti. �ii. rectioniii. �sResurrection”(CCC,966)6. TheMotheroftheChurcha. Marycontinuestobeactivetodayb. Dec.9,1531:MaryappearedtoJuanDiegoinMexicoc. aculousimaged. TheimageoftheVirginechoesRevelation12
7. MotheroftheNewCovenanta. HumanSacrificei. ReneGirard:TheScapegoat1. munalcohesion2. SatanistheAccuser3. lence4. Christbecomesscapegoattoshowsourviolence5. Christorderssocietythroughloveandnon- ‐violence8. Hopkins’TheMayMagnificata. MarymagnifiestheLordb. Mary,theMatrixofLife
Catholicism Episode 5: The Indispensable Men: Peter, Paul, and the Missionary Adventure1. UniqueandUniteda. PrincipalarchetypesfordisciplesofChristb. Peter kingly,leadership,governingc. Paul prophetic,missionary,teacherd. UnitedinapostleshipanddevotiontotheLord2. PeterofCapharnauma. Afishermanandbusinessman;married,middleclassb. Blustery,direct,strong- ‐willed,butloyalc. Nameappears191timesintheNewTestamenti. Namedfirstonlistsofapostlesii. OnlyapostletobegivenanewnamebyChristiii. ExhortedbyJesustostrengthenhisbrethrend. TransfigurationandTransformationi. TheprophecyandpromiseoftheCrossii. oryiii. Peter’sthree- ‐folddenial:fromlighttodarknessiv. Christ’sthree- ‐foldaffirmationofloveanddutyv. centurione. TheCallandConfessioni. . CaesareaPhilippi1. OldTestamentbackground(IKings4;Isaiah22)2. Physicalsetting:siteofpaganworship3. Twoquestions(Matt.15:13,15)4. SimonisrenamedPetros/Kepha(“Rock”)5. Appointedprimeminister;givenkeystothekingdomf. Peter:apostleandWitnessi. WitnesstotheResurrectionofChristii. WitnesstotheGospeliii. MartyredinRome(c.A.D.65)
3. PaulofTarsusa. DevoutJewwithperfectresume(Phil.3:4- ‐7)b. Youthandeducationi. BorninTarsus(southeasternTurkey)ii. ARomancitizeniii. ComfortablewithRoman,Hellenistic,Jewishculturesiv. resv. StudentofRabbiGamaliel(Acts22:3)vi. Abrilliant,intensezealotvii. PersecutoroftheChurch,firstChristians(Acts8:1)c. ConversionandMissioni. RoadtoDamascus(Acts9:3- ‐6;22:4- ‐11;26:12- ‐18)ii. Baptized,preaching,studyingiii. Missionaryjourneysiv. Lettersv. MartyredinRome(c.A.D.67)d. Paul’sTheologyofResurrectioni. ��swritingsii. aeliii. Thoseburiedinbaptismwillriseagain(Rom.6:1- ‐9)e. ParticipationinChristi. “InChrist”appearsofteninPaul’swritingsii. TheNewCovenantisentranceintoGod’sdivinelifeiii. TheheartofthecovenantalgiftistheEucharistiv. Koinania mysticalcommunion,fellowshipv. Justification maderightwithGodbygrace,throughChristvi. ThroughfaithwearegraftedintothepowerofChristvii. Conformedandtransformedbylove
Catholicism Episode 5: The Indispensable Men: Peter, Paul, and the Missionary Adventure1. UniqueandUniteda. PrincipalarchetypesfordisciplesofChristb. Peter kingly,leadership,governingc. Paul prophetic,missionary,teacherd. UnitedinapostleshipanddevotiontotheLord2. PeterofCapharnauma. Afishermanandbusinessman;married,middleclassb. Blustery,direct,strong- ‐willed,butloyalc. Nameappears191timesintheNewTestamenti. Namedfirstonlistsofapostlesii. OnlyapostletobegivenanewnamebyChristiii. ExhortedbyJesustostrengthenhisbrethrend. TransfigurationandTransformationi. TheprophecyandpromiseoftheCrossii. oryiii. Peter’sthree- ‐folddenial:fromlighttodarknessiv. Christ’sthree- ‐foldaffirmationofloveanddutyv. centurione. TheCallandConfessioni. . CaesareaPhilippi1. OldTestamentbackground(IKings4;Isaiah22)2. Physicalsetting:siteofpaganworship3. Twoquestions(Matt.15:13,15)4. SimonisrenamedPetros/Kepha(“Rock”)5. Appointedprimeminister;givenkeystothekingdomf. Peter:apostleandWitnessi. WitnesstotheResurrectionofChristii. WitnesstotheGospeliii. MartyredinRome(c.A.D.65)
3. PaulofTarsusa. DevoutJewwithperfectresume(Phil.3:4- ‐7)b. Youthandeducationi. BorninTarsus(southeasternTurkey)ii. ARomancitizeniii. ComfortablewithRoman,Hellenistic,Jewishculturesiv. resv. StudentofRabbiGamaliel(Acts22:3)vi. Abrilliant,intensezealotvii. PersecutoroftheChurch,firstChristians(Acts8:1)c. ConversionandMissioni. RoadtoDamascus(Acts9:3- ‐6;22:4- ‐11;26:12- ‐18)ii. Baptized,preaching,studyingiii. Missionaryjourneysiv. Lettersv. MartyredinRome(c.A.D.67)d. Paul’sTheologyofResurrectioni. ��swritingsii. aeliii. Thoseburiedinbaptismwillriseagain(Rom.6:1- ‐9)e. ParticipationinChristi. “InChrist”appearsofteninPaul’swritingsii. TheNewCovenantisentranceintoGod’sdivinelifeiii. TheheartofthecovenantalgiftistheEucharistiv. Koinania mysticalcommunion,fellowshipv. Justification maderightwithGodbygrace,throughChristvi. ThroughfaithwearegraftedintothepowerofChristvii. Conformedandtransformedbylove
Catholicism Episode 6: A Body Both Suffering & Glorious: The Mystical Union of Christand The Church1. TheMysteryoftheChurcha. Canyoudefine“Church”inasinglesentence?b. rament”c. TheChurchisaBody,alivingorganismi. “Iamthevineandyouarethebranches”(Jn.15)ii. iusXII)iii. JesustoSaul:“Whydoyoupersecuteme?”(Acts9:3- ‐4)iv. JoanofArc:TheChurchandChristare“onething”2. Ekklesiaa. b. Sinscatters;Godgathersi. ,par.1)ii. Godcallsmanoutoftheworldc. TheChurchtakesChrist’slifetothenationsi. Proclamationandevangelization(LumenGentium,23)ii. 13)3. FourMarksoftheChurcha. Onei. TheChurchisonebecauseGodisOneii. TheChurchworkstounitetheworldinGodiii. TheChurchworkstohealdivisions(ecumenism)b. Holyi. TheChurchisholybecauseherHead,Christ,isholyii. TheChurchcontainssinners,butisherselfholyiii. TheChurchismadeholybyGod’sgracec. Catholici. Kataholos “accordingtothewhole”ii. TheChurchisthenewIsrael,universaliii. . Apostolici. Fromthelives,witness,andteachingsoftheapostlesii. TheChurchhandsonTraditioniii. TheChurchishierarchical,governedbypriestsiv. Divinerevelationandthedevelopmentofdoctrine1. Nonewdivinerevelation2. Developmentofdoctrineisaboutgrowth,notchange3. TheChurchistheservantoftheWordofGod
Catholicism Episode 7: Word Made Flesh, True Bread of Heaven: The Church’sSacrament and Worship1. CommunionwiththeLorda. Aristotle:thebestactivitiesarethemostuselessb. RomanoGuardini:“ThePlayfulnessoftheLiturgy”c. eitisgoodtodod. MassisamicrocosmofGod’srightorderpreserved2. TheGatheringa. yb. ThisunityisfocusedonthepersonofJesusChristc. Singingisanembodiedexpressionofharmonyd. orgivenesse. sake3. TheTellingoftheStoriesa. ntepistle,Gospelb. onc. Scripture,inspiredbyGod,tellsthestoryofGodd. e. TheCreed:thegreatprofessionoffaith4. TheOfferinga. TheLiturgyoftheEucharistb. Theofferingofsacrificesi. Goddoesnotneedoursacrificeii. Sacrificeisanexpressionofthanksgiving,dependencec. ThroughGod’sgoodness,breadandwineareofferedd. TheEucharisticPrayer5. TheRealPresencea. sintheBibleb. Miracleoftheloavesandfishes(Jn.6:11- ‐13)i. Prayer,thanksgiving,distributionofbreadii. stc. ”(Ex.3:14)d. truly”i. Thepeopleseekphysicalcomfort,nottruth(Jn.6:26)ii. God,notMoses,gavethemannafromheaven(Jn.6:32)iii. Thosewhobelievehaveeternallife(Jn.6:47)iv. EatthefleshoftheSonofmananddrinkhisblood(Jn.6:53- ‐4)e. Jesusspokeliterallyandsacramentallyf. Jesusemphasizedthescandalousnatureofhiswordsg. astumblingblockh. rnallife.”(Jn.6:68)6. St.ThomasAquinasandTransubstantiation
a. i)b. becomesthesubstanceofthebodyandbloodofChristc. . ryoftheincarnatione. “Thisismybody”and“Thisisthecupofmyblood”f. fferedtotheFather7. “OurFather”a. ThefundamentalChristianprayer(CCC,par.2759)b. ThesummaryofthewholeGospel(CCC,par.2761)c. )d. tism,desiringtopartakeofJesusChriste. TheEucharististhesacramentofthekingdomofGod8. CommunionandSendinga. dsentb. formthetemporalorder
Catholicism Episode 8: A Vast Company of Witnesses: The Communion of Saints1. St.KatharineDrexela. Birth,childhood,family:devoutCatholicb. linessc. Katharineandtwosistersleftwithlargeestated. oile. TraveledtoEuropeandmetPopeLeoXIIIf. sandColoredpeople”g. ughouttheU.S.h. DiedonMarch3,1955,attheageof97i. Justice:heartandsouloftheethicallifei. Justiceisthevirtuebywhicheachisgivenhisdueii. Justiceistheonlycardinalvirtuedirectedtotheother2. St.ThereseofLisieuxa. aintsb. urchin1997c. Thesignificantinfluenceofherautobiographyd. sturbancese. ndspoketoPopeLeoXIIIf. g. theLittleFlowerh. “Myvocationislove!”i. hsj. xperiencedbynon- ‐believersk. . yinserviceoftheloveofGod”3. St.EdithSteina. Stein:Born1891,seventhchildofpiousJewishparentsb. Judaismc. omenologyd. In1913,beginsstudywithHusserl,worksondoctoratee. lwrestlingf. atisthetruth”g. EnteredthechurchonJanuary1,1922h. 938i. ��ComeRosa,we’regoingforourpeople”j. edinthegaschambersk. anddeathofEdithStein ”
l. d”(CCC,par.1808)m. r,informedbytheloveofChrist4. BlessedTeresaofCalcuttaa. biab. Feltcalledtoreligiouslifeatayoungagec. JoinedtheLoretoSistersd. LearnedEnglishinIrelandandwenttoIndiatoteache. poorf. ftoservethepoorg. FoundedtheMissionariesofCharityh. iritualityi. Livedalifeofradicalpoverty,serviceandprayerj. NobelPeacePrizein1979k. ExperiencedachingsenseofGod’sabsencel. ParticipationinChrist’sPassionm. thedemandtolove
Catholicism Episode 9: The Fire of His Love: Prayer and the Life of the Spirit1. TheFireofHisLove:PrayerandtheLifeoftheSpirita. Whatisprayer?b. Therearemanyformsandexpressionsofprayerc. tisd. emplation2. BeginningwithThomasMertona. Oneofthebest- centuryi. ryofhisconversionii. Dozensofotherbooksaswellasessaysandpoetryb. Nomadicchildhood:NewYork,Bermuda,France,Englandc. sd. �e. sophyi. A“bigconcept”:thenatureofGod’sexistenceii. Godisthesheeractofbeingitselff. BeganattendingMassatChurchofCorpusChristig. EnteredtheChurchonNovember16,1938h. adyofGethsemanei. ionofGod3. St.JohnoftheCrossa. Mystic,poet,andDoctoroftheChurchb. BecameaCarmelitefriarin1563c. heCarmeliteorderd. Kidnapped,imprisoned,andbeatenbyCalcedCarmelitese. aryinhismindi. TheAscentofMountCarmel(1579- ‐1585)ii. TheDarkNightoftheSoul(1582- ‐1585)iii. TheSpiritualCanticle(finishedin1591)iv. TheLivingFlameofLove(finishedin1591)f. g. andunionwithGodh. s,substitutesforGodi. sandimagesofthemindj. ul
4. St.TeresaofAvilaa. fprayerb. 6c. sd. sitationsi. rbation”ii. iii. stlee. nce,“anintimatesharingbetweenfriends”f. “Godalonesuffices”5. PrayerofPetitiona. Scripture(“OurFather”)b. andsoulc. “Ask,anditwillbegiventoyou;seek,andyouwillfind ”(Matt.7:7- ‐8)d. Godknowswhatweneed,butwishestohearourrequestse. f. Jesus’sprayertotheFather:“Thywillbedone.”6. “They’reAllShiningLiketheSun”a. Merton’slasttwenty- dprayingb. Tocontemplateistowakenthedeepestcenterc. and. 1950s:MertoninLouisville
Catholicism Episode 10: World Without End: The Last Things1. Eschatology:TheLastThingsa. Thefourlastthings:death,judgment,hell,andheavenb. Eschatology(eschata),means“thefinalthings”i. Generaleschatology:the“big- ‐picture”andtheendoftimeii. ldestinationc. tingtosome,upsettingtomanyothersd. ts,angels2. BeginningwithDantea. TheInferno:DanteisledthroughHellbythepoet,Virgilb. threefacesc. Hellisfullofsadness,self- ‐absorption,isolation,lonelinessd. WhyisSataninHell?Hechoseite. Hellisthestatethatfollowsfromrefusingdivinelovef. C.S.Lewis:theloveofGodlightsupthefiresofHellg. d(par.1057)3. Purgatorya. �b. 0- ‐31)c. Mortalandvenialsins(1Jn.5:16- ‐17)d. letionofsanctificatione. C.S.Lewis:Purgatoryisthewashroomofheavenf. Biblicalfoundationsi. 2Macc.12:42- ‐46:Prayersforthedeadii. Matt.12:32:Forgivenessinthisageandtheagetocomeiii. 1Cor.3:Thefirewilltesttheworkofeachmang. Dante:MountPurgatoryandthesevendeadlysins4. AngelsandDevilsa. Angelsb. Devil5. Heavena. ar.1024)b. Cor.13:13)c. . Manydifferentimagesanddescriptionsofheaveni. Thebeatificvision:perfecthappinessii. Unendingbeautyiii. HouseholdofGod,communionofsaintsiv. TheheavenlyJerusalem,acityoflife
Catholicism Episode 1: Amazed and Afraid: The Revelation of God Become Man Outline ! 1. Both!
