Transcript Theology of the Body

Masculinity and
Femininity:
Difference and Gift
SOCIETY
FAMILY
MARRIAGE
INDIVIDUAL
Who are you?
KNOW THYSELF
BUILDING UP THE INDIVIDUAL
Fix what’s broken (wounded)
 Know thyself
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WHO ARE YOU? WHY ARE YOU?
And how do you know this?.....Theology of the
Body
WHY DO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO?
 To
be happy
 Our hearts are restless until they rest in
Him
WHY DID GOD MAKE YOU?
To
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love and be loved
To know Him love Him and serve Him in this
world and be happy with Him forever in the next
WHAT IS JCCHS MOTTO?
The more we use our reason, the more we grow
in Faith
 The deeper our faith, the broader our reason
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Truth
Reason
and faith
Faith
reason
THEOLOGY OF THE BODY
John Paul II reminded us that we can learn
about God by learning about our bodies
Our faith is “incarnational” –
the Word became flesh and dwelt among us
QUIZ QUESTIONS SO FAR….
1. What phrase is quoted by saints, pagans and even the
Matrix as the first step to spiritual an intellectual
maturity
2. Why did God make you?
3. What is Theology of the Body
4. What is JCCHS’s motto?
GENESIS
How was creation created?
What does the Catholic Church believe about the
stories of creation in Genesis?
Sistine Chapel - Michaelangelo
St. Peter’s Basilica
Vatican City, Rome
Michelangelo wants
To show us the
Beauty of God and
The relationship between God and man. So he
depicts God in the most beautiful image he
knows – the human body.
Unlike Adam, He is clothed because the
fullness of His beauty is veiled to us.
Shame/ concupiscence influences/veils the way we see the
body.
We can’t see as clearly the glory, dignity and beauty of the
body – and even more dignified and glorious is the soul
It’s a
mystery
A bee understands and appreciates a flower according to its bee
mind; a 3 year old according to a 3 year old mind; a botanist from his
perspective, a philosopher from his angle. The flower remains the
flower.
Reason alone can know that God exists and even some of God’s
qualities (omniscient, omnipotent, etc….) Faith allows our reason to
expand its perspective.
Our understanding is limited….and so is ‘veiled’
Faith allows us to see what we can’t see.
We can’t see gravity or love…but we know it is there.
QUIZ QUESTIONS SO FAR….
1.
What phrase is quoted by saints, pagans and even the Matrix as the first step to spiritual an intellectual maturity
2.
Why did God make you?
3.
What is Theology of the Body
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What is JCCHS’s motto?
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Who painted the Creation of Adam?
Where is it located?
What is a mystery?
When choosing to show God in the most beautiful way possible, how did
he paint God?
What does the Catholic Church say about the story of creation in
Genesis?
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Michelangelo brings us back to the beginning – looking
with eyes after the redemption
Adam’s hand is ‘lifeless’ – waiting to receive the
spark of life the breath of God. God’s hand is full of
power – initiative.
Commercial Break
Jesus’
Perspective
What qualities belong to
the ‘ideal’ person
American
Perspective
1. Humility –
1. Self promotion facebook
“choose the lowest place”
2 Cor 12:9
Grace …..
2 Cor 12:9
“My grace is
sufficient for you,
for my power is
made perfect in
weakness.”
Grace …and heresy
Pelegian vs
St. Augustine
I can do all things
in Christ who
strengthens me
Now back to the
story of
creation
according to
Genesis…..
And God saw that it was good…
What was the only
thing that God said
was not good?
As God is creating Adam, he already has in mind Eve
We are made for others
Eve – from the side
( not his head to be above)
( not his feet to be below)
from his side – to be his life’s
companion
Eve will always desire to be close
to his heart and under his arm
What is Typology?
Where may it be seen here?
Typology
- The Church as Bride of Christ
Salvatore Dali
Adam – the provider and protector that the Father
is – must look to the Father – not depend on himself
The lie man suffers – that he needs to figure
out himself who he needs to be and what to do
Man and woman must both view each other
through the eyes of Faith – as God views them
Some theologians conjecture that Eve was taken from the rib
covering the heart – because it is part of woman’s vocation to protect
his heart for she has access that no other has.
The rib when broken can also damage the heart by piercing it.
QUIZ QUESTIONS SO FAR….
1.
What phrase is quoted by saints, pagans and even the Matrix as the first step to spiritual an intellectual maturity
2.
Why did God make you?
3.
What is Theology of the Body
4.
What is JCCHS’s motto?
5.
Who painted the Creation of Adam?
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Where is it located?
7.
What is a mystery?
8.
When choosing to show God in the most beautiful way possible, how did he paint God?
9.
What does the Catholic Church say about the story of creation in Genesis?
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2 Cor 12:9 = “
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Name some opposites in what God values and man values
What is the error of Pelegius and what is the Church’s position on grace?
What is significant about the side of Adam and the side of Christ?
What in Genesis is said not to be good?
This beauty from eternity is in In the heart
and mind of God
In his image and likeness
So…..
Sense of being loved (how it is discovered)
Identity as Male and Female
The family
The Domestic Church
The Christian home is the place where children receive the first
proclamation of the faith. For this reason the family home is rightly
called "the domestic church," a community of grace and prayer, a
school of human virtues and of Christian charity. CCC1666
Slides taken from Sr. Jane Dominic, O.P.
•Independent •Relationship-
•Competitive
Oriented
•Cooperative
•BOND shoulder-to- •BOND face-to-face
shoulder
•Communication-
•Action-oriented oriented
•Physical
•Verbal
FATHER
MOTHER
Attitudes and behaviors
are learned.
If there is a lack: Father wound and/or Mother wound
Different is GOOD.
Difference is the foundation for:
attraction
revelation
Mutual-affirmation
disclosure
Mutual-growth
RESPECT ~ LOVE ~ INTIMACY
~ Pursuer
~ Cherished Prize
~ He needs to know
he can do it.
~ She needs to
know she is worth it
WARNING SIGNAL : SHAME
~ Pursuer
~ He needs to know~ Cherished Prize
~ She needs to
he can do it.
know she is worth it
Girls – don’t emasculate guys
Guys – don’t treat girls like objects
MAN
~ Provider
WOMAN
~ Nurturer
~ parasite
~ nagger/
manipulator
~ Protector
~ Encourager
~ predator
~ demeaner/
Gossip girl
~ Moral Educator
~Captivating
Beauty
~ pervert / moral
corruptor ~ seductive sex object
MAN
WOMAN
1. Sexual
Fulfillment
1. Affection
& Attention
2. Recreational
Companionship
3. An attractive
spouse
4. Domestic Support
5. Admiration
2. Conversation
3. Honesty &
Openness
4. Family
Commitment
5. Financial Stability