R & S

Question 1

Karl Rahner (1904-1984), German, Influential Roman Catholic Theologian

Answer 1

“Every answer is always just the beginning of a new question”

Question 2

K.Rahner, Foundations of Christian Faith, 1959

Answer 2

“To be a human person is to be a questioner”

Question 3

Emile Durkheim (1858-1917), prominent French Sociologist

Answer 3

“Religion is an eminently social thing”

Question 4

E.Durkheim, Elementary Forms of Religious Life, 1912

Answer 4

“Religion consists of things that surpass the limits of our knowledge”

Question 5

God is the Creator of all

Answer 5

“maker of heaven and earth” (Nicene Creed)

Question 6

God is trinitarian in nature, 3 co-equal, co-eternal persons in one. (CCC #234)

Answer 6

“the central mystery of Christian faith”

Question 7

Jesus is the incarnation of God on Earth.
(Jn 1:14)

Answer 7

“the word became flesh and lived among us”

Question 8

God is omnibenevolent (all loving, all merciful)
(Ps 107:1)

Answer 8

“His love endures forever”

Question 9

God is immanent (close and near).  (Jeremiah 23:23)

Answer 9

“Am I a God nearby, says the Lord, and not a God far off?”

Question 10

God is transcendent (separate and above)
(Mt 6:9)

Answer 10

“Our Father in heaven”

Question 11

God is omnipotent (all powerful).

Answer 11

“The Father Almighty” (Nicene Creed)

Question 12

God omnipresent
(Prov 15:3)

Answer 12

“The eyes of the Lord are in every place”

Question 13

God is omniscient (all knowing)
(Ps 147:5)

Answer 13

“His understanding is beyond measure”

Question 14

To know, love and serve God
(CCC #1761)

Answer 14

“God put us in the world to know, to love, and to serve him”

Question 15

To be another Christ in the world
(St. Theresa of Avila, 1500s)

Answer 15

“Christ has no body now, but yours”

Question 16

God is the Creator and humanity is the creatures

Answer 16

“maker of heaven and earth” (Nicene Creed)

Question 17

Humans were made in the image of God
(Gen 1:26)

Answer 17

“Let us make humans in our image”

Question 18

The Relationship between Humans and God is one of Steadfast love
(Ps 136:1)

Answer 18

“His steadfast love endures forever”

Question 19

Suffering is a consequence of Original Sin (Suffering is unavoidable).
Begins with the sacred story of Adam Eve (Gen 2)
(CCC #397)

Answer 19

“Disobeyed God’s command”

Question 20

Suffering brings adherents into solidarity with the suffering of Jesus.
(Pope Francis, 2018, p.31)
(Open to God, Open to the World, Pope Francis, 2018, p.31)

Answer 20

“When Jesus sees someone who is suffering, he sees himself in them”

Question 21

(1 Peter 3:14)

Answer 21

“if you do suffer, for doing what is right, you are blessed”

Question 22

Jesus is the path to Salvation and entry to heaven.
(Jn 14:6)

Answer 22

“I am the way, the truth, and the life”

Question 23

Death is not an end but a new beginning

Answer 23

“I look forward to the resurrection of the dead” (Nicene Creed)

Question 24

Humans must model their relationships on the teaching and actions of Jesus
(Jn 15:12)

Answer 24

“Love one another, as I have loved you”

Question 25

Relationships must be based on love
(Mt 5:43)

Answer 25

“Love your enemies”

Question 26

Humans must practice stewardship over the environment

Answer 26

“till it and keep it” (Gen 2:15)

Question 27

(Pope Francis, Laudato Si, 2015)

Answer 27

The “cry of the earth”

Question 28

Revelation of God is experienced through nature
(CCC #1147)

Answer 28

“God speak to humans through the visible creation”