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Masculinity and Femininity: Difference and Gift

Masculinity and Femininity: Difference and Gift. SOCIETY. FAMILY. MARRIAGE. INDIVIDUAL. Who are you?. KNOW THYSELF. Fix what’s broken (wounded) Know thyself. Building up the Individual. And how do you know this?.....Theology of the Body. Who are you? Why are you?. To be happy

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Masculinity and Femininity: Difference and Gift

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  1. Masculinity and Femininity:Difference and Gift

  2. SOCIETY FAMILY MARRIAGE INDIVIDUAL

  3. Who are you?

  4. KNOW THYSELF

  5. Fix what’s broken (wounded) Know thyself Building up the Individual

  6. And how do you know this?.....Theology of the Body Who are you? Why are you?

  7. To be happy Our hearts are restless until they rest in Him Why do you do what you do?

  8. To love and be loved To know Him love Him and serve Him in this world and be happy with Him forever in the next Why did God Make you?

  9. The more we use our reason, the more we grow in Faith The deeper our faith, the broader our reason What is JCCHS motto? MYSTERY

  10. 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

  11. Quiz questions so far…. • What phrase is quoted by saints, pagans and even the Matrix as the first step to spiritual an intellectual maturity • Why did God make you? • What is Theology of the Body • What is JCCHS’s motto?

  12. Genesis • How was creation created? • What does the Catholic Church believe about the stories of creation in Genesis?

  13. Sistine Chapel - Michaelangelo

  14. St. Peter’s Basilica Vatican City, Rome

  15. 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.

  16. 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

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. Quiz questions so far…. • What phrase is quoted by saints, pagans and even the Matrix as the first step to spiritual an intellectual maturity • Why did God make you? • What is Theology of the Body • What is JCCHS’s motto? • 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?

  20. 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.

  21. Jesus’ Perspective 1. Humility – “choose the lowest place” American Perspective 1. Self promotion - facebook 2 Cor 12:9 Commercial Break What qualities belong to the ‘ideal’ person

  22. “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Cor 12:9 Memorize it! Grace …..

  23. I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me Pelegian vsSt. Augustine Grace …and heresy

  24. Now back to the story of creation according to Genesis…..

  25. And God saw that it was good… What was the only thing that God said was not good?

  26. As God is creating Adam, he already has in mind Eve

  27. We are made for others

  28. Eve – from the side( not his head to be above) ( not his feet to be below)from his side – to be his life’s companionEve will always desire to be close to his heart and under his arm

  29. What is Typology? Where may it be seen here?

  30. Typology - The Church as Bride of Christ Salvatore Dali

  31. Adam – the provider and protector that the Father is – must look to the Father – not depend on himselfThe 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

  32. 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.

  33. Quiz questions so far…. • What phrase is quoted by saints, pagans and even the Matrix as the first step to spiritual an intellectual maturity • Why did God make you? • What is Theology of the Body • What is JCCHS’s motto? • 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? • 2 Cor 12:9 = “ “ • 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?

  34. This beauty from eternity is in In the heart and mind of God In his image and likeness

  35. So….. Sense of being loved (how it is discovered) Identity as Male and Female

  36. 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

  37. Stage 1 Stage 1A Stage 1B Slides taken from Sr. Jane Dominic, O.P.

  38. Stage 2

  39. Independent • Relationship-Oriented • Competitive • Cooperative • BOND shoulder-to-shoulder • BOND face-to-face • Communication-oriented • Action-oriented • Physical • Verbal

  40. FATHER MOTHER Attitudes and behaviors are learned. If there is a lack: Father wound and/or Mother wound

  41. Stage 3 "Adolescence"

  42. Different is GOOD. Difference is the foundation for: attraction revelation disclosure Mutual-affirmation Mutual-growth RESPECT ~ LOVE ~ INTIMACY

  43. ~ Pursuer ~ Cherished Prize ~ He needs to know he can do it. ~ She needs to know she is worth it WARNING SIGNAL : SHAME

  44. ~ Pursuer ~ Cherished Prize ~ He needs to know he can do it. ~ She needs to know she is worth it Girls – don’t emasculate guys Guys – don’t treat girls like objects

  45. MAN WOMAN ~ Nurturer ~ Provider ~ nagger/ manipulator ~ parasite ~ Encourager ~ Protector ~ demeaner/ Gossip girl ~ predator ~Captivating Beauty ~ Moral Educator ~ pervert / moral corruptor ~ seductive sex object

  46. MAN WOMAN 1. Affection & Attention 1. Sexual Fulfillment 2. Conversation 2. Recreational Companionship 3. Honesty & Openness 3. An attractive spouse 4. Family Commitment 4. Domestic Support 5. Admiration 5. Financial Stability

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