06 - Creation

Why did God make us? What else did he make? Are bad angels a legit thing??

In this episode, we discuss the origins and creation of the universe.

This episode covers Part One, Section Two, Chapter One, Paragraphs 4-6 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

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References and further reading/listening/viewing:

• The Catechism of the Catholic Church, Pts. 279-384.

• Genesis, Chapter 1

• Gospel of John, Chapter 1

• Gerard Manley Hopkins, "As Kingfishers Catch Fire". and "God's Grandeur"

• Jose Angel Lombo and Francesco Russo. Philosophical Anthropology: An introduction.

• Pope Francis, Laudato Si’

• Pope Saint John Paul II, Love and Responsibility, and Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body. 

• Christopher West (books):

  • Good News about Sex and Marriage

  • Eclipse of The Body 

  • Theology of the Body For Beginners

  • Our Bodies Tell God’s story

• Christopher West (video/audio):

  • "Christopher West on Sex, God, Beauty, and the Theology of the Body"

  • "Christopher West: Theology of the Body and the New Evangelization"

  • YouTube Channel for The Theology Of the Body Institute

  • Podcast, Ask Christopher West

• Edith Stein, Essays on Woman. 

  • “I am convinced that the species humanity embraces the double species man and woman; that the essence of the complete human being is characterized by this duality; and that the entire structure of the essence demonstrates the specific character. There is a difference, not only in body structure and in particular physiological functions, but also in the entire corporeal life. The relationship of soul and body is different in man and woman; the relationship of soul to body differs in their psychic life as well as that of the spiritual faculties to each other”