The Human Person

Question 1

We discover that we can think

Answer 1

Human is Rational

Question 2

It is rationality which enables us to:

Answer 2

Figure out and solve problems
Discover laws within nature
Reflect on the meaning of things
Chart our future

Question 3

A fundamental human trait is the ABILITY TO CHOOSE

Answer 3

Man is Free

Question 4

The ability to choose between good and bad, to change and improve our lives, direct our future.

Answer 4

Free Will

Question 5

Our capacity to ________________ separates us from other animals. These two faculties are at the heart of human nature: they comprise our soul.

Answer 5

reason and to choose

Question 6

We were created out of love and so, called to love one another.

Answer 6

Man is Loving

Question 7

is the highest form of choosing because it is choosing for others.

Answer 7

Love

Question 8

That we are people with bodies seems obvious, but it is an important truth for truly understanding the human person.

Answer 8

Embodied Spirits

Question 9

However, our true identity is __________________

Answer 9

spiritual

Question 10

We are unlike any other person, past, present and future.

Answer 10

Unique Yet Social

Question 11

Being a person means:

Answer 11

Being by others (conception, birth, etc.)
Being with others (family, friends, etc.)
Being for others (love, friendship, service, etc.)

Question 12

We each have a history. We sum up in our humanity all who have preceded us

Answer 12

Historical Being

Question 13

We have been formed by our individual and collective past and we shall in turn form the future. As we shall see, if we use our freedom properly, we pass on more than our genetic makeup, we pass on the fruits of our wisdom and love.

Answer 13

Historical Being

Question 14

We are created in the image and likeness of God (rational soul). What incredible value we must have in God’s sight.

Answer 14

Image of God

Question 15

In a very real sense we are co-creators with God.

Answer 15

God’s Partners

Question 16

We are stewards of God’s creation: to develop and take care of God’s creation. This means that we must share in the development of the world and creation.

Answer 16

God’s Partners

Question 17

Because we are the image of God, we are good at the very core of our being.

Answer 17

Fundamentally Good

Question 18

The wealthiest man in the world and the poorest of the poor are fundamentally equal because we share the same basic human dignity.

Answer 18

Fundamentally equal

Question 19

We discover that we can think

Answer 19

Human is Rational

Question 20

Figure out and solve problems

Answer 20

Human is Rational

Question 21

Discover laws within nature

Answer 21

Human is Rational

Question 22

Reflect on the meaning of things

Answer 22

Human is Rational

Question 23

Chart our future

Answer 23

Human is Rational

Question 24

A fundamental human trait is the

Answer 24

ABILITY TO CHOOSE

Question 25

A fundamental human trait is the ABILITY TO CHOOSE

Answer 25

Man is Free

Question 26

are spiritual qualities which are difficult to measure & analyze yet they are real and help define who we are

Answer 26

to reason and to choose

Question 27

We were created out of love and so, called to love one another.

Answer 27

Man is Loving

Question 28

We can choose to do good to another person.

Answer 28

Man is Loving

Question 29

We desire the good of another person, we love. It takes freedom to love

Answer 29

Man is Loving

Question 30

That we are people with bodies seems obvious, but it is an important truth for truly understanding the human person.

Answer 30

Embodied Spirits

Question 31

But, we are not human beings without our bodies.

Answer 31

Embodied Spirits

Question 32

We can only become ourselves through the bodies we have

Answer 32

Embodied Spirits

Question 33

We express ourselves & experience reality through our senses, emotions, desires, feelings, likes and dislikes.

Answer 33

Embodied Spirits

Question 34

We are unlike any other person, past, present and future

Answer 34

Unique Yet Social

Question 35

Our uniqueness shines forth only in community with others.

Answer 35

Unique Yet Social

Question 36

We each have a history. We sum up in our humanity all who have preceded us.

Answer 36

Historical Being

Question 37

We have been formed by our individual and collective past and we shall in turn form the future.

Answer 37

Historical Being

Question 38

As we shall see, if we use our freedom properly, we pass on more than our genetic makeup, we pass on the fruits of our wisdom and love

Answer 38

Historical Being

Question 39

We are created in the image and likeness of God (rational soul). What incredible value we must have in God’s sight.

Answer 39

Image of God

Question 40

Our very activities of thinking and loving, in fact our very being, reflect the beauty, the wisdom, the love of the Creator

Answer 40

Image of God

Question 41

We reflect God’s glory and each of us is of tremendous worth to Him.

Answer 41

Image of God

Question 42

“Fill the earth and conquer it!”

Answer 42

God’s Partners

Question 43

In a very real sense we are co-creators with God

Answer 43

God’s Partners

Question 44

We are stewards of God’s creation: to develop and take care of God’s creation. This means that we must share in the development of the world and creation

Answer 44

God’s Partners

Question 45

We are to cooperate in the Divine Plan by developing, expanding and properly using the goods of the earth which have been entrusted to us.

Answer 45

God’s Partners

Question 46

Because we are the image of God, we are good at the very core of our being

Answer 46

Fundamentally Good

Question 47

The more we act according to the way we are made by God the more we reflect the image of God our Creator.

Answer 47

Fundamentally Good