CHART SHOWING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN BELIEFS

Therelationshipbetween Therelationshipbetween
Categoriesof Thenatureandpurposeof Therelationshipbetween
Ultimatereality Themeaningofsuffering Deathandtheafterlife ultimaterealityand humanlifeandtherestof
Belief humanlife humans
humanity thenaturalworld
Createdintheimageand
GodtheCreator/TheHoly Theredemptivenatureof SharinginloveofGod/
Relevantbeliefs likenessofGod/Toknow, Judgement,Heaven,Hell Beatitudes;Kingdom Stewardship
Trinity suffering sacramentallife
loveandserveGod
Christiansareableto
Thehumanpersonismade Trinitarianlovespillsoverto CreatorGodhasplace
participateintheirown Thereisafinaljudgement Thevaluesofthekingdom
GodtheCreator/ bythecreatorintheimage thewholeofcreatedreality. humansattheserviceofthe
Ultimatereality redemptionbyuniting beforethecreatorthat seeninthebeatitudes
TheHolyTrinity andlikenessofGod,to Creationisasacramentof environmentasstewards
theirsufferingwiththose determineshumandestiny expresstheloveofGod
know,loveandserveGod. thecreator andcocreatorsinlove
ofChrist.
Asthatpartofcreation
endowedwithself
ServiceofGodisserviceof consciousnessandfreedom
Christiansareableto CreatedintheimageofGod Humanbeingsshareinthe
Createdinthe others.Theloveofneighbor ofdecisionandaction,
Thehumanpersonismade participateintheirown humanslookforwardto loveofGodthatgivesthem
Thenatureand imageandlikeness istheexpressionofthelove humanpersonsexercisea
bythecreatorintheimage redemptionbyunitingtheir returningtoGodinthe theirnatureasspiritflesh
purposeof ofGod/ ofGod.Eachhumanismade particularresponsibilityin
andlikenessofGod,to sufferingstotheonein resurrectionofthedead andtheirpurposetoknow
humanlife Toknow,loveand inGodsimageandlikeness, relationtocreation,itslife
know,loveandserveGod. whoseimagetheyhave andlifeoftheworldto andlovethetruthofGods
serveGod thesourceofhuman systems,environmentsand
beencreated. come eternalpromiseinChrist.
dignity. resources.Thisisapartof
whatitmeanstoactasthe
imageofGod.
Sufferingisnotonlythe
resultofsinfulness.Itisan
Christiansareableto Goddoesnotintendor TheBeatitudes
Christiansareableto Associatingsufferingwith everpresentphenomenon
participateintheirown desiresufferingbutholds acknowledgethemeek,
participateintheirown thepassionofChristhas inallofcreation.Thisplanet
Themeaningof Theredemptive redemptionbyunitingtheir thesuffereringraciousand poorinspirit,thehumble
redemptionbyuniting redemptivemeaningan isnowunderstooditselfto
suffering natureofsuffering sufferingstotheonein transforminglove,calling andthosewhosufferin
theirsufferingwiththose impactsofthefinaldestiny besuffering.ItistheGodof
whoseimagetheyhave thesufferertoahopeful Godsnameandcallsthem
ofChrist. ofthesuffererforthebetter promisethatiscallingall,
beencreated. future. blessedinGodssight.
thejustandtheunjust,into
ahopefulfuture.
ThekingdomofGodisa Thewhollyhopefulfuture
Thelovingrelationshipof
CreatedintheimageofGod Associatingsufferingwith heavenlybanquettowhich holdsthesalvationofallour
creatureandcreator
Thereisafinaljudgement humanslookforwardto thepassionofChristhas allthefaithfularecalled. personalnarratives
Deathandthe Judgement, expandstheacrossthe
beforethecreatorthat returningtoGodinthe redemptivemeaningan Christianhopeseeksthe imbeddedinthe
afterlife Heaven,Hell abyssofdeathandsuffering
determineshumandestiny resurrectionofthedeadand impactsofthefinaldestiny kingdom,thecommunionof redemptionoftheuniverse;
tothepromiseeternal
lifeoftheworldtocome ofthesuffererforthebetter saintsthatfollowsthe thefulfilmentofthecosmic
newnesswithGod.
resurrectionofthebody taleofbecoming.
Humanbeingsshareinthe Goddoesnotintendor Thelovingrelationshipof Cosmichopelookstoward
Sacramentalactions
Therelationship loveofGodthatgivesthem desiresufferingbutholds creatureandcreator thetransformationofthe
Sharinginloveof anticipate,withthe
betweenultimate Trinitarianlovespillsoverto theirnatureasspiritflesh thesuffereringraciousand expandstheacrossthe wholeofcreationanda
God/sacramental prophetsandJesus,the
realityand thewholeofcreatedreality andtheirpurposetoknow transforminglove,calling abyssofdeathandsuffering fulfilmentofalltimewhen
life comingofGodskingdomin
humanity andlovethetruthofGods thesufferertoahopeful tothepromiseeternal deathwillbenomore(Rev
auniversethatisbecoming.
eternalpromiseinChrist. future. newnesswithGod. 21:4)
ThekingdomofGodis
ServiceofGodisserviceof ThekingdomofGodisa
TheBeatitudes expandingincatholic
others.Theloveofneighbor heavenlybanquettowhich Sacramentalactions
acknowledgethemeek, thoughttoincludeall
Thevaluesofthekingdom istheexpressionofthelove allthefaithfularecalled. anticipate,withthe
Therelationship Beatitudes; poorinspirit,thehumble createdreality.Humanity
seeninthebeatitudes ofGod.Eachhumanismade Christianhopeseeksthe prophetsandJesus,the
betweenhumans Kingdom andthosewhosufferin mustplayitsroleintending
expresstheloveofGod inGodsimageandlikeness, kingdom,thecommunionof comingofGodskingdomin
Godsnameandcallsthem thegardenforthesakeof
thesourceofhuman saintsthatfollowsthe auniversethatisbecoming.
blessedinGodssight. theplanetandthepoorof
dignity. resurrectionofthebody
theearth.
Asthatpartofcreation
endowedwithself Sufferingisnotonlythe
ThekingdomofGodis
consciousnessandfreedom resultofsinfulness.Itisan Thewhollyhopefulfuture
Cosmichopelookstoward expandingincatholic
Therelationship ofdecisionandaction, everpresentphenomenon holdsthesalvationofallour
CreatorGodhasplace thetransformationofthe thoughttoincludeall
betweenhuman humanpersonsexercisea inallofcreation.Thisplanet personalnarratives
humansattheserviceofthe wholeofcreationanda createdreality.Humanity
lifeandtherest Stewardship particularresponsibilityin isnowunderstooditselfto imbeddedinthe
environmentasstewards fulfilmentofalltimewhen mustplayitsroleintending
ofthenatural relationtocreation,itslife besuffering.ItistheGodof redemptionoftheuniverse;
andcocreatorsinlove deathwillbenomore(Rev thegardenforthesakeof
world systems,environmentsand promisethatiscallingall, thefulfilmentofthecosmic
21:4) theplanetandthepoorof
resources.Thisisapartof thejustandtheunjust,into taleofbecoming.
theearth.
whatitmeanstoactasthe ahopefulfuture.
imageofGod.