Confirm Study 8

Here is what is needed for 12/9:

Symbolon episode (“Knowing the Faith 9: Mary and the Saints”)

Questions to answer:

1. Why do Catholics honor the saints? Why are the saints’ prayers for us so powerful?
2. What are the four Catholic dogmas about Mary? What do they teach us about Jesus and the Father’s plan of salvation?
3. Now let’s focus on one of these dogmas: the Immaculate Conception. According to the video, why is this teaching so important?

Symbolon episode (“Knowing the Faith 10: The Last Things”)
Questions to answer:

1. We all have various images of heaven, but according to the video, what is heaven?
2. In the presentation, the Catholic teaching on Purgatory is discussed. What are some of the misconceptions about Purgatory? What does the Catholic Church really teach about Purgatory? And why can Purgatory be seen, at least in some sense, as something for which we should be grateful?

Podcasts (embedded below): Daily Prayer of Discernment (the Examen)

*E-mail answers to vincent@catholicgators.org

1. According to Fr. Gallagher, what is the examen prayer?
2. What does "examen" mean?
3. What is the guiding question Fr. Gallagher keeps repeating in the telling of the saints' lives?
4. What was the classic phrase with which one of St. Ignatius's early companions characterized him? What does that phrase mean?

1. What's the best time of the day for someone to look for to pray the examen? What time of day is that for you?
2. Explain the first step of the examen prayer, describing its "internal dynamic."
3. What is according to St. Ignatius one of the worst things in God's eyes? What is one of the best?