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The Universal Call | Physically Spiritual

Updated: Oct 21, 2021

God’s call is the same for all of us; to be like him. Christ commands us to “Be perfect, as my heavenly Father is perfect.” This episode of Physically Spiritual explores this high calling and what it means for our lives.

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Headings

1:45 - The Universal Call to Holiness

3:00 - The Kingdom of Heaven on Earth

5:00 - Holiness and True Health

9:00 - What is Holiness?

12:00 - Holiness and Authenticity

14:15 - Two Reactions to Sin

19:30 - The Truth Will Set You Free

22:30 - Bring Everything to God


Notes


“all the faithful of Christ of whatever rank or status, are called to the fullness of the Christian life and to the perfection of charity” Vatican II, Lumen Gentium, 40


“So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Matthew 5: 48


“The Church is not a waiting room.”


“your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as in heaven” Matthew 6: 10


“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6: 23


Core Biological Systems

  1. Defense and Repair

  2. Energy

  3. Biotransformation and Elimination

  4. Transport

  5. Communication

  6. Structural Integrity

  7. Assimilation


Core Systems of the Person - Function of the System

  1. Reason - Knowledge of Truth

  2. Will (Rational Appetite) - Freedom to do the Good

  3. Irascible (Sensible Appetite toward difficult) - Strength when facing difficulty

  4. Concupiscible (Sensible Appetite toward attractive) - Ordered to health

  5. Connection/Relationship - Communion of Persons

  6. Psychological Function - Security and Maturity

  7. Physical Function - Function of Core Biological Systems (above)


“Do not be afraid of holiness. It will take away none of your energy, vitality or joy. On the contrary, you will become what the Father had in mind when he created you, and you will be faithful to your deepest self. To depend on God sets us free from every form of enslavement and leads us to recognize our great dignity.” Pope Francis, Gaudium et Exsultate, 32.


“To be out of relationship with God distorts and destroys our nature. To be in relationship with God heals and perfects our nature”


2 Extremes to Avoid

  1. Overreaction - Self-condemnation and hiding in shame (Pride)

  2. Underreaction - Give up on changing and making a truce with sin (Despair)


“The LORD God then called to the man and asked him: Where are you? He answered, ‘I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid.’” Genesis 3: 9 - 10


“Jesus then said to those Jews who believed in him,* “If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8: 31 - 32


“Living with habitual sin is like renting a place in hell, and the monthly payment is your time, energy, and joy.”


“When, in God’s presence, we examine our life’s journey, no areas can be off-limits. In all aspects of life we can continue to grow and offer something greater to God, even in those areas we find most difficult. We need, though, to ask the Holy Spirit to liberate us and to expel the fear that makes us ban him from certain parts of our lives. God asks everything of us, yet he also gives everything to us. He does not want to enter our lives to cripple or diminish them, but to bring them to fulfillment.” Pope Francis, Gaudium et Exsultate, 175


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