God's Gift
Our human freedom
Life and freedom
Gifts from God // using these gifts properly will lead us to authentic happiness
Freedom meters
We can use reason to undersatand what christ's life and teachings say about what it means to be truly
free.
Absolutism
I am free to make my own decisions I am free to do anything I want to do as long as I'm happy.
Determinism
I am not free to make my own decisions because I am driven by forced within me and outside me.
Ghry control my actions and decisions.
Authentic Freedom
I am free to make my own decisions and I am aware of the consequences of my actions. I am free to
do anything I want to do as long as it is right and good and is connected with the will of God for me.
Through scripture and church teachings
guides our critical reason to the true meaning of human freedom grounded in truth.
Mt. Sinai
Where God gave his people a lasting sign of his call for all persons to be truly free
True freedom
Is fostered when people respect the freedom and dignity of each other.
True freedom
Is not out capacity to do anything we want, but our capacity to do what we should as persons in
community.
Jesus Christ
Most perfect sign of God's call for us to become truly free
Truth
Basic condition of true freedom
Truth
Refers to what christ has revealed about who we are and what we should do through his life, his
teachings, and most importantly, his paschal mystery.