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I came through [[Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)|RCIA]] and into the Church intellectually, so I felt that faith without reason, i.e. "childlike", is not a complete faith. | I came through [[Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)|RCIA]] and into the Church intellectually, so I felt that faith without reason, i.e. "childlike", is not a complete faith. | ||
It was during RCIA that I started this website, as I wanted to track and process all that we were learning. My very first entry was a futile attempt to interpret and summarize the Catechism. (I learned quickly that with the Catechism no paraphrasing is needed.<ref>if you must, [[Catechism summaries]]</ref>) Far more useful was my [[Glossary of terms for catechism of the Catholic faith|Glossary of Terms]], with which I process definitions, word origins, and concepts, and which now holds several hundred entries that have helped me to sort through my faith and Church. | It was during RCIA that I started this website, as I wanted to track and process all that we were learning. My very first entry was a futile attempt to interpret and summarize the Catechism. (I learned quickly that with the Catechism no paraphrasing is needed.<ref>if you must, [[Catechism summaries]]. You'll see how I started and quickly gave up. I kept it to remind myself how little I know.</ref>) Far more useful was my [[Glossary of terms for catechism of the Catholic faith|Glossary of Terms]], with which I process definitions, word origins, and concepts, and which now holds several hundred entries that have helped me to sort through my faith and Church. | ||
Most helpful of all was to learn at RCIA of St. Pope John Paul II’s “[[Two Wings of Truth: gifts of faith and reason|two wings]]” of faith and reason, the idea that our belief and overall faith is strengthened when bolstered by both faith (belief) and reason (intellect). The concept was earlier and fully expressed by St. Thomas Aquinas, who had explored proofs of God in observation and logic. Aquinas understood, however, that reason alone can neither fully comprehend nor find God, and so we need faith, which the Holy Spirit empowers us into -- both spiritually and intellectually. Aquinas distinguished between the Gifts of the Holy spirit that empower reason and those that empower faith. | Most helpful of all was to learn at RCIA of St. Pope John Paul II’s “[[Two Wings of Truth: gifts of faith and reason|two wings]]” of faith and reason, the idea that our belief and overall faith is strengthened when bolstered by both faith (belief) and reason (intellect). The concept was earlier and fully expressed by St. Thomas Aquinas, who had explored proofs of God in observation and logic. Aquinas understood, however, that reason alone can neither fully comprehend nor find God, and so we need faith, which the Holy Spirit empowers us into -- both spiritually and intellectually. Aquinas distinguished between the Gifts of the Holy spirit that empower reason and those that empower faith. | ||