CFED (Prelims)

• Incarnation - the term used to describe the concept of God becoming human in the person of Jesus Christ
• Gospel of Matthew – it begins with the genealogy of Jesus, tracing his lineage back to David and Abraham
• Emmanuel - according to the New Testament, this is the title often used to describe Jesus as the anticipated Messiah
• Conduct a thorough cultural assessment – initial step in the preparation to establish a presence in a remote village with a different cultural background.
•  Seek dialogue and understanding – the most appropriate response when a missionary congregation faces resistance from the local community due to unfamiliar religious practices.
• Establishing schools and educational programs - action is in line with a mission to restore dignity and empower communities
• Education and Preaching - has a strong emphasis on the Dominican Order, founded by St. Dominic
• Jesuits - founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola
• Poverty, chastity, and obedience - emphasizes the missionary works of the Augustinians following the Rule of St. Augustine
• Preaching and teaching - the focus of the missionary works of the Dominicans
• Missionary work and education - the life and mission of the Jesuits
• Society of Jesus - official name of the Jesuit Order
• Everything is beautiful and created with a purpose and function – the message of the story of creation and/or order of creation
• Humans need to be mature, complete, and whole – the message of God when He said that according to the plan, until creation will reach its perfection
• God wants nothing but the best for us – the message of God when He said that He saw everything that He had made, and indeed, it was very good
• To work together to guide choices based on rational and moral considerations – how the reason, conscience, and free will interact in decision-making
• Responsible stewardship over the Earth’s resources while promoting human flourishing – the message of the verse “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it”
• Conscience is an innate moral sense of right and wrong, whereas reason is the ability to analyze and make decisions – difference of conscience and reason
• Exaggerating the benefits of disobedience – how the devil distorts the reality of being like God to deceive Adam and Eve
• Allure of forbidden knowledge – the specific temptation that enticed Adam and Eve to disobey God’s command
• Reasoning – neglected by Adam and Eve leading to their failure to properly reflect on the consequences of their actions
• Disputes over family inheritance – modern scenario that emphasizes conflicts between siblings similar tothe rivalry between Cain and Abel
• Attempting to reach the heavens independently – demonstration of the involvement of the people in building the Tower of Babel and disobedience to God’s plan
• To challenge God’s authority – aspiration of the people to build a tower with its top in the heavens
• To cleanse the world from sin and corruption – the reason why God decided to flood the earth and instruct Noah to build the ark
• One Heart, One Soul – Motto of CICM Missionaries
• To establish a new identity – the main reason behind changing the names of the people whom God called in the Old Testament
• Theophile Verbist – Founder of the CICM Congregation
• To be the steward – original mission of the human person since the creation of everything
• To make a name for themselves – the main reason why did the people want to build a tall tower in the story of the Tower of Babel
• Conscience – guides and reminds us always to do good
• Dominicans – oldest missionary group in the Philippines
• Belgium – where the CICM missionaries originate
• November 2, 1907 – CICM missionary congregation arrived in the Philippines
• Pride – was depicted in the story of the Tower of Babel
• AUGUSTINIANS

  First missionaries to arrive in the Philippines

  Started with no specific founder in Italy
•  DOMINICANS

  -Building of massive brick churches in Cagayan Valley

  -Established the first university in Asia which predates Harvard University by 60 years
• JESUITS

  -They were oppressed and expelled by many leaders in Europe

  -They refocused the order with a preferential option for the poor
• DIVINE WORD MISSIONARIES

  -They are known for their method of prophetic dialogue

  -Training of a native clergy has been a major work of these missionaries in their entire mission

   
• Education and health - mission of the cicm