MR 5F Problem Solving

The story is about a man who rejected God and bragged about it. Before he died of cancer, he turned to God and met with a priest multiple times. One possibility is that he talks to a priest just in case. He is basically doubting himself. The next possibility is that he honestly realizes how he has been living wrong and he seeks out faith. He has a change of heart. He could have tried to confess all he could. If he was saved, though, he would not go directly to Heaven. Instead, he would go to purgatory to be fully cleansed. It is possible that the man was baptized or received the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick on his deathbed. But it is also possible that he was not baptized nor anointed when he began meeting with the priest. This ties back to our section because it ties back to our seven Sacraments. If he was baptized, anointed, and went through penance, then he went through true retribution and conferred to the Church. 

MR 5E Advanced

All of our sins, past, present, and future, are not fully forgiven once we become Christians. In fact Matthew 6:12 states "And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debters." Minor sins can be confessed directly through prayer but mortal sins must be forgiven through the act of penance or reconciliation. Only God has the power to forgive sins but after Jesus' resurrection He passed on his mission and his authority to the apostles to forgive sins "As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.... Recieve the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any they are forgiven." The sacrament of Reconciliation is only required for mortal sins because Christ commanded it. Although Reconciliation has changed throughout the years, the basics of the sacrament are the same.

MR 5E Problem Solving

In the beginning of the Church, the apostles were the bishops and Peter was the Pope. In order to spread the Church, more people are needed. Peter and Paul began to appoint more and more people to help them spread the word. Authority began to pass down BEFORE Peter and Paul died. Paul told Timothy "What you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also." This is Paul passing down the authority to Timothy. The bishops and their successors teach what truly was meant to be taught and have no relations with heretics. This is important in today's Church because it shows us although some Churches may go against Jesus' teachings, it is still held truthfully through our bishops and Pope, who were given authority by their predecessors. 

MR 5C Marks of the Church Analysis

The video explains what the four marks of the Church are: One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. It explains that as One, the Church is unified. We are together, and that, although we are different, we are the same in God and the Church. The video explains that the Church is Holy, not because we are Holy, but because God is and Christ is. Jesus built the foundation of the Church, and He is Holy so the Church is Holy. The Church is Catholic because the Church is universal. In all corners of the globe, the Church can be found. The Church is Apostolic because of the authority that Jesus gave the apostles, and the authority that the apostles pass down to the bishops, and the Popes. 

Analysis Of Questions

Scripture Analysis

Between the resurrection and the ascension, the Apostles are hiding in the upper room awaiting the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit gave Peter courage which is important because Peter feared what would happen to him. He even denied Jesus 3 times in fear of being crucified along with Him. This lets us know that God had a plan to get the Apostles to act. Not just preach, but to baptize and teach others how to live a life of holiness. 

MR5 .A analysis on the ascension

Analysis of Forgiveness of Sins

Christ gave the apostles the power to not only forgive sins, but to "hold them bound." The apostles would not know who had committed what sins, so confession was implied. People would need to tell the apostles what they have done wrong for the apostles to forgive them, and so on. 

If Jesus' bones were discovered

Gandalf, The Balrog, and Aragorn

Gandalf's fight against the Balrog and Aragorn's travel into the mountain are both analogies of Jesus Christ's descent into the Land of The Dead. When Gandalf is fighting the Balrog, he sacrifices himself to save the others, just as Jesus sacrificed himself to save us. Balrog could be considered a description of Satan: a large, fiery demon that tries to stop Gandalf from saving the others. Aragorn's travel into the mountain is very symbolic of Jesus' descent into the Land of The Dead. Aragorn travels into the mountain and offers the souls within a chance at redemption. Jesus travels to Hades and offers the souls within redemption. Aragorn is their redeemer; Jesus is our redeemer. The souls in both stories are givin the option to follower their redeemer. Both Jesus and Aragorn offer the souls to be free. 

Transfiguration Outline & Analysis

Jesus' transfiguration was when He truly showed himself as both Man and God. It is the second time that the Trinity is shown in the Bible. This is important because it clearly shows God's presence in the world. Christ's transfiguration strengthened the faith of His disciples. God was present in His voice, the Son in His humanity, and the Holy Spirit in the clouds. The apostles needed the transfiguration because they did not fully understand Jesus' divinity. But the transfiguration was not Jesus proving himself, but rather Jesus inspiring his followers and trying to help them understand His divinity.