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Theology: Faith

ppunti A Theology of the meeting with Don Cesare 15/10/2010 Pagazzano

Florence, Palazzo Roffey. Hall of virtues and vices of the arts

Last year, in the theological course, we dealt with the defects and we have described as a deficiency in the movement as a result of a wrong position maintained for a long time and this year we We set out to address the issue of virtue, a strength comparable to the soul that is born and is sustained after a certain period.

Tradition gives us two kinds of virtues:

• Cardinals (from "core" element, and pivot around which may rotate, for example, a door): prudence, justice, fortitude , temperance

• Theological (characteristic virtues of God): faith, hope, charity.

FAITH

With a quick brainstorm we trying to find out what was the faith for us, collecting some ideas about how we saw:

• similar to the trust, as the "star" gives us a strong starting point;

• reliance without evidence, anticipation;

• linked to the acceptance limit (Schopenhauer);

• "war on ourselves" (Giussani);

• the desire for something external to us.

Faith is one of the theological virtues, and this is characteristic of God, therefore, although they often link it to the limit and can not know, is not born as connected to it: how God chooses to rely on the world despite being omnipotent ; the creation He performs an act of faith that continues to make in respect of each.

have faith in God is different from believing that God exists: the devil is often the first to know that God exists and is an expert on him, but this does not make him a believer, having faith means but trusting him is deemed worthy of trust.

be good believers also means being able to rely on a daily basis: you can not have faith in a God who can not see without being able to have faith in people around you, without faith you can not live: starting a relationship involves trust in , alzasi out of bed to trust that the day brings good.

Faith is therefore

• a dynamic and vital element of life (We are like God because "we trust" and only works if we trust);
• not simply believe God exists, but reliable and This is possible only if we can trust ourselves and others.

Alessandra Grossi