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Catholic Word of the Day: PERFECT HAPPINESS, 10-17-09
CatholicReference.net ^ | 10-17-09 | Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary

Posted on 10/17/2009 2:53:34 PM PDT by Salvation

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PERFECT HAPPINESS

The complete possession of the perfect good. That which fully satisfies all human desires. Imperfect happiness falls short of the perfect in some way by not satisfying all human desires or, if all of them, not all of them fully. Natural happiness, when perfect, is called natural beatitude. It satisfies those cravings which spring from human nature alone. It is the kind of happiness that human beings would have been destined to, had they been left on a purely natural plane. Mere reason cannot pass beyond this point. Christian revelation adds to this the prospect of supernatural happiness. When perfect, in the life to come, it consists of the Beatific Vision, which supposes a free gift of God lifting humanity above its natural capacity and enabling it to share in the very happiness of God.

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission


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It's hard for us (speaking for myself) to imagine this perfect happiness.

Anyone else?

1 posted on 10/17/2009 2:53:35 PM PDT by Salvation
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Eucharistic Oblation

Last Judgment

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Dark Night of the Soul

Solitude

Domestic Prelate

Incense Boat

Clothing of Religious

Laity

Abraham’s Bosom

Embalming

Dowry

Roman Gradual

Socratic Method

Theism

Memorial

Petitions to the Holy See

Perfect Happiness

 

 

 

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2 posted on 10/17/2009 2:54:53 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation

Nope.


3 posted on 10/17/2009 4:44:17 PM PDT by Tax-chick (There is no "I" in "Tejano conjunto." It's all about the mission.)
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Perfect Happiness

4 posted on 10/18/2009 1:14:11 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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