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Catholic Word of the Day: NATURALISM, 11-06-10
CatholicReference.net ^ | 11-05-10 | Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary

Posted on 11/06/2010 8:54:56 AM PDT by Salvation

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NATURALISM

The view that the only reality that exists is nature, so that divine grace is either denied or ignored. Philosophical naturalism claims that human beings were never elevated to a supernatural destiny; they will reach their final destiny by the sole use of their natural, individual, and social powers. Practical naturalism is human conduct that, by excluding prayer and the use of supernatural channels of grace, in effect says that the purpose of human existence is purely natural.

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


TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; History; Theology
KEYWORDS: catholic; catholiclist; heresy
How can anyone observe the miracles of nature and deny that there is a God?
1 posted on 11/06/2010 8:55:01 AM PDT by Salvation
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**Practical naturalism is human conduct that, by excluding prayer and the use of supernatural channels of grace, in effect says that the purpose of human existence is purely natural.**

To me, when they took prayer out of the schools this is what happened.

Can you believe that in distributing flyers for a FREE Thanksgiving Dinner delivered to their home — that a Goodwill Store denied our request to post the flyers?

What is our country coming to? (Thanks for letting me rant and rave.) Grrrrrr.


2 posted on 11/06/2010 8:57:28 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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Catholic Word of the Day – links will be provided later by another FReeper.

 

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3 posted on 11/06/2010 8:58:35 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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4 posted on 11/06/2010 9:19:11 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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Book of Daniel

Josiah

 Eternal Life

 Naturalism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Links to older "Word of the Day" threads.

5 posted on 11/06/2010 10:16:37 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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