1. FAITH & REASON and the decisions we make…

2. JOURNAL QUESTION:
Throughout your high school experience, have you found that your faith has grown stronger, grown weaker, been challenged, been shaken, been reinforced, been confused, etc. Explain how this has happened.

3. FIDES ET RATIO Written by JPII in 1998 It states that a person needs:
FAITH and
REASON
To know the TRUTH
“God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth” (#1)

4. FAITH AND REASON What is REASON? What is FAITH?
According to this document, REASON refers to all that which can be studied and measured
Examples:
PHILOSOPHY
SCIENCE
MATH
What is FAITH?
“Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” (Hebrews 11:1)

5. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
What does faith do? What does faith give a person?
What does REASON do? What does it do for or give to a person?
What is the relationship between REASON and FAITH? What can they do together?