LESSON 5 —1st Article of the Creed: I Believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth

Read the following references to further clarify the central ideas of this lesson. Look in other places as well as these; this is not an exhaustive list of the resources needed to answer the questions.

Father Hardon’s Catholic Catechism

Pages 53-68 (The Living God)
Pages 69-78 (Creation)
Page 78 (Divine Providence)
Pages 83-90 (Angels)
Pages 91-102 (The Origin and Nature of Man)
Pages 102-107 (the Human Person)

Father Hardon’s Question and Answer Catechism

#92-193 (1st Article, I Believe in God)
#125-127 (Creation and Divine Providence)

Revised Basic Course Manual

Pages 12-20 (First Article)

Scripture

Revelation 12:7-12

Catechism of the Catholic Church

#198-231 (I Believe in One God)
#232-267 (Revelation of God as Trinity)
#268-276 (God’s Power)
#282-301; 337-349 (Creation)
#302-324 (Divine Providence, Scandal of Evil)
#328-336 (Angels)
#355-384 (Creation of Man)
#385-412 (The Fall of Man and Angels)
#1814 (Faith)

Modern Catholic Dictionary Vocabulary –

Review the following terms in your Modern Catholic Dictionary reference book (or online version at TheRealPresence.org – go to the bottom of the page, click on “Dictionary”).

Faith, Virtue of

Listed in Advanced Course Manual:
Adam
Albigenses
Angels
Concupiscence
Creation
Death
Demon
Devil
Divine Attributes
Eve
Evolution
Fall
Freedom
Glory
God
God the Father
God the Son
God the Holy Spirit
Guardian Angels
Man
Manichaeism
Materialism
Original Justice
Original Sin
Person
Preternatural Gifts
Providence
Satan
Trinity, The Holy

The Treasury of Catholic Wisdom

by Father John A. Hardon, S.J., Saint Thomas Aquinas’ Exposition of the Apostles’ Creed, First Article, pp. 254-262.

Supplemental Vocabulary –

Read the following terms in the Supplemental Vocabulary Definitions.
Person