

WOF 308: Understanding Genesis: Adam, Eve, and the Fall
Nov 1, 2021
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Bishop Barron’s Red Mass Homily
- Bishop Barron preached the Red Mass in New Orleans to lawyers, judges, and politicians.
- He delivered a homily invoking early Church Fathers and political thinkers on church, state, and law.
Eden as a Sacred Mountain
- Eden is symbolically an elevated mountain, representing a privileged place of divine encounter.
- This height signifies the temple and the flow of life and praise emanating from God to humanity.
Humanity's Unique Hybrid Nature
- Humans uniquely combine physical body and spiritual soul, bridging earth and divine.
- God's breath imparts intellect, will, and freedom, marking human distinctiveness from animals.