Advent meditation: After the Tower of Babel, it became clear that mankind had become sinful like we were before the flood. It was at this
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Advent meditation: The creation was created good, but man’s sin has corrupted it. After the fall, mankind continued to get worse and worse. To put
Advent meditation: Adam and Eve were placed at the head of the creation. When they fell, the whole creation fell with them. God says that
Advent meditation: After Adam and Eve fell, Satan was told by God that although he would pursue the woman and her seed, ultimately his head
Advent meditation: When the serpent came to tempt Eve, she said she was not allowed to eat or touch the fruit of the tree of
Advent meditation: It is not good for man to be alone. We are by nature social animals, made in the image of a tripersonal God.
Advent meditation: God gave man dominion over all the animals. Part of this task involved naming the animals. When Adam named the animals, St. Thomas
Advent meditation: God placed Adam in the garden to till and keep it. The Hebrew words used here for till and keep are the same
Advent meditation: God created man from the dust of the Earth and gave him a soul. Thus, man contains within himself both Earth and Heaven.
Advent meditation: On the seventh day of creation God rested and blessed all that He had created. We follow this pattern by working for six