Session 1 – Science and faith: Can science and faith logically explain our origin?

00:00 PRAY – Opening prayer (1m)

00:01 GOD’S WORD – briefly contemplate a short Bible text (1m)

00:02 THINK BACK – The previous session: What stood out to you the most? (30s)

00:03 THINK – Can science and faith logically explain our origin? (2m)

00:05 ASK – Session’s Questions (1m)

00:06 LISTEN – Video: Can science and faith logically explain our origin? (10m)

00:17 THINK – Reflect in silence (2m)

00:19 RELATE – Dialogue in pairs (5m) and with the group (11m)

00:36 SAINT – Saint Hildegard of Bingen (1m)

00:37 ASK – Your questions (2m)

00:39 ACT – Apply what you learned (1m)

00:40 QUIZ – Pop Quiz (3m)

00:43 PRAY – The Our Father (1m)

00:45 End

Optional further reading:

• Fundamental teaching in Navigating with GOD: 1.1, 1.5, 1.9
• The witness of the Saints in Online with Saints: 1.49
• Catholic Social Teaching in Your neighbour is GOD: 25
• Bible texts:

  ‘In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth… God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good… God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them’ (Genesis 1:1.3-4.27).

  ‘By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the Word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible’ (Hebrews 11:3).

  ‘Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name’ (Isaiah 40:26).