A Teenager's Answer to the Call of Holiness: The Grand Finale

This is the end...................... Yes I know it is abrupt, but that is how life is. Everything is constantly changing. For the grand finale, we will address to question of all questions: What is Man Fully Alive? Now I know what you avid readers and fans are thinking....... Didn't they already do a Man Fully Alive blog post? The answer would be, Yes. Yes we did. However we want to bring the question into new light as we have grown in knowledge and understanding in Catholic theology and life in generally. (The other reason is that we were assigned to do this blog post topic again, but let's not dwell on that).

Man Fully Alive.

If someone asks you what man fully alive is, you might immediately think the answer is simple and objective. However once you start thinking about it, it really is a complex and intriguing question.

One might come up with different versions of what you think man fully alive means. This blog post is dedicated to what I think Man Fully Alive means, based on what I have learned from my theology class and theology teacher, the great C squared.

Man Fully Alive is quite simple, complete communion with God. It makes sense. God is the source of all things including life. He is the Alpha and the Omega. The beginning and the end. He is the Big Man upstairs. Even though that the ultimate communion with God is the fulfillment of Man Fully Alive, the destiny is not the full story. It is the journey that creates the fulfilment of the destination(deep huh? Came up with that myself). But what do I mean by the journey? What I mean is that in order to achieve full communion you must accept God and go toward him. Therefore one of the marks of a Man Fully Alive is the humility to accept God and acknowledge you imperfection. In that acceptance of God, one must also take part in the redemptive action of Christ. Yes it is true that Christ died for each and every one of our sins, but cannot merely do nothing in our part and expect to be Men Fully Alive. We must participate in Christ's redemption through living a virtuous life, led by the guidance of the Church. In the Church we can receive Christ's great divine gifts, the Sacraments. Since the Sacraments are efficacious signs of grace, then they are a means in which men can grow in relationship with God, and consequently grow closer to the ultimate goal of being a Man Fully Alive.

Even though the Church is the best way to become a Man Fully Alive, there are simple, everyday things that you can do in order to grow closer to the ultimate goal. These things include prayer, prudence, self sacrifice and responsibility, charity and good works, patience, and finally love. If you treat yourself as a member of the Body of Christ and if you treat your neighbors as brothers and sisters in Christ, I guarantee you are well on your way to be a Man Fully Alive.

On behalf of my partner and myself, it has been a joy and a privilege writing this blog for you, the readers. I hope that you guys have learned some new things about theology, life, and the world. Hopefully you can take some of our advice and apply it to your life in a positive and meaningful way.

To leave this blog in a humorous mood, here are some of the funniest videos of all time.........