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Made in His Image (2004)
Made in His Image
Because God created human beings in His own image, each of us has a unique dignity. "Of all visible creatures only man is 'able to know and love his creator'...and he alone is called to share by knowledge and love, in God's own life. It was for this end that he was created, and this is the fundamental reason for his dignity" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 356).
The call to honor the image of God places special duties on each of us, in every walk of life. But at its root this call is the same for all. It is by seeing Christ in others, and acting accordingly, that we will become like Him and share in His eternal destiny.