Gifts of the Holy Spirit Collage

For the Gift of Wisdom I chose the picture that has a red background and says wisdom across the top.  This picture quotes Matthew 7:7 which says "Ask and you will be given, seek and you will find. . . ". this quote phrases the Gift of Wisdom perfectly because it sparks the desire for God's knowledge and glory.

For the Gift of Understanding I chose the picture of a person's bald head surrounded by a picture of outer space and the universe.  This picture represents the Gift of Understanding because the person is clearly thinking about universal things and trying to solve major mysteries that God has created for us to solve with the help of the Holy Spirit.

For the Gift of Counsel  I chose a picture that has a mother looking figure holding on to two children and one of the children being tugged on by the devil.  This picture represents the Gift of Counsel because the mother figure is trying to protect and warn her children about the dangers with the devil and the child is trying to stay with their mother who they love.

The picture of Mother Teresa with a small child who looks poor and emancipated stands for the Gift of Fortitude.  Mother Teresa committing a good deed is a good example of the Gift of Fortitude because she has the strength from the Holy Spirit to do good in the name of the Lord.

For the Gift of Knowledge I chose a picture of the ocean with the sun shinning through the clouds and casting a light around the entire ocean. This could represent the Gift of Knowledge because the sun light could represent all of God's will and it is shining everywhere.

I chose two pictures for the picture Gift of Piety.  One picture is a small baby hand holding a larger male hand. This picture can signify the Gift of Piety because it shows the love for God between a small child and a father.  In this example God would be the father and they small child's hand would be the person enlightened by the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.  The second picture is a picture of hands cupping a small red heart that has a ban-aid over it.  This could also be used for the Gift of Piety because it shows that the heart has been reformed to follow God's path because it used to sin but now it is being healed by God and consistently obeys the Lord.

For the Gift of Fear of the Lord I chose a picture of an apple with a bite out of it and a serpent intertwined around the apple.  This could be Fear of the Lord because every good Christian knows the story of Adam and Eve and how they created original sin by eating the devil's apple.  The story that goes along with this picture reminds Christians of God's vengeance and makes them scared to turn against God as Adam and Eve did.

Baptism Video #4

Holy Baptism: Father Matthew Presents the Sacraments


1.     Who made this Video and how do you know its trustworthy?
               Father Matthew made this video and I know that he is a trustworthy source because he had an entire youtube channel of accurate Catholic videos.  Father Matthew is a qualified Father.

2.     What did this video teach you about the Sacrament that you didn't already know?
               This video taught me that after the person being baptized has completed their rituals, the entire audience in the church is sprinkles with Holy Water.  I never knew that everyone in the audience was blessed with the water after the person being baptized was finished.

3.     Was this Video entertaining or was is boring? How could it be more appealing?
               This video was entertaining because the Father tried to joke with his viewers throughout the video.  The filming of the video could have been better, it was a little shaky and hard to follow. The Father went through the usually rituals of Baptism and made them entertaining.


This video blog was made by Lauren Balckburn, Andrew Lee, and Gracyn Garberich

Video #1

In the Know with Father Joe


1.     Who made this video and how do you know its trustworthy?
               This video was made by BLINK which is a nationwide group of videos created to share Catholic beliefs and ideas.  This particular video features Father Joe who answers a couple common questions on Baptism.  I know that this video is trustworthy because it is published on an official Catholic site and features a real qualified Father.

2.     What did this video teach you about the Sacrament that you didn't already know?  
               This video taught me that the Catholic believe that the stories about the Sacrament of Baptism are word for word true.  Before this I assumed that most biblical stories were only fictional stories created to get the apostles point across.  After watching this I learned that every story of Baptism in the Bible actually happened.

3.     Was this video actually entertaining or was is boring? How could it be more appealing?
               The video was actually entertaining for me because the Father that was speaking seemed like a real person instead of a boring religious speaker who gave a monotone monologue on the Sacrament of Baptism.  It could be improved by adding more digital effects to the background instead of it being so boring and white.



This Video Blog was created by Lauren Blackburn, Andrew Lee, and Gracyn Garberich