Commentary on My Catholic Faith: The Perfections of God

 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end, amen. The eternity of God refers to the fact that God has no beginning or end. When we pray the Glory be, the beginning refers to creation, but it does not imply that there is a beginning to God. Eternity also refers to immutability which is derived from infinity and simplicity. The essence of goodness is called love, thus God being Goodness is Love. The catechism says “Love is part of His nature”, but perhaps it is better to say that Love is His nature.

It is revealed to us the precise reason of God creating, that is out of His nature of goodness and love. God is Knowledge, therefore He not only possess knowledge of everything, He is the knowledge of everything. It is revealed to us that there is a last day and that on that last day there will be a revelation of all things to mankind, that is precisely everything everyone does shall be revealed to everyone. God being Existence Himself points to God being everywhere or all-present. For He is not bound by space and time. It is said that all creation exists in Him as thought exists in the mind. Though He is everywhere, He is still invisible, and actually it is precisely because He is everywhere that He is invisible.

The omnipotence of God refers to the capacity of God to actualize anything and everything. Some say He cannot actualize an impossibility, but even this is disputable. God is Wisdom, this means He knows how to direct all things to the highest ends and by the most fitting means. God is Holiness and Justice, this means He is perfect in morality. He loves good and hates evil. This is not an expression of emotion, rather God’s disposition towards the various moral objects. It means that He is aligned with Himself, that is Good, and He is against that which is against Him, that is evil. God is Mercy in Infinity, that He allows sinners to repent in their alotted time. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end, amen.

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