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God is All-Good
God is all good, he is infinitely lovable in himself, and from his fatherly love every good thing comes to us. Things are good and lovable in the degree that they are perfect. Since God is infinitely perfect, he is all-good and infinitely lovable in himself, and all goodness of creatures must come from him.

God is All-Wise, All-Holy, All-Merciful, and All-Just
God, the first cause of all things, in his wisdom he knows these things perfectly and disposes them to their ends according to appropriate means. If we do not understand why or how God does certain things or permits them to happen, it is because our limited minds cannot understand his secrets or see the universal plan of creation.

Because he is all-holy, he is entirely free from all sin and imperfection and he is infinitely good and lovable.

Because God is all-merciful, he gives to each creature even more than his due. He rewards the good more fully and punishes the wicked less severely than they deserve. He is always ready to help his creatures, and to forgive repentant sinners.

Because he is all-just, he gives to each creature what is due to it. God rewards the good and punishes the wicked. 

God is everywhere, but we do not see him because he is a spirit and cannot be seen by bodily eyes. Although we cannot see God, the order and beauty of creation should constantly reminds us of his wisdom, his power, his goodness, and his nearness to us. God sees us and watches over us with loving care. That care is called Divine Providence. It is his plan for guiding every creature to its proper end. 

God is Almighty
God is all mighty, he can do all things. God can do anything that is not opposed to his perfections or that is not self-contradictory. The impossibility of God doing any thing wrong or absurd does not limit his divine power, since wrongdoing and unintelligibility in themselves are manifest defects: they cannot be present in an infinitely perfect Being. Although God, the first cause of all things, is involved in every action, he does not deprive the creature of its freedom of action. A creature is never more than a secondary cause. He is always dependent on God; he is always a finite being. 

God is All-Knowing
God is all knowing, he knows all things, past, present, and future, and even all things possible. Every creature, in its actions, depends entirely on God, and any good in creatures is but an imperfect reflection of God’s perfection. Through his infinitely perfect knowledge God knows the extent to which creatures share his perfections. God’s knowledge of the future does not take away our freedom. It leaves our wills free to act in accord with his grace, or not to act. We are responsible for our free actions, which will be rewarded by God if they are good and punished by him if they are evil. Before man is life and death, which ever he chose shall be given to him. (Sir.15:17). 

God is All-Present
He is present everywhere by his power, his presence and his essence. He is present by his power since everything that happens requires his support. Second, wherever God acts he is present. Thirdly, since God is completely simple, wherever he is present he is present by his essence.

Divine Providence
After God created us, he did not leave us on our own. He continues to care for us and his loving care for us is called Divine Providence. He sees and watches over us with loving care, and he has a marvelous plan for guiding every creature to its proper end. From the book of Wisdom we learn that God made the little and the great and he cares equally for all. Saint Peter tells us: cast all your anxiety upon the Lord because he cares for you.