
8 Key Takeaways from ‘Ad Theologiam Promovendam’
COMMENTARY: Pope Francis is directing theologians to find a middle ground where they stay true to the Church’s long-standing traditions while also finding new ways to connect with the world today.
COMMENTARY: Pope Francis is directing theologians to find a middle ground where they stay true to the Church’s long-standing traditions while also finding new ways to connect with the world today.
God himself does not change, but God wills change in his creation — and he wills to bring it about through our prayers.
Among all possible names given to God, the most proper of all is ‘He Who Is’
Even when he reveals himself, God remains a mystery beyond words: ‘If you understood him, it would not be God.’ (CCC 230)
Archbishop Naumann believes that the president’s comments could confuse Catholics about the teaching of the Church, “and that‘s why I think it’s important for bishops and for the Church to correct him,” h
“God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness, freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life. … To accomplish this, when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son as Redeemer and Savior.” (CCC 1)
Recommended books about Our Lord by Rudolf Schnackenburg, Bishop Robert Barron and others.
No real study of Christology can afford to be without three basic texts.
Our answer to the question asked by Our Lord — “Who do men say that I am?” — changes everything for us.
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