(Dear readers: a perk of my Theology of Social Media course is that I can use my blog for assignments. Sweet action. This is a one-paragraph defense of the Catholic Christian faith. Here goes!)
We abide in a fast-pace, ever-changing world. Ever racier topics become mainstream news. What is the glue that holds it all together? Humanity. There is an objective nature of humanity that determines the truth and how we should react. This is reflected in the Catholic faith. The human heart recognizes the need for God and the love and mercy gifted to us from Him. The solution of the world for these needs is to gloss over and fill in with substitutes that are not the answers. The Catholic faith, however, sees through to the deepest of human needs and fills them, both because it is made up of human members, and so is familiar with human nature, and because it is divine, and can therefore most properly respond to yearnings and deep questions. It is the Catholic Church's divinity and humanity, antiquity and newness, and its access to grace that make the Church still relevant and necessary today.
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Mary and patience: Lessons on Mary XI
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| Ghent altarpiece, van Eyck brothers, Flanders, 1432 |
I came across a person on Pinterest who pins lesser known artwork of Mary. Basically, I'm fascinated. There are actually quite a few similar pictures of Mary reading her prayers. Go check out "Maria bei der Verkundigung." She appears so patient and resigned. It definitely captured my attention.
This reminds me of a portion from the visions of Anne Catherine Emmerich. She talks of how the Virgin found solace in reading the Scripture, as she grew up in the Temple. How fascinating is it to think of Mary reading the Scriptures, looking forward to its promises, not realizing that many were pointing toward her!
How much patience Mary had, even in her youth, looking forward and trusting that all that God had revealed to her people would come to pass. Let us all learn from young Mary, to trust and have patience, only to discover the greatness of God's plans.
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