Every Experience Of Beauty Points

The Holy Spirit Knows What A Particular Age's Most Pressing Need Is Far Better Than Men With Their Programs.

The Greatest Tragedy In The History Of Christianity Was Neither The Crusades Nor The Reformation Nor The Inquisition, But Rather The Split That Opened Up Between Theology And Spirituality At The End Of The Middle Ages.

No One Should Think He Can Quickly Dispose Of Questions Posed Here Offhandedly. It Was Precisely Because Writers Were In The Habit During The Time Of The Reformation Of Theologizing With A Hammer That The Split In The Church Became Irreparable. And To Work At Overcoming This Split Means Much Effort. Only The Patient Need Apply.

St. Paul Would Say To The Philosophers That God Created Man So That He Would Seek The Divine, Try To Attain The Divine. That Is Why All Pre-christian Philosophy Is Theological At Its Summit.

We Are Not Only Interested In Those Aspects Of The Mystery Of The Roman Catholic Church Which Set Her Apart From The Other Christian Communities, But Also To Show How Often They Are Central Beliefs By Describing What Is Specifically Catholic In Such A Way That The Partner In Dialogue Can See, Even From His Own Standpoint, The Inner Consistency.