Light And Life In Christ Addresses

The Light of Christ provides an accessible presentation of Catholicism that is grounded in traditional theology, but engaged with a host of contemporary questions or objections. Inspired by the theologies of Iranaeus, Thomas Aquinas and John Henry Newman, and rooted in a post-Vatican II context, Fr. Thomas Joseph White presents major doctrines of the Christian religion in a way that is comprehensible for non-specialists: knowledge of God, the mystery of the Trinity, the Incarnation and the atonement, the sacraments and the moral life, eschatology and prayer. At the same time, The Light of Christ also addresses topics such as evolution, the modern historical study of Jesus and the Bible, and objections to Catholic moral teaching. Touching on the concerns of contemporary readers, Fr. White examines questions such as whether Christianity is compatible with the findings of the modern sciences, do historical Jesus studies disrupt or confirm the teaching of the faith, and does history confirm the antiquity of Catholic claims. This book serves as an excellent introduction for young professionals with no specialized background in theology who are interested in learning more about Catholicism, or as an introduction to Catholic theology. It will also serve as a helpful text for theology courses in a university context. As Fr. White states in the book’s introduction: “This is a book that offers itself as a companion. I do not presume to argue the reader into the truths of the Catholic faith, though I will make arguments. My goal is to make explicit in a few broad strokes the shape of Catholicism. I hope to outline its inherent intelligibility or form as a mystery that is at once visible and invisible, ancient and contemporary, mystical and reasonable.”

“In The Radiant Midnight you will find not merely abstract ideas about the essence of darkness or how to go about facing it. You will also find humor, Wisdom. Honesty. You will find Melissa’s very bone and blood…it is here, then, in reading—rather, perhaps, listening to—her words, that your heart, trapped as it may feel in its own midnight, begins to see the first signs of dawn.” –Curt Thompson, MD, author of Anatomy of the Soul Grace and Hope for Long Dark Nights Have you ever suffered with depression, sadness, or the feeling that you just can't seem to get it together? Do you wonder if you could ever view your deepest wounds in a different light? Through candid storytelling, biblical truth, honest lament, and unexpected humor, The Radiant Midnight is a bold refusal to simplify the experience of suffering by moving too quickly to try to relieve it. With questions to guide you and practical suggestions to lead you through dark moments, this book takes you on a journey of surrender, suffering, rest, and restoration as it encourages and comforts you in whatever struggle you face. The message of The Radiant Midnight is fueled by the passionate belief that not only will God lead you out of darkness, He will be fully and beautifully present within it. You can find deep contentment in painful circumstances and discover a profound intimacy with a compassionate, tender God who is with you in every moment—in each hope-filled dawn and every radiant midnight.

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1883. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... IRame wbicb 1s above even> IRame. "Wherefore God also hathhighly exalted llim, 'and given Him a Name which is above every name."--Phil. ii. 9. -HEN I have considered," says Bunyan, in one of his practical treatises, "that the very timing of Scripture expression and the season of administering ordinances have been argumentative to the promoting of the faith it has made me think that both myself and most of the people of God look over the Scriptures too slightly, and take too little notice of that or of those many honours that God for our good has conferred upon Christ. Shall He be called a Kiug, a Priest, a Prophet, a Sacrifice, an Altar, a Captain, a Head, a Father, a Fountain, a Door, a Rock, a Lion, a Saviour? And shall we not consider all these things?" We shall. When we enter on the consideration of the character of the Lord Jesus Christ, we find the vocabularies of earth barren in words to express His manifold excellencies. Yet while acknowledging this inadequacy--we see in the variety of the appellations appropriated to Him in Holy Scripture, the extent of language used in conveying to the human mind the most enlarged conceptions, and indicating the grandeur of His nature, as well as its fitness to unfold the spiritual life of man--an index of His glory. His character is described in the book which God has given to man. He is its pervading theme. His life gives completeness and unity to Scripture, binding together the Old and New Testaments. While Genesis describes the creation of our earth, Revelation unfolds the spiritual glory of the new Jerusalem, -- the holy city, presided over by Him who first brought order out of chaos, and who now, by His blood, has fitted men for becoming citizens of the heavenly Zion. If the life of Jesus pervades the enti...

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Excerpt from The Light of Life: An Address But now is Christ risen from the death and become the first fruits of them that slept. Gone forever are the dread shadows of the dark valley! To - day ourhearts are full of illuminating hope, our lips tremble with shouts of triumph - we greet each other with the time-honoured salutation, The Lord is risen. I cannot, then, make better use of this hour of privilege than to ask your patient consideration of my Parable of Light. Of the many functions of light let me choose but three as the basis of my address. In this you will at once recognize a fitness, for are there not three great and three lesser lights in Masonry, each with its own significance? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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