Helping Catholics Understand, Appreciate, and Live Their Faith
Dr. Tom Curran discerns a time for a new movement and reflects on quotes from three of his favorite books: Heart of the World by Hans Urs von Balthasar, The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien and The Catechism of the Catholic Church. [CCC:675,677]
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Dr. Tom Curran explores a theme not often taught about in the Catholic Church today, reparation. Tom gives examples of acts of reparation and references quotes from St. John of the Cross, St. Augustine, the Catechism of the Catholic Church [CCC: 1459], and Scripture. [ Mark 8: 34-38 , Col 1:24]
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Dr. Tom Curran continues to explore the theology of Lent by reading insights from St. Pope Paul VI on asceticism and mortification written in the Apostolic Constitution Paenitemini. Tom prays a Thomistic Litany of Humility by Br. Joseph Martin Hagan, O.P. and references a quote from Hans Urs von Balthasar about the importance to “dredge out the soul.”
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Dr. Tom Curran shares insights from Theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar on the topics of: mission, solitude, holiness, prayer, and more!
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Dr. Curran prepares to enter into the Holy Triduum by exploring where Jesus came from and where Jesus is going. Tom reads quotes from The Last Will and Testament of St. Pope John Paul II, from Searching For and Maintaining Peace by Fr. Jacques Philippe and Heart of the World by Hans Urs von Balthasar.
