It was the use of the third person that confused me utterly in third grade, when we began to discuss the Trinity. We understood, if vaguely, the first person, the original idea, the progenitor, the ...
I have made some theological errors over the years. Here are two of my earliest. Before I started parochial school, I thought that God was the blue-starred, triangular pattern in the center ceiling of ...
VATICAN CITY — On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Pope Francis said unity is essential to Christian life because God is a communion of love. “This mystery of the Trinity was revealed to us by ...
What we celebrate today is rather rare, perhaps even unique in the liturgical year when we go through the ordinary time and the time of special occasions and feasts. Because what we celebrate today is ...
The Trinity — the Life of God himself — is a mystery, as no doubt many a homily today will declare. That’s true: we can and never will penetrate that reality, even if our hope is fulfilled, we are ...
How many of us have rejoiced or lamented being identified simply as the brother, sister, mother, cousin or friend of another? Have said to ourselves, "I want to be known for who I am, not defined by ...
Editor’s Note: In this excerpt from Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places (Eerdmans, 2005) Eugene Peterson discusses the importance of the Trinity—and stimulates fresh ideas for preachers. Baptism ...
Q. 180. What does "unity," and what does "trinity" mean? A. "Unity" means being one, and "trinity" means three-fold or three in one. Q. 181. Can we find an example to fully illustrate the mystery of ...