Tuesday, April 9, 2013

A Difference

As the Big Bang Theologians of Creation are saying, Godness is throughout all creation.  God does not stand outside of creation looking at it, but rather infuses creation with Godness.  Plato, of course, would turn over in his grave, as would a bunch of Catholic theologians.  But I resonate with this idea of God being everywhere, through and through.  But...and for us Catholics, there is a but.  Christ.  God in the flesh.  Before the Incarnation, God becoming a human, I suspect that God suffered, felt badly when we hurt, maybe even mourned our dying.  But God did not die, or suffer as we humans did.  So there is something very intimate about being human that was not experienced by God, until Jesus of Nazareth.  Being born, growing, suffering, hurting, being hungry, having no place to live, being rejected, suffering a horrible death, suddenly all became trasnformed.  Say what?  The Resurrection says that death is no longer just death.  God lived it, infused it, and overcame it.  So can we.  Becoming Christian means that we now have this Christ life in us, which is more than having the God life of being born and dying, before Christ.  Before Christ, death is death.  After Christ, death is touched with new life.  Every pain on earth suffered by us humans, is touched by Christ.  When we suffer, we are intimately connected with God.  There is a difference.  Or else, what is the point?
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  3. AnonymousApril 14, 2013 at 10:57 PM

    There are more people than you know who relish reading your blog. Many of us are, for the most part, silent and admire your posts and homilies from afar. But that doesn't mean we appreciate you any less. Thank you for posting to your blog so religiously--I mean that both literally and figuratively.

    Your writing is so clear, succinct and thought provoking that I always walk away from your posts feeling enlightened.

    But this post leaves me confused.

    I am excited to read that you believe in Creationism. I get so disheartened when I learn that Evolutionists and theologians sweep Creationism under the rug. Is it possible for you to briefly explain in layman's terms why Catholicism contradicts Creationism?

    But I also wondered what else you mean in this post. I believe you discuss the meaning of life and the afterlife, but I'm not sure.

    I have a hard time believing in heaven and hell. I don't want to be one of those people who scoffs at a worthy idea, like you mentioned in your discussion of "An Imitation of Christ." I want to be, as you reminded us at Easter, one of those people who has not seen but still believes. But does the Church still preach the existence of heaven and hell? I hear priests talk about heaven and hell so often in homilies. But do I have to believe in heaven and hell to be a true Catholic? Can I separate the two?

    And you have written, "Or else, what is the point?" What is the point of which you speak? The meaning of life? Are you simply saying Christ brings meaning to our lives?

    And are you not even touching upon our lives and what happens to us postmortem?

    I'd be so appreciative of your thoughts, answers, musings, etc., about the afterlife, heaven and hell, what you mean when you say 'Or else, what is the point,' and why Creationism conflicts with Catholicism. Am I even making my questions clear?

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