sacmalwaniNov 18, 20201 min readPara 78: III. THE MYSTERY OF THE UNIVERSEAt the same time, Judaeo-Christian thought demythologized nature. While continuing to admire its grandeur and immensity, it no longer saw...
sacmalwaniNov 17, 20201 min readPara 77: III. THE MYSTERY OF THE UNIVERSE“By the word of the Lord the heavens were made” (Ps 33:6). This tells us that the world came about as the result of a decision, not from...
sacmalwaniNov 16, 20201 min readIII. Para 76: THE MYSTERY OF THE UNIVERSEIn the Judaeo-Christian tradition, the word “creation” has a broader meaning than “nature”, for it has to do with God’s loving plan in...
sacmalwaniNov 16, 20201 min readPara 75: THE WISDOM OF THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNTS A spirituality which forgets God as all-powerful and Creator is not acceptable. That is how we end up worshipping earthly powers, or...
sacmalwaniNov 14, 20201 min read Para 74: THE WISDOM OF THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNTS The experience of the Babylonian captivity provoked a spiritual crisis which led to deeper faith in God. Now his creative omnipotence was...
sacmalwaniNov 13, 20201 min readPara 73: THE WISDOM OF THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNTS The writings of the prophets invite us to find renewed strength in times of trial by contemplating the all-powerful God who created the...
sacmalwaniNov 12, 20201 min readPara 72: THE WISDOM OF THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNTS The Psalms frequently exhort us to praise God the Creator, “who spread out the earth on the waters, for his steadfast love endures for...
sacmalwaniNov 11, 20202 min readPara 71: THE WISDOM OF THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNTS Although “the wickedness of man was great in the earth” (Gen 6:5) and the Lord “was sorry that he had made man on the earth” (Gen 6:6),...
sacmalwaniNov 10, 20201 min readPara 70: THE WISDOM OF THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNTS In the story of Cain and Abel, we see how envy led Cain to commit the ultimate injustice against his brother, which in turn ruptured the...
sacmalwaniNov 9, 20201 min readPara 69: THE WISDOM OF THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNTSTogether with our obligation to use the earth’s goods responsibly, we are called to recognize that other living beings have a value of...