Katabasis
Jesus “descended into the lower parts of the earth. He who descended is he who also ascended far above all the heavens.” The apostles’ creed confesses in the same article, Christ’s descent into hell and his resurrection from the dead on the third day, because in his Passover it was precisely out of the depths […]
Continue readingFacing the Shadow
“Yo no soy Yo.” (I am not I)I am not IWalking beside me, whom I do not see,Whom at times I manage to visit,And at other times I forget.The one who forgives, sweet, when I hate, The one who remains silent when I walk,The one who takes a walk when I’m indoors,The one who will remain […]
Continue readingSetting a Foundation of Trust
(397) Man, tempted by the devil, let his trust in his Creator, die in his heart, and, abusing his freedom, disobeyed God’s command. This is what man’s first sin consisted of. All subsequence sin would be disobedience toward God, and lack of trust in His goodness. (398) In that sin man preferred himself to God, […]
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