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The Spirit's Gigantic Secret Behind the Church's Survival
出版Alba House, 2006
主題Religion / GeneralReligion / Christianity / CatholicReligion / Christian Theology / Apologetics
ISBN08189099789780818909979
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=3UFbPAAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋"When the Mother of Jesus said, My soul magnifies the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, she was acknowledging the Holy Spirit as the source of her Joy. How blessed and fortunate we are to have within us the very same Holy Spirit that was in Mary, the Mother of the Church, and our spiritual mother. As the People of God, we magnify the Lord, just as Mary did. This means that we too extend and expand the Life of Jesus by willingly carrying Him in our hearts. Scandals may come and go, but we carry on in spite of it all, hating the sin, but loving the sinner just as Jesus did. We survive and prosper because the Lord is with us. The People of God have been created for happiness. We have been called to live joyfully because of the knowledge of God's love. The fact that we have scandals in the Church from time to time does not diminish the glory of our calling; not by one iota. The Church has survived so well for so long because God is with us and in us, and He will always be there for us until the end of time. This is why St. Paul urged us to celebrate life: Rejoice always and in all circumstances give thanks to the Lord, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus." (From the Conclusion of the book). Once again, Father Catoir brings to this, his latest work on Joy, a hope-filled perspective from which to view the ups and downs, the victories and failures, the elation and the heartbreak of everyday life. He does not hesitate to credit the Holy Spirit's gift of Joy for the Church's - and indeed our own - survival. Book jacket.