Trinity

My dear Friends in Christ,

An unknown Author said it this way: “If you try to explain the Trinity, you will lose your mind. But if you deny it, you will lose your soul.” Whether you are a lifelong Catholic who attends Mass on Sundays and Holy Days or one who may have taken theology class at some point, you are probably familiar with what the Church teaches about God: that God is Trinity, one God in three persons. You have likely made the Sign of the Cross and heard the words, “In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” thousands of times. Unfortunately, this familiarity with the Trinity is about as far as most Catholics have gone in contemplating God. By contrast, the Catechism of the Catholic Church says that: “The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of Christian faith and life. It is the mystery of God in himself. It is therefore the source of all the other mysteries of faith, the light that enlightens them. It is the most fundamental and essential teaching in the ‘hierarchy of the truths of faith’“ (CCC 234). And why is the Trinity the central mystery of faith and life? It is because love or charity is both the goal and the means of the entire Christian life.

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May God bless you all,

Father John