The Mysteriousness of our Present Being - Dr. John Crosby
Dr. John Crosby, distinguished philosopher from Franciscan University and Newman scholar gives his insights into Newman's deeply personal sermon "Mysteriousness of our Present Being". In this sermon Newman shows (and Dr. Crosby explains) that the profoundest truths of our existence are commonly mysterious. For instance, the reality of the union of the body and soul is a mystery that we readily accept (at least we used to). Newman's offers universally accepted examples of mysteries as an argument to accept the mystery of God. Once we accept these mysteries of our present being we are faced with the choice of either openly approaching the mystery of God with acceptance and wonder or skeptically questioning Divine mysteries because the limits of our overly rational human mind prevents us from discovering something greater than ourselves. Dr. Crosby points out that when we make our own mind the measure of all things we naturally refuse the delight found in mystery. The consequences of this refusal can have dangerous consequences in the eventual loss of human dignity by the destruction of the unity of the body and soul.
If you'd like to learn more of Dr. Crosby's insights into the existential character of Newman thought go to his marvelous text The Personalism of St. John Henry Newman.
https://www.amazon.com/Personalism-John-Henry-Newman/dp/0813229170.
To approach Newman's majestic thought it is highly recommended to download the formatted sermon at www.newmanontap.com. Comments and suggestions are appreciated on the same site.
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