The Passion of the Lamb: God's Love Poured out in Jesus
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- Synopsis
- From the book: The book begins by demonstrating the phenomenon Frank Sheed once described as "Christ in eclipse"--the sad fact that, at this turn in history, many of our contemporaries have forgotten Jesus or have never known Him. This real absence has replaced the Real Presence that lived at the heart of Christendom, and it has left a God-sized void at the heart of our culture. Father Acklin shows us that void, in our institutions and in our hearts, and he does not spare us the pain that this knowledge will cause us. As a psychotherapist, he knows that such pain can mark the beginning of our healing. He also leads us to discoverer recover-the intimate presence of Jesus where it is most available to us, most healing and most efficacious: in the sacraments that Jesus established for this very purpose. Again, as a psychotherapist, Father Acklin knows the importance of birth, childhood and nurture. He sees that Catholics receive these abundantly from Mother Church, but we often receive them ungratefully, or at least unmindfully--automatically. When we do, we run the grave risk of ritual presumption. Yes, the sacraments work ex opere operate--with or without our worthiness or cooperation--but their very gratuitousness implies a greater gravity. Of those to whom much has been given, Jesus said, much will be required (Luke 12:48). And why should we respond grudgingly to Jesus Christ or to His Church? Indeed, why do we respond grudgingly? We all want to see Jesus (John 12:21). We all want to go to heaven. We just don't want to die in order to get there. Yet so lavish is God's love for us that He has enabled us to see Him, gentle as a Lamb, and has welcomed us to go to heaven even before we die. As Father Thomas shows us, we go to heaven whenever we go to Mass. We see Jesus! After reading this book, we'll never experience the Mass in the "same old way" again.
- Copyright:
- 2006
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 53 Pages
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 10/27/06
- Copyrighted By:
- Thomas Acklin
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
- Submitted By:
- Sister M. Dolores Dean
- Proofread By:
- Lena
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.