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Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration,
by Pope Benedict XVI. Doubleday, 2007
The Pope asks the question, “What did Jesus actually bring, if not
world peace, and a better world?” His answer is simply “He brought God.” He details that Jesus brought the God who earlier had brought Isaac and Jacob, Moses, Abraham, the prophets, and the Wisdom Literature. He brought the God who revealed His face to Israel, although He was also honored among pagans in various shadowy guises. And
why?
Benedict goes on to say that since Jesus brought God and now we can see His face, he can call upon Him. He brought God and now that we know the path, we have to
take the path that all humans are called to take. Jesus brought God and with God the truth about our origin, our faith, our hope, our love.
In the introduction, the Pope wrote:
“I have tried to go beyond the historical-critical exegesis so as to apply new methodological insights that allow us to offer a properly theological interpretation of the Bible. To be sure, this requires faith, but the aim unequivocally is not, nor should be, to give up serious engagement with history…It is solely an expression of my personal search for the face of the
Lord.”
- Thanks to Sr. Irene Hartman OP for this review.
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St. Albert Chiemlowski: June 14. 1845 - 1916.
Born in Igolomia near Kraków as the eldest of four children in a wealthy family, he was christened Adam. During the 1864 revolt against Czar Alexander III, Adam’s wounds forced the amputation of his left leg.
His great talent for painting led to studies in Warsaw, Munich, and Paris. Adam returned to Kraków and became a Secular Franciscan. In 1888, when he founded the Brothers of the Third Order of Saint Francis, Servants to the Poor, he took the name Albert. They worked primarily with the homeless, depending completely on alms while serving the needy regardless of age, religion, or politics. A community of
Albertine sisters was established later.
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