St. Paul affirms that charity “hopes all things” (1 Cor 13.7) while the Letter to the Hebrews asserts that “faith is the substance of things hoped for” (11.1). What exactly, however, is hope’s relationship to faith and charity? Indeed, what does it mean to hope? What is hope’s proper act? Moreover, what is hope’s object: in whom and for what do Christians hope? With the Scriptures and Thomas Aquinas as our guides, these are the questions that this lecture will pursue.
06 November 2024
Hope: The Virtue of Spiritual Desire Made Possible in Christ
With Fr Michael Sherwin, OP, MDiv, PhD, Professor of Fundamental Moral Theology at the Pontifical University of Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome.
St. Paul affirms that charity “hopes all things” (1 Cor 13.7) while the Letter to the Hebrews asserts that “faith is the substance of things hoped for” (11.1). What exactly, however, is hope’s relationship to faith and charity? Indeed, what does it mean to hope? What is hope’s proper act? Moreover, what is hope’s object: in whom and for what do Christians hope? With the Scriptures and Thomas Aquinas as our guides, these are the questions that this lecture will pursue.
St. Paul affirms that charity “hopes all things” (1 Cor 13.7) while the Letter to the Hebrews asserts that “faith is the substance of things hoped for” (11.1). What exactly, however, is hope’s relationship to faith and charity? Indeed, what does it mean to hope? What is hope’s proper act? Moreover, what is hope’s object: in whom and for what do Christians hope? With the Scriptures and Thomas Aquinas as our guides, these are the questions that this lecture will pursue.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment
Comments are subject to deletion if they are not germane. I have no problem with a bit of colourful language, but blasphemy or depraved profanity will not be allowed. Attacks on the Catholic Faith will not be tolerated. Comments will be deleted that are republican (Yanks! Note the lower case 'r'!), attacks on the legitimacy of Pope Francis as the Vicar of Christ (I know he's a material heretic and a Protector of Perverts, and I definitely want him gone yesterday! However, he is Pope, and I pray for him every day.), the legitimacy of the House of Windsor or of the claims of the Elder Line of the House of France, or attacks on the legitimacy of any of the currently ruling Houses of Europe.