More from the Synod
Francis Cardinal George, OMI, Archbishop of Chicago made the following comments during his intervention at the Synod on the Word of God ongoing in Rome:
"To speak of the Word of God in the Church is to speak of the Word of God in the lives of believers. Pastors should attend to conversion of the imagination, the intellect and the will of those to whom they proclaim the Word of God and for whom they interpret Scripture. Too often, the contemporary imagination has lost the image of God as actor in history. The contemporary intellect finds little consistency in the books of the Bible and is not informed by the 'regula fidei'. The contemporary heart has not been shaped by worship and the submission to God's word in the liturgical year. If the power of God's word in Holy Scripture is to be felt in the life and mission of the Church, pastors must attend to personal context as well as to inspired text."
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posted by Joe Waters @ 8:21 AM
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"Pastors should attend to conversion of the imagination, the intellect and the will of those to whom they proclaim the Word of God and for whom they interpret Scripture. Too often, the contemporary imagination has lost the image of God as actor in history... The contemporary heart has not been shaped by worship and the submission to God's word in the liturgical year."
I don't think enough pastors understand the influence of the imagination in the work of conversion. Faith is "...the conviction of things unseen," not terribly different than imagination, the ability to see in one's heart/mind something not seen with the eyes.
And that is such a telling line about what *isn't* shaping the contemporary heart! The purpose of liturgy/worship is to glorify God, but one of its effects is its culturing of us who actively participate in it.
And the liturgical year could have more impact on us than it does now. Whenever possible (moreso with my Catholic friends), I try to reference days by their liturgical name instead of their secular name ('Feast day of the Guardian Angels' instead of 'Oct 2'), and have been known to note time by its proximity to the closest Angelus instead of its hour/minute.
~Margo
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