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Day 5: How We Know God (2025)
The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
The Struggle of Reason in Understanding the Divine
This chapter explores the constraints of human rationality in comprehending God, identifying obstacles that obstruct spiritual insight. It emphasizes the importance of self-surrender and addresses the effects of original sin on understanding, using C.S. Lewis's insights to illustrate the conflict between recognizing truth and the fear that accompanies it.
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