Godsplaining BONUS: Mysteries of the Faith
Sep 13, 2025
Fr. Gregory and Fr. Bonaventure explore the intriguing connection between food, drink, and faith, emphasizing the importance of active participation in understanding spiritual truths. They discuss the complexities of prayer and the balance needed to navigate faith's mundane routines and divine encounters. Relationships are likened to sports, illustrating the contrast between conflict and the contemplative nature of interacting with God. Using baseball as a metaphor, they encourage deeper contemplation of spirituality and our understanding of the Trinity.
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Two Modes Of Receiving The Mysteries
- Fr. Bonaventure compares mysteries of faith to food and drink: eating requires active work, drinking is more receptive.
- This analogy highlights two modes of receiving God's gifts: active digestion and passive reception.
Bread Sustains; Wine Delights
- Fr. Gregory sees bread as sustenance and wine as delight, linking sacraments to both nourishment and joy.
- He argues that true delight arises when divine gift engages our agency in contemplative exercise.
Practice Simple Repetitions To Digest Mystery
- Imitate prayerful chewing by adopting simple repetitive practices like Lectio Divina to move from reading to contemplation.
- Use sustained attention and small disciplined acts to let scripture and mystery integrate into your life.