The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) Day 156: How the Liturgy Is Celebrated (2025)
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Jun 5, 2025 Explore how the liturgy intertwines body and spirit, using signs and symbols to bridge our earthly experience with the divine. Discover the profound role of these symbols in communicating spiritual truths, as seen through their historical roots in both the Old and New Covenants. The discussion even illustrates this with Helen Keller's inspiring journey, revealing how everyday actions can transform into sacred rituals that reflect a deeper divine connection.
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Liturgy Through Signs and Symbols
- Liturgy is celebrated through signs and symbols rooted in creation and revealed in Christ.
- These signs both indicate and make present spiritual realities in worship.
Body-Spirit Communication
- Human beings perceive spiritual realities through physical signs because we are both body and spirit.
- God communicates with us through visible creation, which reveals traces of God to our intelligence.
Helen Keller and Sign Language
- Helen Keller could not communicate without signs due to being blind and deaf.
- A teacher used touch signs to connect her to reality and enable communication.