2017-09-24 The Religious Dilemma: Fundamentalism or Mysticism (the road less travelled)? скачать в хорошем качестве

2017-09-24 The Religious Dilemma: Fundamentalism or Mysticism (the road less travelled)?

All religions begin with a mystical impulse but, thereafter, they are subject to the human penchant for screwing up all promising ideas. Today’s homily looks at both the light and the dark sides of how religion contributes to the formation of community, ethics and ritual. It goes on to look at the eras of religion – talking ABOUT God, talking TO God, talking ON BEHALF OF God and talking AS God. It also examines the three languages employed: Cataphatic (the language of theologians), Apophatic (the language of mystics) and Symbolic (the language of teachers.) It ends with a comparison of fundamentalism and mysticism. About Fr. Seán ÓLaoire, PhD Fr. Seán ÓLaoire, PhD was ordained a Catholic Priest in 1972 and is Spiritual Director of Companions on the Journey, a community which seeks to recognize the God / divinity within each and all of us. Through homilies and lectures, Fr.Seán inspires and empowers us to develop our own personal cosmology where each individual’s spirituality is seen as derived from his / her experiences of God, immanent and transcendent, and illuminated by the teachings of Christ and the wisdom of other spiritual traditions. People of all faiths are welcome to liturgical services: Friday and Saturday, 7:30 AM, St. Mark’s Chapel, 600 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto CA 94306; and Sunday, 9:30 AM, Seventh Day Adventist Church, 786 Channing Avenue, Palo Alto CA 94301. To contact Fr. Seán directly, please visit http://www.SpiritsInSpacesuits.com/co...