Surpised by Love: Reflections on Pope Benedict XVI First Encyclical: Catholic for a Reason IV
Edward and Elizabeth Sri provide an excellent introduction to Pope Benedict�s encyclical Deus Caritas Est. They ponder extensively two of the �loves� that the Pope Emeritus discusses, eros and agape � eros, a passionate, self-seeking love; and agape, one that turns to seek the good of the other. These loves are both exemplified most perfectly in God�s love for His people � from the passionate love that�s expressed in the Song of Songs to the self-emptying love that culminates in His death on the cross. As God exemplifies them, so we are to imitate them � in any friendship, but they are most especially at the heart of the marriage covenant. As the Sris remind us, we too-often think of love solely as the passionate eros; but we must remember that this eros must be � to use Benedict�s words � �disciplined and purified if it is to provide not just fleeting pleasure, but a certain foretaste � of that beatitude for which our whole being yearns.�
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Surpised by Love: Reflections on Pope Benedict XVI First Encyclical: Catholic for a Reason IV
Edward and Elizabeth Sri provide an excellent introduction to Pope Benedict�s encyclical Deus Caritas Est. They ponder extensively two of the �loves� that the Pope Emeritus discusses, eros and agape � eros, a passionate, self-seeking love; and agape, one that turns to seek the good of the other. These loves are both exemplified most perfectly in God�s love for His people � from the passionate love that�s expressed in the Song of Songs to the self-emptying love that culminates in His death on the cross. As God exemplifies them, so we are to imitate them � in any friendship, but they are most especially at the heart of the marriage covenant. As the Sris remind us, we too-often think of love solely as the passionate eros; but we must remember that this eros must be � to use Benedict�s words � �disciplined and purified if it is to provide not just fleeting pleasure, but a certain foretaste � of that beatitude for which our whole being yearns.�
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| BN ID: | 2940149399369 |
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| Publisher: | Emmaus Road Publishing |
| Publication date: | 04/01/2007 |
| Series: | Catholic for a Reason , #4 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 79 KB |
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