“In this Mass of the Holy Spirit, we acknowledge the spirit that is part of our intellectual nature and which guides us through inquiry and reason to the truths we can understand, and we pray for guidance to the Holy Spirit, the Advocate, who guides us to the mystery of God and to follow in the footsteps of Jesus.”
The words of the Rev. John Jenkins, President of the University of Notre Dame, capture the essence of Christian scholarship. It is my heartfelt belief that it is possible to be intellectually rigorous and disciplined and at the same time dependent upon God for every insight.
Though Catholics and Protestants have many theological differences, I enthusiastically endorse Father Jenkins’ homily. To read the full text click here.
