I have been reading Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth) and just completed the second chapter during my day of recollection. It is about human development and the ease with which the unguided secular public has misled itself completely.
This reading was followed by an essay by C.S. Lewis on Dogma and the Universe. In this essay, he exposes the philosophical insanity with which modern scientists and educated persons challenge the dogmas of faith upon which the Church stands. He uses an argument that is based on the fact that we know so little about God that we cannot begin to presume that we know what a universe created by God should look like, in order to differentiate it from the one that we have observed, ever more closely, as our modern times unfold. He also says that the universe must be as large and complex as it is in order to inspire in us the awe and reverence that keeps us in our place. Furthermore, he said that our having been created as images of God, we who are human persons, require the greatness of what we observe in space to pay tribute, as though shadows, to the greatness of God that we image.
It has been quite a thrilling experience reading philosophical works, coming from a largely technical background, but always having been intrigued by the theoretical and philosophical foundations of everything else I was taught.
Until next time,
Love the Immaculata!
