“On Experiences of a Catholic Theologian"

1. Rational being as we are is an expression of life. However, it is not because we are rational that we can own life as a whole because life is more than our rationality. Our rationality either talks too much or do little that we often missed the essential things. Like we used to define what God reveals to us and yet do not allow revelation to unveil itself. As Karl Rahner would point out “we are only worthy of the title we have when we experience and witness, with terror and bliss, to the wide dimension of analogies before the abyss of God’s incomprehensibility.”  It is only when we see ourselves as part of the whole that we will really appreciate that there is more to life; because life is more important than being a great human being.

2. We do not use our capacities wisely and responsibly the way nature does because we think we rule. Unless we discover how awesome the birds make their nests out of what nature offers them, then we will think twice of how we handle what we have. Then if you ask me is it possible to see the face of Jesus Christ in Asia’s diverse religions? Unless we drop the western, bias, rigid, ‘we rule’ attitude; unless we act responsibly and just be humbled by the fact that we will always fall short of our words and rationality, then we can proceed and grow. Karl Rahner said ‘the sole center of Christianity is the self-communication of God to creation in God’s innermost reality and glory.’If God is all about mysteries, then our theology should not hold grip too much, but to let go and let God reveals. Actually our inadequacy when accepted with humility will be our ticket to the well of abundant theology.

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Considered one of the most influential theologians of the 20th century, Karl Rahner is a German Jesuit priest who before the Second Vatican Council collaborated with Yves Congar, OP, Henry-Marie de Lubac, SJ, and Marie-Dominique Chenu, OP, all associated with a school of thought in Catholic Theology, known to many as "New Theology".