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Fr. Cantalamessa: how to know God. The Preacher of the Papal Household, Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa OFM Cap. delivered the last of his Lenten reflections on Friday morning in the Redemptoris mater chapel …More
Fr. Cantalamessa: how to know God.

The Preacher of the Papal Household, Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa OFM Cap. delivered the last of his Lenten reflections on Friday morning in the Redemptoris mater chapel of the Apostolic Palace. Dedicated to St. Gregory of Nyssa, Fr. Cantalamessa's sermon concentrated on the deep affinities between the thinking of the fourth century Church father, and the existential questions of contemporary humanity. Fr. Cantalamessa explained that St Gregory in fact traced a way to knowledge of God that appears to be particularly respondent to the religious situation of man today: the way toward knowledge that passes through unknowing. In this way, St. Gregory contributed significantly to the development of theo ...