Yesterday we discussed the Catholic intellectual tradition.  Another reason I was attracted to the Church is the richness of the Western literary tradition that is the daughter of the Faith. Not, of course, that other cultural traditions are not rich too. Indeed, one of the things I appreciated about the Catholic tradition is that it was not afraid (as my own Evangelical tradition was) of non-Christian traditions but was actively seeking conversations with them. It was, after all, born in... Read more

Catholic civilization has a storied tradition of presenting the gospel in local garb, becoming “all things to all”  (1 Cor 9:22) even as St. Paul did, since (as St. Thomas tells us) “that which is received is received according to the mode of the receiver”. So when God revealed himself to us, he stooped down to our level in order to raise us up to his.  Revealing himself to Bronze Age Semites, he used their cultural categories of animal sacrifice,... Read more