Exploring the Catholic Spiritual Life w/ Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P. | Ep. 145

How can Catholics deepen their spiritual life through theology and contemplation? 

In this episode of the Catholic Theology Show, Dr. Michael Dauphinais engages with Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P., Rector of the Angelicum in Rome, to discuss his book, Contemplation and the Cross: A Catholic Introduction to the Spiritual Life. The conversation addresses challenges like moral therapeutic deism and the notion of an impersonal God, emphasizing disciplined practices such as Scripture reading, the Sacraments, and the Rosary to foster a living relationship with God.

Resources: 
Fr. Thomas Joseph White's on the Angelicum:
https://angelicum.it/thomistic-instit...

Contemplation and the Cross: A Catholic Introduction to the Spiritual Life,⁠ by Fr. Thomas Joseph White, published by Catholic University of America Press:
https://www.cuapress.org/978081323862...

Discover Fr. Thomas Joseph White’s other works on ⁠Amazon:
https://a.co/d/29EVZhv

Thomistic Institute's ⁠YouTube Channel:
   / thethomisticinstitute  

⁠Is Christianity Reasonable? w/ Fr. Thomas Joseph White:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/64U4...

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0:00 Intro
1:24 Contemplation and the Cross
2:08 The tension between prayer and study
4:29 The Trinity
5:44 What is the human being made for?
7:42 What to do when you feel like you don't know God
14:40 The Church of Real Spirituality
17:28 Ronner's view on the unknowability of God
20:44 The balance of theology and theology
23:47 The role of Scripture
25:41 The Bible as the Word of God
30:46 How the cross reveals God and man
31:51 The Cross reveals the inner life of God
35:50 The Historical Crucifixion
40:00 The Theology of Suffering
42:44 The Mystery of Grace
43:33 The Fall
44:53 The Fall of Man and the Joy of Jesus
48:56 The Weight of Glory
55:11 The Mystery of the Passion
56:24 The Rosary as a gateway to the Presence of God