Book description
Unity, joy, simplicity, beauty, truth-these are the hallmarks of the
three Persons in one God, the Trinity. In Contemplating the Trinity, Fr.
Raniero Cantalamessa, the preacher to the papal household, invites
readers to turn to the Trinity so that they can enter into and
experience the relationship of love that the divine Persons share with
one another. Convinced that Christians today need a spirituality that is
more clearly trinitarian, Fr. Cantalamessa draws from theology,
spirituality, and art to articulate this new perspective and its
implications. As readers accept Christ's invitation to immerse
themselves in the “bottomless sea without shores” that is the Trinity,
they will find themselves on a journey that promises a deeper
understanding of how this relationship of love can be our standard for
holiness. Raniero Cantalamessa was born in Italy in 1934 and ordained
a Franciscan Capuchin priest in 1958. He taught at the Catholic
University of Milan until 1979, when he resigned to become a fulltime
preacher of the gospel. In 1980 he was appointed as preacher to the
papal household by Pope John Paul II. He still serves in this capacity,
preaching a weekly sermon during Advent and Lent in the presence of Pope
Benedict XVI. He is a frequent and popular speaker at international and
ecumenical conferences and rallies.
