The Thomistic Institute How Does the Trinity Dwell in our Souls? | Fr. John Baptist Ku, O.P.
Jun 27, 2024
Fr. John Baptist Ku, O.P., a Dominican priest with a rich background in both software design and theology, discusses the profound concept of the Trinity's indwelling in our souls. He humorously contrasts God's unchanging perfection with our human nature. Delving into the divine relationships, he explains the distinct essences within the Trinity and how they shape our understanding of grace. Fr. Ku also explores the themes of knowledge and love, revealing how these divine interactions can deepen our connection with God.
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Calvin And Hobbes Illustrates God's Eternal Now
- Fr. Ku opens with a Calvin and Hobbes story to illustrate human temporal succession versus God's eternal now.
- The comic gag (kids and popsicle) highlights how God's eternal 'now' isn't successive like ours but fully present.
How Immaterial Beings Dwell In Us
- God and angels can be present in us either by exerting power on our faculties or by being the object of our knowing and loving.
- Aquinas: grace elevates our natural intellect and will so we can possess God as the object of intellect and love, a notional embrace rather than a physical one.
Missions Make The Trinity Dwell In Souls
- The Son and the Holy Spirit are sent (missions) into souls so the Trinity can dwell in us: the Son by wisdom, the Spirit by charity.
- Baptism effects this indwelling: sanctifying grace conforms the soul to God, making the soul like the persons sent.