Thank you, Father James, for sharing this. Studying and now also teaching university level literature, I cannot but heartily agree with your observations. While listening to you, I received the inspiration to write a story aimed at children. Studying Modernist and Postmodernist literature, mostly very unwillingly, shattered my desire to write stories - even my poetry suffered, though less so. Eriting this story may be hard, but your words came to me at a most opportune time as I seek ways in which to communicate to the children who often know only the tenebrous, faith, love, hope and virtue. My thinking currently is to write a longer story leading the reader into the thick of things, creation, the fall and the redemptive death and resurrexion of our Lord, the story of the church and the celebration of the Eucharist looking forward to the second coming, all in a metaphoric way that can be enjoyed and understood on various levels. Your work online has been and continues to be a blessing to me. Regards from South Africa Rohan Crafford Post Scriptum: Please excuse any typos which were missed in my check. Being blind, typing on my mobile can become challenging.
@@jonathonkamph I've only read his book House that he did with Peretti. I am planning on getting his "And There Were Dragons" series, to read and see if I'd like it for my students and any future children I might have.
@@barelyprotestant5365 odd because I just had a Catholic tell me Augustine held that the Catholic Church was the head authority of all doctrines and that he affirms papal authority and scriptural interpretations that of Roman Catholic Church.
@@barelyprotestant5365 therefore supposedly Augustine woudnt hold the idea of sola scripture as he held the church as the highest authority. I too thought Rome believed the opposite..
@@danielavalos1803 no. Rome holds to Scripture as God-breathed, and as the highest authority; above the Papacy and the Church. Erick Ybarra, who's no crypto-Protestant, has stated as much at various points. www.fullycatholic.com/catholic-teachings/catholic-catechism-2/ccc/catechism-catholic-church-sacred-scripture-2/
Thank you, Father James, for sharing this. Studying and now also teaching university level literature, I cannot but heartily agree with your observations.
While listening to you, I received the inspiration to write a story aimed at children. Studying Modernist and Postmodernist literature, mostly very unwillingly, shattered my desire to write stories - even my poetry suffered, though less so. Eriting this story may be hard, but your words came to me at a most opportune time as I seek ways in which to communicate to the children who often know only the tenebrous, faith, love, hope and virtue.
My thinking currently is to write a longer story leading the reader into the thick of things, creation, the fall and the redemptive death and resurrexion of our Lord, the story of the church and the celebration of the Eucharist looking forward to the second coming, all in a metaphoric way that can be enjoyed and understood on various levels.
Your work online has been and continues to be a blessing to me.
Regards from South Africa
Rohan Crafford
Post Scriptum: Please excuse any typos which were missed in my check. Being blind, typing on my mobile can become challenging.
This has really been a blessing to watch! Thank you. I have had the gift to write and I struggled with it for years.
What's your thoughts on Ted Dekker?
@@jonathonkamph I've only read his book House that he did with Peretti. I am planning on getting his "And There Were Dragons" series, to read and see if I'd like it for my students and any future children I might have.
@@jonathonkamph House was alright; not horrible, not amazing.
Irrelevant to video. Did Augustine hold scripture as the highest authority like Luther and other Prots claim? And how do you know?
I mean, even Rome admits this is true. Romanism teaches that Scripture is our highest authority.
@@barelyprotestant5365 odd because I just had a Catholic tell me Augustine held that the Catholic Church was the head authority of all doctrines and that he affirms papal authority and scriptural interpretations that of Roman Catholic Church.
@@barelyprotestant5365 therefore supposedly Augustine woudnt hold the idea of sola scripture as he held the church as the highest authority. I too thought Rome believed the opposite..
@@danielavalos1803 no. Rome holds to Scripture as God-breathed, and as the highest authority; above the Papacy and the Church. Erick Ybarra, who's no crypto-Protestant, has stated as much at various points. www.fullycatholic.com/catholic-teachings/catholic-catechism-2/ccc/catechism-catholic-church-sacred-scripture-2/