The Ascension and Pentecost

The Spring, 2011 issue of Communio continues our series on the mysteries of the life of Jesus with a reflection on the Ascension and Pentecost. The mystery of Christ’s Ascension signifies the definitive entry of his humanity into divine glory. . .

“The Ascension is another step forward in the deepening bond of the flesh of Christ with the Church, and, through her, with the entire cosmos: ‘He ascended . . . that he might fill all things’ (Eph 4:10).”

"Every distinction and abstraction in the cosmos implies a sense of the God-world relation."

“Blondel sought to ‘open up a position in philosophy through which the light of Christian revelation could pour in.’”

"Blondel saw that it was necessary in philosophy to raise the question of a supernatural religion, even if it cannot be answered within the scope of philosophy or of reason alone."