The Gospel of the Family
Overview
In this thought-provoking address given to the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Walter Kasper—whom Pope Francis has called “a superb theologian”—discusses everything that is beautiful about the family, without avoiding its problems.
According to Cardinal Kasper, the family functions as a small “domestic church” that can be a privileged route to evangelization. He speaks of this “domestic church” in a broad sense that includes the nuclear family as well as communities, parish groups, and other organizations. Cardinal Kasper considers the rediscovery of the “gospel of the family,” the family’s place in the order of creation, and the vision of the family in the Book of Genesis and in God’s plan. The cardinal then reflects on the structures of sin within the family, including family problems, tensions between men and women, and the suffering of women and mothers. Finally, he concludes with a discussion of the family in the Christian order of redemption, drawing from the Gospels and other New Testament texts about the family, such as St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians. He discusses marriage as a sacrament and its sanctifying grace. Cardinal Kasper also mentions the issue of those who have remarried after divorce. He stresses the need to unite pastoral care, the words of Jesus, and an understanding of divine mercy in responding to these Catholics.
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- Discusses the modern Catholic family from a biblical perspective
- Offers the insights of a cardinal lauded by Pope Francis as “a superb theologian”
- Emphasizes the themes of divine mercy and Christian unity
- Title: The Gospel of the Family
- Author: Walter Kasper
- Publisher: Paulist Press
- Print Publication Date: 2014
- Logos Release Date: 2015
- Pages: 64
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Catholic Church › Doctrines; Families › Religious aspects--Catholic Church; Church work with families › Catholic Church; Marriage › Religious aspects--Catholic Church
- ISBNs: 9780809149087, 9781587684524, 0809149087, 1587684527
- Resource ID: LLS:GOSPELFAMILY
- Resource Type: Monograph
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