Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: Faith Seeking Understanding

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Fr. Jerry Pokorsky is a priest of the Diocese of Arlington who has also served as a financial administrator in the Diocese of Lincoln.

The Trinitarian dogma is the foundational mystery of our faith, revealed over time, from Genesis to Pentecost. With every Sign of the Cross, we reaffirm not only our belief in the Trinity. We renew our faith in the totality of Revelation. The Father is Creator (Genesis), and the Son is Redeemer (the Gospels). After the Cross and Resurrection, the Son returns to the Father in the Ascension. God sends the Holy Spirit upon us for our sanctification and salvation. God is three Persons in One.

Theology is faith seeking understanding of God. The believer assents to the whole mystery of Christ in its entirety: “I know that my Redeemer lives.” (Job 19:1) “…no one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except by the Holy Spirit.” (1 Cor. 12:3) This act of assent acknowledges that the Holy Spirit speaks infallibly through the Church. The converts on the day of Pentecost realized, inexplicably, that the Apostles were speaking the definitive truth, and in a way they’d never heard before. …

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