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Letting Yourself Be Loved: Prayer and the Holy Trinity, by Lawton Brinkman – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Letting Yourself Be Loved: Prayer and the Holy Trinity, by Lawton Brinkman

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By Lawton Brinkman, Catholic Exchange, November 6, 2024

Lawton Brinkman is a senior at the University of Tampa, studying philosophy, history, and finance. He currently serves as the president of the Catholic Student Union on campus and leads Florida’s first young adult ministry for individuals with disabilities. Further, he has served with EDGE youth ministry at his parish for seven years and teaches catechesis for adults with disabilities. He has a particular devotion to Saint Thomas of Villanova and Venerable Jérôme Lejeune.

 

Avatar photoMany years ago, Father George L. Thomas knocked on the door of a small rectory at Saint Thomas the Apostle Seminary. Residing there was the Metropolitan of Seattle, Hunthausen. When asked what he was doing before being interrupted by Thomas, he stated “I’m sitting here letting Jesus love me.” In those seven words, Hunthausen revealed a deep truth of ascetical theology.

For many people, Catholics and non-Catholics, prayer is not fully taught. It’s seen as a given.

Several years ago, one of my parish priests, a great mentor, gave me Peter Kreeft’s Prayer for Beginners after lunch. At first, it was a rather shocking gift. In many regards, it seemed insulting prima facie. However, there was great wisdom in his gift. In all my years as a Catholic, I had never been properly taught how to pray, rather viewing it in simple binary. I was always told that prayer is “a conversation with God.” This definition is not wrong, but it can be taken the wrong way. …

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