Sensus fidei – Christianity, Theology, Church
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Universe-Earth-Man
„This book is the book of truth.“ When the first sentence of a book reads like this, the work inevitably catches the attention of a person interested in philosophy or theology. This „Book of Truth“ was printed in numerous editions in the 1960-1980s and was in countless homes. The book in which the quoted introductory…
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Heavenly
I don’t know if the word „heavenly“ is still in your vocabulary. If so, I would like to ask you if you can remember the last time you used the word. „It was heavenly!“ or „It’s heavenly here!“ – these are sentences that are used, for example, on vacation, for example when you come to…
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The Reunion
What can a reunion look like? On the Internet I keep coming across small videos in which a reunion is staged. One of these videos showed the following:Location is a school in the United States. A school class is in class. The principal unexpectedly walks into the classroom. He calls out a student, Brendon, and…
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Crucifixion – Core of the Holy Week
When I was looking for a birthday card, I came across a collection of postcards that I had once bought at the Film Museum in Potsdam. They showed posters and film scenes from Fritz Lang’s 1926 movie „Metropolis“. One postcard-picture shows an actor clinging desperately to the hands of a large clock. The caption on…
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The Mysteries of the Pyramid
Among the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Egyptian Pyramid of Cheops ranked first. Even the ancient Romans admired this largest pyramid building of the pharaohs. The fascination for the building has not diminished since then, on the contrary. For hundreds of years, the pyramid has not only been admired, but also explored. In…
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Does Sin make you blind?
The healing of a blind man as told in the Gospel of John (John 9:1-41) is unlike many other healing stories in the Gospels. A whole collection of discussions and interrogations is grouped around the healing, in which the Pharisees try to understand what happened there. There is one thought in these conversations that is…
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An ideal Conversation
The gospels of this year’s Lent tell of crucial encounters that people have with Jesus. Each of the gospels provides an answer to the question of how people can come to believe in Jesus. In the last week, the disciples had climbed the mountain of transfiguration with him and had been able to look deep…
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High on Tabor
Now it’s time for „tabor moments“ again. The gospel on the second Sunday of Lent is that of the transfiguration of Jesus. Jesus leads three of his disciples up Mount Tabor and is transformed before their eyes. The disciples see Jesus in the white robe, Moses and Elijah next to him and hear a voice…
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What is Fasting good for?
What would you like to fast to?” This question is standard in school Lent worship services. Children and young people in particular are advised to use the 40 days of fasting to avoid certain things that adults consider harmful: sweets, computers, mobile phones, coke, ice cream, etc. Fasting is apparently used here as an educational…
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The Field Hospital
Have you ever heard a real moral sermon? I have to admit that in my now long time as a regular visitor and celebrant of services I could not remember one. A moral sermon is a sermon in which the listeners are told what to do and what not to do. So there are clear…
Rev. Georg Bergner, Catholic Priest and Theologian, Schwerin (Germany) 