Appendix III

My humble observations.

Introduction to the Trinitarian Image

An account of the quest to find within the soul a Trinitarian image of GOD. Image links to text pdf.


A Defense of the Church Against Her History

from THEOS to Logos, from Logos to kosmos

An essay confronting mass atrocities committed by the society of the baptized. Image links to text pdf.

St. Bonaventure: The Breviloquium

Byzantine Mosaic of Seraph from Monreale Cathedral

In 1257 Bonaventure was elected General Minister of the Franciscan Order, effectively ending his teaching career at the University of Paris. That same year he completed the Breviloquium, a brief synthesis of theology and a concise summary of his mature teaching: “The first Principle created this perceptible world as a means of self-revelation so that, like a mirror of God or a divine footprint, it might lead man to love and praise his
Creator… the universe is like a book reflecting, representing, and describing its Maker,
the Trinity.” Bonaventure stands out as a teacher of seeing God by means of creation/nature. Image links to an online library copy of de Vinck translation. Hardcopy recommendation: The Works of Bonaventure, The Breviloquium, translated by Jose de Vinck, St. Anthony Guild Press.