few days ago I returned to take an old book I read when I was 17 or 18 years. I bought it, read it, and I paid much much recommended. It is "the divine from the human value" (Editorial Minos, 7 th edition, Mexico 1992), the recently deceased father Jesus Urteaga. It is a book that presents itself as a spiritual guide, aimed at young people wishing to live faithfully their Christianity. So far so good. But on returning to turn pages seemed very heavy, and I decided to leave when I came across this lapidary sentence: "Can you do something really serious with men who are afraid of cold water on a winter morning?" (P. 63). And not because we are in winter, but I run things like this throughout the book, I list some that I found shocking:
- Spend an entire chapter to insult what he calls "blessed." On page 29, states that "Blessed expects everything from God ... is a short emotional intelligence." Is it not perhaps the right attitude to expect everything from God? Do not know the author that "Blessed" is a term that gives the church some who have lived the Christian virtues? What about the theological virtues are not an effort of will, but a gift of God to men?
- Title of a chapter "A whip," and in it (page 91) states that "We we will kill "..." We can not let them kill us, Christians ... Our defense will be with sharp sword ... Do not be afraid to wield the weapon. Nobody would a Christian. "And the so many martyrs that many centuries have shed their blood for Christ? Do not understand this man who, like Tertullian, the blood of martyrs is the seed of Christians? In this logic the Cross of Christ is a defeat. And the author says on page 92: "But today's Christians have no vocation of martyrs, but warriors."
- I still believe that the Christian has a mission of love. But this priest encouraged at all times to violence, and believes that God wants: "War is the scourge of God for his people unconscious (p. 242) ... The righteousness of God has its time and has already arrived in his chariot of fire. Judged by fire and sword the whole pot of meat, and many will fall under the blows of the powerful (p. 243) ... Coward! With men like you, Christianity was ruined before entering the catacombs (p. 113) ... Next, violence, men of God! (P. 102). "How can a book called" spirituality "with such statements? I believe that this man does not know the history of the Church, whose cornerstone was a man who at one time and refused to flinch messiah.
This poor priest understands Christianity as an encounter with someone that gives full and abundant life, but a kind of Stoic school, which sanctifies you what the will cost more. It seems that alone is worthy of being a Christian who possesses physical strength and is willing "to take the fight" (with whom or what?). I'm glad that is not never met with the Cure of Ars, St. Therese of the child with Jesus or San Francisco because she thought the smallness diffidence.
But the Father of heaven rejoices with the small, like children who are poor, defenseless. That all depends on your loving father. What harm has to imagine the modern self, even in the mind many men of the Church! On page 102 states: "That the house of God is not for you a dark, when you go to hide your fear, your indifference, your tiredness or your cowardice." If the same Christ calls all who are weary to seek refuge in his arms! And do not think he cares whether or not you bathed with cold water in winter.
is so much emphasis on the volunteerism that if the text was intended (as stated in the title) to underline the divine in man, in the end it all traces of unreality blurs all the claims made, leaves no room for encounter with grace. I think St. Augustine and other fathers teach spiritual paths contrary. I ask a sincere apology to my friends recommended them or lent them the book.
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