This podcast delves into the terminology used by the Church, such as substance, person, and hypostasis, to articulate the dogma of the Trinity, and offers insight into the mystery of the divine being in its unity and real distinction among the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
In this podcast episode, the host speaks about the formation of the Trinitarian dogma and the Holy Spirit's procession from the Father and the Son. The episode is focused on reading paragraphs 249 to 252 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
This podcast episode discusses the use of philosophical traditions and terminologies to illustrate the concept of the Holy Trinity in Christianity. The episode will dive deeper into the theological dogma of the Holy Trinity in the next episode.
The Church uses the terms substance and person to designate the divine being and Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in the real distinction among them, giving an ineffable mystery a new and unprecedented meaning. The Church had to develop its own terminology, drawing from philosophical origins, with words such as substance, person, hypostasis, and relation to articulate the dogma of the Trinity.