Karl Rahner
Karl Rahner
Karl Rahner, S.J., was a German Jesuit priest and theologian who, alongside Henri de Lubac, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Yves Congar, is considered one of the most influential Catholic theologians of the 20th century. He was the brother of Hugo Rahner...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth5 March 1904
CountryGermany
Karl Rahner quotes about
attainable eventually learn remain symphonies torment unfinished
In the torment of the insufficiency of everything attainable we eventually learn that here, in this life, all symphonies remain unfinished
christmas beautiful song
Every year we celebrate the holy season of Advent, O God. Every year we pray those beautiful prayers of longing and waiting, and sing those lovely songs of hope and promise.
christian world posts
In the post-Christian world, all Christians will be mystics.
prayer meditation causes
Meditating on the nature and dignity of prayer can cause saying at least one thing to God: Lord, teach us to pray!
grace doe
Grace can and does have a history.
reality grace active
Grace is everywhere as an active orientation of all created reality toward God.
mean expression giving
What Christ gives us is quite explicit if his own words are interpreted according to their Aramaic meaning. The expression 'This is my Body' means this is myself.
silence dying trying
The dead are silent because they live, just as we chatter so loudly to try to make ourselves forget that we are dying. Their silence is really their call to me, the assurance of their immortal love for me.
long orthodoxy indifference
But there is yet another form of this hidden heresy, and, paradoxically, it can affect those who are proudest of their long-standing and unimpeachable orthodoxy; heresy in the form of indifference.
men and-love praying
When man is with God in awe and love, then he is praying.
struggle atheism theism
The struggle against atheism is foremost and of necessity a struggle against the inadequacy of our own theism.
faith christian inspiration
The Christian of the future will be a mystic or he will not exist at all.
maturity morality should
How often I have found that we grow to maturity not by doing what we like, but by doing what we should. How true it is that not every 'should' is a compulsion, and not every 'like' is a high morality and true freedom.
inspirational moving self
Learning always involves self-transcendence. Learning calls forth what is in us, helping us to move toward authenticity and wholeness.