Admitting the Wounds

Notes for a Brief Theology of the Saints

“Make your aim the Crucified Christ, hide in the wounds of the Crucified Christ and drown in the blood of the Crucified Christ.”
—St Catherine of Siena

In one of several essays on the topic, Karl Rahner argues that the Saints (the capital-s matters, you’ll see) have a unique grace because they have a special responsibility. They’re tasked, he says, with …