This morning I had the unenviable task of explaining the Trinity to my first-year religion class. They didn’t seem much impressed by St. Patrick’s demonstration with the shamrock, so I had to try another approach.
I wrote on the board:
Underneath it, I wrote:
And, finally, my coup de grace:
After puzzling over the diagram on the board for a few seconds, one of my students piped up, “We love you too, Kensy!”
Awww…
Wherever there is love, there is a trinity: a lover, a beloved, and a fountain of love.
-- St. Augustine (354-430)
Fr. Robert Barron explains the Trinity
Great !
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