{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"148 Divine Vulnerability & the Hidden God with Fr. Donald Haggerty","description":"Have you ever thought about the fact that God is wounded? Yes, the Church teaches that God is impassable in his nature and cannot suffer. But as the God-man, Jesus Christ suffered and died out of his great love for us and mysteriously carries these wounds into eternity. And there's a sense that this divine vulnerability to wounds and suffering is still present by the loss of souls that Christ loves so fiercely. It's a deeply fascinating and powerful topic that has a lot of implications for how we are to approach both God and the spiritual life in general. And it's the topic of a scintillating conversation I had with with renowned spiritual theologian and author Father Donald Haggerty on this episode of the Art of Catholic podcast.  Touching on a variety of topics from his new book, The Hour of Testing, my conversation with Father Haggerty uncovers his deep insights into:   The breathtaking beauty of divine vulnerability The mystical wounds of Christ Developing pure receptivity in prayer Why God conceals himself as we seek him A powerful way to bring back family members to the Faith Developing a thirst for souls And much more!  God bless! Matthew ","author_name":"The Art of Catholic with Matthew Leonard","author_url":"https:\/\/matthewsleonard.com","html":"