Homilies about comprehension

Why We Can't Fully Understand the Holy Trinity (And Why That's Good News)

Deacon Tony Quatraki

The homily addresses the difficulty of comprehending the Holy Trinity, acknowledging that even great theologians like St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine struggled with it. The deacon uses the analogy of a boy trying to empty the ocean into a small hole to illustrate the impossibility of fully grasping God's infinite nature with our finite minds. He emphasizes that God is greater and different from us, and that our faith allows us to believe in this mystery, even if we cannot fully explain it.