1.0Pontificationshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/pontificationsDavid Gibsonhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/pontifications/author/dgibsonThree saints of the day: Climacus, Rahner, Bowman - Pontificationsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NJOUG7CHLC"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/pontifications/2009/03/three-saints-today-climacus-ra.html">Three saints of the day: Climacus, Rahner, Bowman</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/pontifications/2009/03/three-saints-today-climacus-ra.html/embed#?secret=NJOUG7CHLC" width="600" height="338" title="“Three saints of the day: Climacus, Rahner, Bowman” — Pontifications" data-secret="NJOUG7CHLC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Or would-be saints, perhaps “will-be” saints, in the case of Karl Rahner, who died 25 years ago today, and Sr. Thea Bowman, the African-American Franciscan, who helped to found the Institute of Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University in New Orleans. At the National Catholic Reporter, Fr. Richard McBrien weaves together the stories of the three:…http://blog.beliefnet.com/pontifications/files/import/imgs/Ladder%20of%20Divine%20Ascent.jpg