The doctrine of the mystical body of Christ in the works of St. Thomas

Abstract

A modern English author writing about Catholic Art and Culture has called our times the winter of Christianity and of religion in general. Since the French Revolution, he says, mankind in general has rebelled against God: the intelligentsia have been increasingly hostile to Christianity and even to theism; the workers have not merely become indifferent but actively hostile while ,the peasants so tenacious in their conservatism are now letting irreligion or pseudo religion to take possession of them. As yea:ts have passed anti-christian secularism has advanced and rapidly conquered Western civilization: in brief one might say that Christianity no longer influences Mankind. But we can never admit this - God's revealed truth can never become obsolete for God has made man for Himself and man's heart is restless unless it rests in God. Our times may be the winter of Christianity but "If winter comes can spring be far behind?" - Then must be and there will certainly be a new and peaceful rebirth of spiritual religion - the signs are not wanting."