83. A Christmas Carol (Staves 4 and 5): Gratitude as the Meaning of Time

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Creative Retrieval

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A Catholic philosophical/theological podcast aimed at retrieving great works of the tradition. Works discussed: Dostoyevsky's Brothers Karamazov, Gregory of Nyssa, Norris Clarke (St. Thomas Aquinas Lecture), Plato's Republic, Hans urs von Balthasar's Theo-Logic, Dickens' A Christmas Carol. If you have thoughts, questions, or comments please email us; we love receiving feedback! CreativeRetrieval@gmail.com

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83. A Christmas Carol (Staves 4 and 5): Gratitude as the Meaning of Time

Creative Retrieval

1 hour 1 minute 56 seconds

11 months ago

83. A Christmas Carol (Staves 4 and 5): Gratitude as the Meaning of Time

In this discussion I finish talking about Dickens'A Christmas Carol,by discussing Staves 4 and 5.

The great gift Scrooge receives from the three ghosts is a awareness of the gift that had always already been given; this brings about a new life of gratitude in Scrooge. Life gets its full meaning only when one becomes grateful for what one has always already had - life itself. This is the meaning of the Christmas: the gift of Life Itself among us.