DC3 St. Ephrem of Syria – The Doctors of the Church: The Charism of Wisdom with Dr. Matthew Bunson
Summary: <br> Dr. Matthew Bunson discusses the life, times and work of St. Ephrem of Syria<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1TSNO_enUS535US535&biw=1279&bih=612&q=ephrem+the+syrian+born&sa=X&ei=eGpAUqHJHqnP2QW1uoC4Ag&ved=0CLsBEOgTKAEwDA">Born</a>: 306 AD, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1TSNO_enUS535US535&biw=1279&bih=612&q=nusaybin+turkey&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDAy8HsxKnfq6-gXFOXkbRDe_8KYsvTAq1-ispdGX2adfkJ4prANQJVGAqAAAA&sa=X&ei=eGpAUqHJHqnP2QW1uoC4Ag&ved=0CLwBEJsTKAIwDA">Nisibis, Turkey</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1TSNO_enUS535US535&biw=1279&bih=612&q=ephrem+the+syrian+died&sa=X&ei=eGpAUqHJHqnP2QW1uoC4Ag&ved=0CL8BEOgTKAEwDA">Died</a>: June 9, 373 AD, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1TSNO_enUS535US535&biw=1279&bih=612&q=edessa+mesopotamia&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDAy8HsxKnfq6-gWFBZbnlJ8WKRW_8PFoC1SYf1k70ORhycb8bAIPhyxUqAAAA&sa=X&ei=eGpAUqHJHqnP2QW1uoC4Ag&ved=0CMABEJsTKAIwDA">Edessa, Turkey</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> For more on St. Ephrem and his teachings<br> <br> <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05498a.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">St. Ephraim the Syrian (306-373) </a><br><br> – <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3702.htm">Nisibene Hymns</a> – Miscellaneous Hymns —<br><a href="http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3703.htm">On the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh</a>,<br><a href="http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3704.htm">For the Feast of the Epiphany</a>, and<br><a href="http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3705.htm">On the Faith (“The Pearl”)</a> – Homilies —<br><a href="http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3706.htm">On Our Lord</a>, <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3707.htm">On Admonition and Repentance</a>,<br><br> and <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3708.htm">On the Sinful Woman</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> From <a href="http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/audiences/2007/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20071128_en.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vatican.va, </a>an excerpt from the teachings of<a href="http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/audiences/2007/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20071128_en.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Pope Benedict XVI General Audience 2007:</a><br> <br> <br> <br> The figure of Ephrem is still absolutely timely for the life of the various Christian Churches. We discover him in the first place as a theologian who reflects poetically, on the basis of Holy Scripture, on the mystery of man’s redemption brought about by Christ, the Word of God incarnate. His is a theological reflection <a href="http://www.discerninghearts.com/catholic-podcasts/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/St.-Ephrem.jpg"></a>expressed in images and symbols taken from nature, daily life and the Bible. Ephrem gives his poetry and liturgical hymns a didactic and catechetical character: they are theological hymns yet at the same time suitable for recitation or liturgical song. On the occasion of liturgical feasts, Ephrem made use of these hymns to spread Church doctrine. Time has proven them to be an extremely effective catechetical instrument for the Christian community.<br> Ephrem’s reflection on the theme of God the Creator is important: nothing in creation is isolated and the world, next to Sacred Scripture, is a Bible of God. By using his freedom wrongly, man upsets the cosmic order. The role of women was important to Ephrem. The way he spoke of them was always inspired with sensitivity and respect: the dwelling place of Jesus in Mary’s womb greatly increased women’s dignity. Ephrem held that just as there is no Redemption without Jesus, there is no Incarnation without Mary. The divine and human dimensions of the mystery of our redemption can already be found in Ephrem’s texts; poetically and ...
