Tradition and Sanity

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Christ’s Life Is the Church’s Life

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Peter Kwasniewski
Apr 02, 2026
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Christ’s Life Is the Church’s Life

The great English writer Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson believed that, because the Church is Christ’s Body extended over time and space, the life of the Church as it unfolds throughout the course of history must follow the pattern of the earthly life of Christ. His divine-human life is the pattern of her own origin, growth, and destiny, for He lived her l…

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