Preach Christ Crucified.

The central mystery is neither the incarnation nor the Trinity. The Crucifixion is. Still a stumbling block and a scandal for those who don't get it. Paul said we preach Christ crucified. And rejoice always because he is risen. Even Peter got caught up in the church of glory which Jesus had to correct him about right away. Reconciliation is through the cross and nowhere else. One may respond that the Incarnation implies the Crucifixion. If so why do we fail to talk about it? The Crucifixion shows that the mustard seed dies before it become a marvelous structure. The Crucifixion reminds that one cannot rest until no women are raped, no children are abandoned and no one stands by idly while millions are killed in war and incinerators. Many theologians have written about this. No one more than, perhaps, the greatest one, Paul the Apostle. Preaching Christ Crucified produces a Paul and a Francis. Preaching the glories produces an empire church with papal legates. Building great basilicas, no matter how imposing, does not focus on the downtrodden. Preaching Christ Crucified, eo ipso, binds one with Christ's little ones. I maintain the difference in emphasis is the central problem.