St. Bonaventure: The Secret to Loving God | Doctor of the Church Explained

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St. Bonaventure is one of the greatest Doctors of the Church, known throughout history as the Seraphic Doctor for his profound teaching on divine love, contemplation, and the spiritual life. In this homily, we explore why St. Bonaventure believed true wisdom begins with glorifying God, how contemplation transforms the soul, why the Cross is the greatest school of holiness, and why knowledge without love is incomplete. Drawing from Scripture, the writings of Dom Prosper Guéranger, and the life of this great Franciscan saint, this sermon explains how every Christian is called not merely to know God—but to love Him with all his heart. If you have ever wondered how contemplation leads to holiness, or why St. Bonaventure remains one of Christianity's greatest theologians, this sermon is for you. 00:00 Sponsor – Real Estate for Life 00:23 Introduction 00:36 Feast of St. Bonaventure 01:06 Love of God Begins with Obedience 01:54 The Miraculous Childhood of St. Bonaventure 02:36 University of Paris & Brilliant Theology 03:43 Council of Lyon & Final Years 04:16 Friendship with St. Thomas Aquinas 05:03 Why He Is Called the Seraphic Doctor 05:30 His Great Love for Our Lady 06:19 Bonaventure's Greatest Writings 06:59 Knowledge Must Lead to Love 07:18 What Is Contemplation? 07:57 Learning at the Foot of the Cross 08:35 Theology That Forms Saints 09:06 Knowledge and Devotion United 09:51 Christ Draws All Souls from the Cross 10:20 How God Gives Contemplation 10:58 Our Lady's Perfect Love of God 12:08 Why Sin Offends God 12:46 Prayer Before the Crucifix 13:05 Reading Dom Prosper Guéranger 13:57 Final Exhortation For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ The cross needs to be our focus. 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StBonaventure #DoctorOfTheChurch #Catholic #TraditionalCatholic #Franciscan #Contemplation #Prayer #LoveOfGod #Theology #SensusFidelium #CatholicSermon #OurLady #CrossOfChrist #DomProsperGueranger #ChristianLife

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