La dimensión teológica, desde los escritos de Henri de Lubac

Catholicity: mystical experience; profound knowledge of Living Tradition and of the
cultural trends of his time; a concern for pastoral matters and for Faith-Culture dialogue;
preoccupation for Catholic integrality, for unity and for ecclesial and universal discernment;
all these latter theological realities are key to understanding and epitomizing the
thinking of this great theologian. H. de Lubac’s theological perceptions may be summed
up in the following manner: «God is always the same; theology comes after;
Jesuschrist is at the centre of the Christian mystery and is the model of new man; Tradition
is the fountain of renewal; true theology always leads to mystical experience. His
life and work distill a profound love of the Church: in times of crisis he perceived the
Church and loved the Church». De Lubac and his work remain largely unknown in Hispanic
countries, and this «absence» is much to be regretted. We are in need of De
Lubac’s wisdom in order to proclaim the Church as mediation and presence, memorycreation-
account and identity-provocation-resistance, living tradition-Catholic communion
and Christian liberation. We need De Lubac in order to fulfill what Pope John Paul
II had stated and that Benedict XVI has reiterated: «... Faith that doesn’t become culture
is not a fully accepted faith, not fully thought through, nor authentically experienced
». We need Henri de Lubac in order to rediscover the Second Vatican Council
once again and its true post Council application. His theological calling is a sure guide
and landmark to fully realizing the two motifs of this International Congress, namely;
Word of God and Words on God.