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Scottie, we are meeting for the first time. I must admit, I'm not a big fan of your punny titles. However, I am a huge fan of your unabashed quoting from the Bible and Catechism!Basically, the best aspect of Scott Hahn is that his writing reads like an excellent homily. He poses as many questions as he answers. This can also be a bit of a drawback. He discusses how Jesus arrived and transformed the concept of the trustee family in society, and how the Trinity serves as the model for the family. This means he delves into the idea that Jesus and God the Father are the parents of the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit is like the Mother in the Trinity family, and so on. That kind of stuff makes me a bit uncomfortable, but he does make a valid point - these relationships are relational and familial, not physical or sexual. I'll attempt to accept it, but we have to discuss it in human terms, and that makes it strange.So, I guess his point is that human relationships, especially marriages and families, reflect the divine love and indivisibility of the Trinity. And that's why they are so wonderful, and why we must be cautious and thoughtful about them! But, oh boy, that's a difficult task. I understand the importance of trying to live according to God's example, but you also have to be a person in the real world! That's the struggle of any religious person, I suppose, and that's why it's like a great homily - plenty of room for thought, but not a lot of practical anecdotal material.What was there, though, was excellent - Hahn realizing what the love of God was like when he could do nothing but adore his baby who had just vomited on him - that made me tear up on the bus. Hooray!