Saint Albertus Magnus (Albert the Great) was called such in his own day because of his great learning. But I think what truly ennobles him with this title was his understanding that all knowledge was less than nothing if not rightly used for the aims of love.
He said:
It is by the path of love, which is charity, that God draws near to man, and man to God."
At the end of his life, he had to let his great learning fall from his hand, as God required the return of his burning intellect. Apparently St. Albert suffered from Alzheimer's disease, or some other form of senile dementia. But there is no evidence that this was a source of disquiet for this great saint, for he had gone beyond human wisdom and encountered the living Source of All Wisdom---God, who is Love.
Saint Albert the Great, pray for us, that we may use our intellect in the service of love, and so draw near to God!
He said:
It is by the path of love, which is charity, that God draws near to man, and man to God."
At the end of his life, he had to let his great learning fall from his hand, as God required the return of his burning intellect. Apparently St. Albert suffered from Alzheimer's disease, or some other form of senile dementia. But there is no evidence that this was a source of disquiet for this great saint, for he had gone beyond human wisdom and encountered the living Source of All Wisdom---God, who is Love.
Saint Albert the Great, pray for us, that we may use our intellect in the service of love, and so draw near to God!
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