- Source: Arnfinn Haram
Arnfinn Andreas Haram O.P. (25 September 1948 - 10 June 2012) was a Norwegian Dominican brother, social debater and nonfiction author, born in Ålesund, raised in Haram municipality in Sunnmøre and died in Oslo.
Biography
Haram was educated at the Faculty of Theology in Oslo and became a priest in the Norwegian Church in Loddefjord and Laksevåg, both Bergen's boroughs. However in 1998 Haram converted to the Latin Church. He made his eternal vows in 2002 and became a Catholic priest in 2003. Haram studied at Angelicum in Rome, where he became a licentiate in theology in 2008 at a dissertation on Cardinal Newman. From 2009 until his death Haram was the superior (monastery) of the Saint Dominic's Church and monastery in Oslo. He was an avid and feared participant in the social debate, and was a firm and highly respected writer in the daily newspaper Klassekampen.
"A poem by my late friend Padre Arnfinn Andreas Haram O.P. He has written many good poems and sermons. He wrote this poem in his time in English. It deserves to be read by all of us for reflection, about our paths forward in life."
TRUST
Now is the hour of trust
There are reasons
How could it be
otherwise?
Signs
friends
encouragement
experience
But not enough
Only
Trust
is enough
Like a nail
you have to hold it
with one hand
The left
Not so good not
so strong but
only keep the
position
the spot
Don’t waver
hold on
be accurate
accurate!
And then:
Use the hammer
again, again, again
beats of confidence
The determined sound
of trust.
Bibliography
Christian oppseding and church identity: an assessment of IKO with a particular focus on the people's church problem. Oslo, 1978.
The deanesthetic rule: Reformational heritage and current program. Oslo, 1979.
Three florentiners: essay and articles on religion, culture and society: 2003-2009 (foreword by Jon Michelet). Efrem publisher, 2009.
Babylonian harp (afterword by Knut Olav Åmås). Efrem publisher, 2013.
References
External links
https://arnfinnharam.wordpress.com/
http://www.katolsk.no/biografier/innenriks/aharam
