sibilities for the good and realize their potential, therefore enabling them to transcend themselves.In thinking of the various ways in which one can apply Rahner’s Transcendental Christology on a more personal level, I found myself thinking back to a situation from my life that occurred a few months ago. One cold and rainy day in the middle of last April, as I was driving home from school along twelfth avenue in Brooklyn, out of the corner of my eye I saw a small puppy standing in the middle of the intersection. She was dirty, wet, shivering and scared. Something inside me told me I had to stop and help her. As I approached her she hesitated at first for fear of me, but I guess she knew that I wanted to help. I picked her up and wrapped her in a towel that I kept in my car. I looked up and down the street wondering if her owner was out looking for her. I asked passers by if they knew whom she belonged to, but nobody had ever seen her before.I took her into my car thinking of what I should do next. This little dog in my arms was so beautiful, but I never thought that I would be able to bring her home and keep her. I thought about the option of taking her to a dog shelter, but was afraid of what they might do if they could not find her a home. I took her to a friend’s house where we gave her a warm bath and food. I then took her to a vet to make sure she was not sick. He told me she was healthy but malnourished. She was only four pounds. The vet said that she was lucky to have found someone with a big heart to take care of her. He also told me that she was a purebred Maltese and that she was worth about $1300 and that it was very rare to find a dog like that in the street. I felt God by my side and that I had been blessed with this little gift. I felt it was my responsibility to take care of her. The hardest part I had in front of me was to tell my parents about the dog. My mom thought she was adorable and it was love at firs...
