Friday, July 08, 2011

OP Vocations: "The Intellectual Life and the Dominican Vocation" with Fr. Gilles Emery OP (which links to OpStJoseph)

“A Carnal Love of Concepts or a Work of Mercy? The Intellectual Life and the Dominican Vocation” from The Lumen Christi Institute on Vimeo.

8 comments:

Geremia said...

Quite an interesting title of the lecture. I will have to watch it.

I would say that just like anything in the world, there must be a certain detachedness. But aren't concepts in the soul and not in the world? Aren't they eternal? "Concept" might mean knowledge, which may or may not be worldly. It depends on how the knowledge is used as to whether it is a work of mercy. Studying can certainly be a work of mercy if one studies to share the fruits of one's contemplations with others, which is a very Dominican ideal. I bet this is what Fr. Emery discusses, but I'll have to watch it to see for sure; I could be pleasantly surprised. Thanks

papabear said...

Mr. Aversa, I haven't watched it yet, too; when I first saw the title I thought he might be alluding to the vice of curiositas.

Geremia said...

This post from another blog might interest you, too.

Geremia said...

I loved the part where he talked about studiositas. He said that it falls under temperance not fortitude because "on the part of the soul, he is inclined to desire knowledge of things; and so it behooves him to exercise a praiseworthy restraint on this desire, lest he seek knowledge immoderately: whereas on the part of his bodily nature, man is inclined to avoid the trouble of seeking knowledge." (Summa, II-II q. 166 a. 2 ad 3)

That is so true! I especially struggle with the part I emboldened.

Geremia said...

I also thought it was very interesting that he mentioned that studying is not solely to share the fruits of one's contemplation with others. It is also for one's own spiritual development and personal unification. Also, I loved how he said contemplation is not only for unifying oneself but also the community, too.

papabear said...

Thank for the link and comments!

Geremia said...

There is also a free article from Nova et Vetera by Fr. Emery: The Threeness and Oneness of God (165kb)

GILLES EMERY, O.P.

papabear said...

The correct url for the article.