Saturday, September 09, 2017
Friday, September 08, 2017
Benedict XVI on Vatican 2
From Last Testament, the interview by Peter Seewald, p. 142:
Some thoughts on the renewal soon.
Peter Seewald: Was it a mistake to convoke the council at all?
No it was right for sure. One can ask whether it was necessary or not, ok. But in itself it was a moment in the Church
when you were simply waiting on something new, on a renewal, a renewal of the whole. That wasn't to be something coming on from Rome, but a new encounter with the whole worldwide Church. In that respect, the time was simply nigh.
Some thoughts on the renewal soon.
Thursday, September 07, 2017
CWR: Contemporary Tyranny and Catholic Social Doctrine by James Kalb
The current situation of growing soft totalitarianism is too recent and too disturbing for its implications for Catholic social action to have been adequately understood and articulated.
The current situation of growing soft totalitarianism is too recent and too disturbing for its implications for Catholic social action to have been adequately understood and articulated.
Wednesday, September 06, 2017
Tuesday, September 05, 2017
Monday, September 04, 2017
A False Opposition Between Commandment and Love?
I hope the podcast is better than the summary. Law or commandment pertains to reason, love to the will, and God Himself gives us a commandment to love Him and to love our neighbor as ourselves.
Sunday, September 03, 2017
Saturday, September 02, 2017
CWR Dispatch: The Catholic Church recognizes most of the world’s ‘civil marriages’ by Edward N. Peters
Catholics should not be misled by thinking that “civil marriage” is not usually real marriage or think that any approval of “same-sex marriage” is consistent with Church teaching—because it isn’t.
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Catholics should not be misled by thinking that “civil marriage” is not usually real marriage or think that any approval of “same-sex marriage” is consistent with Church teaching—because it isn’t.
(original)
Friday, September 01, 2017
CWR: “Amoris Laetitia” and the chasm in modern moral theology by Fr. D. Vincent Twomey, SVD
Can the apostolic exhortation help bridge the chasm that, since 1968, has divided moral theologians in matters of sexual morality?
Can the apostolic exhortation help bridge the chasm that, since 1968, has divided moral theologians in matters of sexual morality?
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Two Jesuits Respond to the Nashville Statement
CWR: When some Christians affirm traditional moral teaching, other Christians freak out by Carl E. Olson
The angry responses to the Nashville Statement reflect the sort of “moral therapeutic deism” that has increasingly dominated the public square in recent years.
The angry responses to the Nashville Statement reflect the sort of “moral therapeutic deism” that has increasingly dominated the public square in recent years.
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
CWR Dispatch: Recalling the the prophetic embrace of Athenagoras I and Paul VI by Ines Angeli Murzaku
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Monday, August 28, 2017
Yes, the train is fine.
This is how a Jesuit spins the loss of vocations and decline in numbers and the corresponding reduction in need for administrative support and consequent downsizing.
"Our new province is part of the Society of Jesus' worldwide effort to restructure its administrative model, cutting down the number of geographic provinces throughout the world to foster greater collaboration amongst our works while enabling us to be more nimble to meet emerging demands in service to God's people."
-Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ, Provincial Jesuits West
https://jesuitswest.org/Assets/Publications/File/Mission_2017_Fall.pdf
"Our new province is part of the Society of Jesus' worldwide effort to restructure its administrative model, cutting down the number of geographic provinces throughout the world to foster greater collaboration amongst our works while enabling us to be more nimble to meet emerging demands in service to God's people."
-Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ, Provincial Jesuits West
https://jesuitswest.org/Assets/Publications/File/Mission_2017_Fall.pdf
Aquinas and the Greek Fathers
Ave Maria University: Upcoming Conference on Aquinas and the Greek Fathers
Includes a short Q&A with Fr. Andrew Hofer, OP.
Includes a short Q&A with Fr. Andrew Hofer, OP.
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Pertinacious Papist: Sammons and Lawler: why we pretend nothing went wrong after Vatican II
Three articles were published recently revisiting the confusion following Vatican II and suggesting how to make sense of it: - Martin Mosebach, "Pope Benedict's Red Thread," *First Things* (August 10, 2017) - Eric Sammons, "Evangelization, Vatican II, and Censorship," *Crisis* (August 15, 2017) - Phil Lawler, "Let's stop pretending: something DID go wrong after Vatican II," *CatholicCulture.org* (August 23, 2017) The last article by Lawler draws the three together by summarizing points made by Mosebach and Sammons. Mosebach's and Sammons' articles, however, sh...
Three articles were published recently revisiting the confusion following Vatican II and suggesting how to make sense of it: - Martin Mosebach, "Pope Benedict's Red Thread," *First Things* (August 10, 2017) - Eric Sammons, "Evangelization, Vatican II, and Censorship," *Crisis* (August 15, 2017) - Phil Lawler, "Let's stop pretending: something DID go wrong after Vatican II," *CatholicCulture.org* (August 23, 2017) The last article by Lawler draws the three together by summarizing points made by Mosebach and Sammons. Mosebach's and Sammons' articles, however, sh...
The Church is More than the Patriarchate of Rome
The knowledge of Roman Catholics remains abysmal on this point.
Making sense of Pope Francis’ statement about “the liturgical reform” by Christopher R. Altieri
The Holy Father is focusing his (and our) attention on the rational substance of the reform process.
Making sense of Pope Francis’ statement about “the liturgical reform” by Christopher R. Altieri
The Holy Father is focusing his (and our) attention on the rational substance of the reform process.
Friday, August 25, 2017
The Current Occupant of the See of Rome Needs a Primer on Papal Authority
CWR Dispatch: Liturgy, papal infallibility, and terminology by Edward N. Peters
In what way can a pope declare that “liturgical reform” is “irreversible”?
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In what way can a pope declare that “liturgical reform” is “irreversible”?
(original)
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
"Sure thing, Boss."
It is interesting how "boss" has replaced "sir" as a colloquial way of showing respect (to a man). (I have not yet heard a woman use this form of address yet.)
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Monday, August 21, 2017
Sunday, August 20, 2017
If Adam had not sinned, would there be any sex differences? Would men and women have had interchangeable minds/psyches? How can one claim that men would not have been the head of women if there had been no fall, except by inferring (erroneously) that this headship is a consequence of the Fall or that it is sinful domination?
Saturday, August 19, 2017
Friday, August 18, 2017
Does he even consider international law on refugees?
No.
Trumpism, Terrorism, and Thomism by Joseph G. Trabbic
On Thomistic principles, Trump’s ban on Syrian refugees whose lives are in danger is not morally justifiable. Bans on other travelers and immigrants, however, are not as problematic.
Related:
Banning Muslim Travel to the US? A Thomistic Perspective on Donald Trump’s Proposal by Joseph G. Trabbic
Is there a moral obligation for the US not to enact Donald Trump’s proposed ban on Muslim travel into the US?
Trumpism, Terrorism, and Thomism by Joseph G. Trabbic
On Thomistic principles, Trump’s ban on Syrian refugees whose lives are in danger is not morally justifiable. Bans on other travelers and immigrants, however, are not as problematic.
Related:
Banning Muslim Travel to the US? A Thomistic Perspective on Donald Trump’s Proposal by Joseph G. Trabbic
Is there a moral obligation for the US not to enact Donald Trump’s proposed ban on Muslim travel into the US?
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Is lex talionis part of the natural law?
It is certainly in operation in the animal world. Even if it is a consequence of the Fall, can a Christian deny that it is ordered to a good, even if a limited or subordinate good?
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Monday, August 14, 2017
Sunday, August 13, 2017
Saturday, August 12, 2017
Friday, August 11, 2017
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Wednesday, August 09, 2017
Tuesday, August 08, 2017
The Feast of the Transfiguration
CWR: Blessed Grapes and Hymns of Glory: The Feast of the Transfiguration in the Eastern Churches by Christopher B. Warner
Contemplation of Christological events, like the Transfiguration, provides a wealth of liturgical poetry and hymnography in the Eastern Church
Contemplation of Christological events, like the Transfiguration, provides a wealth of liturgical poetry and hymnography in the Eastern Church
Monday, August 07, 2017
The Unia
Do Latins still use the Uniates in their apologetics/polemics against the Orthodox? "See there are some Eastern Christians who admit Rome's claims about the papacy and are rightly in communion with its bishop! You Orthodox just need to see the truth."
I am guessing that even in 2017 there are still Latin apologists who take this approach.
Given the lack of opposition by many Eastern Catholic churches to the pretenses of Rome, should the Orthodox not be wary of the restoration of communion still? Latins would deny that this is a legitimate form of dissent. But would it be possible for communion to be restored while there is still disagreement about the office of the bishop of Rome?
I am guessing that even in 2017 there are still Latin apologists who take this approach.
Given the lack of opposition by many Eastern Catholic churches to the pretenses of Rome, should the Orthodox not be wary of the restoration of communion still? Latins would deny that this is a legitimate form of dissent. But would it be possible for communion to be restored while there is still disagreement about the office of the bishop of Rome?
Sunday, August 06, 2017
Saturday, August 05, 2017
Friday, August 04, 2017
Thursday, August 03, 2017
Wednesday, August 02, 2017
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