Thomas fearlessly draws all the consequences: Christ in the first instant of his conception enjoyed the exercise of free will (q. 34, a. 2), the capacity to gain merit (a. 3), abundance of sanctifying
Summa Theologiae III, q. 33, art. 2: Verbum Dei assumpsit corpus mediante anima, et animam mediante spiritu, idest intellectu. Unde oportuit quod in primo instanti conceptionis corpus Christi esset an
St Thomas Aquinas says in Summa Theol. III that ONLY Jesus was fully formed at the moment of conception. For all others the soul is present only at some later stage. In the 19th century the focus on t
'What is the urgency to protect migrants at a time when we are all at risk?' asks Lloyd at #2
If he were a migrant, he would surely know the answer to his question.
Thank you ... as a priest sometimes things get busy and quality time w/Scripture hard to find. I appreciate your thoughtful meditations today -- my first time on this site, because I normally try to
Thank you for your writing of the above article.
I have a problem with the fact that the Catholic Church completely ignores our treatment of our animals, which is very archaic and seems to come from a
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The morality of the act of one person terminating the innocent human life of another pertains to the Fifth Commandment and is a matter of faith.
It is also no harm to observe that the early Chr
Distractions from the true current crisis is what I'd call this. October 29 will come and the 21 youth plaintiffs will have their day against "government" (code word for adults everywhere) and they s
Dr. Gerry O'Hanlon, SJ, is right on target.Collegiality is not just an invention of Vatican II. Indeed, it was the hallmark of Peter's authority in the early church and the defining character of t
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The curious case of the Archbishop’s comments.
July 12 2018Thomas fearlessly draws all the consequences: Christ in the first instant of his conception enjoyed the exercise of free will (q. 34, a. 2), the capacity to gain merit (a. 3), abundance of sanctifying
The curious case of the Archbishop’s comments.
July 12 2018Summa Theologiae III, q. 33, art. 2: Verbum Dei assumpsit corpus mediante anima, et animam mediante spiritu, idest intellectu. Unde oportuit quod in primo instanti conceptionis corpus Christi esset an
The curious case of the Archbishop’s comments.
July 12 2018St Thomas Aquinas says in Summa Theol. III that ONLY Jesus was fully formed at the moment of conception. For all others the soul is present only at some later stage. In the 19th century the focus on t
A Broken Dream
July 8 2018'What is the urgency to protect migrants at a time when we are all at risk?' asks Lloyd at #2 If he were a migrant, he would surely know the answer to his question.
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July 19 2018Thank you ... as a priest sometimes things get busy and quality time w/Scripture hard to find. I appreciate your thoughtful meditations today -- my first time on this site, because I normally try to
“Always say …… Always say”
July 8 2018Thank you for your writing of the above article. I have a problem with the fact that the Catholic Church completely ignores our treatment of our animals, which is very archaic and seems to come from a
The curious case of the Archbishop’s comments.
July 12 2018#10 The morality of the act of one person terminating the innocent human life of another pertains to the Fifth Commandment and is a matter of faith. It is also no harm to observe that the early Chr
“Always say …… Always say”
July 8 2018Aaaron @ 4Thank you for sharing your publication. I look forward to reading every page of it.
A Broken Dream
July 8 2018Distractions from the true current crisis is what I'd call this. October 29 will come and the 21 youth plaintiffs will have their day against "government" (code word for adults everywhere) and they s
The Quiet Revolution of Pope Francis – A Synodal Catholic Church in Ireland?
July 24 2018Dr. Gerry O'Hanlon, SJ, is right on target.Collegiality is not just an invention of Vatican II. Indeed, it was the hallmark of Peter's authority in the early church and the defining character of t
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