Comments on: J.R.R. Tolkien and the Eucharist http://brotherandre.stblogs.com/2007/10/01/jrr-tolkien-and-the-eucharist/ By Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M. Dedicated to Saint Joseph the Betrothed, Patron and Protector of the Universal Church Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:54:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: The Shire, not the Borg : Brother André Marie’s Weblog http://brotherandre.stblogs.com/2007/10/01/jrr-tolkien-and-the-eucharist/comment-page-1/#comment-604 The Shire, not the Borg : Brother André Marie’s Weblog Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:32:11 +0000 http://brotherandre.stblogs.com/2007/10/01/jrr-tolkien-and-the-eucharist/#comment-604 [...] more on Tolkien’s Catholicity, see J.R.R. Tolkien and the Eucharist. Print, Share, and [...] [...] more on Tolkien’s Catholicity, see J.R.R. Tolkien and the Eucharist. Print, Share, and [...]
]]> By: Catholicism.org » Blog Archive » «Ad Rem» N° 47 (10/4/2007): The Shire not the Borg http://brotherandre.stblogs.com/2007/10/01/jrr-tolkien-and-the-eucharist/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Catholicism.org » Blog Archive » «Ad Rem» N° 47 (10/4/2007): The Shire not the Borg Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:27:41 +0000 http://brotherandre.stblogs.com/2007/10/01/jrr-tolkien-and-the-eucharist/#comment-240 [...] New Postings on the Theology Blog. J.R.R. Tolkien and the Eucharist, and four brief postings on the subject of medical [...] [...] New Postings on the Theology Blog. J.R.R. Tolkien and the Eucharist, and four brief postings on the subject of medical [...]
]]> By: Iva J. Scheidemantel http://brotherandre.stblogs.com/2007/10/01/jrr-tolkien-and-the-eucharist/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Iva J. Scheidemantel Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:44:14 +0000 http://brotherandre.stblogs.com/2007/10/01/jrr-tolkien-and-the-eucharist/#comment-130 Travis, the SSPX link I just gave you doesn't work, as "this" site we are presently on, has erroneosly included the comma after the .org. The full URL is: http://www.sspx.org Travis, the SSPX link I just gave you doesn’t work, as “this” site we are presently on, has erroneosly included the comma after the .org. The full URL is:
http://www.sspx.org
]]> By: Iva J. Scheidemantel http://brotherandre.stblogs.com/2007/10/01/jrr-tolkien-and-the-eucharist/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Iva J. Scheidemantel Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:34:30 +0000 http://brotherandre.stblogs.com/2007/10/01/jrr-tolkien-and-the-eucharist/#comment-129 Dear Travis, I hope & pray that you check back frequently to this site for responses. First of all, the Society of St. Pius X, SSPX, was never excommunicated. But if you are serious to learn the facts, please go onto the Society's website, www.sspx.org, & click on the "Apologetic Materials" link. On this link, you will find the "New to Tradition Kit: Its available for FREE." There are free pamphlets and books that address any & all questions you have about SSPX, its founder, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, its priests, why the Socity is not in schism, the alleged excommunications, the validity of its Masses, etc. On this site you will also find out about the Society's ongoing negotiations with the Vatican. Also, few Catholics are aware that for years the SSPX has been communicating with the Pope & the Vatican to allow every priest his God-given right to celebrate the Mass of All Times, St. Pius V's Tridentine Latin Mass , & not be prohibited & punished for celebrating or wanting to celebrate it, by their Bishops. Then, last November (2006) the SSPX presented The Holy See a 2.5 million Rosary Bouquet from its numerous traditional followers, prayed for the sole purpose that he would allow all priests who wanted, to celebrate the Tridentine Mass, which was never abrogated, but for 40 years has been denied them! That is, 2.5 million rosaries were prayed for this specific purpose. He could not refuse our Blessed Virgin Mother. So, Dear Travis, please take this opportunity to discover the truth about what has transpired during the last 40 years regarding Catholic Tradition & Doctrine & those who have continued to keep it alive. Ave Maria Gratia Plena, Iva Joyce Dear Travis,
I hope & pray that you check back frequently to this site for responses. First of all, the Society of St. Pius X, SSPX, was never excommunicated. But if you are serious to learn the facts, please go onto the Society’s website, http://www.sspx.org, & click on the “Apologetic Materials” link. On this link, you will find the “New to Tradition Kit: Its available for FREE.” There are free pamphlets and books that address any & all questions you have about SSPX, its founder, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, its priests, why the Socity is not in schism, the alleged excommunications, the validity of its Masses, etc. On this site you will also find out about the Society’s ongoing negotiations with the Vatican.
Also, few Catholics are aware that for years the SSPX has been communicating with the Pope & the Vatican to allow every priest his God-given right to celebrate the Mass of All Times, St. Pius V’s Tridentine Latin Mass , & not be prohibited & punished for celebrating or wanting to celebrate it, by their Bishops.
Then, last November (2006) the SSPX presented The Holy See a 2.5 million Rosary Bouquet from its numerous traditional followers, prayed for the sole purpose that he would allow all priests who wanted, to celebrate the Tridentine Mass, which was never abrogated, but for 40 years has been denied them! That is, 2.5 million rosaries were prayed for this specific purpose. He could not refuse our Blessed Virgin Mother.
So, Dear Travis, please take this opportunity to discover the truth about what has transpired during the last 40 years regarding Catholic Tradition & Doctrine & those who have continued to keep it alive. Ave Maria Gratia Plena, Iva Joyce
]]> By: Travis http://brotherandre.stblogs.com/2007/10/01/jrr-tolkien-and-the-eucharist/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Travis Sun, 07 Oct 2007 03:46:52 +0000 http://brotherandre.stblogs.com/2007/10/01/jrr-tolkien-and-the-eucharist/#comment-46 I have a question that's been bothering me, Brother, and I would appreciate any help you could give me (though it's unrelated to this blog topic). What is the nature of the "excommunication" of the SSPX? No matter how much I read about the society I can't seem to get a handle on their status. Are their bishops valid? Are their priests valid? Should the faithful not attend their masses? Should a young man with a desire to serve God as a traditional priest be discouraged from the SSPX? And if so, is there anywhere to to fulfill the desire of serving God as a traditional priest? I highly value your knowledge and opinions and would appreciate any help you could give me on this subject. I have a question that’s been bothering me, Brother, and I would appreciate any help you could give me (though it’s unrelated to this blog topic). What is the nature of the “excommunication” of the SSPX? No matter how much I read about the society I can’t seem to get a handle on their status. Are their bishops valid? Are their priests valid? Should the faithful not attend their masses? Should a young man with a desire to serve God as a traditional priest be discouraged from the SSPX? And if so, is there anywhere to to fulfill the desire of serving God as a traditional priest? I highly value your knowledge and opinions and would appreciate any help you could give me on this subject.
]]> By: Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M. http://brotherandre.stblogs.com/2007/10/01/jrr-tolkien-and-the-eucharist/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:48:35 +0000 http://brotherandre.stblogs.com/2007/10/01/jrr-tolkien-and-the-eucharist/#comment-42 Travis, Thank you for your comments. You make a good point. That is one of the problems I had with Mr. Pinkerton's article. The idea of an unconverted Jewish nation being assimilated into a renewed Christendom is an oxymoron if ever there was one. (Of course, when the Jews, on the whole, convert, that is another story.) As far as "allies in the region" go, we would better consider Lebanon, the most Catholic Arab nation and one long enamored of French Catholicism, to be the Asiatic extension of Christendom along the rim of the Mediterranean. As recently as 1898, that nation sent a saint to heaven: Saint Charbel Makhlouf. His teacher, Blessed Nematallah Hardini is a <em>beatus</em>, and Saint Rafka Er-Ryiess, canonized in 2001, died even closer to our day: 1914. There is still a vibrant faith among the Marnoites there and some of them are even making converts among the Moslems, their historical enemies. On the subject or Israel, considered both politically and religiously, I can make no better recommendation than to direct readers to the works of the late Father Denis Fahey. (See an article on him here: http://www.catholicism.org/catholic-world-of-fahey.html -- get books by him at http://www.fromthehousetops.com) To have to choose between two different forms of rejection of Christ -- Moslem and Jewish -- is an evident and dangerous false dialectic. Yet it is exactly the choice that is expected Americans will make in the very shallow and vacuous political atmosphere in which we live. I would also recommend, on the related subject of Christian Zionism, the following article: www.catholicism.org/false-prophets.html God bless you and may Our Lady watch over you! Travis,

Thank you for your comments. You make a good point. That is one of the problems I had with Mr. Pinkerton’s article. The idea of an unconverted Jewish nation being assimilated into a renewed Christendom is an oxymoron if ever there was one. (Of course, when the Jews, on the whole, convert, that is another story.)

As far as “allies in the region” go, we would better consider Lebanon, the most Catholic Arab nation and one long enamored of French Catholicism, to be the Asiatic extension of Christendom along the rim of the Mediterranean. As recently as 1898, that nation sent a saint to heaven: Saint Charbel Makhlouf. His teacher, Blessed Nematallah Hardini is a beatus, and Saint Rafka Er-Ryiess, canonized in 2001, died even closer to our day: 1914. There is still a vibrant faith among the Marnoites there and some of them are even making converts among the Moslems, their historical enemies.

On the subject or Israel, considered both politically and religiously, I can make no better recommendation than to direct readers to the works of the late Father Denis Fahey. (See an article on him here: http://www.catholicism.org/catholic-world-of-fahey.html — get books by him at http://www.fromthehousetops.com)

To have to choose between two different forms of rejection of Christ — Moslem and Jewish — is an evident and dangerous false dialectic. Yet it is exactly the choice that is expected Americans will make in the very shallow and vacuous political atmosphere in which we live.

I would also recommend, on the related subject of Christian Zionism, the following article:

http://www.catholicism.org/false-prophets.html

God bless you and may Our Lady watch over you!

]]> By: Travis http://brotherandre.stblogs.com/2007/10/01/jrr-tolkien-and-the-eucharist/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Travis Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:12:50 +0000 http://brotherandre.stblogs.com/2007/10/01/jrr-tolkien-and-the-eucharist/#comment-40 Brother Andre, I love your work on the Lord of the Rings, and in general-- very inspiring and spiritually helpful. I also like the links to other relevant stories you give us, and I would like your opinion on the author's opinion of the state of Israel in "The Once and Future Christendom." Speaking strictly in terms of faith (and faith, of course, is what everything comes down to), why should the state of Israel be seen as the 'friend' of true Christianity (Catholicism)? Concerning this dilemma, I keep hearing these words of our Lord ringing in my ears: "Fear not that which can kill the body (Islamic terrorism), but rather that which can kill the soul (our own modernism, including embracing Israel as if there were no difference between Catholicism and Judaism, especially modern Judaism)." I just don't see why, because Islam is our enemy, we MUST view Israel as our friends. Brother Andre,

I love your work on the Lord of the Rings, and in general– very inspiring and spiritually helpful. I also like the links to other relevant stories you give us, and I would like your opinion on the author’s opinion of the state of Israel in “The Once and Future Christendom.” Speaking strictly in terms of faith (and faith, of course, is what everything comes down to), why should the state of Israel be seen as the ‘friend’ of true Christianity (Catholicism)? Concerning this dilemma, I keep hearing these words of our Lord ringing in my ears: “Fear not that which can kill the body (Islamic terrorism), but rather that which can kill the soul (our own modernism, including embracing Israel as if there were no difference between Catholicism and Judaism, especially modern Judaism).”

I just don’t see why, because Islam is our enemy, we MUST view Israel as our friends.

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