Nov

30

The Council of Trent: Overview of its Importance and Difficulties

November 30, 2007 | 2 Comments

The importance of the Council of Trent lies in its being two things at the same time: 1) the heart and soul of the Catholic Reformation (the authentic reform of the Church); and 2) the definitive moment of the Counter Reformation (the reaction against the Protestant Revolt): “By almost universal agreement, the counter-attack of the [...]

Nov

26

What Do You get for the Priory that Has Everything?

November 26, 2007 | 8 Comments

This posting is something I debated within myself for a while, but I decided to go ahead with it. Our Priory has just about everything we need as far as the stuff of this world is considered. (Besides that, we have a whole lot more, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and the Blessed Sacrament [...]

Nov

22

Mysticism and Controversy

November 22, 2007 | 1 Comment

This article was originally published on the Spero News site.
It is a wonderful sign that the study of serious mystical theology is gaining momentum in Catholic circles. We have much cause for joy in the revival of the deep, fortifying works of spiritual masters such as St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa of Avila, [...]

Nov

20

Vatican II and the Levels of Magisterial Teaching

November 20, 2007 | 3 Comments

This is another offering from the larger work from which I earlier excerpted “The Three Levels of Magisterial Teaching.” As I said concerning that entry, this is a work in progress, being a section of a larger study on the various levels of magisterial teaching, the assent due to each, and where Vatican II fits [...]

Nov

19

The Status of Father Feeney’s Doctrinal Position

November 19, 2007 | 11 Comments

This is a shortened and edited version of “Our Status in the Church” on the Catholicism.org site. Material relevant only to the New Hampshire Community has been removed so that it is strictly ad rem to the title I’ve given it on this blog.
The right of his followers to defend Father Leonard Feeney’s doctrinal position [...]

Nov

14

Saint Maximus the Confessor, Saint Thomas Aquinas, and Christ’s Two Wills

November 14, 2007 | 2 Comments

St. Maximus, the monastic mystic and eminent controversialist of orthodoxy against the Monothelites, earned his title “the Confessor” because he died in exile for his heroic confession. In his defense of the orthodox faith against an heretical emperor and supine ecclesiastics, he continued the work of the Patriarch of Jerusalem, St. Sophronius (whom he considered [...]

Nov

14

Father Leonard Feeney

November 14, 2007 | 7 Comments

The contents of this posting are taken exclusively from a page located here: http://fatherleonardfeeney.googlepages.com/ .Of especial value to this page is the series of links that appears at the bottom of this posting.
Leonard Feeney was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on February 15, 1897. On the eve of Our Lady’s Nativity, September 7, 1914, he entered [...]

Nov

10

The Three Levels of Magisterial Teaching

November 10, 2007 | 8 Comments

Introduction: This is a work in progress. It is a section of a larger work on the various levels of magisterial teaching, the assent due to each, and where Vatican II fits into these categories.

According to standards presently employed by the Holy See and codified in Canon Law, there are three kinds of magisterial statement, [...]

Nov

7

Help!

November 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Please note the new entry under “pages,” — I Need Help! Spread the word, please.

Nov

5

The Council of Nicæa was Catholic

November 5, 2007 | 5 Comments

The headline of this posting may strike readers as comical. It is, of course, a fact. It seems so obvious as to be like asserting that the New England Patriots are a football team. However, there are Protestant polemicists who attempt to detract from Nicæa’s Romishness by the use of various ahistorical machinations.
I was going [...]

Nov

3

Imitating Christ’s Humility: Philippians 2

November 3, 2007 | 1 Comment

The Challoner edition of the Douay-Rheims Bible gives a good description of Philippians 2 at the head of the chapter: “He recommends them to unity and humility, and to work out their salvation with fear and trembling.” In broad overview, what St. Paul delivers in this chapter one of his many exhortations to unity, but [...]

Nov

1

The Word was Made Flesh

November 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

This offering comes from a favorite author of mine. I will reveal his name at the end. This is a simple but deep excursus on the familiar phrase from the Prologue of St. John’s Gospel.
We are told in the beginning of the Holy Gospel according to Saint John that, “the Word was made flesh and [...]