Jul

30

Mary Ever Virgin

July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment

“The friends of Christ do not tolerate hearing that the Mother of God ever ceased to be a virgin.” -St. Basil the Great
Introduction
“The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son [...]

Jul

23

Regensburg and James Carroll

July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Regensburg and the Religion of Peace
Regardless of one’s opinion of the Holy Father’s talk at Regensburg and how the reaction has been handled by the Holy See, two facts are undeniable:

The reaction of the Islamic world to criticism of its violence and irrationality was violent and irrational.
The reaction of Western secularists [...]

Jul

16

Friends Forever: St. Augustine, Friendship, and Catholic Evangelism (272K PDF file)

July 16, 2009 | 2 Comments

Friends Forever: St. Augustine, Friendship, and Catholic Evangelism

Jul

9

Christendom’s Building Blocks — Catholic Communities

July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment

(This is the paper written in preparation for a talk given at the 2005 St. Benedict Center Conference.)
In this talk, I am going to propose that the building blocks of tomorrow’s Christendom are Catholic Communities. Before I proceed in explaining why I believe this is the case, and before I explain the principles behind it [...]

Jul

2

What is Development of Doctrine?

July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment

An explanation of authentic doctrinal development.
We hear a lot about doctrinal development. All too often, it is in the context of articulating some novelty that something is called a “development of doctrine.”