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Boniface VIII and the Heresy of Statism

February 7th, 2008 · No Comments

A Review of The Church at the Turning Points of History, by Godfrey Kurth.

Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: IHS Press (September 1, 2007)
ISBN-10: 1932528091
ISBN-13: 978-1932528091

History is the laboratory of wisdom, says my mentor. But for all the truth of that statement, historians are not men untainted by their share of folly.

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Tags: Book Reviews · Church History

The Heresy of Dual-Covenant Theology

January 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I have just finished reading “The Old Covenant: Revoked or Not Revoked?” by Dr. Robert Sungenis. It is a study debunking the notion, now regnant in liberal theological circles, that the Old Covenant still stands side-by-side with the New Covenant. According to this novelty, in essence, God’s “A Plan” and God’s “B Plan” are both […]

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Tags: Book Reviews · Modernism

Review of Harvard to Harvard: Part III

August 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

This is the final installment of our review of Abbot Gabriel’s book.
The “Regularization.” When Abbot Gabriel told me that there would be things Brother Francis would not agree with in his book, I assumed that these would be matters pertaining to the “regularization,” that is, the process by which many of the brothers and some […]

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Tags: Book Reviews · Fr. Leonard Feeney, St. Benedict Center, and Friends

Review of Harvard to Harvard: Part II

August 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

In the last edition, I mentioned that my review of Abbot Gabriel’s book would cover both its positive and its negative aspects. I also mentioned that, should the parts we view as less favorable get more attention, it is not because those outnumber the good parts. Most of the book is a delight to read. […]

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Tags: Book Reviews · Fr. Leonard Feeney, St. Benedict Center, and Friends

Review of Harvard to Harvard: Part I

August 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

The Abbot of St. Benedict Abbey in Still River has made an important contribution to the historical literature on Father Feeney and his Crusade. Abbot Gabriel Gibbs, O.S.B., one of the early members of the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, has told “the story of Saint Benedict Center’s becoming Saint Benedict Abbey,” to […]

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Tags: Book Reviews · Fr. Leonard Feeney, St. Benedict Center, and Friends