Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
This is the time of year when we give thanks (well, those of us who know to whom to give thanks) and put a wrap on another liturgical year. It's also the time of year when we commemorate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. One of those who has done so--and deservedly--is Robert F. …
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As some of you know, I teach at Lee University in their new Engineering program. Recently I reserved a computer lab to administer a test, and was regaled with the above, from St. John Chrystostom's Pascal Homily. It was written on the white board (the students were amazed it was in cursive, I guess I …
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It's been a while since I've been actively posting to this site, and in looking at my stats an old favourite page has been active again: Think Before You Convert. It's an overview of why you should (or shouldn't) convert to Roman Catholicism or, if you're there why you might want to take your leave. As …
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From his seminary position, no less: Two prominent theologians who critiqued what they saw as doctrinal ambiguity under the late Pope Francis have been fired from their longtime posts at the Archdiocese of Detroit’s major seminary by the local archbishop, the Register has confirmed. Archbishop Edward Weisenburger removed Ralph Martin and Eduardo Echeverria from their …
I didn't mean for it to be a response, but while putting together my post Mary, Protestant and Catholic the North American Anglican was busy with this topic with two posts: Mary in the Anglican Tradition by William Jenkins; and Another Look at St. Mary the Virgin in the Anglican Tradition by Richard Tarsitano, which is …
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In my wanderings on X I was directed towards an interesting document: Who Is My Mother? The Role and Status of the Mother of Jesus in the New Testament and in Roman Catholicism by one E. Svendsen. It's especially interesting for me since his first degree came from Tennessee Temple University/University of Tennessee at Knoxville. …
https://northamanglican.com/in-what-sense-the-eucharist-is-a-sacrifice-commentary-on-browne-article-xxxi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-what-sense-the-eucharist-is-a-sacrifice-commentary-on-browne-article-xxxi As is their custom, Anglicans tend to use a complicated explanation for a Eucharistic doctrine when a simple one will do. I laid out the simpler explanation in my post Why I Don’t Agree With the Concept of the “Sacrifice of the Mass” : Tying the real presence of Our Lord in the Eucharist and …
This morning I was regaled with a post from ourCOG (whose posts I have reviewed before) entitled "Strange Catholic Days in Pentecostalism." As is their habit, they've evidently cut and paste from other places, it's two pieces posted in one. To keep things simple I'll respond to the second. The post itself focuses on Ash …
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Now that we have an Augustinian as Pope, we can look back at another production of Augustinians (not Luther): The 10:15: Making Tracks, released in 1970. https://youtu.be/HiBNLwmVHl8 I have to admit, from a theological standpoint it's one of the dicier Catholic productions of the era. When posting albums such as this, I want to give a …
Next week the Cardinals will begin their closeted deliberations which should result in a new Occupant of the See of St. Peter. The speculation on the result--and the process--has filled social and traditional media. I'm not here to "make book" (literally for many people) on who will end up winning that contest, but a few …
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