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On The Development Of Catholic Moral Teaching (Chapter 1: Halakhic Precedent), David Salzillo

Theology Student Scholarship

This paper proposes 1) that Matthew 16:19 refers to the practice of halakha (in Judaism, the application of the Torah’s moral, legal, and ceremonial precepts to real-life cases), and thus confers on the apostles—and their successors in the Catholic Church—the authority to apply and adapt Christian moral teaching to new situations and 2) that the rules and norms of halakha provide the Catholic Church with a way of reconciling development and even revision of Catholic moral teaching with the Church’s claim to infallibility in matters of faith and morals. Especially given the recent controversies regarding the German Synodal Way, my …

A Catholic Understanding Of Miracles In A Secular World, Meaghan Boyd

Spring 2015, Faith and Science

No abstract provided.

Overcoming The Division: The Relationship Between The Eucharist And Social Justice, Lauren S. Murphy

Theology Graduate Theses

Overcoming the Division: The Relationship between the Eucharist and Social Justice explores the intimate connection between worship of God and service of neighbor. Arguing for the primacy of the Eucharist, I first outline the present problem of the separation between the Eucharist and social justice in the life of the Church and offer possible reasons for this situation. I then proceed to describe the relationship between worship and justice as understood in Scripture and the early Church, giving special attention to the Old Testament prophets, the Gospels, Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians, and John Chrysostom. This leads me …

The Angel Saint, Dublin: Office Of The Irish Rosary

Historical Catholic and Dominican Documents

This is a small tract relating the life and early history of St. Thomas Aquinas, as the patron of Catholic Schools, Colleges and Universities. The tract was meant for wide dissemination among the public for promoting the Catholic Church and in explaining St. Thomas’ part in shaping the Church’s role in education.

Life Of St. Catherine Of Siena, Irish Messenger

Historical Catholic and Dominican Documents

Saint Catherine of Siena, Third Order of Saint Dominic, (March 25, 1347 in Siena – April 29, 1380 in Rome), was a tertiary of the Dominican Order and a scholastic philosopher and theologian. She also worked to bring the papacy of Gregory XI back to Rome from its displacement in France and to establish peace among the Italian city-states.

On June 18, 1866, she was named as one of the two patron saints of Italy, together with St. Francis of Assisi. On October 3, 1970, she was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI, and, on October …

Encyclical Of His Holiness Pope Benedict Xv On The Seventh Centenary Of The Death Of Saint Dominic, Pope Benedict Xv

Historical Catholic and Dominican Documents

In this immortal document, the Holy Father eulogizes the historic achievements of Saint Dominic and the Dominican Order for the Faith, emphasizing the solidity of Doctrine, fidelity to the Holy See and devotion to The Blessed Virgin.

The Dominicans In History, Thomas M. Schweriner, O.P.

Historical Catholic and Dominican Documents

Father Schweriner, O.P., highlights the history of the Dominican Order from the time St. Dominic received the Papal Blessing for his vision of Christ’s work on earth through to the Order’s expansion during the Middle Ages – to the development of the Order’s use of teaching, music, and art in spreading the Gospel – to the then current state of affairs in the midst of World War I. This short treatise on the Dominican Order serves as a primer for those interested in exploring the origins and development of the Order’s seven hundred year history.

Letter Of Pope Benedict Xv To The Most Reverend Father Master Louis Theissling, Master General Of The Dominican Order, On The Occasion Of The Seventh Centenary Of The Confirmation Of The Order, Pope Benedict Xv

Historical Catholic and Dominican Documents

This small pamphlet contains not only Pope Benedict XV’s celebratory letter to the Order of Preachers on its 700^th hundred anniversary, but also two letters by the Master General of the Dominican Order, Father Louis Theissling, O.P. The first letter by Father Theissing, addressed to the Dominican Order in general discusses the date, December 22, as the formal day of celebration as well as urging the Dominican community that they should not neglect the observance.

Father Theissling’s second letter, also addressed to the whole of the Order of Preachers, is a letter of encouragement, exhortation, and blessing for the …

Dominicana 1916, Seventh Centenary Number, Dominican Novices, House Of Studies (Publisher)

Historical Catholic and Dominican Documents

A commemorative issue of the Dominican publication, Dominicana, published to celebrate the seventh hundred year anniversary of the founding of the Dominican Order by St. Dominic in 1216. This special issue covers in brief the seven hundred year history (up to 1916) of the Dominican Order, including the life of St. Dominic, the Order’s mission, its vocation, and the lives of prominent Dominican saints, as well as the role of the Dominican Order in modern times.

St. Dominic And The Rosary, Rev. A.M. Skelly, O.P.

Historical Catholic and Dominican Documents

This little pamphlet reprints a series of correspondence that arose out of a minor allusion in a sermon preached in Holy Rosary Church, Portland, Oregon, U. S. A. by the Rev. A. M. Skelly, O.P.

On Rosary Sunday it is usual in Dominican churches to commemorate the monumental victory won by the Christian armies over the Turks at Lepanto by a solemn procession in honor of the Queen of the Rosary, to whose prayers and influence with God the victory is attributed. The point in question is whether or not the origin of the Rosary is Dominican in nature.

The Dominican Contemplatives By A Dominican Of Carisbrooke (With A Preface By The Very Rev. Father Bede Jarrett, O.P), A Dominican Of Carisbrooke, The Very Reverend Father Bede Jarrett, O.P. (Preface)

Historical Catholic and Dominican Documents

Father Jarrett expounds on the characteristics and the meaning of contemplation as one method of prayer in seeking God. The focus of meditating on an aspect of divine truth in prayer engages both the heart and mind and is considered among one of the highest forms of prayer. While acknowledging the abandonment of secular life for a contemplative life is not for all, Father Jarrett maintains all can and should incorporate contemplative prayer in their life as a means for a fuller understanding of the Christian life.

Dominican Martyrs Of Great Britain, Fr. Raymond Devas, O.P.

Historical Catholic and Dominican Documents

Fr. Devas provides the reader with a short history of three English Dominican priests, Fr. John Black, the Venerable Robert Nutter, and Fr. David Joseph Kemeys, who were martyred for their Catholic faith in the 16^th and 17^th centuries during the Protestant Reformation. In addition, the text includes very brief accounts of two Irish Dominican priests who were also martyred as a result of the Reformation.

Rerum Novarum – Encyclical Letter Of Pope Leo Xiii On The Conditions Of Labor, Pope Leo Xiii

Historical Catholic and Dominican Documents

In an open letter to all Catholics, Pope Leo XIII addressed the conditions of the working classes, the relationships between labor and capital, as well as government and its citizens. The letter supported the rights of labor to form unions, rejected socialism as well as unrestricted capitalism, while affirming the right to private property.

Pope Leo XIII also maintained that the role of government is to promote social justice through the protection of rights, while the Church must work to teach correct social principles and ensure class harmony. He restated the Church's long-standing teaching regarding the crucial importance of private …

Monte Mario Breviary, Catholic Church

Historical Catholic and Dominican Documents

A 13^th century manuscript preserved by the nuns of Monte Mario, Rome, who claim the breviary was a gift from Jordan of Saxony to the Blessed Diana d’Andalo as a remembrance of St. Dominic.

The Blessed Diana d’Andalò (1201–1236), was the Dominican nun who founded a convent for her order dedicated to Saint Agnes in Italy. There is some question as to the claim however. According to Father William R. Bonniwell, O.P., who obtained this photocopy of the breviary, the handwriting style stems from the middle of the 13^th century. This would date the manuscript to at least …