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The Latin Liturgy And The Jews, Anthony J. Cernera, Eugene Korn

Mission & Culture Publications

Pope Benedict XVI's recent letter to bishops authorizing wider use of the 1962 Roman Missal, commonly referred to as the Latin Mass, has provoked strong reactions from Jews and Catholics worldwide who are committed to furthering the historic work of reconciliation begun at the Second Vatican Council with the “Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions” (Nostra Aetate, 1965). Many are concerned that some language in the missal harkens back to the Adversus Judaeos tradition within Christianity, which for some 18 centuries saw Jews as a threat to Christian society. This tradition was forthrightly and …

Examining Nostra Aetate After 40 Years: Catholic-Jewish Relations In Our Time, Anthony J. Cernera, Ed.

Sacred Heart University Press Books

On October 28, 1965, the Catholic bishops of the world voted to approve the shortest and perhaps most controversial document of Vatican II, Nostra Aetate, which addresses the relationship of the Catholic Church to non-Christians. Significantly, it signaled to the Jewish people and to the world that the Catholic Church was rethinking its attitudes, teachings and practices regarding Jews.

More than 40 years later, editor Anthony J. Cernera, Ph.D., former president of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, presents a volume of essays describing the past, present and future of the Nostra Aetate story. It calls attention to the …

Tribulations Of The Patriarch Joseph And Jesus In Greek And Latin Piety, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

The dramatic account of Joseph and his brothers in Genesis 37-50 has been the subject of many commentaries and reflections, by both Jews and Christians. How have the questions of crime and forgiveness been treated as a major theme by Christians? From early texts the pious effort to interpret the biblical message into a coherent whole led to a link between Joseph and Jesus. How has this been developed in the first millennium of Christianity? Father Frizzell examined this theme in “Tribulations of the Patriarch Joseph and Jesus in Greek and Latin Piety,” which he originally presented at the Medieval …

Update - September 2002, Loma Linda University Center For Christian Bioethics

Update

In this issue:

-- Just Put Me to Sleep . . . PLEASE!: Ethical Issues in Palliative and "Terminal" Sedation
-- Terminal Sedation: A Jewish Perspective
-- Terminal Sedation: A Catholic Perspective
-- Announcing the Center for Christian Bioethics Nation Conference in 2003: "Promise and Peril of the New Genetics"
-- Center news . . .

Interreligious Dialogue In Global Perspective, Lawrence E. Frizzell D.Phil.

Selected Works of Lawrence E. Frizzell

The tensions between religions and political systems have been evident in intellectual and cultural contexts throughout human experience. In past ages, there has been a propensity for each culture or religion to assume that it embodied the best in every aspect of the human order. There is no longer any excuse for such narrowness spawned of ignorance to dominate the thinking of educated people. Yet mere tolerance of other approaches to the common challenges of humanity will not provide security for all, especially for minorities within a culture or for weaker societies in a given region striving to maintain their …

Ccju Perspective, Fall 2001, Center For Christian-Jewish Understanding

CCJU Perspective

Highlights: Annual Seminarians' Institute -- Letters -- News and notes: Chief Rabbi of the Ukraine & the Pope pray at Babi Yar; Pope's Mea Culpa one year later; Rabbi Leon Klenicki retires; Father John F. Hotchkin dies; Cardinal Cassidy retires; Congressional Medal of Honor for Cardinal O'Connor; Pope insists on end to Middle East violence; U.S. Bishops make appeal to Israelis and Palestinians; Statement by Cardinal William H. Keeler on the Catholic-Jewish Holocaust Scholars group; Islamic Conference told to stress education; Cardinal Ratzinger writes of a "New Vision"; Jews revisit Jesus; Jews views on Christianity, a 1968 document; Dr. Coppola …

Toward Repentance And Reconciliation, Lawrence Frizzell

Selected Works of Lawrence E. Frizzell

The Rev. Lawrence E. Frizzell, D.Phil reviewed the history of Christian-Jewish relations over the centuries in his presentation, "Toward Repentance and Reconciliation," at the convention, “Changing the Future by Confronting the Past,” which was organized by the Evangelische (Protestant) Sisters of Darmstadt in Jerusalem from April 17-22, 2001.

Why Should Christians Care About Jews, William P. Haas

Blumen Collection: Articles

In this article, the author analyzes the theological and historical relationship between Christians and Jews. He asserts that such a dialogue must begin with understanding; therefore he discusses the major conflicts associated with and between these two religions. The author discusses the Catholic Church's stance on relationships between Christians and Jews, Jewish faith experiences, the Jewishness of Jesus, roots of animosity between the religions, the religious significance of the founding of Israel, and the Holocaust.

Edward Btristow,Ed. No Religion Is An Island: The Nostra Aetate Dialogues, William P. Haas

Blumen Collection: Articles

This article discusses the relationship between Catholicism and Judaism, specifically in the terms of the Nostra Aetate Dialogues of Fordham University. The author analyzes such topics as the Jewishness of Jesus, the death of Jesus, and others within the interfaith exchange.

The Catechism Of The Catholic Church, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

This article examines several areas upon which the catechism were based: 1) the Creed; 2) the Ten Commandments and lists of sins or vices; and 3) the Lord's Prayer.

Ccju Perspective, Fall 1995, Center For Christian-Jewish Understanding

CCJU Perspective

Highlights: Forging bonds: CCJU honors Cardinal O'Connor for interfaith work -- Teaching the Holocaust, by Maureen Lutz -- CCJU Director Rabbi Bemporad meets Pope John Paul II -- The Splendor of Truth, by Rabbi Jack Bemporad -- Wenzel named new executive director; Ehrenkranz promoted; Harris is grants director -- Elie Wiesel gives commencement address and received an honoris causa from Sacred Heart University.

Mary And The Biblical Heritage

Selected Works of Lawrence E. Frizzell

Throughout the ages, the Church and her teachers often acknowledged that the fourfold Gospel offers only a limited number of passages that feature the Mother of Jesus. Undaunted, the great doctors of the early Church and the theologians of the Middle Ages found abundant resources for their meditation concerning Mary in the Jewish Scriptures and literature related to the New Testament. The theological premise that God is the principal author of the entire Bible led them to find hints and images of the Messiah everywhere. Recognizing that the link of Jesus to the people of Israel is Mary, his Mother, …

The Bible And The Holy Land: Pastoral Letter From Jerusalem, Lawrence Frizzell

Selected Works of Lawrence E. Frizzell

This paper addresses the specific question of leadership as it relates to the peace process between Israel and its neighbors from within context of the November 1993 pastoral letter of the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Michel Sabbah.

Peacemaking In The New Testament Period, Lawrence Frizzell

Selected Works of Lawrence E. Frizzell

This essay sketches the priciples that the major movements (Sadducees, Pharisees and Essenes) among the Jewish people in the Holy Land developed for maintaining fidelity to God and love of neighbor.

Martyrs Of The Decalogue, John M. Oesterreicher

Selected Works of John M. Oesterreicher

Msgr. Oesterreicher reflects on Pope John Paul II's visit to Auschwitz in 1979.

Kinship Recalled, John M. Oesterreicher

Selected Works of John M. Oesterreicher

Members and friends of the Institute of Judaeo-Christian Studies celebrate the bond between Jews and Christians. The booklet contains talks that were given during an interreligious service by Father John Gilchrist, Mrs. Nelda Goergen, Rabbi Dr, Asher Finkel and Monsignor John M. Oesterreicher on October 23, 1983.

God And His Temple: Reflections On Professor Samuel Terrien’S The Elusive Presence: Toward A New Biblical Theology, Lawrence Frizzell

Selected Works of Lawrence E. Frizzell

This small book consists of papers which were given at the third and final session of a consultation on "Theology of Catastrophe." The participants met under the auspices of the American Academy of Religion in New York City on November 15, 1979.Father Frizzell edited and contributed the article, "The Presence of God," to this booklet.

Religious Experience And Interpretation: A Christian Interpretation, Lawrence Frizzell

Selected Works of Lawrence E. Frizzell

The interpretation of ancient texts focuses on issues which can be common to several religious traditions.' Within the Jewish and Christian expressions of theology over the centuries, the task of relating the contents of earlier documents to different cultures and philosophies of life has been tackled from many angles. In recent years the work of Claude Levi-Strauss and Paul Ricoeur has suggested new approaches to fundamental hermeneutical questions.

"Abba, Father!" On The Humanity Of Jesus, John M. Oesterreicher

Selected Works of John M. Oesterreicher

Msgr. John M. Oesterreicher examines the fatherhood of God in early Judaism

Anatomy Of Contempt: A Critique Of R.R. Ruether's "Faith And Fratricide", John M. Oesterreicher

Teshuvah Institute Papers

Msgr. John M. Oesterreicher reviews and criticizes Rosemary R. Ruether's book, Faith and Fratricide: The Theological Roots of Anti-Semitism (NY: The Seabury Press, 1974).

Jerusalem The Free, John M. Oesterreicher

Selected Works of John M. Oesterreicher

This is the publication by the Anglo-Israel Association of Msgr. John M. Oesterreicher's 1971 Open Letter to the Jordanian Ambassador in Washington regarding King Hussein's recorded message, "Jerusalem in Captivity."

Internationalization Of Jerusalem?, John M. Oesterreicher

Teshuvah Institute Papers

Msgr. John M. Oesterreicher's statements made in response to various inquiries regarding the "problem of Jerusalem." The first was written for the news services, and the second for The New York Times.

Text Of Vatican Ii Statement On The Jews, John M. Oesterreicher

The Bridge: A Yearbook of Judaeo-Christian Studies, Vol. V, Brothers in Hope

An unofficial translation of the fourth paragraph of Nostra Aetate by Msgr. John M. Oesterreicher

Israel, The Church, And Election, Michael Wyschogrod

The Bridge: A Yearbook of Judaeo-Christian Studies, Vol. V, Brothers in Hope

A Jewish theological examination of the meaning of election.

Table Of Contents, John M. Oesterreicher

The Bridge: A Yearbook of Judaeo-Christian Studies, Vol. V, Brothers in Hope

This document contains the Table of Contents of the fifth and final volume of The Bridge: A Yearbook of Judaeo-Christian Studies, which was edited by John M. Oesterreicher and Josephine D. Casgrain.

The Dialectics Of Salvation History, Jakob J. Petuchowski

The Bridge: A Yearbook of Judaeo-Christian Studies, Vol. V, Brothers in Hope

An analysis of Jewish and Christian views on salvation history.

Religious Instruction, Sophia Cavalletti

The Bridge: A Yearbook of Judaeo-Christian Studies, Vol. V, Brothers in Hope

An examination of what can be done about the correct religious instruction of Catholics in properly understanding Jews and Judaism. Translated from the Italian by Arnold P. De Rosa.

Points Of Departure, Clemens Thoma

The Bridge: A Yearbook of Judaeo-Christian Studies, Vol. V, Brothers in Hope

This work proposes that the pivot of the Christian conversation with Jews lies in a true understanding of the Scriptures of Old and New Testaments, as well as in the recognition and acceptance of the historical developments that could derive from both. The article was translated from the German by Helga Croner,

The Theologian And The Land Of Israel, John M. Oesterreicher

The Bridge: A Yearbook of Judaeo-Christian Studies, Vol. V, Brothers in Hope

Msgr. Oesterreicher argues that the are no biblical or theological reasons that should impel a Christian theologian to deny the lasting union between God and Israel.

The Christian Debt To Pharisaism, J. Massingberd Ford

The Bridge: A Yearbook of Judaeo-Christian Studies, Vol. V, Brothers in Hope

An examination of the contributions the Pharisees made to Judaism and Christianity.