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Thomas on the Literalness of Christ and the Interpretation of Scripture (January 2019)

Aquinas Day Lecture, Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula California, 28 January 2019 [It is true what Paschal says: The last thing one settles in writing a work is what one should put in first.[i]] I would like to dedicate this time together to exploring some aspects of Saint Thomas’ work as a commentator on Scripture.Sigue leyendo «Thomas on the Literalness of Christ and the Interpretation of Scripture (January 2019)»

San Felipe de Jesús, Two verses, each a translation of the other (Sometime in 2016)

A couple of verses I wrote sometime in 2016. Dios me ha dado una devoción al joven mártir. Me da consuelo. Jamás imaginaste  cuando a México intentaste  A un obispo encontrar, Que el viento se levantase Y el Pastor te invitase A Japón sin regresar. Tempestad no existe  que la gracia no tranquilice  con laSigue leyendo «San Felipe de Jesús, Two verses, each a translation of the other (Sometime in 2016)»

Hunger, Poverty and the Eucharist (February 2024)

I gave this talk to students at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, in February, 2024, as part of a seminar series Dr John Cavadini had organized to help celebrate the Eucharistic Year in the United States. Hunger, Poverty and the Eucharist (Reflections as from different mirrors) +Daniel E. Flores, STD Bishop of BrownsvilleSigue leyendo «Hunger, Poverty and the Eucharist (February 2024)»

The Politics of Human Dignity: Catholics and Immigration (March 2017)

It was Dr Greg Hillis who in 2016 asked me to give the Fr Vernon Robertson Lecture, at Bellarmine University. Greg very much wanted me to address the topic of immigration, and I was happy to do so. I traveled to Ballarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, on 28 March, 2017, to give a lecture entitledSigue leyendo «The Politics of Human Dignity: Catholics and Immigration (March 2017)»

A few translated lines suitable for consideration

Saint Augustine, Tractate 96 on John: Isto enim modo vos docebit Spiritus sanctus omnem veritatem, cum magis magisque diffundet in cordibus vestris caritatem. «En efecto, de ese modo os enseñará el Espíritu Santo toda la verdad, cuando derrame más y más en vuestros corazones la caridad.» «Indeed, in this way the Holy Spirit will teachSigue leyendo «A few translated lines suitable for consideration»