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A Reflection on the Canticle of Zechariah

The following is a reflection on the Canticle of Zechariah (Luke 2:68–79), which one says as part of Morning Prayer. The meditation proceeds line by line, and usually phrase by phrase. It is based on the Latin, which I wanted … Continue reading

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Evangelii Gaudium: A Personal Response

“I invite all Christians, everywhere, at this very moment, to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ.” (#3) “Every Christian is challenged, here and now, to be actively engaged in evangelization. Every Christian is a missionary to the extent that … Continue reading

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Panel Talks for What Happened At Vatican II

Here are the panel talks from the “What Happened At Vatican II? Renewing the Liturgy” event held on Saturday, November 5th at St. Michael’s Parish, Waterloo, Ontario: 1) Dr. Peter Erb on the background to Vatican II. Download audio here … Continue reading

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Five Smooth Stones: Towards a mystical theology of nature and grace

Introduction: The transformation of stones In the past few postings, I have been approaching the theology of nature and grace through Anglicans: John Milbank first, who explicitly outlines contemporary theology’s indebtedness to Catholicism; then Rowan Williams, a wonderful expositor of … Continue reading

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Lewis for Our Times: Principles of Cultural Apologetics in the Writings of Rowan Williams

In a posting of several months ago (“Romantic Orthodoxy, Militant Atheism, and a Question of Style,” December 27, 2010), I suggested that Rowan Williams models an attractive style of Christian engagement of secular culture. Here I would like to flesh … Continue reading

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The Thomistic Challenge of C.S. Lewis’s Sermon “Learning in War-time”

Introduction Any Christian who aspires to be a student faces two great temptations: the belief that their studies must “add up” to something or that their creative power, either to redescribe or to expose and “deconstruct,” is absolute. Often these … Continue reading

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The Perils of (post)Postmodernism and the Joy of Incarnational Humanism

An ecumenical address for Huron University College and St. Peter’s Seminary, London, Ontario Introduction Anyone interested in engaging contemporary culture for the sake of advancing a timely Christian apologetic, as you undoubtedly are, has for some time had to wrestle … Continue reading

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Newman on Literature

The seminar Newman’s Idea of a University: In celebration of his Beatification was held on Saturday, September 18 in the Board Room at St. Jerome’s University. Norm Klassen, Chair,  Department of English, St. Jerome’s University, addressed the topic: “The Arts … Continue reading

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Peter Erb’s Newman Paper

Newman and the Idea of a Catholic University by Peter Erb Here is a link to a paper Peter gave at The Aquinas Center of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta in 1997: http://communiohamiltondiocese.org/papers/newman-idea_peter-erb.pdf (12.2 MB)

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