Communio Circle of the Diocese of Hamilton

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, September 13th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing Hans Urs von Balthasar’s “The Absoluteness of Christianity and the Catholicity of the Church” from the Spring 2013 edition of Communio: Catholicity and Education (Volume 40.1).

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, August 9th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing José Granados’ “The Liturgy: Presence of a New Body, Source of a Fulfilled Time” from the Winter 2012 edition of Communio: Liturgy and Culture (Volume XXXIX, Number 4).

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, July 12th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing Giorgio Buccellati’s “Trinity spermatiké: The Veiled Perception of a Pagan World” (Part 1) from the Winter 2012 edition of Communio: Liturgy and Culture (Volume XXXIX, Number 4). The meeting will take place at St. Michael’s Church, at the corner of University Avenue and Hemlock Street, Waterloo (across from Laurier).

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, May 10th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing David S. Crawford’s “The Gospel of Life and the Integrity of Death” from the Fall 2012 (XXXIX, Number 3) issue of Communio. It became apparent at our last meeting that we have drifted away from our custom of having someone present the article and moderate the discussion. I have volunteered to do so for this month’s meeting.

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, April 12th from 3:00pmto 4:30pm. We will be discussing Larry Chapp’s “Gaudium et spes and the Intelligibility of Modern Science” from the Spring/Summer 2012 edition  of Communio: “Keeping the World Awake to God”: The Challenge of Vatican  II (Volume XXXIX, Numbers 1-2). We had planned to discuss this article back in February when that meeting was cancelled due to a snow storm. We continue to meet downstairs at St. Michael’s Church, the corner ofUniversity Avenue andHemlock Street,Waterloo,Ontario.

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, March 8th from 3:00pmto 4:30pm. In light of Pope Benedict’s resignation, we will be discussing Joseph Ratzinger’s “The Dignity of the Human Person” from Commentary on the Documents of Vatican II, Vol. V, trans. W. J. O’Hara (New York: Herder and Herder, 1969). This essay is referenced extensively by the articles we read for last month, which were Margaret H. McCarthy’s “Vatican II and the Church’s ‘Openness to the World'” and Larry Chapp’s “Gaudium et spes and the Intelligibility of Modern Science” from the Spring/Summer 2012 edition of Communio: “Keeping the World Awake to God”: The Challenge of Vatican II (Volume XXXIX, Numbers 1-2). At this meeting we will decided how we want to proceed with the discussion of these articles.

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, February 8th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm at St. Michael’s Church, Waterloo. We will be discussing Margaret H. McCarthy’s “Vatican II and the Church’s ‘Openness to the World'” and Larry Chapp’s “Gaudium et spes and the Intelligibility of Modern Science” from the Spring/Summer 2012 edition of Communio: “Keeping the World Awake to God”: The Challenge of Vatican II (Volume XXXIX, Numbers 1-2). [This meeting was cancelled due to a snow storm.]