Angelqueen.org

Pope Applauds Dietrich von Hildebrand Project Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:19 pm (GMT -5) Pope Applauds Dietrich von Hildebrand Project Conference Remembers Catholic Philosopher Zenit.org STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, OCT. 25, 2007 Link to original Benedict XVI, expressing his appreciation and support for the work of the Dietrich von Hildebrand Legacy Project, said that it will have fruitful consequences for the evangelization of contemporary culture. The Pope said this in a letter written to John Henry Crosby, the founder and director of the Dietrich von Hildebrand Legacy Project. Crosby read the letter from the Holy Father during a conference hosted by the legacy project at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, held Oct. 12-13. Some 150 participants from 8 countries gathered to honor the philosopher on the 30th anniversary of his death. Alice von Hildebrand, widow of the German philosopher and keynote speaker at the conference, commented, "I was extremely happy to see that so many new people are discovering the importance of my husband's message." Dietrich von Hildebrand was born in 1889, the son of a famous German sculptor. He studied philosophy under the phenomenologist philosopher Edmund Husserl and was profoundly influenced by his close friend, German philosopher Max Scheler, who aided von Hildebrand's conversion to Catholicism in 1914. Von Hildebrand openly criticized Nazism from within Germany and Austria, earning him the contempt of Adolf Hitler. He is also known for his religious and spiritual writings, and his passionate defense of truth and beauty. Distinctive contribution Benedict XVI said in his letter: "Following my recent meeting with you and Mrs. Alice von Hildebrand, I wish to express my appreciation for the efforts of the Dietrich von Hildebrand Legacy Project to promote greater knowledge of and esteem for Professor von Hildebrand's distinctive contribution to Christian philosophical thought. "Drawing inspiration from the Augustinian tradition and its Thomistic reception in the light of Aristotelian philosophy, von Hildebrand sought to advance that tradition by creatively reinterpreting it in the context of modern thought and its concerns. "He was far from a 'petrified' vision of the teaching of Thomas, based on a narrow and uncritical devotion to the 'words of the Master,' and could well make his own the classic dictum: 'Amicus mihi Thomas, magis amica veritas!'" "It is this 'legacy' which has motivated your project," the Pontiff added. Benedict XVI continued: "Grounded in the rich philosophical movement which stretches from the Pre-Socratic's through Plato, Aristotle, and Plotinus, to Augustine, Thomas and the great thinkers of the modern age, and taking up the challenge set forth in the encyclical 'Fides et Ratio,' the Dietrich von Hildebrand Legacy Project aims to enter into reasoned dialogue with contemporary currents of philosophy, bringing the full scope of reason to bear on fundamental human questions and contributing to the recovery of the sapiential dimension inherent in the 'philosophia perennis.' "Without such a commitment to the philosophical enterprise, Christian faith would fall prey to a 'fideism' which would deprive it of its grandeur as man's free submission of intellect and will to the splendor of God's truth, and gravely compromise its missionary dynamism, whereby believers are called to offer to all a reasoned account of the hope that is within them. "I therefore express my appreciation and support for the work of the Dietrich von Hildebrand Project, and my confidence that this praiseworthy initiative will bear abundant fruit for the evangelization of contemporary culture." © Innovative Media, Inc. _________________ O Crux, Ave, Spes Unica!

Cardinal Dulles Urges Faithful Catholic Colleges Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 5:46 pm (GMT -5) Cardinal Dulles Urges Faithful Catholic Colleges Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J., urged the American Catholic college or university, "whatever the latest theories of professors or the inclination of students may be, [to] not forsake its Catholic allegiance." He spoke at Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts, on October 11 during the inauguration of new president Dr. Francesco Cesareo. With relevance for the nearby College of the Holy Cross, which has said it will defy Bishop Robert McManus and proceed with an event featuring pro-abortion Gov. Deval Patrick and Planned Parenthood, Cardinal Dulles argued the importance of conforming to "doctrinal norms": "[T]he Church says no only in order to guide her members to a deeper yes—yes to God Who is the source of all truth and to Christ, Who said of Himself, 'I am the truth.'" "If the teachers are hostile to the mission of the college or indifferent about it, the college will suffer," Cardinal Dulles warned. "It does not suffice to hire faculty who are nominally Catholic. If teachers are angry with the Church or unsympathetic toward her doctrines, no changes in the curriculum will succeed in making the institution truly Catholic." Cardinal Dulles praised Assumption College but criticized the movement of other Catholic colleges toward "religious studies" instead of genuine Catholic theology: "Catholic theology unfolds under the light of Catholic faith. …[A college] should provide its students with a solid introduction to Catholic theology on a level proportionate to their general education. Graduates should not go forth with an advanced education in literature and science, while remaining at the grade school level in their knowledge of their religion." The full text of Cardinal Dulles' address is posted at www.assumption.edu/inauguration/dulles-address.html Along with the full text of the address: http://www.assumption.edu/inauguration/dulles-address.html

Catholic archbishop in Moscow said that during 16 years in R Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:53 pm (GMT -5) Click Logo To Link Original 25 October 2007 Catholic archbishop in Moscow said that during 16 years in Russia he has never promoted missionary work among other faiths Moscow, October 24, Interfax - Catholic Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, head of the Archdiocese of the Mother of God in Moscow, said that during 16 years in Russia he has never promoted proselytism, or missionary work among other faiths, and always respected the free choice of the believers. "Proselytism contradicts both my insight and the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church. It is necessary to offer a Man a free will, a free choice of faith," Kondrusiewicz said at a press conference in Moscow on Wednesday. "I see Russia primarily as an Orthodox country, and it is the Russian Orthodox Church that should be mostly credited for spiritual resurrection of the nation," he said. Kondrusiewicz said that relations between Catholics and the Russian Orthodox Church have not been easy in recent years, yet they have managed to solve many problems, often due to the activity of the Orthodox-Catholic Commission created in Moscow. Currently some 600,000 Catholics live in Russia, although some experts say Russian Catholics account for 1% of the population, or 1.5 million people, Kondrusiewicz said. Currently there are 230 Catholic parishes registered in Russia, and some 30 other organizations, such as educational institutions, charity offices, and media. Some 30% of the parishes still do not have their own churches, and this remains a serious problem, Kondrusiewicz said. Some 300 clergymen from 22 countries around the world carry out pastoral services in Russia, Kondrusiewicz said. _________________ IN CORDIBUS JESU ET MARIÆ SECRETMAN

GLO St. Monica parish celebrates 16 years Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:09 am (GMT -5) "Team bondage and spanking for pleasure" Gay and Lesbian Outreach at St. Monica parish celebrates 16 years California Catholic Daily October 25, 2007 http://www.calcatholic.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?id=3665c406-c5ab-4d28-be45-2245b726ad96 "GLO" -- the Gay and Lesbian Outreach at St. Monica's parish in Santa Monica -- is "Sweet 16," said the group's Sept./Oct. newsletter. After 16 years at St. Monica's, the group is still "'gloing' strong," according to the newsletter. The newsletter, the first of the "season," thanked everyone who showed up and helped out at the Pride Booth at last June's "LA Pride." The Ministry for Lesbian and Gay Catholics of the Los Angeles archdiocese sponsored the booth for the event, whose theme was "Our Agenda: Love, Equality, Pride." In his message for the 2007 event, LA Pride's president Rodney Scott announced that the weekend celebration would be "headlined by the Dyke March." The event's "PrideGuide" schedule indicated that the Saturday and Sunday, June 9-10, events would include a "Women's Wet T-Shirt & Dildo Contest," as well as "Planned Demos and Topics," such as "team bondage," "rope for sex," "spanking for pleasure," "Mummification – Bound for Pleasure," "Flogging," and "99 Cent Store Sex Toys." St. Monica parish's GLO's Special Events Team, says the newsletter, was sponsoring an "outing" for the Oct. 6 Gay Days at Disneyland. Officially called "Gay Days Anaheim," the event started in 1998 when Disneyland canceled its private nighttime parties for homosexuals. Disneyland does not officially sponsor Gay Days, so homosexuals who attend it intermix with the general public and wear red shirts (sporting the words, "Gay Days Anaheim") "to identify one another and show our numbers," says the Gay Days Anaheim web site. But, though it does not officially sponsor Gay Days, "Disney has been wonderfully supportive of the event," said the event web site. Disney staff has been "involved in all of the official aspects of the event (hotel room blocks, the Info Center), and have been very accommodating." Besides these events, St. Monica's GLO has spiritual activities – such as a new Faith Sharing Group which "will draw upon different devotions such as the Rosary to form the framework for prayer and faith-sharing." GLO, says the newsletter, hopes to found Faith Sharing Groups for young people or for couples. Other GLO spiritual events are Evensong, "an evening of prayer, music and fellowship followed by a potluck" and an upcoming Thanksgiving dinner for the needy. The Sept./Oct. newsletter includes a "Monthly Message from Our Lady," which gives the Aug. 25 message from the supposed apparition in Medjugorje.

The Bishop 'blinked' or punted on the 10-yard line Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:04 am (GMT -5) A campus, bishop divided Protests sparked by teen pregnancy forum at HC By Thomas Caywood [Worcester]TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF October 25, 2007 http://www.telegram.com/article/20071025/NEWS/710250692/1116 WORCESTER— A conference for social workers, nurses and others involved in reducing teen pregnancy — including members of prominent abortion-rights groups — went on as planned yesterday at the College of the Holy Cross over the objections of Worcester Bishop Robert J. McManus and some students. A Diocese of Worcester spokesman said the bishop would not take any immediate steps against Holy Cross, but would consider the Jesuit college's decision to rent meeting space for the conference in any future evaluation of whether it can properly call itself a Catholic institution. "The bishop is not making a decision on Catholicity based on this one particular instance. It's more a matter of a long-term issue," said diocesan spokesman Raymond L. Delisle. A small group of students from the Holy Cross chapter of Students for Life, a national anti-abortion group, protested yesterday's Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy conference at the Hogan Campus Center by setting up a mock graveyard of hundreds of white crosses stuck in the lawn behind the building. Students for Life's Marissa Athanasiou, 20, a junior studying history, said the conference's admirable goal of reducing teen pregnancy was undermined by participation from Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice, two groups whose positions on abortion and contraception clash with those of the Vatican. "It's inappropriate to have a group that performs the most abortions in America on a Catholic campus," Miss Athanasiou said of Planned Parenthood's participation. According to the conference agenda, an official from the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts was scheduled to present one workshop on talking to teens about HIV and another about contraception. A NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts official was scheduled to speak about family planning alongside a state public health official in another of the conference's 33 scheduled workshops. Many students appeared to take little notice of the conference or the protest against it yesterday, while some have come out in support of the college's decision not to back out of its agreement with the Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy. "We're on a college campus. What better place to have this conversation about teen pregnancy, which is an issue," said Holy Cross student Sarah E. Fontaine, 21, a senior studying sociology and a member of the campus peace and justice organization Pax Christi. "How are we going to change people's hearts if we only talk to the same people who share the same opinions?" The alliance has held its annual conference at Holy Cross every year since 2001 because the college's meeting space rates are more affordable than area conference hotels, said Executive Director Lydia Watts. Ms. Watts said the organization was taken aback by the sudden flare-up of controversy surrounding the event this year, but hadn't let it derail the event. "Holy Cross has just been wonderful about all this the past few weeks," she said. "We've felt very welcome." By the lunch break, Ms. Watts said, about 215 attendees had signed in for the conference — more than in previous years. She said work on planning next year's conference will begin next week, and she did not know if the group will seek to book the Holy Cross conference space again or look for another location to avoid further friction. "We'd have to assess what the options are, what the costs are, accessibility and availability," she said. Earlier this month, Bishop McManus called on the Jesuit college to revoke its agreement to rent meeting space to the alliance after he received complaints from outraged parishioners. "As bishop of Worcester, it is my pastoral and canonical responsibility to determine what institutions can properly call themselves Catholic," Bishop McManus said at the time in a prepared statement. Holy Cross sophomore Emily L. Turner, 20, an English major and member of Students for Life, said she feared the bishop might follow through on what she called his "subtle threat." "This is more than just a protest against Planned Parenthood being here," Miss Turner said. "It's us as students cherishing our Catholic identity." Miss Fontaine, the Holy Cross student who supported the school's decision to honor its agreement with the alliance, said she was stunned by the bishop's statement. "I think it shocked a lot of people here that he would call into question how Catholic Holy Cross is," she said. The school's president, the Rev. Michael C. McFarland, responded to the bishop's stinging statement with his own prepared statement stressing that, while it doesn't support any organization promoting practices contrary to church teachings, Holy Cross is dedicated to an open exchange of ideas.

You are subscribed to email updates from Angelqueen.org To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email Delivery powered by FeedBurner
Inbox too full? Subscribe to the feed version of Angelqueen.org in a feed reader.
If you prefer to unsubscribe via postal mail, write to: Angelqueen.org, c/o FeedBurner, 20 W Kinzie, 9th Floor, Chicago IL USA 60610