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Disputed Question on Frozen Embryo Adoption16 Aug 202401:08:49

Links:

Donum vitae

https://www.vatican.va/roman\_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc\_con\_cfaith\_doc\_19870222\_respect-for-human-life\_en.html

Dignitas personae

https://www.vatican.va/roman\_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc\_con\_cfaith\_doc\_20081208\_dignitas-personae\_en.html

 

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Artificial Intelligence15 Sep 202300:57:48

The Nightmare Videos of Children's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9EKV2nSU8w

 

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Laudato si'17 Aug 202301:18:51

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Veritatis Splendor at 3020 Jul 202301:17:26

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Further Musings on Universalism01 Jul 202300:38:30

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The Ascension12 May 202300:41:29

Thomas Davenport, OP, "Locating Heaven: Modern Science and the Place of Christ's Glorified Body," Nova et Vetera 20, no. 1 (Winter 2023): 93–114: https://stpaulcenter.com/05-nv-21-1-davenport/

 

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Intrinsic Evils10 Mar 202300:58:05

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Gaven Kerr on the Fifth Way10 Feb 202300:38:12

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Tribute to Joseph Ratzinger / Benedict XVI04 Jan 202300:59:45

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2022 Movie Draft27 Dec 202201:29:14

Taylor Patrick O'Neill:

  1. Christmas: Home Alone
  2. Family Drama: There Will Be Blood
  3. Psychological Thriller: The Conversation
  4. Foreign Language: The Seventh Seal
  5. Catholic: Children of Men
  6. 2022: The Batman

Fr. Dylan Schrader:

  1. Christmas: Ben Hur (1959)
  2. Family Drama: Babette's Feast
  3. Psychological Thriller: eXistenZ
  4. Foreign Language: Pom Poko
  5. Catholic: The Reluctant Saint (Joseph of Cupertino)
  6. 2022: Father Stu

Urban Hannon:

  1. Christmas: Catch Me If You Can
  2. Family Drama: Ordinary People
  3. Psychological Thriller: Zodiac
  4. Foreign Language: Parasite
  5. Catholic: In Bruges
  6. 2022: TÁR

 

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Divine Impassibility10 Dec 202200:52:39

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Aliens and Soteriology18 Jul 202401:11:20

Rev. Dr. Davison's recent book: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/astrobiology-and-christian-doctrine/3F96E8C3EEA3B1C8832155BF261D4D31

Link to Rev. Dr. Davison's chart from his book:

https://www.sacradoctrinaproject.org/july-2024-alien-soteriology

or

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XUXgYWBe3014TSQwsy6p1OFWG2AIH\_zx/view?usp=sharing

Poem reference: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Poems\_(Meynell,\_1921)/Christ\_in\_the\_Universe

 

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Why Can't Christ Be a Human Person?10 Nov 202200:49:35

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Chalcedonian Christology and the Concept of Pure Nature10 Oct 202200:46:43

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Grace and the City: Infused Moral Virtues and Common Goods10 Sep 202201:02:36

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Truth, Freedom, and the Catholic University12 Aug 202201:07:19

 

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Aquinas and the Bible10 Jul 202200:56:08

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Theological Manuals Revisited11 Jun 202201:07:21

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Theological Manuals?17 May 202200:39:00

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Private Revelation09 Apr 202201:06:47

Fr. Dylan Schrader and Dr. Kevin Clarke discuss private revelation. How does a private revelation different from public revelation, and how are they related? Why should the Church bother with alleged private revelations? What criteria does the Church use to evaluate them? What are the possible dangers and fruits?

 

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Irenaeus of Lyons: The Church’s Newest Oldest Doctor20 Oct 202100:55:19

Against Heresies in the public domain
Demonstration on the Apostolic Preaching, translated by Fr. John Behr.
Pope Francis announces Irenaeus will be declared a doctor of the Church.

 

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Is the Perverted Faculty Argument Sound?07 Jun 202101:10:46

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The Most Holy Eucharist and Transubstantiation16 May 202401:41:46

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Is Mary Co-Redemptrix? Is She Mediatrix of All Graces?01 Apr 202101:26:37

"Pope Francis says Mary is not the ‘co-redemptrix’"

Garrigou-Lagrange, Mother of the Savior 

Charles De Koninck, "Ego Sapientia" 

"Vatican’s doctrinal office: Don’t promote alleged apparitions connected to ‘Lady of All Nations’

 

"Development of Doctrine: Revelation, Magisterium, and Human Reason"

June 10-12, 2021| Rochester, NY

Additional Papers Requested. See link above for more details. 

 

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A Discourse on Vocations28 Jan 202101:01:11
  1. Lexicon of Thomas Aquinas
    vocātio, ōnis, f., a calling, vocation on the part of God. Est autem exsecutio praedestinationis vocatio et magnificatio, PP. Q. 23. Art. 2 c; vocatio semper est temporalis, quia ponit adductionem quandam ad aliquid, 1 Sent. 41. 1. 2 ad 3; vocatio importat distantiam in eo, qui vocatur, 4 Sent. 17. 1. 1. 2 ob. 3; vocatio est duplex quaedam exterior, ut quae fit per praedicatorem; et haec non est iustificatio, sed disponit ad eam. quaedam vero interior. et haec quandoque quidem non pertingit ad finem suum ex vocati defectu, et haec vocatio nihil aliud est, quam aliquis instinctus vel motus ad bonum a Deo immissus, et haec etiam vocatio non est idem, quod iustificatio, sed via ad illam. quandoque autem pertingit ad finem, quando scilicet aliquis audit vocantem et venit ad Christum …; et haec vocatio idem est, quod iustificatio, secundum substantiam, sed differt ratione, quia vocatio dicitur, secundum quod per infusionem gratiae et auxilium homo a peccato retrahitur, sed iustificatio respicit terminum ad quem, scilicet praedictae rectitudinis statum, 4 Sent. 17. 1. 1. 2 c. Cf. PP. Q. 23. Art. 8; PS. Q. 98. Art. 4; PS. Q. 113. Art. 1 (ter); Is. 1 b; Eph. 1. 4 and 4. 1; et passim.
  2. Catholic Dictionary (1887):
    vocation. In its more restricted and special sense vocation is taken for that “disposition of Divine Providence” whereby persons are invited to serve God in some special state—e.g. as ecclesiastics or religious. The ecclesiastical vocation is manifested by the pious desires of the heart, by innocence of life, by the sincere love of Christ, by pure zeal for God’s glory and the salvation of souls. That to the religious state, or the perfect practice of the evangelical counsels, comes to souls with a certain pressing invitation, with a strong desire of self-sacrifice and a clear perception of worldly vanity, with a certain attractiveness for intimacy with Christ and for the exaltation of his holy Name. But it is given differently to different persons, and prepares them “powerfully” though “sweetly” for the practice of solid virtue. “If thou wouldst be perfect,” said our Lord, “go sell what thou hast and give to the poor,.… and come, follow Me.”
  3. ST II-IIae, q. 183
  4. Yves Congar, Lay People in the Church, ch. 6, "Vocation"

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Would God Have Become Incarnate Had Man Not Sinned?10 Dec 202001:06:09

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The Morality of Lying24 Jul 202001:00:35

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Do We Always Choose What Seems Best?07 Jul 202001:23:34

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On Usury16 Jun 202001:26:52

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The Theology of the Immaculate Conception21 May 202001:02:01

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The Passions of the Christ30 Apr 202001:06:10

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Molinism vs. Báñezianism: A Debate12 Nov 201901:13:26

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On the Extraordinary Minister of Sacraments and the Sacrament of Penance10 Sep 201900:39:32

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Why Should I Care About Balthasar18 Apr 202401:00:57

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Are the Bride and Groom Really the Ministers of the Sacrament of Matrimony?19 Jun 201901:08:22

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Is the Crucifixion Necessary? (And Will the Entire Created Order be Saved?)13 May 201901:08:02
Contra Universalism (and Is This the Best of All Possible Worlds?)29 Mar 201901:16:36

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Compendia 01: How Can God Move the Will Infallibly and Yet Contingently?27 Mar 201900:27:19
Join us for our first episode of Compendia, a new series of mini-episodes of the Sed Contra podcast. In this episode, Dr. Taylor Patrick O'Neill will consider how St. Thomas Aquinas can maintain that God infallibly moves the human will (such as in the case of actual grace) but without imposing any necessity on the human will (and thus without falling into the errors of Calvinism or Jansenism).
What is Sacra Doctrina?27 Mar 201900:57:31

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The Quest for the Historical St. Thomas Aquinas07 Mar 202401:12:17

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The Life and Work of Bl. Columba Marmion, OSB11 Jan 202401:01:55

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Maximus the Confessor and Why Catholics Should Care about Him14 Dec 202301:05:19

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NFP and the Supposed Contraceptive Mentality14 Nov 202301:07:19

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Differences in Eucharistic Piety Among Roman and Byzantine Catholics12 Oct 202301:04:19

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God's Happiness06 Nov 202400:45:29

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Why Should I Care About St. Bonaventure07 Apr 202501:03:49

Today on Sed Contra, the Sacra Doctrina Project's Joey Belleza is joined by Fr. Clinton Sensat, of the Diocese of Lafayette, for a discussion on St. Bonaventure of Bagnoregio.

Be sure to follow the Sacra Doctrina Project on Facebook and Twitter as well.

 

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The Modern Turn to the Subject10 Mar 202501:00:19

Today on Sed Contra, SDP members Fr. Ambrose Dobrozsi, Elliot Polsky, and Pater Edmund Waldstein discuss the modern turn to the subject, as well as its various philosophical, cultural, and religious implications.

Be sure to follow the Sacra Doctrina Project on Facebook and Twitter as well.

 

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Can Gender Change?20 Jan 202501:18:20

Today on Sed Contra, SDP members Fr. Ambrose Dobrozsi, Daniel Drain, and Kara Johnson discuss gender and sex. They consider these in the light of the Catholic theological tradition, with special attention to St. Thomas Aquinas and Pope Francis.

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Corpus Christi02 Jun 202501:16:13

Today on Sed Contra, the Sacra Doctrina Project's Joey Belleza is joined by Alexander Masir, for a discussion of the solemnity of Corpus Christi.

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What the Meaning of the Word 'Is' Is05 May 202501:07:21

Today on Sed Contra, the Sacra Doctrina Project's Elliot Polsky and Urban Hannon discuss three medieval theories of the meaning of the word "is," and what difference this makes to contemporary discussions of "esse."

Be sure to follow the Sacra Doctrina Project on Facebook and Twitter as well.

For further reading:

https://philpapers.org/rec/POLTMS

https://philpapers.org/rec/POLTMS-2

https://philpapers.org/rec/POLTSO-22

https://philpapers.org/rec/POLSOR

https://www.thomisticmetaphysics.com/

 

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