Jeffrey raises a point that's a real puzzler:
"I'm amazed a cause for canonization hasn't been opened yet."
I agree. No cause at all? Do. Not. Get. It.
Many popes have had to confront the world. With Rerum Novarum, Leo XIII shaped it.
Add to this giving biblical scholarship a shot in the arm, opening doors to Eastern Christians and reviving Aquinas....
My bafflement continues.
A middle-aged husband, father, bibliophile and history enthusiast commenting to no one in particular.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
New digs for ponderings about Levantine Christianity.
The interior of Saint Paul Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Harissa, Lebanon. I have decided to set up a Substack exploring Eastern Christi...
-
Edward Feser is an admirable thinker and superb digital pugilist. He makes the Thomist case with considerable energy, and is a welcome read....
-
A couple secrets, actually. The first is Lebanese and Syrian cooking. At our new Melkite parish, the Divine Liturgy has been followed by Len...
No comments:
Post a Comment
Be reasonably civil. Ire alloyed with reason is fine. But slagging the host gets you the banhammer.