The Jones Roundup 6

Leithart
Aquinas and Chalcedon

Grace and nature

Aquinas and Cooperation

Henri de Lubac: A Brief Introduction

Gift and Causation

Against Yale

Surnaturel and Protestantism

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"On Pilgrimage - October 1963" by Dorothy Day
The Catholic Worker, October 1963

TCRnews.com - The Church: God's Strength in Human Weakness by Hugo Rahner, S.J. & THE CHURCH: "DYING, WE LIVE" (2 Cor 2:9) by G.K. Chesterton

First Thoughts On The Compendium by Jimmy Akin

Manila Drive - The Semi-Pelagian Narrower Catechism

FTs - What Jesus Meant by Gary Wills reviewed by Edward T. Oakes, S.J.

TCRnews.com - The Revelation of the Mystery of God In Jesus Christ by Tom Cornell, Deacon

Radical Preaching - Performing the Faith (several links to the ontology, hermeneutics, authority, and the canon of Sacred Scripture)

Lenten reflection: 'Humility is difficult' by Jim Wallis

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TCRnews.com - The Catholic Church and Globalization

In These Times - Political Upheaval, Latin America challenges the Washington Consensus

PowerBlog - Socialism Redivivus

PowerBlog - Budziszewski on Subsidiarity

Italy Is Voting. Here’s the Stance of the Church’s Hierarchy
The pronouncements come from two addresses by the pope and his vicar, and three articles in “La Civiltà Cattolica.” A question: Can everything be voted on in a democracy? by Sandro Magister

On the Square, April 6, 2006 - “American exceptionalism”

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On the Square, April 5, 2006

Thursday is another meeting of Evangelicals and Catholics Together (ECT). This is a group of men and women from various evangelical traditions and noted Catholics, including the formidable Cardinal Dulles, who have been meeting since 1992. We usually meet twice a year, with a good deal of interaction between meetings, and have produced statements on the common Christian mission, the meaning of salvation, scriptural authority, and the call to holiness. At first ECT was surrounded by intense controversy, especially in the worlds of evangelicalism, but in recent years the positive response has far exceeded our expectations.

ECT is now working on a statement tentatively titled, “That They May Have Life,” which attempts to give a solid biblical and theological grounding for our shared commitment to “the culture of life.” If all goes well, we should have something ready for publication this fall.

When Charles Colson and I convened this group in 1992, most of us could still pass as middle-aged. Aware that this enterprise should continue long into the future, we have recently brought in younger participants. Although it is encouraged by our several communities, ECT is very deliberately unofficial and is dedicated to advancing a different kind of ecumenism based on the understanding that the only unity that is pleasing to God, and therefore the only unity we can in good conscience seek, is unity in truth. Trimming, fudging, and looking for the lowest common denominator have no place in this enterprise. As a consequence, I do believe that ECT has contributed to, and will continue to contribute to, a convergence between evangelicals and Catholics of potentially historic importance. At least that is the hope, and that is the prayer.

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TCRnews.com - On the Historical development of the Definition of the Immaculate Conception by Christine Lawry

The Channel Through Whom the Divine Wellspring Flows by Pope Benedict XVI

On March 25, 2006, at the Mass during which he conferred the cardinalatial ring on each of the 15 new cardinals, our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, offered a truly magnificent homily on the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the life of Christ and the Church. Referring to her as the "channel" through whom "the divine wellspring flows," our Holy Father points to St. Bernard's image of Our Lady as the "aqueduct," aquaeductus, the conduit from which the divine wellspring reaches humanity. He mentions that "full of grace" is the "divine name" of Mary and also underscores the fact that the "Marian principle" of the Church is more fundamental than even the "Petrine principle." We invite you to take the time to appreciate this extraordinary Marian homily by our Holy Father. Ed.