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Homily #111106 ( 39min) Play – To understand “I Believe”  one must understand the Church Militant. There are the good and there are the bad and there is a battle. Only Christ knows who are the “Good Catholics” and who the “Bad Catholics”. The problem in the Church today is a lack of understanding in “I Believe”.  When you fall don’t wring your hands, but get up and continue toward your God.
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Mass: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Sunday – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: wis 6:12-16
Resp: psa 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
2nd: 1th 4:13-17
Gsp: mat 25:1-13

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Conferences #104 – Dr. Timothy Noone ( 49min) >>> Play

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Lecture 5 of the Newman-Scotus Symposium is by Dr. Noone: Bl. Duns Scotus and Bl. John Newman on Knowledge, Assent, and Faith

Dr. Noone basis his lecture on Scotus’ Tenet Philosphi Perfectionem Naturae addressing the need for natural and supernatural knowledge in faith and the place for each. Scotus teaches that natural intellect can come to some knowledge of God but cannot come to certainty that God is truly Triune and that we are destined to enjoy the beatific vision of Him.  A person can however at least understand what these concepts are saying.

Scotus deals with Philosophers pointing out the limits of their reasoning and conclusions and to use persuasion to show the continuity of the different elements of faith and so demonstrate its credibility. Some consider Scotus to be skeptical on this point but he is simply exhibiting his concern to maintain the distinction and coherence between reason and faith.

Newmanesque Intimations – Acquired natural faith is when we believe others on a natural level like the fact that Rome exists even if we have never seen it. This relates to Newman’s arguments that we accept that England is an island even without rowing around it, also, similarly argued by Augustine.

Dr. Noone then covers Scotus’ teaching on infused faith, how we believe with certainty, experiencing the higher forms of assent. He first outlines other forms of knowledge showing how complete Scotus’ analysis typically is. He then covers many points of comparison and contrast between Scotus and Newman.

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Fr Ed points out for reflection, if no universities start any earlier than Kant for philosophy and leave out Medieval Philosophyentirely, then how can we prepare our seminarians for ministry? And there are other interesting questions as well.

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Conferences #95 -Dr. Timothy Noone, Professor of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America and member of the International Scotus Commission ( 55min) >>> Play

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Dr Timothy Noone, professor of Scotistic Philosophy at Catholic University, gives the 2nd talk of the Newman-Scotus Symposium presented by the Conventual Franciscans at the Washington Theological Union on Oct 22-24, 2010.  He titled his talk Blessed Johns Duns Scotus on Intuitive Cognition, Abstractive Cognition, Scientific Knowledge and Our Knowledge of God. He discusses the cognitive process according to Scotus as it compares to that of the more familiar Thomas Aquinas. His goal is to give the background of Scotus’ teaching on the process of human knowledge in order to provide a basis for discussing the similarities with Bl. John Henry Newman in his next talk the following day. (more…)

Homily #101106 ( 18min) Play – On this First Saturday devotional Mass in honor of the Immaculate Heart of  Mary we have the Gospel account of the losing of the child Jesus on the way from Jerusalem to Nazareth and the  finding in the Temple three days later. Fr. Angelo relates how Mary and Joseph did, in fact, experience grief but they did not despair nor where they completely ignorant of the meaning of Christ’s staying in the Temple contrary to modern Bible scholars. Father explains the purpose of Human knowledge as it relates to faith and to the apparitions of Mary at Fatima from whence the First Saturday Devotions come, where she tells us to offer up our suffering in reparation for the offense to her Immaculate and Sorrowful Heart of our impious age.
Ave Maria! – Mass: – Readings:
1st: jud 13:17-20, 15:9
Rsp: luk 1:46-55
Gsp: luk 2:46-51

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Homily #100509 ( 23min) Play -

In today’s Gospel Jesus said to his disciples:

“Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him…”

Fr Bonaventure covers how limited scientific knowledge is and how important the acts of virtue are to the Christian life.

Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Acts 15:1-2,22-29
R: Ps 67:2-3,5-6,8
2: Rev 21:10-14,22-23
G: Jn 14:23-29

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Homily #100124 ( 14min) Play – From today’s Gospel Fr Bonaventure preaches on the fact that Jesus is God and our Salvation. He contrasts this to the ancient heresy of Gnosticism that placed the hope of salvation in human knowledge. Listen as he explains that this was an early form of Modernism, containing a very dangerous, prideful intellectualism which has become an almost universal mindset today and how only Christ can guide us away from shipwreck.

Ave Maria!

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass readings
1: Neh 8:2-4,5-6,8-10
R: Ps 19:8-10,15
2: 1 Cor 12:12-30
G: Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21

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Homily #090607 ( 09min) Play – Fr. Ignatius preaches on the Holy Trinity, how it is an intimate revelation of the holiness of God to His beloved ones and lets us know more about Him and so love Him all the more and how Our Lady gives us a perfect example of this loving knowledge.
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Apologetics #1 – Fra Joseph gives no apologies for his Faith. >>> Play

Ave Maria! Fra Joseph Mary gives his first show on apologetics with no apologies. This series will have a Marian emphasis and be geared for beginners, that is, the youth and young adults to help them learn to defend their faith. But with his clear and pleasing delivery, Fra Joseph should gather a large following from all ages and walks of life. In this episode Fra Joseph gives a quick explanation of the series, a definition of apologetics and then discusses how Charity and Humility needs to be combined with knowledge of doctrine in order for us to become effective apostles of the truth. Ave Maria!

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