If you read my article last Friday, the follow-up on dancing, you'll see that we do have to be careful about a naive or facile use of "what the Fathers say" or in general what the saints say, because it's fairly easy to prove various positions by compiling quotes that will give the wrong impression or even reach the wro…
If you read my article last Friday, the follow-up on dancing, you'll see that we do have to be careful about a naive or facile use of "what the Fathers say" or in general what the saints say, because it's fairly easy to prove various positions by compiling quotes that will give the wrong impression or even reach the wrong conclusion. But of course, overall, we must follow the tradition as well as we can discern it, and this is what my Substack exists to help people to do.
Regarding the statement about the resurrection, what is wrong with the "Gospa's" message is not that our bodies decompose, but the implication that the glorified body will have nothing to do with the material body we had here. This is exactly contrary to the truth. Chapters 151-162 in St. Thomas Aquinas's Compendium theologiae offer a succinct account of the Church's teaching in this regard:
You are welcome Dr. Kwasniewski. Oh yes. I fully agree with you on the Fathers as well any of the saints. And I did recognized the sleight of hand in the resurrection “revelation” alright. Too often the Fathers are taken out of context, or not fully studied or people who quote them don’t understand that even they do not have perfect knowledge a case of “A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: there shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again.” Which is why I decided to take a course from the Institue of Catholic Culture taught by Dr. Pepino. I can’t recommend it enough. His guidance much like yours has immensely helped me to properly navigate development of the early teaching of the Church. Oh and I never miss one of your timely and always thought provoking articles. God bless you!
Ah, that's great to hear! As a matter of fact, Dr. Pepino is my best friend nearby where I live, and we were just talking about patristics over lunch two days ago.
I truly enjoyed both of the semesters of the Patristics classes. He is so knowledgeable and personable that he made what might seem to some a dry subject lively and memorable. I have Joshua Charles to thank for the recommendation. It’s been so worth it.
Thank you, Denise.
If you read my article last Friday, the follow-up on dancing, you'll see that we do have to be careful about a naive or facile use of "what the Fathers say" or in general what the saints say, because it's fairly easy to prove various positions by compiling quotes that will give the wrong impression or even reach the wrong conclusion. But of course, overall, we must follow the tradition as well as we can discern it, and this is what my Substack exists to help people to do.
Regarding the statement about the resurrection, what is wrong with the "Gospa's" message is not that our bodies decompose, but the implication that the glorified body will have nothing to do with the material body we had here. This is exactly contrary to the truth. Chapters 151-162 in St. Thomas Aquinas's Compendium theologiae offer a succinct account of the Church's teaching in this regard:
https://isidore.co/aquinas/english/Compendium.htm#151
You are welcome Dr. Kwasniewski. Oh yes. I fully agree with you on the Fathers as well any of the saints. And I did recognized the sleight of hand in the resurrection “revelation” alright. Too often the Fathers are taken out of context, or not fully studied or people who quote them don’t understand that even they do not have perfect knowledge a case of “A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: there shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again.” Which is why I decided to take a course from the Institue of Catholic Culture taught by Dr. Pepino. I can’t recommend it enough. His guidance much like yours has immensely helped me to properly navigate development of the early teaching of the Church. Oh and I never miss one of your timely and always thought provoking articles. God bless you!
Ah, that's great to hear! As a matter of fact, Dr. Pepino is my best friend nearby where I live, and we were just talking about patristics over lunch two days ago.
I truly enjoyed both of the semesters of the Patristics classes. He is so knowledgeable and personable that he made what might seem to some a dry subject lively and memorable. I have Joshua Charles to thank for the recommendation. It’s been so worth it.