by Dunstan Robidoux, OSB In the works of Aquinas and, sometimes, even in some of Lonergan’s writings, one finds references to human conscious life in […]
Year: 2008
Love of the gods, of God, and the Capacity for self-transcendence.
St. Thomas Aquinas argues that sanctifying grace transforms the very essence of the human soul (Summa Theologica, I-II, Q 110, a. 4). This essence is […]
40 Years After Humanae Vitae: Male Procreative Schemes
by Dr. David Fleischacker Some say men all start with a female body, however this is only partially true as far as I can tell. […]
Lonergan and Aquinas: Isomorphism and Proportionality
by Br. Dunstan Robidoux OSB The Thomism of Lonergan’s philosophy and theology is accepted by some and rejected by others. On the one hand, Lonergan […]
40 Years after Humanae Vitae: Part 4, The Oocyte
by Dr. David Fleischacker The oocyte (the unfertilized egg) has an interesting formation. Before a little girl is born, all of the oocytes that she […]
St. Thomas on why there are only three Persons when there are four mutually opposed relations in the Holy Trinity
by Dr. David Fleischacker In the first part of the Summa Theologicae, question 30, article 2, St. Thomas is presenting the intelligible grounds for the […]
40 years after Humanae Vitae: Part 3, a note on counterpositions
by David Fleischacker This last week, I gave a little talk on the role of the Church in the conversion of St. Augustine, and in […]
40 Years since Humanae Vitae, Part 2: Finality and Spermatozoan
By Dr. David Fleischacker Sometimes, when one begins a journey, one never knows how it will entirely end. In part, this is true for what […]
40 Years since Humanae Vitae: Lonergan, conception, and contraception. Part 1.
by Dr. David Fleischacker Since it is the 40th anniversary of the publication of Humanae Vitae this year, I thought it might be worthwhile to […]
Mediated and Immediate Sublations
The following thought falls under metaphysical musings. About 14 years ago, I had written a paper for the late Fr. Stephen Happell dealing with the […]