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. […]
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Dr. David Fleischacker has his MA in Philosophy from Boston College (1992), MA in Systematic Theology from the Catholic University of America (1996), and his Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from the Catholic University of America (2004). He currently holds the St. John Henry Newman Chair of Liberal Arts at the University of Mary, Bismarck, North Dakota.
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 […]
The Anonymous Christian
I had been visiting the Lonergan workshop in Boston this last week, well really only about 1.5 days of it. I had to return home […]
When does the human person begin to exist? Part 9, the conclusion
by David Fleischacker In this entry, I will end up repeating some of the same conclusions as in the last two blogs, however, with a […]
When does the human person begin to exist? Part 8, a challenge to the last blog.
by David Fleischacker I am hoping now to return to this line of thought again, after a bit of a delay because of a busy […]