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NIGHT PRAYER — our seminary rector asked each class to have their own Night Prayer this week with group reflection on the graces that we’ve been blessed with. Tonight was the graduating class (Seniors + Pre-Theology year 2) in the McCarthy House Chapel. It wasn’t only great to express thanksgiving for graces I’ve noticed (especially in my 2nd year of formation), but to hear the graces that others have noticed helps me to recognize other graces that I’ve also received, but unable to “name” or appreciate. It was yet another grace-filled event in seminary.
Thank you, God bless you, and be holy!
DOTS — “Evangelicals” club @ World Religion class … graces of sacraments @ Pre-Theology seminary … gato y abuela @ dinner … freshly baked cookies afternoon + evening
Acts 2:38 (joke)
An elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening of church services, when she was startled by an intruder. She caught the man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables and yelled: ‘Stop! Acts 2:38!’, (Repent and be Baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins may be forgiven.) The burglar stopped in his tracks. The woman calmly called the police and explained what she had done. As the officer cuffed the man to take him in, he asked the burglar: Why did you just stand there? All the old lady did was yell a scripture to you.’ ‘Scripture?’ replied the burglar. ‘She said she had an Ax and Two 38s!’
Knowing scripture can save your life – in more ways than one! — [thanks Mom]
— Tonight, we start a Day of Recollection, a silent retreat, until tomorrow evening. Pray for me, my fellow brother seminarians and all those discerning God’s Will for their lives. God bless & be holy!
Étienne Gilson + Honest to God + simplex priest + Cylon
AQUINAS – (Fr Vallee) — mainly discussed Étienne Gilson (of 20th century) converted to Neo-Thomism … concluded that the metaphysical conclusion of Descartes only make sense in light of Thomas Aquinas. (#2) Also proved there is no single common philosophy inherent in medieval theologies … hence, debunks the pure crystal stream theory and opens the way for pluralism of Vatican II and Fides et Ratio. (#3) He reads Thomism as an authentic existentialism … opposed essentialism of Maritain. (#4) He strongly opposes the separation of theology and philosophy, as practiced by moderns, hence Fides et Ratio.
Philosophy can be authentically Christian and still be philosophy, an idea which perhaps even Heidegger does not accept. Theology is not irrelevant to the work of philosophy … it is relevant to knowledge of God and Man.
[extras: Gospel of Oprah + J’s Pulp FIction + project purgatory]
CONTEMPORARY PHIL – (Fr Santos) — continuing John A. T. Robinson’s Honest to God. God as “ground” … “religionless” Christianity … “demythologization” of Scripture.
MEDIEVAL – (Fr Vallee) — final essay questions on Augustine & Aquinas (aporia, metaphysics, ethics, epistemology) + manualism + simplex (Mass) priest + book of conclusions + William of Ockham + a reverse mermaid
EVENING TV — some classic Battlestar Galactica on NBC.com (new episode every Wednesday). A quote from episode 11, The Young Lords (1978) … Cylon Centurion: “These Humanoids are not well constructed. They damage easily.” Starbuck’s response, “At least we don’t rust.” — a Cylon after Nietzsche own heart(less)
Texas food night
CULTURAL FOOD NIGHT — today was “Texas Food Night” with awesome chilli, cornbread, chips and pecan pie. — God bless Texas!
[DOTS — “Book” — NT … Catholic Gospels]
SJVCS Seminary Life Album
July '09 -- hospital chaplains @ IPF
Easter '09 -- Miami SJVCS friends
the Son always finds a break in let the clouds
Feb '09 -- school vocation talks @ AMHS
Feb '09 -- cold breakfast with brothers (Matias, Fenly & Randy), now at SVDP and Imad (at SJVCS)
Superbowl '09 -- eating great @ SJVCS
Sept '08 -- Worklist Coordinators?
St Raphael Chapel mural @ SJVCS
Sept '08 -- retreats @ SJVCS
"It's not easy being green"
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