February 11, 2012 – 6:03 am
Pope Benedict XV repeatedly called for an end to the violence of the First World War, but his cries just as repeatedly were rejected by the governments of belligerent countries that would be satisfied with nothing less than total victory. Yet, it was not only the governments of belligerent countries that thwarted Benedict’s mission – many Catholic bishops and cardinals also rejected the “Pope’s peace”.
Links:
Benedict XV’s Papal Peace Note
Benedict XV’s Peace Offering Calendar
Sources:
Griffin, Mike. “Snubbed: Pope Benedict XV and Cardinal James Gibbons”. Sign of Peace Journal.
Peters, Walter H. The Life of Benedict XV. Milwaukee: Bruce Pub. Co, 1959.
Pollard, John F. The Unknown Pope: Benedict XV (1912-1922) and the Pursuit of Peace. London: Geoffrey Chapman, 2000.
Image:
“The Peaceful Pope” – cover of Simplicissimus 1915.
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September 3, 2011 – 3:32 am
Father Herman Leo Van Breda, OFM played a key role in the preservation of the nachlass of Edmund Husserl. At great risks to himself, he ensured that these priceless writings concerning phenomenology would survive – writings that would in turn prove tremendously influential upon Catholic philosophy and John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.
Links:
For more on Husserl you might listen to this presentation by Fr. Robert Sokolowski. You might also look at Fr. Sokolowski’s book Husserlian Meditations.
You might also look at this paper by Ken Archer – “Why Phenomenology Matters to Theology”
Sources:
Breda, OFM, Father Herman Leo Van. “The Rescue of Husserl’s Nachlass and the Founding of the Husserl-Archives.” History of the Husserl-Archives. 2007. pp. 39-69.
Vongher, Thomas. “A Short History of the Husserl-Archives Leuven and the Husserliana“. History of the Husserl-Archives. 2007. pp. 99-126.
Photo of Fr. Breda courtesy of Dr. Thomas Vongehr.
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On 18 June 1871, the Ladies of the Royal Court of the King of the Belgians gave one of the most unique of Papal tiaras to Pius IX. The tiara was given in honor of the 25th anniversary of his pontificate. There is also some speculation that the tiara was given in response to the recent loss of Rome to the Kingdom of Italy.
The tiara, designed by Jean-Baptiste Bethune of Ghent is unusual not only in its conical shape but also because it contains the words CHRISTI VICARIO — IN TERRA — REGUM spread over its three crowns. It is made of gold, pearls, gilt silver, emeralds, enamel, agates and rubies. It is not known if the tiara was ever worn and no papal tiara has been worn since June 1963 when Pope Paul VI ceased to wear one.
Image of the Belgian Tiara
September 28, 2009 – 10:10 am
When Fr. Georges Lemaître theory that would come to be known as The Big Bang, profoundly affected the worlds of theology and science. Indeed, it continues to do so today as humanity continues to search for truth.
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#206 – Seeking Truth
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