Another by Fr. Rutler. This time the always on-target Father George Rutler addresses all those public funerals for anti-Catholic Catholics -- you know, the show-case, celebration of his life funerals that resemble TV specials more than Catholic funeral liturgies. In this article Father Rutler leads us to the truth and has once again caused me to reexamine my own muddled thoughts on the subject.
Click here to read his article.
Jacques Barzun. After you read Fr. Rutler's relatively brief online article, I urge you in the direction of something a bit more lengthy, an 800-page tome,
From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present, by the prolific and long-lived Jacques Barzun. Published in 2000 when Barzun was 92, the book is a sweeping and well-written examination of the last half-millennium of Western history. Of course, this one is more than a Labor Day reading and may well keep you occupied for a week or two. Here's a link to an interesting review of the book and Jacques Barzun's thought:
From Dawn to Decadence
Fr. Aidan Nichols, O.P. Far too many Catholics consider the Old Testament as no longer relevant and consequently ignore it, assuming the only part of Holy Scripture worth reading is the New Testament. Ironically, this attitude is contradicted by the New Testament itself. Indeed, throughout the Gospels we find Jesus and the evangelists frequently referring to Old Testament writings, themes and people. Jesus even speaks of His mission as the fulfillment of the Law. The Early Church Fathers, too, were near unanimous in their assurance that all of the Old Testament pointed to Jesus Christ and His Church. I could go on, but Father Aidan Nichols has done the job far better than I ever could. His book,
Lovely Like Jerusalem: The Fulfillment of the Old Testament in Christ and the Church, takes the reader on a unique journey through the Old Testament showing its direct relationship to the New. Father Nichols, a highly respected English, Dominican theologian and spiritual writer can always be counted on to educate and enlighten.
Romano Guardini. This great 20th century theologian (1885-1968), who had a significant influence on our present pope, was a prolific writer on all things theological and spiritual. But the work that has had more influence on my own thinking is his book, first published in the late 1950s,
The End of the Modern World. In it Father Guardini looks at modern man's loss of faith and offers prophetic insights into what this will mean for all of us. His observations on both past and future are just the thing we need today as we face the ongoing conflict between Christian values and secular nihilism.
Another by Fr. Rutler. This time the always on-target Father George Rutler addresses all those public funerals for anti-Catholic Catholics -- you know, the show-case, celebration of his life funerals that resemble TV specials more than Catholic funeral liturgies. In this article Father Rutler leads us to the truth and has once again caused me to reexamine my own muddled thoughts on the subject. Click here to read his article.
Jacques Barzun. After you read Fr. Rutler's relatively brief online article, I urge you in the direction of something a bit more lengthy, an 800-page tome, From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present, by the prolific and long-lived Jacques Barzun. Published in 2000 when Barzun was 92, the book is a sweeping and well-written examination of the last half-millennium of Western history. Of course, this one is more than a Labor Day reading and may well keep you occupied for a week or two. Here's a link to an interesting review of the book and Jacques Barzun's thought: From Dawn to Decadence
Fr. Aidan Nichols, O.P. Far too many Catholics consider the Old Testament as no longer relevant and consequently ignore it, assuming the only part of Holy Scripture worth reading is the New Testament. Ironically, this attitude is contradicted by the New Testament itself. Indeed, throughout the Gospels we find Jesus and the evangelists frequently referring to Old Testament writings, themes and people. Jesus even speaks of His mission as the fulfillment of the Law. The Early Church Fathers, too, were near unanimous in their assurance that all of the Old Testament pointed to Jesus Christ and His Church. I could go on, but Father Aidan Nichols has done the job far better than I ever could. His book, Lovely Like Jerusalem: The Fulfillment of the Old Testament in Christ and the Church, takes the reader on a unique journey through the Old Testament showing its direct relationship to the New. Father Nichols, a highly respected English, Dominican theologian and spiritual writer can always be counted on to educate and enlighten.
Romano Guardini. This great 20th century theologian (1885-1968), who had a significant influence on our present pope, was a prolific writer on all things theological and spiritual. But the work that has had more influence on my own thinking is his book, first published in the late 1950s, The End of the Modern World. In it Father Guardini looks at modern man's loss of faith and offers prophetic insights into what this will mean for all of us. His observations on both past and future are just the thing we need today as we face the ongoing conflict between Christian values and secular nihilism.
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