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Charter 2011 .................. CharterC Catholicism 1 2 “The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.” - Pope Benedict XVI 3 . .Charter . Gonzaga’s Journal of Scholarship and Opinion T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s I. Letters ... 6 Letter from the Editor KEVIN O’TOOLE ... 6 So Here’s the Thing… Concerning Hawking & His Holiness, Benedict XVI ... 6 II. Catholicism in a Nutshell ... 8 The Nicene Creed ... 8 III. Whether God Exists? ... 9 Summa Theologica ST. THOMAS AQUINAS ... 9 Summa of the Summa PETER KREEFT ... 11 Proof for God’s Existence FR. BERNIE TYRRELL, S.J. ... 14 Theology of a Narcissist TAYLER MUSTION ... 15 On the Catechism CARDINAL AVERY DULLES, S.J. ... 20 IV. Who is God? ... 21 How Can We Speak About God? CATECHISM ... 21 Concerning God’s Nature FR. BERNIE TYRRELL, S.J. ... 22 Who is God? DR. ANASTASIA WENDLINDER ... 24 From The Problem of Pain C.S. LEWIS ... 25 God is Love MICHAEL HUMPHREYS ... 26 V. How Can We Better Know God? ... 27 Four Exercises CARDINAL MARIA MARTINI, S.J. ... 27 Christ Within FR. ANTHONY VIA, S.J. ... 28 A Personal Testament JESSICA DALE ... 28 Rocking the Cradle GENAVIVE DODGE ... 32 Transcendent & Eminent RABBI ELIZABETH GOLDSTEIN, PhD ... 33 From The Screwtape Letters C.S. LEWIS ... 34 VI. The Church and Other Faiths ... 35 Nostra Aetate POPE PAUL VI ... 35 A Sacred Obligation CHRISTIAN SCHOLARS GROUP ... 38 From a Jewish Perspective: The Catholic Church & Judaism 4 DR. HUGH LEFCORT ... 40 Another Jewish-Christian Relations Perspective RABBI ELIZABETH GOLDSTEIN, PhD ... 42 A Catholic’s “Universal” Response AMANDA PRZYBYLA ... 44 Agnosticism & the Doctrine of the Catholic Church NEW ADVENT ... 46 Spare Me Salvation MATT PATTERSON ... 47 From Mere Christianity C.S. LEWIS ... 51 VII. How Ought Catholics Read the Bible? ... 52 “The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church” PONTIFICAL BIBLICAL COMMISSION ... 52 Regarding the Bible FR. MICHAEL W. MAHER, S.J. ... 54 Bible Interpretation DR. ROBERT HAUCK ... 54 What I Wish Jesus Hadn’t Said FR. KEN KRALL, S.J. ... 55 VIII. Does the Church Seek the Truth? Is it on the Right Track? ... 59 The Apostles’ Creed ... 59 Brevity DR. ERIC CUNNINGHAM ... 60 Why Preserve the Tradition? FR. JAMES DALLEN ... 60 Why is Catholicism Worth It? FR. TIM CLANCY, S.J. ... 61 The Challenge of Catholicism FR. MICHAEL W. MAHER, S.J. ... 63 The Abridged History of Catholicism JULIAN LACASSE ... 68 IX. Is the Church Able to Address Modernity? ... 69 “A Dictatorship of Relativism” CARDINAL JOSEPH RATZINGER ... 69 Thoughts on the Gospel According to Spielberg JAMES POWERS ... 70 Wallace, Where God Lives in Silver MICHAEL GRAY ... 74 Renouncing Modernity, Embracing the Church ANDREW SULLIVAN ... 75 From Mere Christianity C.S. LEWIS ... 75 Brevity II DR. ERIC CUNNINGHAM ... 76 Things vs. Values FR. ANTHONY VIA, S.J. ... 76 X. Concerning the Magisterium, Obedience, & Hierarchy ... 77 “The Episcopal College and its Head, the Pope” CATECHISM ... 77 “Teaching Authority” FR. C. HIGHTOWER ... 78 On Obedience SR. MARY EUCHARISTA ... 79 Radical Obedience KEVIN O’TOOLE ... 80 XI. Evangelization ... 86 Ex Corde Ecclesiae: Apostolic Constitution on Catholic Universities 5 JOHN PAUL II ... 86 A Priestly People FR. KEVIN WATERS, S.J. ... 87 Concerning Evangelization FR. MICHAEL COOK, S.J. ... 88 The Unique Perspective of a Catholic Convert STEPHANI SHRIVER ... 88 Just a Peregrino Along the Camino RYAN KEPLER ... 90 XII. The Sacrament of Penance ... 93 The Sacrament of Penance CATECHISM ... 93 The Ministry of the Sacrament of Penance CATECHISM ... 93 Community Reconciliation FR. MICHAEL COOK, S.J. ... 94 We Have A Fallen Human Nature FR. ANTHONY VIA, S.J. ... 96 Concerning Confession SR. MARY EUCHARISTA ... 97 Guilt & Chutzpah JOHN VERWEY ... 97 XIII. Mass & the Eucharist ... 99 The Eucharist, the Sacrament of Our Salvation CATECHISM ... 99 The Eucharist DR. JOSEPH MUDD ... 101 The Central Sacrament DR. PATRICK MCCORMICK ... 101 Shopping for Jesus: A Cradle Catholic’s Search for the Perfect Mass LEXI RICE ... 102 XIV. The Sacrament of Holy Orders ... 105 The Effects of the Sacrament of Holy Orders CATECHISM ... 105 Concerning a Celibate Priesthood FR. C. HIGHTOWER, S.J. ... 106 Dating God KEVIN O’BRIEN ... 107 On Discernment of the Priesthood FR. ANTHONY VIA, S.J. ... 110 XV. Women & the Church ... 111 Ordinatio Sacerdotalis: Reserving Priestly Ordination to Men Alone POPE JOHN PAUL II ... 111 Resigning from Catholicism: I’m Tired of Misogyny ASHLEY RUDERMAN ... 113 Inter Insigniores: Declaration on the Admission of Women to the Ministerial Priesthood SACRED CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH ... 115 No One Role DR. JANE RINEHART ... 117 Some Traditions Need Transformations FR. TIM CLANCY, S.J. ... 118 Feminist Deconstructions of Catholic Doctrine DR. CATE SIEJK ... 120 A Tough Habit to Break SR. MARY EUCHARISTA ... 123 A Priestly People FR. KEVIN WATERS, S.J. ... 123 XVI. Sex & the Sacrament of Marriage ... 125 Human Sexuality CATECHISM ... 125 Concerning Sex and Marriage FR. ANTHONY VIA, S.J. ... 126 6 Examining the Church’s Position DR. PATRICK MCCORMICK ... 126 A Careful Dissent KEVIN JOHNSTON ... 128 On Female Liberation DR. JANE RINEHART ... 137 Concerning Contraception & Abortion DR. DOUGLAS KRIES ... 137 XVII. Homosexuality & the Church ... 139 Homosexuality CATECHISM ... 139 The Church & Homosexuality: A Brief Exposé DR. PATRICK MCCORMICK, S.J. ... 140 On Homosexuality FR. C. HIGHTOWER ... 142 XVIII. The Purpose of a Jesuit University ... 143 Characteristics of Jesuit Higher Education UNITED STATES SOCIETY OF JESUS ... 143 Ex Corde Ecclesiae POPE JOHN PAUL II ... 143 The Purpose of Jesuit Education FR. ANTHONY VIA, S.J. ... 144 The Jesuit Mission FR. C. HIGHTOWER ... 145 XIX. Where does Gonzaga Stand as a Catholic, Jesuit Institution? ... 146 Gonzaga University Mission Statement ... 146 The Non-Catholic Student’s Guide to Gonzaga MICHAELA JONES ... 148 The Ignatian Model FR. ANTHONY VIA, S.J. ... 149 I’m No Expert BRIAN LORENZ ... 150 Gonzaga’s Catholicism DR. JANE RINEHART ... 151 A “Good” Catholic? MOLLY MCMONAGLE ... 153 Gonzaga & Social Justice FR. C. HIGHTOWER, S.J. ... 154 Gonzaga’s on the Right Track FR. TIM CLANCY, S.J. ... 155 Who Are We & Where Are We Going?: The Ruminations of a Bewildered Witness DR. ERIC CUNNINGHAM ... 157 Is Gonzaga Living Up to its Jesuit Expectations? DR. DOUGLAS KRIES ... 163 XX. Index ... 164 . 7 Office; the passion of our advisor, Dr. Eric from the Editor Cunningham; Fr. Michael Maher, S.J., for Letter scrupulous advice; and each faculty mem- To our dear supporters and beloved critics: ber who acquiesced to incessant, badger- ing emails for interviews. Without you, e’ve expanded Charter for this journal would not have the depths of its fiftieth anniversary issue, insight or the spectrum of opinion which Was your bicep can undoubt- make this little book an organic dialogue of edly tell. Our theme, if you didn’t notice a comprehensive, academic, mystic faith the cover, is “Catholicism.” We’ve received tradition. some truly fantastic submissions. How- . ever, being largely a students-only journal made grounding biases equitably and pre- senting Catholic doctrine faithfully nearly So Here’s the Thing... impossible. Our solution: a Talmudic ap- CONCERNING HAWKING & HIS proach, if you’ll let us get Jewish for a min- ute. See, the Talmud – rabbinic discussions HOLINESS, BENEDICT XVI of the Hebrew Bible concerning Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, custom, and his- n case you missed the success of our tory – consists of many scholarly opinions fall Issue, last December, Time Maga- on various issues. And that’s how this issue Izine ran a periodical about emerging of Charter is organized. The journal is di- academic publications, where they men- vided into sections which appear in either tioned Charter and the high esteem they question form or simply as titles. For your hold it in: ease, these sections are tabbed on the “Charter’s overwhelming ability to inspire outer edge of the pages. Following each both self-criticism and moral conscious- section, in italics, are excerpts from papal ness within its readers demonstrates its encyclicals, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, writing from Christian apologetics, irresistible wit, charm, and understanding Vatican commissions, saints, theologians, of the human condition; the likes of which and the like. Following these are tran- has never been seen in American scholar- scribed interviews of Gonzaga theologians ship.” and written pieces from students and pro- This comment, though evidence in itself of fessors. As a disclaimer, on those articles a supernatural ability to publish a journal, designated “Interview,” it should be noted cannot allow us to rest on our laurels (and that these are conducted, transcribed in- for the record, there is no reason to cross- terviews rather than written, submitted reference that periodical; just take our pieces. In each section, we’ve done our word that as a Time-validated publication, best to balance varying sentiments, lay they really said it). and ordained contributors, and authorship from men and women. We hope this orga- But, because our staff is ever-striving to nization will make Charter more than just enhance our journal, we worked hard to a collection of essays, but a manual for ref- locate one area where we felt that we erence and a springboard to dive deeper could improve, and well, it was pretty into what has brought us all, in one way clear: our letters to the editor in past is- or another, to this university: Catholicism. sues have been weak - after all, we only got four measly lines from Bob Woodward As a side note, the Charter staff would like last fall. to profusely thank the guidance and tire- less support of Mr. Chris Wheatley and This issue, we were determined to do bet- Ms. Joanne Shiosaki in the Publications ter. The way we saw it, only one person 8 alive has the knowledge and foresight nec- heard a damn thing.
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