Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly PRESIDENT’S LETTER....................by.Dr..Bernard.Dobranski ARTICLES 29 Christianity and the Poetics of Ordinary Life.....John.Paul.Wauck Are Catholic Schools Catholic?.......................... Luke.Saker,.F.M.S. Number 3 Victim of Love............................................................John.D.Love Fall 2006 Historical Perspective on Racism and Evolutionism......................Fr..Joseph.M..DeTorre BOOK REVIEW ESSAY The Moral Theology of Pope John Paul II.. by.Rev..Charles.Curran ......................John.M..McDermott,.S.J. BOOK REVIEWS Living the Catholic Social Tradition . eds..Kathleen.Maas.Weigert.&.Alexia.K..Kelley.....Catherine.Althaus An Exorcist Tells His Story by.Gabriele.Amorth,.S.S.P................................ Brian.Van.Hove,.S.J. Christianity and Extraterrestrials by.Marie.I..George................................................. Glenn.Statile The Decline and Fall of the Catholic Church in America by.David.Carlin...................................Leonard.A..Kennedy,.C.S.B. Sexing the Church by.Aline.H..Kalbian.............................Leonard.A..Kennedy,.C.S.B. Theology in India by.Sebastian.Athappilly,.C.M.I............Paulachan.Kochappilly,.C.M.I. Team of Rivals Doris.Kearns.Goodwin.................................Rev..Michael.P..Orsi The Limits of International Law by.Jack.L..Goldsmith.and.Eric.A..Posner............Jude.P..Dougherty The Appropriation of Divine Life in Cyril of Alexandria, ISSN 1084-3035 by.Daniel.Keating..................................................Edward.Peters Medicine and Philosophy in Classical Antiquity, Fellowship.of.Catholic.Scholars by.Philip.van.der.Eijk......................................Jude.P..Dougherty P.O..Box.495 Thomas Aquinas: Disputed Questions on the Virtues Notre.Dame,.IN.46556 Ed..E..M..Atkins.and.Thomas.Williams.................. D..Q..McInerny (574).631-5825 Sex and the Marriage Covenant: A Basis for Morality. Second Edition,... www.catholicscholars.org . by.John.F..Kippley............................................... Thomas.Scheck Ralph.McInerny,.Editor [email protected] KANSAS CITY ANNUAL MEETING BOOK RECEIVED EX CATHEDRA,.Ralph.McInerny FCS Quarterly • Fall 2006 PRESIDENT’S LETTER by Dr. Bernard Dobranski, Ave Maria School of Law he.title.of.this.year’s.convention. “Sacrosanctum.Concilium.and.the. Fellowship of Reform.of.the.Liturgy”.is.particularly. Catholic Scholars appropriate.as.we.enter.the.second. yearT.of.Pope.Benedict.XVI’s.papacy..The.Pope’s. Scholarship.Inspired.by.the.Holy.Spirit, in.Service.to.the.Church much.heralded.efforts.to.reconcile.the.Society.of. St..Pius.X,.founded.by.the.late.Archbishop.Marcel. CONTENTS Lefebre,.is.one.example.of.his.strong.interest.in.the. liturgy.and.is.a.welcome.sign.of.his.concern.for. PRESIDENT’S LETTER ............................................................... our.alienated.co-believers..Reports.also.indicate. the.possibility.of.a.general.indult.being.granted.for. ARTICLES Christianity and the Poetics of Ordinary Life ...................4 all.priests.to.celebrate.the.traditional.Mass,.known. Are Catholic Schools Catholic? .........................................8 as.the.Tridentine.Mass,.as.part.of.the.reconciliation.. Victim of Love ........................................................................8 Although.for.many—including.this.writer—this. Historical Perspective on permission.would.be.welcome.news,.it.would.be. Racism and Evolutionism .................................................33 naïve.to.think.that.the.celebration.of.the.liturgy.as. BOOK REVIEW ESSAY we.knew.it.before.1968.would.replace.the.Novus The Moral Theology of Pope John Paul II ........................4 Ordo.(New.Rite).or.even.become.common..I. BOOK REVIEWS believe.that.a.more.realistic.and.perhaps.palpable. Living the Catholic Social Tradition ...................................5 approach.to.correcting.the.perceived.flaws.in.our. An Exorcist Tells His Story, .................................................53 contemporary.worship.lie.with.a.reform.of.the. Christianity and Extraterrestrials ......................................54 reform,.and.that.is.why.this.year’s.theme.is.so. The Decline and Fall of the Catholic Church in America............................................57 timely.and.important. Sexing the Church, Aline H. Kalbian ..................................58 . Seeing.truth.is.the.great.quest.of.mankind.. Theology in India ...................................................................59 Traditional.philosophy.tells.us.that.truth.is.reached. Team of Rivals ........................................................................6 through.contemplation.which.is.man’s.highest. The Limits of International Law, .........................................63 The Appropriation of Divine Life activity..Jesus.calls.Himself.the.Truth.and.the.Mass. in Cyril of Alexandria ........................................................64 is.that.act.which.makes.Him.present.in.word. Medicine and Philosophy in Classical Antiquity ..............65 and.sacrament..Over.the.years.I.believe.that.we. Thomas Aquinas: Disputed Questions on the Virtues.....66 have.lost.the.sense.that.the.Mass.is.first.of.all.a. Sex and the Marriage Covenant.........................................68 contemplative.action,.or,.as.some.would.have. KANSAS CITY ANNUAL MEETING ....................................70 it,.an.experience.of.transcendence..It.is.vitally. BOOK RECEIVED .....................................................................7 important.that.we.recapture.this.divine.aspect.for. EX CATHEDRA, RALPH MCINERNY ..................................7 several.reasons..First.of.all,.because.the.Liturgy. should.draw.us.out.of.ourselves.(singularly.and. collectively).and.move.our.minds.and.hearts.to. worship.and.praise.of.God..Secondly,.by.this. experience.we.come.to.a.realization.of.the.way. Reminder: Membership dues will be mailed out the first of the year and are based on a calendar (not academic) year. FCS Quarterly • Fall 2006 we.must.live.through,.with,.and.in.Christ..And. inadequate.and.misleading.the.current.translation.is.. finally,.through.the.Mass.we.receive.the.graces.we. This.past.June,.the.U.S..Bishops.took.a.very. need.to.live.out.our.high.calling.to.be.sons.and. important.step.in.improving.the.liturgy.by. daughters.of.God..This.in.no.way.suggests.a.passive. approving.the.more.accurate.translation.of.the.text. participation.in.the.sacred.rites.but.rather.the.full,. for.the.Order.of.the.Mass.from.the.International. conscious,.and.active.participation.that.the.Fathers. Commission.on.English.in.the.Liturgy.(ICEL).. of.Vatican.II.called.for.in.Sacrosanctum.Concilium. The.ICEL.text.captures.the.nuances.and.biblical. n.4..Although.physicality.and.movement.are. context.of.the.official.Latin.lost.by.the.pious. involved.in.worship,.this.active.participation.does. banalities.of.the.current.English.translation.. not.connote.the.frenetic.activity.of.the.group.or. Also,.vital.to.reform.is.the.reorientation.of. community.building.exercise.model.of.worship. worship.away.from.the.ego-centered.community. now.wrongly.associated.with.the.Novus Ordo,.but. to.a.more.traditional.God-focused.one..This.can. rather.the.intellectual,.emotional,.and.spiritual. be.easily.achieved.by.celebrating.the.liturgy.of. satisfaction.that.should.come.to.the.worshipper. the.Eucharist.or.second.part.of.the.Mass.with.the. through.seeing,.knowing.and.experiencing.the. priest.and.congregation.together.“Ad.Orientem,”. divine.beatitude.(happiness).that.the.Sacred. facing.toward.the.liturgical.East..This.will.serve.a. Mysteries.contain. twofold.purpose..It.will.prevent.the.idiosyncratic. How.can.this.latter.and.more.Catholic. priest.from.confusing.the.liturgical.act.of.the. understanding.of.the.Mass.be.recaptured? Church.with.the.promotion.of.himself.and.will. It.is.vitally.important.that.the.sacrificial.aspect. also.clearly.focus.the.community.on.God.where.it. of.the.Mass.be.foremost.in.each.celebration..Too. belongs. often,.this.central.aspect.of.the.Mass.is.obscured. Throughout.history,.music.has.made.a.great. by.a.political.statement.or.a.specific.agenda..This,. contribution.to.the.Mass,.though.it.is.not.vital.. in.effect,.reduces.the.Mass.to.a.sociological.tool. Perhaps.some.Masses.should.provide.less.music. which.is.man-centered.and.not.God-oriented.. or.no.music.at.all.since.reverential.silence.also. Therefore,.as.a.sine qua non.to.protect.against.such. allows.for.contemplative.experience..When.music. abuses,.a.crucifix.should.be.prominently.displayed. is.provided,.however,.there.should.be.a.return.to. near.the.Altar..This.serves.as.a.potent.reminder. Gregorian.chant,.at.the.proper.parts.of.the.Mass.. that.the.essence.of.the.Mass.is.the.re-enactment.of. And,.by.all.means.there.should.be.a.greater.use.of. Christ’s.redemptive.act.on.our.behalf.to.the.Father. Latin.prayers.during.the.celebration..Both.of.these. Psychologists.inform.us.of.the.value.of.word. suggestions.would.be.consistent.with.Vatican.II.and. and.symbol.in.any.formal.setting..This.is.especially. the.recommendations.of.the.recent.“Synod.on.the. true.for.the.worship.of.the.Church..It.is.therefore. Eucharist”.held.in.Rome.last.October. imperative.that.the.prayer.translations.from.the. Certainly,.all.of.us.could.voice.more.concerns. original.approved.Latin.text.of.The.Roman. and.suggestions..However,.the.above.mentioned. Missal.be.assiduously.adhered.to..Clear.Catholic. points.are.vital.if.we.are.to.recapture.the.richness. theological.teaching.and.religious.concepts.must.