St. John Paul II, St. Maximilian Kolbe, & the Blessed Mother – Video
In this brief video by Sherwood Fellows the key themes of Lent are explored - th...
Dr. Italy
In this brief video by Sherwood Fellows the key themes of Lent are explored - th...
In this 8 minute video, Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Ph.D. (Dr. Italy) shares so...
Bernard of Clairvaux on the martyrdom of the Virgin Mary at the foot of the cross – her heart is pierced by a sword as Simeon predicted. For the Fea...
In this 14 minute podcast, Dr. Italy discusses the inspiring life of the great friend of St. Francis of Assisi, St. Claire. Her name means light or c...
The parable of the workers in the vineyard is a shock to our sensibilities - some laborers work longer than others but at the end of the day, all get ...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']I[/dropcaps]gnatius, who is also called Theophorus, to the Church of God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, which is at Philadelphia, in Asia, which has obtained mercy, and is established in the harmony of God, and rejoiceth unceasingly in...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']O[/dropcaps]ur faith is not founded upon empty words; nor are we carried away by mere caprice or beguiled by specious arguments. On the contrary, we put our faith in words spoken by the power of God, spoken by the Word...
Scripture is Sacramental [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']T[/dropcaps]he phrase “the word of the Lord” appears hundreds of times in the Hebrew Scriptures. It is the authority that Moses invokes for his law, and the prophets for their oracles. It is, according to the historical books,...
Catholic Biblical Study A Bibliography I. Magisterial Teachings Primary Sources: Louis, C. (ed.), Rome & the Study of Scripture: A Collection of Papal Enactments on the Study of Holy Scripture Together with the Decisions of the Biblical Commission (7th ed.). St. Meinrad, IN: Abbey Press, 1964. Pontifical Biblical Commission, The...
Technology and Education by: Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']J[/dropcaps]esus once quipped that the spiritual leaders of his day were very good at forecasting the weather, but very bad at reading the signs of the times (Mat 16:3). As we approach the 50th anniversary of...
SPIRITUAL THEOLOGY: SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY by: Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio This annotated bibliography was offered to Masters level students in a spiritual theology course taught in the University of Dallas’s Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies from 1994-2001. It is offered as a list of resources that may be...
SELECTED CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHURCH 1: FROM CHRIST TO CONSTANTINE [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']K[/dropcaps]now basic facts, centuries, and sequence of all items. Know exact dates of bolded items. (c. = approximate) 30 c. AD Death and Resurrection of Jesus followed by Pentecost, the “birthday” of the Church 50...
Scripture Texts Interpreted by the Church Definitively [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']T[/dropcaps]here are many interpretations of certain biblical passages that have been officially and definitively disallowed by the Universal Magisterium of the Catholic Church. However, a definitive, positive interpretation has been provided for only seven...
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION: ITS MEANING AND BIBLICAL BASIS Compiled by Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Ph.D. The most important scripture for the understanding of the sacrament of confirmation is the narrative about Jesus own baptism and anointing by the Spirit, as well as the Church’s anointing with the Spirit at Pentecost...
Ressourcement Theology and its Intellectual Background A Select Bibliography Ressourcement Theology was a theological movement from the early 20th century through the Second Vatican Council that saw the key to the revitalization of both theology and pastoral life in the church as lying in a reappropriation of...
The Kingdom of God is Within [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']B[/dropcaps]odily health is a good thing, but what is truly blessed is not only to know how to keep one’s health but actually to be healthy. If someone praises health but then goes and eats...