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When Theology Must Fall Silent: A Reflection on a Teaching from St. Bonaventure Msgr. Charles Pope • July 16, 2017 • Saints often say daring and even “dangerous” things. They are able to do this because their listeners and readers take for granted their orthodoxy and holiness. As a result, they are able to use hyperbole or speak with bold flourishes that a lesser person would be unable to carry off.Consider, for example, that St. Athanasius once wrote, For the Son of God became man so that we might become God (De inc. 54, 3). Of itself, this sort...

July 15, 2017 Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Reading 1 Gn 49:29-32; 50:15-26aJacob gave his sons this charge:"Since I am about to be taken to my people,bury me with my fathers in the cave that liesin the field of Ephron the Hittite,the cave in the field of Machpelah,facing on Mamre, in the land of Canaan,the field that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittitefor a burial ground.There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried,and so are Isaac and his wife Rebekah,and there, too, I buried Leah–the field and the cave in itthat had been purchased...

This is based on a genealogy table I made. Had a bit more trouble than I should have tracking down the first round results, wth.

On Theology According to Thomas and Bonaventure "Different Accents in an Essentially Shared Vision" VATICAN CITY, MARCH 17, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today at the general audience in St. Peter's Square. * * * Dear brothers and sisters, This morning, continuing last Wednesday's reflection, I would like to reflect further with you on other aspects of the doctrine of St. Bonaventure of Bagnoregio. He is an eminent theologian, who merits being placed next to another very great thinker, his contemporary, St. Thomas Aquinas. Both scrutinized the mysteries of revelation, valuing the resources...

On St. Bonaventure's Concept of History "The Richness of the Word of Christ Is Inexhaustible" VATICAN CITY, MARCH 10, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today during the general audience, which he began in St. Peter's Basilica and continued in Paul VI Hall. * * * [Greeting to the Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation in St. Peter's Basilica] Dear brothers and sisters! I am happy to receive you in this basilica and to address my cordial welcome to each one of you. I greet the pilgrimage promoted by the Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation after the...

On St. Bonaventure "Proposing This Theme I Feel a Certain Nostalgia" VATICAN CITY, MARCH 3, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today during the general audience in Paul VI Hall. * * * Dear brothers and sisters, Today I would like to speak about St. Bonaventure of Bagnoregio. I confide to you that on proposing this theme I feel a certain nostalgia because I remember the research that, as a young scholar, I carried out precisely on this author, whom I particularly esteem. His knowledge has been of no small influence in my formation....

A 148-year-old Catholic university may be getting a take on Church traditions that it never bargained for when a new Franciscan friar joins them in the fall. “This weekend we offer prayerful good wishes to Fr. Kyle Haden as he departs for his new assignment at St. Bonaventure University,” read the St. Francis of Assisi church bulletin of July 2nd. “Fr. Kyle leaves us grateful for his ministry here at St. Francis.” “He now looks forward to a new challenge: the opportunity to minister in the field of Franciscan higher education at one of our Franciscan colleges in up-state New...

July 15, 2005Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the Church Psalm: Friday 31 Reading IEx 11:10—12:14 Although Moses and Aaron performed various wondersin Pharaoh's presence,the LORD made Pharaoh obstinate,and he would not let the children of Israel leave his land. The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt,"This month shall stand at the head of your calendar;you shall reckon it the first month of the year.Tell the whole community of Israel: On the tenth of this monthevery one of your families must procure for itself a lamb,one apiece for each household.If a family is...

July 15, 2004 Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the Church Psalm: Thursday 31 Reading I Responsorial Psalm Gospel Reading IIs 26:7-9, 12, 16-19 The way of the just is smooth; the path of the just you make level. Yes, for your way and your judgments, O LORD, we look to you; Your name and your title are the desire of our souls. My soul yearns for you in the night, yes, my spirit within me keeps vigil for you; When your judgment dawns upon the earth, the world's inhabitants learn justice. O LORD, you mete out...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- St. Bonaventure president Robert Wickenheiser resigned Sunday in the wake of the school's troubled men's basketball program. The university's board of trustees, which unanimously sought Wickenheiser's resignation, also placed athletics director Gothard Lane and head coach Jan van Breda Kolff on administrative leave. The board, which met in Buffalo, released a joint statement, citing Wickenheiser's failed leadership. "The board believes the actions it took today and those actions it will continue to take will begin a process of healing and strong and appropriate leadership," the trustees said. The board appointed Fr. Dominic Monti, the school's professor of...