Ave Maria! I recently ran across an article by Fr. John Gavin, SJ, in Faith Magazine which merits some comment. Before commenting on the article, however, let me say that Faith Magazine is one of the very few groups who … Continue reading
Fr. Reginald Marie Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P. (+1964) was a French Catholic theologian of the Order of Preachers (the Dominicans) who was renowned as a leading neo-Thomist of the 20th century. In commenting on the Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas he … Continue reading
St. Thomas Aquinas (see Summa Theo., P.III, Q.I, Art. 3), St. Bonaventure, Bl. John Duns Scotus, and many others asked the question, “If Adam had not sinned would God have become Incarnate?” -They did this NOT as a hypothetical question, … Continue reading
Concerning a doubt: why is there such a diversity of opinion on this doctrine? Ven. Mary of Agreda, it would seem, was amazed at the doctrine of the absolute primacy of Christ and equally amazed that the primary reason commonly … Continue reading
When it comes to discussing the the primary motive of the Incarnation there are, in the Western Church, two basic currents of thought which have come to be associated with the “dumb ox,” St. Thomas Aquinas (no sin, no Incarnation), … Continue reading
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. And we saw His glory—glory as of the only-begotten of the Father—full of grace and truth” (Jn 1:14). St. John the Evangelist, the disciple whom Jesus loved, relates a fact—Verbum … Continue reading
Writings of the Subtle Doctor on the absolute primacy of Jesus Christ From the many writings of Bl. John Duns Scotus there are certain passages which are indispensable for grasping the Franciscan thesis. We report them here without commentary (see … Continue reading
This is a very well prepared article which was posted at Ad Orientem. It is well worth the time to read: The Motive of the Incarnation -Archpriest G. Florovsky “I am the Alpha and the Omega.” (Rev. 1:8) I. The … Continue reading
Ave Maria! In his General Audience of July 7th, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI praised the Doctor Subtilis, Bl. John Duns Scotus, and gave special mention to Scotus’ position which held that the Incarnation is the summum opus Dei, that is, … Continue reading
On the website “Community in Mission” Msgr. Charles Pope brought up the question which the Medieval theologians had used to determine the primary motive of the Incarnation: If Adam had not sinned, would Christ have come in the flesh? His answer … Continue reading