Ch. 2 - An Inadequate Hypothesis

By Henri de Lubac, S.J.

ISBN - 978-0-8245-1699-4

Si sabia cuan difícil fuera Español, no lo hubiera estudiado. (joking)

- The Cornerstone of the Synod - The 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops took place from 4 to 29 October. Here is the experience of Monsignor Paolo Pezzi, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Mother of God in Moscow.

- When Things Get Real - 10:13 - Erin reflects on her journey of faith in light of the work we are doing on The Religious Sense.

- Barbies Burning Heart - 14:07 - Surprised by the Barbie movie, Carie shares what struck her in the film.

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/ruined-for-life-whitney-carie-KQsZeqdNzuV/

By Ryan M. Brown

Communio: International Catholic Review - Summer '23

"[N]ot only is reason hopeful but it showcases fundamental hope, for it is convinced of the prospects of its fulfillment even when it does not (yet) see a way forward, even after being buffeted by setbacks and false trails."

1. Extrinsic Vs. Intrinsic Connections Between Reason and Hope (4:17)

2. The Status Viatoris (19:06)

3. Platonic Eros and the Status Viatoris (25:23)

4. The Status Viatoris and Hope (38:51)

5. The Nature of Platonic Philosophy (42:45

6. Meno's Despair (49:16)

7. Platonic Myth: An Implication of Hopeful Reason (56:52)

8. Presumption, Misology, and the Grounds for Reason's Hope (1:10:09)

9. Reason, Mystery, and Hope (1:35:56)

10. Postscript: Christian Philosophy (1:44:22)

- Fragile Bonds in the Holy Land - Struggling against an erosion of trust and friendship. Published in Commonweal.

https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/israel-peace-palestine-gaza-ramos-cooperation-pizzaballa

- What Future for the Holy Land? - 3:24 - Fr. David Neuhaus, a Jesuit scholar based in Jerusalem, explores the origin of the ‘two-state’ solution, testifying to the preciousness of the Christian presence in the region.

- Meeting Christ in the City - 17:12 - The Washington DC CL University students organize and present an exhibit on Dorothy Day in order to rediscover the life of Christians living in the city.

- The Grace of Being Guided this Advent - A presentation of the December Book of the Month: Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives by Pope Benedict XVI.

- In the Company of Fr. Giussani - 6:50 - Irene and Nadia share their experience of taking a year to read the biography of Fr. Giussani with a group of friends.

- Russia: An Unpredictable Unity - 11:38 - Darina lives in a small village near Vladimir. She became a teacher "so that the children would encounter the same gaze that I met." That gaze which for her has overcome all loneliness. From the November issue of Tracce.

- The Dynamic of Knowing - Elvira, a neonatologist working in perinatal palliative care, shares her judgment of the challenging situation surrounding the life of Indi Gregory, who passed away on November 14.

- Peace in the Middle East (?) - 8:20 - Abbot Nikodemus Schnabel, a Benedictine monk living in the Holy Land, tells us about his experience living in the midst of the conflict between Israel and Palestine, and about his hope for peace. An interview from the Cracks in Postmodernity podcast.

- Jon Fosse: 2023 Nobel Laureate - 11:37 - “Everything I’ve written can perhaps be called a sort of mystical realism⁠ — not ‘magical,’ but mystical⁠.”

by Jason Peters

Communio - Summer 2023

"[F]orgetfulness is fatal for those in exile. For what can be more important to the wayfaring exile--whether he be polytropos Odysseus in lotus-land or Jeremiah alongside alien waters--than memory?"

by Flannery O'Connor

by Mary Taylor

Communio - International Catholic Review

Summer 2023

"God is the 'eternal fountain,' 'and what he graciously imparts does not remain stagnant but is joyously communicated--mediated--to others, as communication becomes communion."

Introduction

I. God's Memory, the Memory of God, and the Memory of the Church

II. Dante and Memory

III. The Rivers of the Earthly Paradise

IV. Memory in Paradise

V. Memory and Mission

Coda