Papers by Michael P Foley
The Sacramental Topography of the Confessions
Antiphon
, 2005
Augustine has structured, at least in some measure, all thirteen books of his Confessions accordi...
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Augustine has structured, at least in some measure, all thirteen books of his Confessions according to the sacraments that he received during his lifetime. Baptism serves as a locus or topos for the narration of his past (Books I-IX), priestly orders and the Eucharist for the narration of his present (X), and episcopal orders for his explication of Genesis 1:1-14 (XI-XIII).
2 The Other Happy Life: The Political Dimensions to St. Augustine’s Cassiciacum Dialogues
Boydell and Brewer eBooks
, Dec 31, 2019
Lexicon of Saint Thomas Aquinas by Roy J. Deferrari
Thomist
, 2009
Augustine's Early Theology of Image: A Study in the Development of Pro-Nicene Theology by Gerald P. Boersma
Nova et vetera
, 2019
Oxford History of Christian Worship (review)
Journal of Early Christian Studies
, 2007
... Incidentally, Chrysostom's homilies on the mother of the Maccabean martyrs and on Domnin...
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... Incidentally, Chrysostom's homilies on the mother of the Maccabean martyrs and on Domnina are not mentioned in either the section ... Geoffrey Wainwright and Karen B. Westerfield Tucker, editors Oxford History of Christian Worship New York: Oxford University Press, 2006 Pp. ...
Agustín, Aristóteles y las ‘Confesiones’
Augustinus
, 2009
The way in which Augustine engages Aristotle’s thought in the Confessions reveals much about the ...
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The way in which Augustine engages Aristotle’s thought in the Confessions reveals much about the extent to which and manner in which he was capable of benefiting from non-Platonic sources. It is therefore the goal of this article to scrutinize that engagement as closely as possible in an effort to better surmise Augustine’s relationship to the non-Platonic veins of classical philosophy.
Cicerón, Agustín y las raíces filosóficas de los diálogos de Casiciaco
Augustinus
To fully understand St. Augustine’s Cassiciacum dialogues, one must understand how they relate to...
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To fully understand St. Augustine’s Cassiciacum dialogues, one must understand how they relate to the philosophical works of Marcus Tullius Cicero. Specifically, Augustine’s Contra Academicos is a response to Cicero’s Academica; and his De beata uita is a response to Cicero’s De finibus and Tusculanæ disputationes; and his De ordine is a response to Cicero’s trilogy on providence, De natura deorum, De diuinatione, and De fato. Recognizing the connection between these works sheds new light on the meaning and importance of the Cassiciacum dialogues.
Casiciaco y el denominado ‘giro al sujeto’
Augustinus
, 2011
The articles deals with Augustine’s so-called Cassiciacum dialogues drawing from them a broad out...
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The articles deals with Augustine’s so-called Cassiciacum dialogues drawing from them a broad outline of the basic characteristics of Augustine’s understanding of the knowing subject and of the subsequent “turn” he makes to it, answering four basic questions: what is the turn to the subject for Augustine, what are its characteristics and corollaries, what does it involve, and what does it yield.
Antiphon: A Journal for Liturgical Renewal
, 2011
Antiphon: A Journal for Liturgical Renewal
, 2011
Antiphon: A Journal for Liturgical Renewal
, 2019
ABSTRACT:In response to criticisms about the use of “Ordinary Time” as a title for a liturgical s...
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ABSTRACT:In response to criticisms about the use of “Ordinary Time” as a title for a liturgical season, this essay: 1) offers a historical overview of the weeks immediately following Epiphany and Pentecost; 2) summarizes the theological consensus about these two periods in the early to mid-twentieth-century liturgical movement; 3) compares and contrasts Tempus “per annum” in the Missale Romanum of 1962 and of 1970; and 4) offers three possible explanations for the meaning of the term “Ordinary Time.” The author concludes that the most likely explanation is the one that has not been given before, namely, that “Ordinary Time” refers to an Ordinary of Seasons.
Antiphon: A Journal for Liturgical Renewal
, 2009
Antiphon: A Journal for Liturgical Renewal
, 2019
Yves Chiron is a reputable French scholar who has authored twenty-six books, most of which concer...
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Yves Chiron is a reputable French scholar who has authored twenty-six books, most of which concern modern Catholic history. In his Annibale Bugnini: Reformer of the Liturgy, originally published in 2016, Chiron turns his attention to the most influential and controversial liturgical figure in the twentieth century: Archbishop Annibale Bugnini, C.M. . Although Chiron was hampered by a circumscribed access to primary sources (on which we will say more later), he was nonetheless able to weave together the first full-length, scholarly biography of the man who dramatically changed the worship of over one billion Catholics. And thanks to a solid translation by John Pepino, Chiron's discoveries are now available to Anglophone readers. One of the many virtues of Annibale Bugnini is that it situates Bugnini's life within the Liturgical Movement of his time. Chiron offers dispassionate summaries of the liturgical reforms not only of the post-Vatican II era, but also of Pius X and Pius XII. He likewise introduces us to many of the prominent liturgists of the time and their connection to Bugnini. Chiron keeps his own liturgical convictions close to the vest, but one suspects that he is of the same opinion as Cardinal Giuseppe Siri, that the council did not ask for the "revolution" that it eventually got, but once it has passed into law, the only thing left to do is obey it (143). As for Bugnini himself, the young Annibale had always loved serving Mass but it was as a Vincentian novice that he fell in love with liturgical studies when he discovered the work of Cardinal Ildefonso Schuster. The sequence of Bugnini's formation is noteworthy:
Antiphon: A Journal for Liturgical Renewal
, 2011
The Fullness of Divine Worship
Augustinianum
, 2019
In an effort to identify the genre of the Confessions, this essay: 1) explains the patristic noti...
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In an effort to identify the genre of the Confessions, this essay: 1) explains the patristic notion of confession and how Augustine expands upon this already-rich concept to include that of sacrifice; 2) offers an overview of Augustine’s pervasive sacrificial imagery in the Confessions, especially with respect to himself, Monica, Alypius, and the philosophi; and 3) teases out the implications of this imagery and how Augustine’s theology of sacrifice relates to the genre of his Confessions. We conclude the Confessions is best understood as a sacrifice offered to God by Augustine in his capacity as bishop on behalf of his readers so that they may join him in the transformative act of confessing.
Moreana
, 2009
The twentieth-century political philosopher Leo Strauss uses a quotation from Thomas More to sugg...
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The twentieth-century political philosopher Leo Strauss uses a quotation from Thomas More to suggest that Christianity is akin to tragedy while philosophy is closer to comedy. This article responds to Strauss’s contention by examining the implications of characterizing philosophy or biblical religion as either comic or tragic; it then analyzes Thomas More’s understanding of Christianity in order to see whether More shares Strauss’s opinion. The paper concludes that he does not: Thomas More sees Christian life and thought as essentially “comic” in both structure and orientation.
Moreana
, 2009
ADDRESS St. Thomas More's star has risen and fallen in unusual ways over the years. Haile...
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ADDRESS St. Thomas More's star has risen and fallen in unusual ways over the years. Hailed in his lifetime as one of the great humanists of the age, he died with almost all of his friends and family accusing him of pointless pertinacity. Though his books were widely read and his integrity respected by even his enemies, it would take another four centuries before a critical edition of his works would appear and for the Church to add his name to the roster of the canonized. Since then, More's legacy has grown steadily: He was declared the patron saint of statesmen by John Paul II at the start of the new millennium, and he was even added to the liturgical calendar of the Church of England – the legitimacy of which, of course, More lost his life denying. Thomas More, we now know, was a sage and a saint, but was he guilty of the formal charges that led to his execution on July 6,
Moreana
, 2010
Thomas More’s translations of the spiritual works of Pico della Mirandola are not simple transpos...
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Thomas More’s translations of the spiritual works of Pico della Mirandola are not simple transpositions from Latin to English; rather, More takes several liberties with the text. This essay argues that the most significant change that More makes to Pico’s content is the amplification of the theme of pleasure and pain. This amplification, in turn, is a part of More’s broader strategy of reaching a wider audience and with a greater impact.
Augustinian Studies
, 2003