... I suppose there are any number of paths this could take to begin to unravel this puzzle and I speak with an eye toward both east and west simultaneously,...
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catolik58
Oct 8, 2007 2:52 am
Mary, Your clarifying points are instructive. Do you think it incorrect to consider the first mansion as a liminal stage where the process of conversion still...
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catolik58
Oct 8, 2007 2:39 am
... This may be, Mary. In fact, what you relate echoes in shorthand the teaching of such Saints as Evagrius, Maximus, the author of the Cloud, Teresa, John of...
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Mary Lanser
anarch16803
Oct 7, 2007 7:17 pm
... Dear Stan, Actually the idea that St. Teresa's first mansion amounts to a conversion is not really accurate and actually serves to remove the "stinger"...
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Mary Lanser
anarch16803
Oct 7, 2007 2:57 pm
... Right. My language was not sufficiently precise here. The decrease is in our own sense of self-importance with respect to knowledge, and a decrease in...
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catolik58
Oct 7, 2007 7:10 am
... I wonder if it might not be more fitting to say that for both Saints it is not so much a matter of decreasing in knowledge of creatures as it is ultimately...
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catolik58
Oct 7, 2007 6:59 am
... I hadn't even considered this Mary. It might be of some merit sometime to compare and contrast these two writings. Regarding contrast, St. Teresa's first...
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catolik58
Oct 7, 2007 6:33 am
... Ann, St. Bonavanture's dates are 1221 to 1274. He was either four or six years older than St. Thomas Aquinas. Stan...
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Mary Lanser
anarch16803
Oct 6, 2007 10:48 pm
... Hmm...I cut and typed myself into a mess here: The idea that as we decrease in knowledge of and attachment to the world, we then increase in noetic...
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Mary Lanser
anarch16803
Oct 6, 2007 10:46 pm
... One can draw parallels between this seven stage exposition of the spiritual life and the seven levels in the Interior Castle of St. Teresa of Avila. They...
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Mary Lanser
anarch16803
Oct 6, 2007 7:54 pm
Where did the "ven" go? Must be my keyboard playing tricks on me again. ... -- From Irenikon @ 40 ° 54' 21.5" N, 77 ° 52' 23.3" W Tenebrae eum non...
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Mary Lanser
anarch16803
Oct 6, 2007 7:53 pm
... Bonature was born in the early years of the 13th century and St. Gregory was born in the 1290's. So there is about 50-70 years separating their signature...
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ann_garner
Oct 6, 2007 6:44 pm
I read the chapter on the *Fall* last night, because our Study Group is discussing the *Original Sin* section of St. N. Cabasilas The Life in Christ on Sunday...
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catolik58
Oct 6, 2007 4:46 pm
... Ann, I hope you enjoy Fr. Michael's book. I thought it was a fine work. Stan...
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ann_garner
Oct 6, 2007 4:33 pm
Very interesting, Stan. Thank you! I finally got a copy of Fr. Michael Pomazansky's Dogmatic Theology as recommended by Fr. Ambrose. Now I can discover how...
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catolik58
Oct 6, 2007 4:16 pm
Here is a thought. For the Bonaventure material I am using Ewert Cousins’ translation of _Itinerarium mentis in Deum_ found in _The Classics of Western...
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catolik58
Oct 6, 2007 4:05 pm
Yes, prayers are being offered! Stan...
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magyar897
Oct 6, 2007 11:48 am
... swelling in the ... still ... ***Prayers offered for Sandy, family & friends during this difficult time... Chris...
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ann_garner
Oct 6, 2007 1:36 am
Prayer for healing Sandy, in accordance with God's will. Ann ... swelling in the ... still...
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Lou Pizzuti
loupizzuti
Oct 6, 2007 12:26 am
Rec'd from a friend. Sandy, 52 years old, had to have BRAIN surgery for bleeding and swelling in the brain and BP 275. She is in a coma right now with part of...
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H R Stockert
theavatar0
Oct 6, 2007 12:11 am
Pope-Patriarch Meeting Would Be "Good Start" Paris Cardinal Welcomes Russian Leader PARIS, OCT. 5, 2007 ( Zenit.org ).- A meeting between Benedict XVI and...
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Theresa George
carmelitemom4
Oct 5, 2007 9:45 pm
I am just updating my username. Theresa George...
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theavatar0
Oct 5, 2007 9:19 pm
Your friend thought you would be interested in the following news story, which originally appeared on the Catholic World News site (www.cwnews.com). You'll...
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Vatican Information S...
theavatar0
Oct 5, 2007 6:52 pm
10.05.2007 - Seventeenth Year - Num. 168 SUMMARY: - Pope Underlines Importance of Natural Moral Law - Audiences - In Memoriam ...
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Mary Lanser
anarch16803
Oct 4, 2007 10:52 pm
Dear Allen, Have you had any success in your quest? Mary ... -- From Irenikon @ 40 ° 54' 21.5" N, 77 ° 52' 23.3" W Tenebrae eum non comprehenderunt. ~John...
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the.avatar@...
theavatar0
Oct 4, 2007 9:30 pm
Your friend thought you would be interested in the following news story, which originally appeared on the Catholic World News site (www.cwnews.com). You'll...
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Vatican Information S...
theavatar0
Oct 4, 2007 8:12 pm
10.04.2007 - Seventeenth Year - Num. 167 SUMMARY: - Collaboration between Church and State for Good of Man - Vatican Secret Archives: "Processus contra ...
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Mary Lanser
anarch16803
Oct 4, 2007 2:31 pm
<smile>...too true not to be humorous....and of course there are all the empty cathedrals of France for that matter...They may now have to put there money...
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Lou Pizzuti
loupizzuti
Oct 4, 2007 1:30 pm
Would that the typical Catholic in the US were willing to comprehend orthodoxy, let alone Orthodoxy (Mr.) Lou Pizzuti OP www-dot-ByzantineDominican-dot-com Me...
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Mary Lanser
anarch16803
Oct 4, 2007 1:28 pm
... From: ambrose young <ambrosesticky@...> Date: Oct 4, 2007 8:26 AM Subject: French Catholics ready to comprehend Orthodoxy 04 October 2007, 14:13 ...
