tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5078331897510807942.post8114111373778434119..comments2023-12-28T01:11:49.188-08:00Comments on Cum Lazaro: Odd sins and synodsLazarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09716412032074416331noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5078331897510807942.post-76030733745095235622014-10-19T07:59:02.686-07:002014-10-19T07:59:02.686-07:00Agree with all that!!Agree with all that!!Lazarushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716412032074416331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5078331897510807942.post-10089676170069800932014-10-18T07:23:28.402-07:002014-10-18T07:23:28.402-07:00Ah, ok. The thing is as well that both theologians...Ah, ok. The thing is as well that both theologians are accessible to us as part of the great Catholic Tradition: their roles are surely different, but it's not as if we have to choose one over the other.<br /><br />These days it seems the most natural thing in the world to use the internet to criticise excessive internet use. I get the impression though that the addictive nature of gaming and certain social media can make matters worse for many online.Kennethhttp://www.secondspring.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5078331897510807942.post-20338754112291269552014-10-18T01:28:34.569-07:002014-10-18T01:28:34.569-07:00Oddly enough, Balthasar is very important to me as...Oddly enough, Balthasar is very important to me as well! I have no problem in returning to Patristics and Scripture as a way of refreshing theology. My objection is when such ressourcement suggests that subsequent developments -esp neo-Thomism- are to be jettisoned as corruptions rather than seen as merely incomplete. I tend to think of Garrigou-Lagrange (perhaps the greatest neo-Thomist) and von Balthasar as the skeleton and the flesh: neo-Thomism providing the structure and the support, the imaginative use of Patristics as providing the flesh.<br /><br />I agree about internet use! (Oh the irony!!)Lazarushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716412032074416331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5078331897510807942.post-44326258006805398262014-10-17T13:33:45.737-07:002014-10-17T13:33:45.737-07:00Lazarus, we may not agree about the Ressourcement ...Lazarus, we may not agree about the Ressourcement (the wonderfully Christocentric Balthasar is an important point of reference for me); however, I am completely with you anent the need to avoid getting worked up by the unending churn that is the news cycle: conscientious Catholics have to realise that keeping up with the latest developments within society and the Church does not count as spiritual reading! We can help ourselves, of course, by reducing the time we spend on the Internet and other forms of media, and increasing the time we spend in prayer, worship and acts of charity.Kennethhttp://www.secondspring.co.uknoreply@blogger.com