Bellarmine Theological Forum Updates

Catholic Jay Dyer verses James White (and minions)

2009-03-12T09:34:00.000-07:00

Mr. Sungenis,

I have bought books from your ministry a couple months ago. I am writing to inform you that my friend, Jay Dyer, is currently interacting with Alpha and Omega Ministries writer "TurretinFan" on the A&O blog, and on his blog (Nicene Truth).

... if you could give this some coverage... Jay has linked to Catholic Apologetics International for some time now, and has given out your books to many people over the years.

Here the links:

http://www.aomin.org/aoblog/index.php?itemid=3094 (Part 1 response to Jay)
http://www.aomin.org/aoblog/index.php?itemid=3097 (Part 2 response to Jay)

http://www.nicenetruth.com/home/2009/01/theos-sesarkomenos-tur8infan-responds-on-nestorianism-my-response.html#more (Jay's response to A&O ministries)

In Christ,
Mark

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2009-02-10T20:24:00.001-08:00

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On Anti-Semitism

2009-02-02T08:51:00.000-08:00

On Anti-Semitism
by Father Denis Fahey, C.S.S.p., B.A., D. Ph.D, D.D.
On account of the confusion of mind prevalent among Catholics concerning the question of Anti-Semitism, a few words must be said about it.
In the excellent review of my book The Kingship of Christ or Organized Naturalism which appeared in the Jesuit magazine, La Civilta Cattolica (Rome, March, 1947), the reviewer laid special stress on the distinction which I have been making in all my books. He wrote as follows:
"The author wants a clear distinction to be made between hatred of the Jewish nation, which is Anti-Semitism, and opposition to the Jewish and Masonic naturalism. This opposition on the part of Catholics must be mainly positive by acknowledging, not only individually, but socially, the rights of the supernatural Kingship of Christ and His Church, and by striving politically to get these rights acknowledged by States and public life. For this indispensable undertaking ... the active and effective union of Catholics ... is absolutely necessary."
Space does not allow of lengthy quotations from papal documents to show that, on the one hand, the sovereign pontiffs insist that Catholics must stand unflinchingly for the integral rights of Christ the King as contained in the papal encyclicals, while, on the other hand, keeping their minds and hearts free from hatred of Our Lord's own nation according to the flesh. On the one hand, they must battle for the rights of Christ the King and the supernatural organization of society a laid down in the encyclical Quas Primas, unequivocally proclaiming that the rejection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the True Messias, by His own nation, and the unyielding opposition of that nation to Him, are a fundamental source of disorder and conflict in the world. On the other hand, as members of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Catholics should neither hate the members of that nation in which, through our Blessed Mother, the Lily of Israel, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity assumed human nature, nor deny them their legitimate rights as persons.
The supernatural elevation of mind and heart and the unshrinking fortitude that are required from members of Christ in our day can be maintained only with the aid of Him who wept over Jerusalem's rejection of order. It will inevitably mean suffering for Christ's faithful members as the power of the anti-supernatural forces in the world increases. Even in the midst of their suffering, however, Christ's members must bear in mind that there will be a glorious triumph for Christ the King.
Two reasons can be assigned for the fact that Our Lord's faithful members will often be betrayed by those who should be on the side of Christ the King. Firstly, many Catholic writers speak of papal condemnations of Anti-Semitism without explaining the meaning of the term and never even allude to the documents which insist on the rights of Our Divine Lord, Head of the Mystical Body, Priest and King. Thus, very many are completely ignorant of the duty incumbent on all Catholics of standing positively for Our Lord's reign in society in opposition to Jewish naturalism.
The result is that numbers of Catholics are so ignorant of Catholic doctrine that they hurl the accusation of Anti-Semitism against those who are battling for the rights of Christ the King thus effectively aiding the enemies of Our Divine Lord. Secondly, many Catholic writers copy unquestioningly what they read in the naturalistic or anti-supernatural Press and do not distinguish between Anti-Semitism in the correct Catholic sense, as explained above, and "Anti- Semitism," as the Jews understand it. For the Jews, "Anti-Semitism" is anything that is in opposition to the naturalistic Messianic domination of their nation over all the others. Quite logically, the leaders of the Jewish nation hold that to stand for the Rights of Christ the King is to be "Anti-Semitic."
The term "Anti-Semitism," with all its war-connotation in the minds of the unthinking, is being extended to include any form of opposition to the Jewish nation's naturalistic aims and any exposure of the methods they adopt to achieve these aims.
At the beatification of Joan of Arc (Dec. 13, 1908), the saintly Pope Pius X said:

"In our time more than ever before, the greatest asset of those disposed toward evil is the cowardice and weakness of good men, and all the vigor of Satan's reign is due to the easygoing weakness of Catholics. Oh! if I might ask the Divine Redeemer, as the Prophet Zachary did in spirit (Zach. 13:6a): "What are those wounds in the midst of Thy hands?" The answer would not be doubtful: "...With these I was wounded in the house of them that loved me" (Zach. 13:6b). I was wounded by my friends, who did nothing to defend me, and who, on every occasion, made themselves the accomplices of my adversaries. And this reproach can be leveled at the weak and timid Catholics of all countries."

- Denis Fahey, C.S.Sp.
Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
June 16, 1950

CASB 5 - The First Epistle to the Corinthians (Hardback)

2009-01-07T10:45:00.001-08:00

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CASB 4 - The Book of Genesis, Chapters 1-11

2009-01-07T10:32:00.001-08:00

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This is a one of a kind work. This fourth volume of the CASB series provides the reader with one of the most exegetically detailed works on Genesis ever produced for the Catholic market. Its 710 pages begin with a fresh translation of Genesis based on a literal, word-for-word rendering. Using the original Hebrew and Greek Septuagint, the CASB Genesis delves deeply into the grammatical nuances and the contextual background as few commentaries have done before, yet with an ease of reading to which one has become accustomed in the CASB series. As the reader will see, the unique methodology of the CASB becomes especially useful when the most important parts of the book of Genesis, chapters 1 through 11, are studied and digested. The detailed exegesis provides fresh insights into the varying creation accounts, the Fall, the genealogies, the Sons of God, the Nephilim, Noah's flood, and much more. With all the CASB volumes, this one also includes detailed and comprehensive Apologetics Commentaries, touching upon such subjects as creation vs. evolution, the Documentary Hypothesis, the date of Adam, the firmament and geocentrism; with special sections on Augustine and Blessed Hildegard, and a catalogue of all the Fathers' and Medievals' views on everything from the length of the Genesis day to the sphericity of the earth. Also included are 200 pages of dialogues between the author and various secular and theistic evolutionists. Most of all, with the information the CASB Genesis provides, the reader will find himself well-educated to contest not only the secular critics of Genesis arising since the time of Darwin, but also the clerical critics who, because of the onslaught of modern science, have more or less abandoned Genesis to the realm of myth and metaphor. A must buy for your library.

CASB 3 - The Epistles of Romans and James - Hardback

2009-01-06T11:02:00.000-08:00

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The second edition of The Epistles of Romans and James adds the author’s own literal translation of the text of Romans and James in place of the Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition of 1966. The same detailed exegesis as the first edition is made even more enhanced with additional footnotes and apologetics commentaries.

The third volume (now in its Second Edition, Jan 7, 2009) of the CASB, The Epistles of Romans and James, is a one-of-a-kind exegetical commentary. Centered around the general topic of soteriology, and justification specifically, this commentary analyzes these two controversial letters in the New Testament as only the CASB series has become known to do. A detailed, verse-by-verse study of each chapter spans over 600 pages of study. No relevant subject is left untouched. Included are in-depth word studies, contextual analysis, textual analysis, patristic testimony, conciliar, papal and catechetical citations, and much more. This commentary will show, like no other before it, that Paul's epistle to the Romans is the very foundation upon which Catholic doctrine is built, not only in soteriology, but in ecclesiology as well. The book of James is also given the same detailed analysis, and the CASB shows that its teachings dovetail perfectly with those of St. Paul. It is one of the most penetrating and formidable exegetical works ever produced for the Catholic audience for the purpose of teaching and defending the doctrinal teachings of the Catholic Church.

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