But I am sure I have always thought of Christmastime, when it has come round — apart from theveneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anythingbelonging to it can be apart from that — as agood time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasanttime: the only time I know of, in the long calendarof the [...]
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Dickens’ "Carol Philosophy"
Posted in Charles Dickens, Christmas on December 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Aquinas’ Mariology (2)
Posted in Blessed Virgin Mary, Mariology, Thomas Aquinas on December 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
From the earlier post looking at Aquinas’ and the popular view of Mary, significant differences will already have been noticed. Indeed one can sense Aquinas’ impatience with the popular views prevailing during his time in certain of his words. One such example can be found in Aquinas’ discussion of whether Mary was cleansed completely from [...]
A Sober Mariology: Thomas’ view of Mary (1)
Posted in Blessed Virgin Mary, Immaculate Conception, Mariology, Thomas Aquinas on December 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Medieval man’s attitude towards Mary was one of great devotion, she was seen as the ‘Mother of Mercy’ and mediator between them and Christ. It was felt that they could unreservedly commend themselves to her as their advocate. This view of Mary as the Mother of Mercy arose in part due to the emphasis on [...]
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