2011 Conference - Stand Firm on Tradition Archives - The Coming Home Network https://chnetwork.org/category/deep-in-history-2/2011-conference-stand-firm-on-tradition/ A network of inquirers, converts, and reverts to the Catholic Church, as well as life-long Catholics, all on a journey of continual conversion to Jesus Christ. Thu, 08 Aug 2019 18:01:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 Dei Verbum and the Experience of the Church – Msgr. Frank Lane https://chnetwork.org/deep-in-history/dei-verbum-and-the-experience-of-the-church-msgr-frank-lane/ https://chnetwork.org/deep-in-history/dei-verbum-and-the-experience-of-the-church-msgr-frank-lane/#respond Thu, 13 Sep 2018 17:45:09 +0000 https://chnetwork.org/?post_type=deep-in-history&p=49508 In a talk from our 2011 Deep in History conference, Msgr. Frank Lane unpacks the Second Vatican Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, popularly known as Dei Verbum. Msgr. Lane

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]]> In a talk from our 2011 Deep in History conference, Msgr. Frank Lane unpacks the Second Vatican Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, popularly known as Dei Verbum. Msgr. Lane looks at what this document has to say about the Church’s historic understanding of Sacred Scripture through the centuries, and what that means for how Catholics should read and meditate upon the Bible today.

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Study Questions:

-What did Cardinal Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, say about the role of community and tradition in interpreting the Scriptures?

-What does Msgr. Lane say are the dangers of an individualistic approach to interpreting the Bible?

-Why are Christians not “people of the book,” but “people of the word?”

-How does Dei Verbum talk about the interrelatedness of Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition?

-Why does Msgr. Lane refer to submission to apostolic authority as a form of spiritual liberation?

-What does the Jewish tradition teach us about the role of history and tradition in understanding the revelation of God?

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]]> https://chnetwork.org/deep-in-history/dei-verbum-and-the-experience-of-the-church-msgr-frank-lane/feed/ 0 The Holy Spirit as Living Tradition – Dr. Scott Hahn https://chnetwork.org/deep-in-history/the-holy-spirit-as-living-tradition-dr-scott-hahn/ https://chnetwork.org/deep-in-history/the-holy-spirit-as-living-tradition-dr-scott-hahn/#respond Thu, 30 Aug 2018 15:12:19 +0000 https://chnetwork.org/?post_type=deep-in-history&p=49451 In a talk from our 2011 Deep in History conference, noted author and scholar Dr. Scott Hahn examines the proper role of tradition in the life of the Church. He

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]]> In a talk from our 2011 Deep in History conference, noted author and scholar Dr. Scott Hahn examines the proper role of tradition in the life of the Church. He looks at the misconceptions some Christians have about the Catholic understanding of tradition, and argues that if the Holy Spirit has been at work in every age of the Church, then knowing that legacy of providence is crucial to understanding how God works in His people today.

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Study Questions:

What isn’t Tradition, according to Dr. Hahn?

How does G.K. Chesterton describe Tradition? How does Professor Maurice Halbwachs distinguish history and tradition? How do these descriptions help you more deeply understand tradition? 

Joseph Ratzinger says that Scripture and Tradition are the result of Revelation (influencing the Vatican II document Dei Verbum). How does this put the debate regarding sola scriptura (Scripture alone) into perspective?

Why does “living Tradition,” as Dr. Hahn describes it, differ from cultural or historical traditions? 

What is the relationship between Apostolic Succession and Tradition?

Why, according to Dr. Hahn, do “Catholics believe what we believe?” How does the Bible lead one into the heart of the Church?

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]]> https://chnetwork.org/deep-in-history/the-holy-spirit-as-living-tradition-dr-scott-hahn/feed/ 0 Authority as Gift: Scripture, Tradition, and Reason in the Writings of St. Thomas Aquinas – Dr. Theresa Farnan https://chnetwork.org/deep-in-history/authority-as-gift-scripture-tradition-and-reason-in-the-writings-of-st-thomas-aquinas-dr-theresa-farnan/ https://chnetwork.org/deep-in-history/authority-as-gift-scripture-tradition-and-reason-in-the-writings-of-st-thomas-aquinas-dr-theresa-farnan/#respond Thu, 23 Aug 2018 15:38:02 +0000 https://chnetwork.org/?post_type=deep-in-history&p=49397 In a talk from The Coming Home Network’s 2011 Deep in History conference, Dr. Theresa Farnan looks at the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas on the nature of authority in

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]]> In a talk from The Coming Home Network’s 2011 Deep in History conference, Dr. Theresa Farnan looks at the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas on the nature of authority in the Christian life. Dr. Farnan shares what St. Thomas had to say about the relationship between Scripture, tradition, and reason, and how the three work in relation to one another in the Catholic understanding of authority in the Church.

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Study Questions:

-Why is an objective authority necessary when it comes to living the Christian life?

-What might lead some to believe that St. Thomas Aquinas might have been sympathetic to the idea of sola Scriptura? Why is it obvious that he would not agree with that doctrine?

-Why does St. Thomas argue that the authority of Scripture and the authority of tradition cannot operate independently from one another?

-Why can we trust the written testimony of a Gospel writer like John?

-Why is submission to authority necessary to an authentic search for truth?

-What does Dr. Farnan say about the relationship between reason and revelation?

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]]> https://chnetwork.org/deep-in-history/authority-as-gift-scripture-tradition-and-reason-in-the-writings-of-st-thomas-aquinas-dr-theresa-farnan/feed/ 0 The Tradition I Never Saw – Marcus Grodi https://chnetwork.org/deep-in-history/the-tradition-i-never-saw-marcus-grodi/ https://chnetwork.org/deep-in-history/the-tradition-i-never-saw-marcus-grodi/#respond Wed, 08 Aug 2018 18:34:04 +0000 https://chnetwork.org/?post_type=deep-in-history&p=49322 In a talk from our 2011 Deep in History conference, Marcus Grodi shares how he has come to understand the importance of sacred tradition in the Christian life. For Marcus,

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]]> In a talk from our 2011 Deep in History conference, Marcus Grodi shares how he has come to understand the importance of sacred tradition in the Christian life. For Marcus, as for many Christians, St. Paul’s warning to avoid the “traditions of men” in Colossians 2:8 seemed to mean that previous centuries of Christian history, liturgy, authority and devotion should be discarded. But what then was he to make of St. Paul’s other admonition in 2 Thessalonians 2:15, to “hold fast to the traditions which you have been taught?” Marcus shares how his quest to understand this tension eventually helped lead him to the Catholic Church.

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Study Questions:

-Before his conversion to the Catholic Church, Grodi began to notice just how integral tradition was to his life. Are you able to think of certain traditions or authorities that shape your daily life? 

-Can you identify with Grodi’s timeline of the “journey home” to the Catholic Church?

-How important was Church history in Grodi’s life as a Protestant? 

-What is one of the primary purposes of the Church? Why does this purpose of the Church make sense, in light of Paul’s words in 2 Timothy 1:9 through 2:2?

-Do all churches “guard” tradition? What parts of Catholic Sacred Tradition are commonly held by Protestant denominations?

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]]> https://chnetwork.org/deep-in-history/the-tradition-i-never-saw-marcus-grodi/feed/ 0 Reconstructionism and the Eastern Churches – Fr. Ray Ryland https://chnetwork.org/deep-in-history/reconstructionism-and-the-eastern-churches-fr-ray-ryland/ https://chnetwork.org/deep-in-history/reconstructionism-and-the-eastern-churches-fr-ray-ryland/#respond Wed, 01 Aug 2018 13:56:27 +0000 https://chnetwork.org/?post_type=deep-in-history&p=49290 In a talk from our 2011 Deep in History Conference, Fr. Ray Ryland explores how Catholics and Eastern Christians understand the idea of the universal Church, and how that informs

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]]> In a talk from our 2011 Deep in History Conference, Fr. Ray Ryland explores how Catholics and Eastern Christians understand the idea of the universal Church, and how that informs questions of ecumenism. He unpacks what the Second Vatican Council has to say about the Eastern Churches, and the imperative to seek Christian unity.  Fr. Ryland also explores what is meant by the term “Eastern Orthodox,” how Christians under that umbrella have a sacramental connection with the Catholic Church, and what still needs to be done to foster authentic unity between East and West.

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Study Questions:

-What is the difference between the ways in which Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy look at “the universal church”?

-What point does Fr. Ryland make about reconstructionism? Why is this important?

-What is “continuity”? Why does Fr. Ryland believe the “essence” of all non-Catholic Christian traditions is discontinuity? How does “development of doctrine” of the Catholic Church fit into “continuity”? Has the desire for a church with “historical continuity” made a difference in your faith journey?

Why does Divine Revelation necessitate authority of interpretation, according to Fr. Ryland? Do you agree? Why is the authority of ecumenical councils alone problematic?

Vocabulary:

Reconstructionism: The appeal of believers to a “Golden Age” of authentic Christianity, which they have chosen to recapture (Utopianism). Reconstructionists are highly selective in what they retain from the “Golden Age” they have chosen, appeal to a new and unfounded authority, presuppose a decay or corruption in the church which they
claim to have corrected, include innovations and features that were not present in the “Golden Age” to which they appeal, and appeal to discontinuity (a break with the past to blaze a new path).

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