(The latest alumni news and updates can be found here.)
7/6: Three of the PFIC faculty are featured in the latest issue of
The Thomist:
Dr. Gregory F. LaNave has an article entitled "
Bonaventure's Arguments for the Existence of God and an 'Independent' de Deo uno",
Fr. Gabriel B. O'Donnell, O.P., has a book review of
Catherine of Siena: Spiritual Development in Her Life and Teaching by Fr. Thomas McDermott, O.P., and
Fr. Basil Cole, O.P., has a book review of
Vital Conflicts in Medical Ethics: A Virtue Approach to Craniotomy and Tubal Pregnancies by Fr. Martin Rhonheimer.
7/6: Several alumni and faculty of the PFIC attended and presented papers at the recent conference organized by the Polish Dominican Province entitled "Dominicans and the Challenge of Thomism." Recordings of their lectures can be found
here. Pictures from the conference can be seen
here, and reflections on the conference can be viewed
here.
6/23: Alumnus
Fr. James Brent, O.P., will be giving a lecture entitled "Faith and Reason: Friends or Foes?" at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer on June 24th. More details can be found
here.
Update: A video of the talk can be viewed
here.
6/22: The newspaper of the Archdiocese of New York,
Catholic New York, has reviewed alumnus and former faculty member
Archbishop Augustine DiNoia, O.P.'s talk, "Facing the Challenges to Faith in Christ Today: The Dominican Way." The review can be read
here.
6/18: Alumnus and former faculty member
Archbishop Augustine DiNoia, O.P., recently gave a talk in New York entitled "Facing the Challenges to Faith in Christ Today: The Dominican Way." A video of the talk can be seen
here, and the text of the talk can be read
here.
6/15: The PFIC is pleased to welcome
Fr. Brian Mulcahy, O.P., as the new Provincial of the Province of St. Joseph and Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty.
6/12: The recently published October 2009 issue of
The Thomist includes a book review by Faculty member
Fr. Basil Cole, O.P., of
Catholic Health Care Ethics: A Manual for Practitioners, 2nd ed., by editors Edward J. Furton, Peter J. Cataldo, and Albert S. Moraczewski, O.P.
6/11: The Winter 2010 issue of the English Edition of
Nova et Vetera includes multiple articles by past and present faculty of the PFIC.
Fr. Basil Cole, O.P., professor of moral and spiritual theology, has an article entitled "Thomas Aquinas on Progress and Regress in the Spiritual Life." Alumnus and former faculty member
Fr. Romanus Cessario, O.P. has two articles published in this issue, one entitled "Aquinas on the Priest: Sacramental Realism and the Indispensable and Irreplaceable Vocation of the Priest" and a second entitled "Human Action and the Foundations of the Natural Law."
6/10: Fr. Basil Cole, O.P., professor of moral and spiritual theology, has an article entitled "Points on How to Preach a Very Bad Homily" in the May 2010 issue of
The Priest.
5/22: As part of the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program, former professor
Fr. John Vidmar, O.P., and current professor of canon law and Vice President for Advancement
Fr. Joseph Fox, O.P., presented an all day seminar about the Vatican entitled
"The Beauty of the Vatican-Its History and Treasures."
5/20: Faculty member Fr. Basil Cole, O.P., gave a conference at St. Thomas More parish in McLean, VA on the medical moral ethics concerning death and dying issues.
4/20: Fr. Joseph Alobaidi, O.P., professor of Sacred Scripture, has recently published a book entitled
Old Jewish Commentaries on the Song of Songs I, which is part of an international series edited by Fr. Alobaidi and published by Peter Lang Books, concerned with "The Bible in History." In this volume, Fr. Alobaidi examines the commentary of Yefet ben Eli the Karaite.
4/17: Faculty member Fr. Basil Cole, O.P., led a day of recollection with the Franciscan Friars at the University of Steubenville, OH.
4/15: Fr. Basil Cole, O.P., gave a talk entitled Demons and Angels at a Theology on Tap in Alexandria, VA, sponsored by the Washington Theological Consortium.
3/24: The book,
The Seven Last Words of Jesus, by former faculty member and alumnus
Fr. Romanus Cessario, O.P., has been translated into Chinese. It can be bought in Chinese
here or in English
here.
3/21: Throughout the weekends of March, PFIC faculty member Fr. Basil Cole, O.P., has been giving a parish mission at the parish of St. Timothy in Chantilly, VA.