About Me
I am the Assistant Director of Evangelizing Catechesis at my home parish in Austin, TX. I obtained a BA in Theology and Religious Studies from the Catholic University of America with a minor in Philosophy. I have also completed graduate coursework in Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology.
Sacred Theology and the Christian life are both incredibly important. As the name of this project indicates, we are here to study Catholic doctrine and live with true devotion.
The Magisterium of the Church is of utmost importance for the content of this blog since it is the proximate regula fidei. Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, together constituting the singular depositum fidei, are the remote regula fidei from which the Magisterium draws all of the teachings it proposes to us for belief.
When approaching Sacred Tradition, I consult the Glossa Ordinaria and Catena Aurea as references, and I examine and employ the primary sources written by the Church Fathers whenever necessary.
I also reference the authorized liturgical texts both historical and contemporary, and especially those of the Roman Rite. These documents are witnesses to Sacred Tradition in a privileged and living way.
The following list contains a few of the principle sources that I use to faithfully interpret the teachings of Holy Mother Church and to theologize within the bounds of orthodoxy.
I.) The opera omnia of Saint Thomas Aquinas of the Ordo Prædicatorum, whom the Church has named the Doctor Communis and Doctor Angelicus.
II.) The works of Cornelius à Lapide of the Societas Iesu, the great biblical exegete and commentator.
III.) The works of Saint Peter Julian Eymard of the Congregatio Sanctissimi Sacramenti, the Apostle of the Eucharist.
IV.) The works of Servant of God Dom Prosper Louis Pascal Guéranger of the Ordo Sancti Benedicti, the renowned liturgical commentator and Abbot of Solesmes Abbey.
When suitable, I also turn to the works of other Schoolmen. Namely, Saint Bonaventure, Blessed John Duns Scotus, Saint Anselm, Alexander of Hales, Saint Albert the Great, Blessed Denis the Carthusian, and Blessed Gregory of Rimini, amongst others.
I also utilize various scholastic commentaries on the Sententiæ of Peter Lombard and the Summa Theologiæ of Saint Thomas Aquinas, especially from the medieval, renaissance and baroque periods.
However, I also reference more recent works by Thomists such as the Reverend Fr. Réginald Marie Garrigou-Lagrange of the Ordo Prædicatorum.
I also engage with more modern scholarship when appropriate, especially concerning archaeology, history, and the natural sciences.