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- Christopher Cardinal Schönborn    

 

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   Online Texts by Cardinal Schönborn


   A frequently-updated list of Cardinal Schönborn's original compositions available online.

 

Update 30 May 06: The Cardinal's Fifth Catechetical Lecture is now available online in English here.

 

Update 12 Mar 06: The Cardinal's Sixth Catechetical Lecture is now available online in German here.

 

[also of interest: Short Schönborn quotes]

 

Jump to: Articles on the evolution debate

 

   Articles listed chronologically


12 Mar 12 Sixth Catechetical Lecture; St. Stephan's Cathedral, Vienna. - Continuation of Evolution Debate (currently available only in German)
12 Feb 06 Fifth Catechetical Lecture; St. Stephan's Cathedral, Vienna. - Continuation of Evolution Debate (now available in English!)
08 Jan 06 Fourth Catechetical Lecture; St. Stephan's Cathedral, Vienna. - Continuation of Evolution Debate
19 Dec 05 The Designs of Science; First Things - the Cardinal responds to an opinion piece published in First Things - probably the clearest and most complete iteration of the Cardinal's position yet.

04 Dec 05

Third Catechetical Lecture; St. Stephan's Cathedral, Vienna. - Continuation of Evolution Debate

13 Nov 05

Second Catechetical Lecture; St. Stephan's Cathedral, Vienna. - Continuation of Evolution Debate

02 Oct 05

First Catechetical Lecture; St. Stephan's Cathedral, Vienna - Continuation of Evolution Debate

01 Oct 05 Reflections on the Gospel of Matthew; Ignatius Insight - An excerpt from the book My Jesus
07 Jul 05 Copy of Finding Design in Nature; published in the New York Times - The famous article that re-kindled the debate between scientists and Catholics on evolution and intelligent design

Jun 02

Class of 2002 Commencement Address, St. Thomas Aquinas, CA - Excellent Thomistic-themed meditation, also briefly discusses his reasons for choosing the quote on his coat of arms

Dec 99 A Time of Desert for Theology: Ressourcement Versus Models of the Church; Houston Catholic Worker - The Cardinal relates his own studies and critiques modern approaches to theology

Sep 98

Brief Note on the Revision of Passages in The Catechism of the Catholic Church having to do with the Death Penalty; Catholic Dossier - Discusses the CCC's treatment of the Death Penalty

Feb 98 The Church - Prepared for in the Old Covenant; Catholic Dossier - An excerpt from the book Loving the Church
May 97 The Temple as the Maternal Place of the Church; Catholic Dossier - Theology of Church Art and Architecture with a Marian emphasis
Jan 97 Homily given at the dedication Mass of the International Theological Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family; Gaming, Austria - the Cardinal serves as chancellor of this school
   

 

   Articles on the Evolution Debate


19 Dec 05 The Designs of Science; First Things - the Cardinal responds to an opinion piece published in First Things - probably the clearest and most complete iteration of the Cardinal's position yet.

13 Nov 05

Second Catechetical Lecture; St. Stephan's Cathedral, Vienna. - Continuation of Evolution Debate

02 Oct 05

First Catechetical Lecture; St. Stephan's Cathedral, Vienna - Continuation of Evolution Debate

07 Jul 05 Copy of Finding Design in Nature; published in the New York Times - The famous article that re-kindled the debate between scientists and Catholics on evolution/historicity of creation
   

[see also: our summary and clarification of the evolution debate]

 


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