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The article presents some recent proposals for the renewal of moral theology with the aim of showing the different theories of practical rationality that they have at the base. Such theories often explain the fact that concrete problems are approached from different perspectives and that different solutions are offered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

John Henry Newman is widely recognized as the greatest Catholic thinker of the 19th century; why then did he refuse the title of «theologian »? This refusal expressed above all a rejection of the dominant Catholic theology and philosophy of his day which was essentially conceptual, profoundly unhistorical, and – most importantly – divorced from the domain of spiritual experience. Newman’s own theology is steeped in history, is profoundly biblically-based, and above all is inseparable from his spirituality. He insists on the importance of the «real» as opposed to the purely «notional ». And if he insists on the importance of «dogma», it is because he is keenly aware that our manner of thinking about God determines our ability to pray to him and to seek him. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A hundred years after the publication of the first edition of the commentary to the Epistle of the Romans (1919), the famous Barthian consideration of the analogia entis as «an invention of the Antichrist» and «the reason why I cannot become a Catholic» regains its prevalence. Nonetheless, this assertion has evolved as time goes by. In this article, we will study the answers given by Catholic thinkers as Erich Przywara, Gottlieb Söhngen, Jérôme Hamer, Henri Bouillard, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Hans Küng, and some more recent authors of the Italian and Anglo-Saxon areas. The opposition between analogia entis and analogia relationis, concretized in analogia fidei, has developed several interpretations in different directions. This article will suggest the continuity between both dimensions –which are inseparably united to charity– by alluding to their Trinitarian origin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The new legislation on offenses involving the abuse of minors, embodied in the norms of 2010 promulgated by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, reflects the experience of recent decades. The present article explains the canonical procedure, both administrative as well as judicial, and some of the questions raised by its application: the right to defense (the need for the assistance of a lawyer and the public character of proofs) and collaboration with the civil authority, encouraged by the Church itself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In these pages we refer to those Churches In full communion with the Apostolic See (Eastern Catholic Churches) as well as those that are split (Orthodox Churches). We also discuss the spiritual and liturgical patrimony of these particular Churches, the concepts of «rite», «Patriarchate» and «sui iuris Church», their own liturgical instructions of these particular Churches (specially the conciliar Indications in th a t referred to the communicatio in sacris with these Eastern Catholic and Orthodox Churches), as are stated In the Orientalium Ecclesiarum Decree (1964) and In other conciliar documents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ratzinger's Jesus of Nazareth is an important and mature theological legacy, fruit of years of study and prayer. It coherently combines theological meditation and exegetical investigation. Our article highlights some of the most relevant aspects of Ratzinger's contribution to the study of Jesus Christ. Special attention is given to the perspective in which the book is set: continuity with the mid XXth century Lives of Jesus, trust in historical knowledge and a delicate respect for that lovely twilight which sometimes surrounds Jesus' revelation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article assesses the different hermeneutical proposals on Vatican II presented between 1985 and Benedict XVI's address to the Roman Curia in 2005. Attention is also given to the protagonists and to magisterial indications, especially that Papal discourse. Three ideas for further research are proposed: the consideration of Vatican II as an ecumenical council; reflection on the Church as tradition; and the Christological reading of the Council. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The expression «hierarchy of truths» appeared in the Second Vatican Council Decree on Ecumenism: Unitatis Redintegratio n. 11. Originally, it was aimed to establish an order in ecumenical dialogue. Later on its hermeneutical relevance for the whole theology became evident. This article analyzes the status quaestionis since its appearance in the Second Vatican Council, including official documents after the Council and the reception of the term among theologians. Finally, some theological considerations on the correct use of «hierarchy of truths» in the theological and ecumenical domain are offered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Second Vatican Council profoundly reformed the theology of priesthood by placing it within the Church as a priestly people. The Council considers the whole priestly dimension of the People of Cod, and more specifically the ministerial priesthood, as the participation in the priesthood of Christ, in His consecration and mission. In this regard, the affirmation of the sacramentality of the episcopate-primum analogatum of the ministerial priesthood- seems very relevant. This new approach has resulted in a pastoral reform of the theology of priesthood. The author concludes by analysing the fruitfulness of the new approaches that arose from the Council. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The core of Joseph Ratzinger's theology is Christ, present in the Holy Scriptures and liturgy, and His relationship with the Church and Mary. Among the theological and ontological pillars of Ratzinger's thought, it is worth mentioning the person and the meaning of concepts such as love, truth, beauty and hope for that person. In view of the announcement of the Christian message, Ratzinger focuses on both faith and reason. Thus, his ideas on theology, catechesis and preaching are based on the relationship between those concepts. Finally, as regards to mission, it is important to highlight Ratzinger's statements about ministry and Eucharist (with relevant consequences for ecumenical theology), creation, religion and the relationship of the Church with the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the last centuries, the Marian apparitions have conditioned, at least in practice, some aspects in the life of the Church. In spite of the silence that in theological field has been maintained for a long time, in the last two decades mariologists have started to pay more attention to these extra-ordinary phenomena, and to study them in their proper theological perspective. This paper analyzes, from a theological point of view, and based on the prudent praxis of the Church, the reasonable action in the case of a possible or alleged Marian apparition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The theological movement «Radical Orthodoxy», sometimes considerate as school of thought or simply as sensibility, is one of the most suggestive theological projects of the English-speaking world. Among its features is to conceive the theology as all-embracing knowledge and its rejection of modernity. The importance of «Radical Orthodoxy» for the contemporary Catholic theology is its strong tendency to doxology. But what is the meaning of the liturgy in this movement? What type of ritual mean? The purpose of this note is to present the key elements of the liturgical theology of the «Radical Orthodoxy», expressed in books and articles of Catherine Pick-stock and James K. A. Smith. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Some saints have brought to the Church a vast and extensive teaching. When that spiritual doctrine can be bound in its structural and decisive elements, and those Christocentric keys are captured and expressed in not only ascetic or spiritual means, but also in their properly theological dimensions, it is easy to understand the way this spiritual master has been, is, or can be, a source of theological inspiration. The examples are many. The author focuses in particular on the teachings of Saint Josemaría Escrivá, and -taking into account some of the affirmations of Cardinal Ratzinger about this saint- offers an outline of a valid intellectual itinerary to reflect upon that which Saint Josemaría's doctrine brings to theology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the sphere of Catholic theology, doubtless as a consequence of the frequent contributions made by the Magisterium, recent years have seen a proliferation of reflections on the doctrine of natural law as the basis for the ethical and political order. In this context, the document published in 2009 by the International Theological Commission entitled: «Alla ricerca di un'etica universale: nuovo sguardo sulla legge naturale», is a response to the desire in Christian intellectual and theological circles to help to redirect social life and dialogue between individuals, cultures and religious traditions. The quest for a consensus on objective, universal values based on human nature as such is one of the main pastoral aims of the Catholic Church at the start of the third millennium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The bibliography on the priestly ministry and priestly spirituality in the period between 2000-2010 contains a great number of specialized works. Among these, we can observe how, at the end of what could be termed the theological crisis concerning the priesthood, the new proposals about life and spirituality are again founded on the reality of the union between consecration and mission. The consecration through received sacramental ordination makes possible the priestly mission of serving God, the Church and other people It is precisely in the exercise of this priestly mission, as a service to the Word, to the Liturgy, -especially in the Eucharist- and to pastoral charity, that the priest finds his holiness The life and teachings of holy priests, like St Josemaría Escriva, are a guide for the effective promotion of this spirituality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An analysis is carried out of the Manuals of Social Morals published recently, between the years 2000 and 2008 The majority of these works are from Spain, and the others from European countries such as France, Germany or Italy Although it is not possible to discuss all the particular issues, the analysis reflects the overview that each author has on the discipline. On this basis some brief observations may be made on the evolution of Social Morals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The mutual immanence of the Universal Church and the Local Church are reflected in the fact that all baptized persons are simultaneously incorporated by the same unique act (faith-baptism) in the Universal Church and in a particular Church. In an analogous fashion, the bond that unites all the priests of the entire Ordo presbyterorum with the Ordo episcoporum taken as a whole is the very same sacramental bond that unites the priests of any given presbytenum with the Bishop who presides that presbyterium. In a «simultaneous» way, priests sacramentally belong to the Ordo presbyterorum and their concrete presbyteria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author presents some reflections and conclusions that arise from the reading of Caritas in veritate, from the perspective of the philosophy of economics. Firstly, in the light of the Encyclical, he underlines the importance of considering the human person as a gift in him/herself. From this point onwards, it is explained the proper conception of development in the perspective of its being a gift. In this view, the logic of the gift and of love are introduced to our understanding of economic action, thereby avoiding the dangers of a harmed rationality. This suggests that there is a connection between the gift and the contract which will make authentic development possible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In accordance with Pascal's conception of theology. The Writings on Grace are intended to be simply an exposition of the doctrine contained in Sacred Scripture and in the Written Fathers in a controversial context -the controversy between Molinists and Jansenists- they contain some of the exaggerations of the Jansenist view However, in the entire work one may note the prevalence of the great Augustinian themes that are key to interpreting all of Pascal's work, and more concretely his ideas on man expressed in Les Pensées. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Increasing interest is focusing on corporations' contribution to development, especially in developing countries. Awareness of the need for more balanced economic development has given rise to some conceptions of company activity that are here analysed from the point of view of the social doctrine of the Church. The common aspects shared by a conception inspired by so called «sustainable development» and the Church's ideas about development are emphasised. However, from the point of view of the Catholic Church, some prevailing ideas require a more profound underpinning, while others have to be definitively changed if genuine human development is to be achieved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the edition of Scholastica Commentaria by Dominicus Banez O. P. (1528-1604) with reference to Summa Theologiae, in particular qq. 75-102 (on the human being). This commentary is the first systematic anthropological treatment of the School of Salamanca. The aim of this new Latin edition, with its Spanish translation, is to improve knowledge of the thinking of the author by means of original sources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Se presentan los temas abordados en este número de la revista que enfoca en la hermenéutica católico-romana a partir del Concilio Vaticano II en 1965 y hasta el Pala Benedicto XVI.

Se presenta una lista de libros recibidos por la redacción de la revista que incluye los libros "El mito de la violencia religiosa" de W. T. Cavanaugh, "Lodate Dio con arte" de Benedetto XVI e "Historia de la teología" de J. Belda.

Se presenta una lista de libros recibidos por la revista incluyendo "Discursos contra los arrianos" de Anastasio de Alejandría, "El mito de la violencia religiosa" de W.T. Cavanaugh y "La pasión de Cristo en el cine" de M. Claveras.

Se presenta una lista de libros recibidos por la revista incluyendo "Sintonía con Cristo" de M. Esparza, "Antropología filosófica de J. R. Ayllón y "El resplandor de un carisma" de M. N. Camps.

Se presenta una lista de libros recibidos por la revista que incluye "Teología dei Padri Della Chiesa" de M. Fiedrowicz, "Levántate y anda" de J. A. Badiola y "La señal de la cruz" de J. L. Lorda.