• March 26th, 2011
Edward T. Mechmann, Esg. gives a commentary on Maafa 21, a two-hour documentary by Life Dynamics that chronicles the struggle of blacks from slavery to the present, underscoring what it characterizes as the modern eugenics applied to African-Americans. Mr. Mechmann is a lawyer and is the Director of the Safe Environment Office and the Assistant Director of the Family Life/Respect Life Office, both of the New York Archdiocese.
One of the More Hot Topics series, the presentation of the documentary with the accompanying commentary is an initiative of the Education Committee of the Parish Council of St. Thomas More. This was held on March 14, 2011 at the Rochester Room.
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• March 26th, 2011
Dr. Alice von Hildebrand, philosopher, theologian and author talks on her latest book - "Man and Woman: A Divine Invention". This book is considered a follow-up to The Privilege of Being a Woman (Veritas Press, 2002) where she underscored the fact that “…men and women, though equal in ontological dignity, were made different by God’s choice…” Born in Belgium, Dr. von Hildebrand earned her Doctorate in Philosophy from Fordham University and is Professor Emeritus at Hunter College. She was married to Dietrich von Hildebrand (Oct. 12, 1889 – Jan. 26, 1977), a German Catholic philosopher and theologian, who was informally called "the 20th Century Doctor of the Church" by Pope Pius XII.
A More More Hot Topics presentation of the Education Committee of the Parish Council of St. Thomas More, this was held on November 8, 2010 at the Rochester Room.
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• March 26th, 2011
Fr. Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R., a co-founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal and Five-Postulator for the Cause of Sainthood for Archbishop Fulton Sheen, gave an introduction to the film showing of the documentary "Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen: Servant of All". The film showing that was held on October 18, 2010 at the Rochester Room was an initiative of the Education Committee of the Parish Council of St. Thomas More Parish as part of the More Hot Topics program.
Pope John Paul II in 1979 called Archbishop Sheen “a loyal son of the Church” who had “written and spoken well of the Lord Jesus Christ.” Those words – spoken and written - are as relevant today as they were during his lifetime.
For his heroic and extraordinary virtues in living and spreading the Gospel and helping others to do the same, Archbishop Sheen, who is buried in the crypt at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, has been declared a “Servant of God,” the first of the four steps in the canonization process.
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• March 26th, 2011
This presentation was held on September 12, 2010 by Andrew Bieszad at the St. Thomas More Parish as part of the continuing More Hot Topics which is an initiative of the Education Committee of the Parish Council.
Muslims and Catholics comprise two of the world’s three monotheistic religions that share belief in one God. There are differences in these two faiths, however, in how that belief is expressed. So what is Islamic theology, how does it compare with catholic teaching, and how do our perspective beliefs shape our view about each other? Mr. Bieszad has conducted educational seminars on Islam since 2007. Two of his articles that touch on aspects of theological differences of the faiths have been published – Church Honors Lebanese Civil War Martyrs (Cedar News, July 13, 2008) and The Secular Islam Summit Conference Report (TELOS, Summer 2007). He previously served as an Islam and Catholic-Muslim relations advisor to the National Catholic Students Coalition – the American branch of Pax Romana.
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• March 11th, 2011
CLOUD OF WITNESSES: Dead People I Knew When They Were Alive
Father George Rutler in his latest book, Cloud of Witnesses (2010), presents a collection of portraits of characters and personalities he has encountered as a priest. His works usually show Catholics - now part of the North American mainstream - as often being pulled in different directions by the culture wars, with large segments seriously tempted towards liberal Protestantism and with just as many liberal Protestants lapsing into agnosticism or morphing into Evangelicals. In his new book, his range of characters stretches from Mother Teresa to Queen Elizabeth, from Barbara Cartland to Robert Frost, from the parish secretary to Cardinal Lustiger - a Jewish archbishop of Paris, and from a university chaplain to Billy of Engine Company 21. He will discusses these and other interesting characters at the MORE Hot Topics series held on May 10, 2010 at the Church of St. Thomas More.
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• March 11th, 2011
Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel, CFR, talks about "Truth about death, judgment, hell, purgatory, and heaven," a the Church of St. Thomas More, on March 15, 2010, through the initiative of the Education Committee of the Parish Council. Father Groeschel, CFR--best-selling author, psychology professor and internationally renowned retreat director--has first-hand knowledge of this topic and engages in it. He has "...looked death in the eye more than once and [had] for all intents and purposes been dead..." having himself been the victim of a hit and run accident in 2004. In his latest book After This Life (2009), Father Groeschel masterfully explains how consoling and uplifting the truths surrounding death, judgment, hell, purgatory, and heaven really are in grappling with our mortality.
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• March 10th, 2011
By early 1950, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, under the episcopacy of Francis Cardinal Spellman, sought to the establish a new parish in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, an area also known at the "Silk Stocking District." A successful negotiation with the Reformed Church of Harlem led to the acquisition of the property on 89th Street. On July 9th, 1950, Bishop Joseph P. Donahue, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of New York, consecrated a new parish and rededicated it as the Church of St. Thomas More.
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• March 8th, 2011
This podcast is a project of the Education Committee of the Parish Council of St. Thomas More Parish. In his message for the 2011 World Communications Day entitled "Truth, Proclamation and Authenticity of Life in the Digital Age", the Holy Father exhorts all Christians to make good use of digital media in proclaiming the good news. Here we will be uploading audio excerpts of our lecture series and related resources. Do give us your feedback by emailing to stmparishchurch@gmail.com or visit our website at www.thomasmorechurc.org for more details.
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