Seminary Formation Video

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Stake 'em up boys :rolleyes:

Recalling the good ole days of bad boy Catholicism.

Nestorian, Arian, Monophysite – strange that Protestant wasn’t mentioned anywhere in the video. 🙂
 
Madaglan said:
Stake 'em up boys :rolleyes:

Recalling the good ole days of bad boy Catholicism.

Nestorian, Arian, Monophysite – strange that Protestant wasn’t mentioned anywhere in the video. 🙂
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Why is that strange?
 
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Why is that strange?
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The whole idea of combating heresy–and naming numerous ancient, Christological heresies–but not making any mention of the Protestant heresy that is rampant today and which was once tackled by the Catholic Church. Then again, the Roman Catholic Church today is infected with an out-of-control Low Christology–one which even exceeds Arianism and Adoptionism in its denials of Christ’s complete, hypostatic divinity. The heresy of Protestantism, however dangerous to Catholic integrity, has been over-shadowed by the synthesis of all heresies: modernism, and its fruits in the Roman Catholic Church (as well as in the Protestant churches).
 
Madaglan said:
The whole idea of combating heresy–and naming numerous ancient, Christological heresies–but not making any mention of the Protestant heresy that is rampant today and which was once tackled by the Catholic Church. Then again, the Roman Catholic Church today is infected with an out-of-control Low Christology–one which even exceeds Arianism and Adoptionism in its denials of Christ’s complete, hypostatic divinity. The heresy of Protestantism, however dangerous to Catholic integrity, has been over-shadowed by the synthesis of all heresies: modernism, and its fruits in the Roman Catholic Church (as well as in the Protestant churches).
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No, I think the basis of what Protestantism is alive and well among many who claim to be Catholic. That of making themself the arbiter of Truth. Raising themselves above the Church as the sole authority of what is Truth.

Yes some of those other heresies are still around but the basis of it all is that some people think they know better.

On a side note, what does this have to do with Vocations in anyway?
 
ByzCath said:
No, I think the basis of what Protestantism is alive and well among many who claim to be Catholic. That of making themself the arbiter of Truth. Raising themselves above the Church as the sole authority of what is Truth.

Yes some of those other heresies are still around but the basis of it all is that some people think they know better.

On a side note, what does this have to do with Vocations in anyway?
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On your last question, I assume you mean in terms of the theological argumentation brought up within the thread. I suppose people brought that up as a side note.

In terms of the video itself it is wonderfully encouraging for vocations in that is shows another side of seminary life. Here you have young seminarians who look just like other graduate students (though obviously oriented to service for Christ as Priests) and they are having fun…they have a sense of humor…and even the faculty participated in the making of the video. It is clever! Deacon Payne is not an effeminate future clergyman, etc.

It throws off the stodgy view of seminarians and clergy and so on. In some ways there is a similarity to the “Life on the Rock”…JP II generation view of vocations. You can be hip…cool…and yet sold out for Christ.
 
RevDrNorth said:
In terms of the video itself it is wonderfully encouraging for vocations in that is shows another side of seminary life. Here you have young seminarians who look just like other graduate students (though obviously oriented to service for Christ as Priests) and they are having fun…they have a sense of humor…and even the faculty participated in the making of the video. It is clever! Deacon Payne is not an effeminate future clergyman, etc.

It throws off the stodgy view of seminarians and clergy and so on. In some ways there is a similarity to the “Life on the Rock”…JP II generation view of vocations. You can be hip…cool…and yet sold out for Christ.
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That is what attracted me to this and a number of other well done and clever YouTube videos done by seminarians. The Saginaw boys do a clever set of “PC/Mac” parodies for “Artificial Birth Control/NFP”… The seminarians in Saint Louis have a couple of funny clever videos as well.

I wanted to post “Profess Chalcedon” on our group blog, but thought it had disappeared. If I can figure out how to embed, I still may do just that.
 
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No, I think the basis of what Protestantism is alive and well among many who claim to be Catholic. That of making themself the arbiter of Truth. Raising themselves above the Church as the sole authority of what is Truth.
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Yes some of those other heresies are still around but the basis of it all is that some people think they know better.
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On a side note, what does this have to do with Vocations in anyway?
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Beginning with the last question, my response was to the central image of the video–that of Catholics coming down hard on heresy. I was commenting on the vocations video, which mentions many of the heresies I listed.

Protestantism is still around, to be sure; but I still think that modernism has over-shadowed much of Protestantism. The attitude of the modernist is the same as that of many a Protestant–placing oneself above the Church–but the modernist also indulges in dangerous ideas that are not even espoused by conservative Protestants. The modernist draws from the worst of Protestantism and the worse of so-called secular wisdom.
 
No! Really…that’s the way it is…only what’s this 7:30 AM morning prayer thing…we met at 6:45 A.M. before breakfast.
 
vocatio said:
No! Really…that’s the way it is…only what’s this 7:30 AM morning prayer thing…we met at 6:45 A.M. before breakfast.
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In the army we met at 5:45 am for formation, stretching, push ups and 3 mile run. Soft seminarians:wink:

Actually, as I read about the schedule of many religious orders I think we who were in the army had it easier. :tiphat:

Vocatio - What sort of vocation are you pursuing now?
 
RevDrNorth said:
In the army we met at 5:45 am for formation, stretching, push ups and 3 mile run. Soft seminarians:wink:

Actually, as I read about the schedule of many religious orders I think we who were in the army had it easier. :tiphat:

Vocatio - What sort of vocation are you pursuing now?
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I’m a “Red Leg” gunbunny cannoncocker.13 Bravo. Guess what…I did all that too for 4 years actice duty. Only we had three running teams…I was on the fast track…5 mile in rough terrain. 2 years Germany and 2 years state side. Lived in the field half the time. Did all that in my younger days. Now, I just struggle to get out of bed between 6:00 am to 6:30 am to read the Liturgy of the Hours.
 
vocatio said:
I’m a “Red Leg” gunbunny cannoncocker.13 Bravo. Guess what…I did all that too for 4 years actice duty. Only we had three running teams…I was on the fast track…5 mile in rough terrain. 2 years Germany and 2 years state side. Lived in the field half the time. Did all that in my younger days. Now, I just struggle to get out of bed between 6:00 am to 6:30 am to read the Liturgy of the Hours.
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The military is a tough life for sure! Judging by some orders they live a very disciplined existence as well. I saw the series the Monastery and it was funny watching the routine wear many out. Much of it mental rather than physical. I guess that is why some orders set age upper limits on age.
 
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