Introduction: Memory
Summer 2023
Memory
Notes Toward the Definition of Memory
D. C. Schindler“Through memory, we receive and allow ourselves to be formed by the great treasures that belong to our history and culture, which are particular reflections of eternal truths, all as a gift from God.”
Three Rivers: Memory as Mediation and Mission in Purgatorio and Paradiso
Mary Taylor“God is the ‘eternal fountain,’ and what he graciously imparts does not remain stagnant but is joyously communicated—mediated—to others, as communication becomes communion.”
Memores Domini: Living God’s Memory in a Post-Christian World
Antonio López“For a human being, there is nothing as important to be truly himself as begging with all of himself for his own being.”
The Third Greatest Commandment: Memory as Imperative, Defense, and Supplication
Jason Peters“[F]orgetfulness is fatal for those in exile. For what can be more important to the wayfaring exile—whether he be polytropos Odysseus in lotus-land or Jeremiah alongside alien waters—than memory?”
On Art in Our Churches
Martin Mosebach“God himself had to produce the first depiction of his sojourn on earth.”
Creativity and Tradition: A Framework for Sacred Music
Mary Catherine Levri“[T]he call and command of the Lord does not obliterate the unique nature of each person’s offering, but encourages each to give in his own particular way, according to his heart’s desire.”
On Reason and Hope: Plato, Pieper, and the Hopeful Structure of Reason
Ryan M. Brown“[N]ot only is reason hopeful but it showcases fundamental hope, for it is convinced of the prospects of its fulfillment even when it does not (yet) see a way forward, even after being buffeted by setbacks and false trails.”