Catholic Social Science Theory

Jesus+Golgotha+Medici Alter+Mary Queen of Scots..

by Frank Dougan

My visit to the Holy Sepulchre Basilica, Jerusalem, Israel; February 2012

Jesus+Golgotha+Medici Alter+Mary Queen of Scots..

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Jerusalem

He sat on a donkey on palm strewn paths

Cries of delight arose from the mouths

The First born Son of God Christ Jesus.

To the temple he was led

There the money changers the people were bled

He cast them out of the House of His Father

The Sanhedrin were in a rage

Who is this Man to whom multitudes did gather?

He taught a new ideology of the age.

Secret plans they did form to bring Him down

To rob Him of His holy crown

Pilate and the Roman lords were sought

A price of 30 silver coins His friend was bought

At the Garden of Gethsemane from a kiss He was put in chains

Plans to kill Him for their ill-gotten gains

Pilate washed his hands of the affair he could find no crime

The high priest Caiaphas mind was distorted with grime

On His 6th day in Jerusalem they hung Him on a cross

He called to heaven that none of His sheep were lost

His promise to Peter He would return

The start of a new beginning had begun

Jesus is the Messiah the Chosen One.

He cried out loud before He went away

“Eli, Eli, Lama sabachthani”?

His dead corps was taken down and in a crypt buried

On the 3rd day from His death His word delivered

The Son of Man rose from the dead at the hand of Rome

In Jerusalem the spark of light was born Jesus was in His holy home.

By Frank J Dougan


Inside the Basilica of The Holy Sepulchre....is Golgotha (Calvery) where Jesus Christ was executed.....

The Holy Sepulchre Basilica also contains the tomb where Jesus lay...and rose from the dead!

At the foot of where The Cross stood stands the Medici Alter...

Mary Queen of Scots name is inside the Medici Alter!

The Medici Alter was commissioned a few months after Mary was martyrd!

The Alter is on the exact spot where Jesus lay after He was taken down from the cross and Held in His Mother Mary's arms!

Catherine de Medici was the mother Francis II of France....Mary was married to him!

The 11th Station - the Latin (Catholic) chapel.

The chapel's striking altar marks the 11th Station, the site at which Jesus was nailed to the Cross. A fine example of Renaissance art, the altar was made in Florence in 1588 and given to the church by Cardinal Medici a few decades later.

Look for the Medici name. Six panels of hammered silver (four in font and one on each side) depict scenes from the Passion.

— in Jerusalem, Israel.

The End of the Sociological Critique of Religion

by Brendan Sammon

Presented at the Religion and Polis Conference at the Catholic University of America, 2008.

It has been said that after the publication of John Milbank’s Theology and Social Theory (1990), the sociological... more It has been said that after the publication of John Milbank’s Theology and Social Theory (1990), the sociological critique of religion is no longer possible since, as Milbank demonstrates, sociology cannot escape its theological origins, assumptions, and therefore its theological constitution. Milbank’s tour de force is breathtaking in its scope and involves an erudite treatment of the historical and philosophical foundations upon which contemporary sociology bases itself. Much like St. Augustine’s approach in his De civitate Dei, Milbank draws out the contrasts that emerge between Christianity and the so-called secular sphere when contemporary sociology, arguably the primary foundation of contemporary secular thought, is unmasked as another religious narrative. Within the context of this exposition, Milbank argues that Christian theology provides an equally, if not more, effective discourse and resource for the art of polis-making.
Theology and Social Theory is an achievement that easily induces fatigue to the scholar who seeks to plum its pages in hopes of unraveling the many arguments that comprise its major theses. The modest aim of this presentation is to draw out and analyze four or five of the primary arguments that ground the consequences of Milbank’s Theology and Social Theory in hopes of stimulating interest in this important work as well as stimulating thoughts and discussions about the controversial claim that the sociological critique of religion is no longer possible.

Vatican letter Mary Stuart, Mary Queen of Scots....Congregation for Causes of Saints

by Frank Dougan

Catholic Encyclopedia

Who's Misbehavin'?: Improving the Identification Method of the Affiliated Non-Religious

by Christopher Born

Co-authored with Christine Bhutta

Recent survey data reveal a rise in the “affiliated non-religious” – those who continue to affiliate with a particular... more Recent survey data reveal a rise in the “affiliated non-religious” – those who continue to affiliate with a particular denomination despite having low levels of religiosity. To define membership in this group, survey analysts establish minimum standards of objective religious beliefs and behaviors that override the subjective religious identification of those who fall below the threshold. Currently, these measures are uniform across denominational lines. We believe this method overlooks the relative importance different religious traditions place on specific beliefs and behaviors, miscategorizes respondents, and inhibits our ability to draw accurate comparisons both within and across denominations. Church attendance, for example, is theologically mandatory for Roman Catholics but not for some Protestant denominations. We offer a new classification scheme to identify “affiliated non-religious” based on the normative beliefs and behaviors of three religious traditions: Mainline Protestant, Evangelical Protestant, and Roman Catholic. Using data from the 2008 Henry Institute National Survey on Religion and Public Life, we employ our classification scheme to assess the relative influence of religious commitment and religious tradition on civic engagement and attitudes toward the separation of church and state. 

The Catholic Way of Treating Animals: why God gave us animals and not machines

by Cheryl Abbate