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Here's a list of our Doctors of the Church   We are given them as a gift to us for all areas of our lives.  If we're ever in need let's remember them.  Then Trust.

There could be some of your confirmation saints among them.  Maybe someone you know will be confirmed soon.  This might help them.

Before the Pope can proclaim a person a Doctor they have to be a saint. It is a rare honor. Usually, it happens to a person who shows eminent (sound) holiness and a type of spirituality that is exceptional.

 The Pope proclaims such a person because of overwhelming support by the entire church. This saintly person has a powerful message, example and contribution that will benefit the church members.

 
 For that reason the Holy Father wants the whole church to know about this "extra-ordinary" and extraordinary person and proclaims the individual "Doctor" of the Church.
 
Next to the office of the Pope, the highest church office is a cardinal. Cardinals are selected by the Pope and only the cardinals elect a Pope. The Pope alone proclaims a Doctor.

The Thirty-five  Doctors of the Church
 

Original Four Doctors of the Latin (Western) Church

recognized by: Pope Boniface VIII, 1295
 

1..  Pastoral Doctor
      St Ambrose (340-97)
      Opponent of Arianism in the West. Bishop of Milan.
 

2.    Doctor of Biblical Science
       St Jerome (343-420)
     
3.    Doctor of Grace
       St Augustine of Hippo (354-430)
       
4.    Doctor of Hymnology
       St Gregory the Great (540-604)
       Defended papal supremacy. Worked for clerical/monastic reform.
       

 
Original Four Doctors of the Eastern Church

recognized by St. Pius V in 1568
 

5.   Doctor of Orthodoxy
      St Athanasius (297-373)  

     Bishop of Alexandria. Dominant opponent of Arianism.

6.   Doctor of Monasticism
      Saint Basil the Great (329-379)
      Cappadocian.
 
7.    Doctor of Theologians
       St. Gregory Nazianzen (330-90)
     
8.    Doctor of Preachers
       St. John Chrysostom (347-407)
       "golden-voiced" orator
 
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9.   Angelic Doctor
       St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-74)
       Added by Saint Pius V in 1568
 
10.  Seraphic Doctor

       St Bonaventure (1217-74)

       Franciscan theologian.
       Added by Sixtus V in 1588
 
11.  Doctor of Scholasticism
       St Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109)
       Archbishop of Canterbury.
       Added by Clement XI in 1720
 
12.   Doctor of Education
        St Isidore of Seville (560-636)

        Added by Innocent XIII in 1722

       

13.   Doctor of Homilies
        St. Peter Chrysologus (400-50)
        Added by Benedict XIII in 1729

 

14.   Doctor of Doctrine
        Saint Leo the Great (400-61)
       Added by Benedict XIV in 1754

 

15.  Doctor of Reform and Renewal
       St. Peter Damian (1007-72)
       Added by Leo XII in 1828

 

16.  Devotional and Eloquent Doctor
       St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
       "Mellifluous" Doctor because of his eloquence. Cictercian
       Added by Pius VIII in 1830

17.  Doctor of Christ's Divinity
       St. Hilary of Poitiers (315-68)
       Added by Blessed Pius IX in 1851

 

18.  Morality and Marian Doctor
       St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
       Founder of Redemptorist Order
       Added by Blessed Pius IX in 1871

 

19.  Doctor of Authors and the Press
       St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
       Bishop, leader in Counter- Reformation.
       Added by Blessed Pius IX in 1877

 

20.  Doctor of Faith and against Heresy
         St Cyril of Jerusalem (315-87)
         Bishop and opponent of Arianism in the East.
         Added by Leo XIII in 1883

 

21.   Doctor of the Incarnation
         St Cyril of Alexandria (376-444)
         Patriarch. Opponent of Nestorianism. Made key contributions to Christology.
       Added by Leo XIII in 1883

   22.  The Icon or Image Doctor

        St. John Damascene (675-749)
        Added by Leo XIII in 1883

 23.  Doctor of English History

       The Venerable Bede (673-735)
       Added by  Leo XIII in 1899
 

24.  Doctor of Deacons and Poets
       St Ephrem the Syrian (306-73)
       Biblical exegete and ecclesiastical writer. Called "Harp of the Holy Spirit."
       Added by Benedict XV in 1920
 

25.  Doctor of Catechetical Studies
        St. Peter Canisius (1521-97)
       Added by Pius XI in 1925

26.  Mystical Doctor
         St John of the Cross (1542-91)
         Added by Pius XI in 1926

 

27.  Doctor of Science
         St. Albert the Great (1200-80)
        Dominican.
        Added by Pius XI in 1931

 

28.  Doctor of Church State Relations
         St. Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621)
         Added by Pope Pius XI in 1931

 

29.  Evangelical Doctor
         St Anthony of Padua (1195-1231)
         Franciscan.
         Added by Pius XII in 1946

 

30.  Doctor of Science
         St Lawrence of Brindisi (1559-1619)
         Added by Blessed John XXIII in 1959
 

31.   Doctor of Prayer
         St Teresa of Avila (1515-82)
         Spanish  nun/mystic. First woman Doctor. Co-founder of the Discalced Carmelites
       Added by Paul VI in 1970

 

32.  Doctor of Unity
         St Catherine of Siena (1347-80)
        Mystic.  Dominican
         Added by Paul VI in 1970
 
33.  Doctor of Confidence and Missionaries
        St Therese of Lisieux (1873-97)
        French Carmelite nun. Known as The Little Flower, "Story of a Soul" has become classic    inspiring millions to follow her "Little Way" of  holiness.
       Added by John Paul II in 1997
 
These two Doctors of the Church were added by Pope Benedict XVI  to help us through the Year of Faith and bring us closer to who Christ meant us to be.  Let's remember that they are ready and able to help.

34.   St. John of Avila
         Added by Benedict XVI in 2012
 
35.  Hildegard of Bingen
       Benedictine nun during the height of the German Middle Ages, a true master of
 theology and a great scholar of the natural sciences and of music.
        Added by Benedict XVI in 2012

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Archbishop Alexander Sample: Will He Wear This Uniform with Pride or Angst?

We have to point out things in this world that are against our Church's Teachings to our children.  Confusion isn't a way to raise a child on their way to Eternal Life with Christ. 

There seems to be a sense of  "we'll take care of things Archbishop, don't worry".  We'll have to find a way to get this information to our dear Archbishop.  The gatekeepers are still in place I fear.

(This just in:  The U of P just had the Dalai Lama give a talk.  He is the totality of everything NOT Catholic.  A "reincarnation", not "of a soul that it eternal, indestructible and unlike any other ever formed throughout the history of the world", he believes in anything goes if there's a good reason. More money spent by those hell bent on destroying the Church at a Catholic university.)

The University of Portland gave this athletic gear to Archbishop Sample recently.  It shows very clearly that Nike is pro-homosexual actions and pro-abortion.  In face they are hoping to be the first sportswear company to sponsor a homosexual athlete. 

Sports are wonderful, but when it comes with this high of a price to live by the label, it's sad.

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Catholic Sentinel Ed Langlois

Universities Whose Theology Professors Have a Mandatum.  

 

Canon 812 reads: "It is necessary that those who teach theological disciplines in any institute of higher studies have a mandatum from the competent ecclesiastical authority."

 

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The Conference at the University of Portland's Chiles Center in June picked Thomas "let there be women priests" Groome to be the keynote speaker.  He works for Sadlier Publishing and is a friend of Mary Jo Tully who is also connected with Sadlier. 

This could point out some flaws in thinking on the Chancellor's part, since she is the one allowing this ex-priest from coming into the Archdiocese. 

The is very sad: even with the Installation Mass of our Archbishop at the Chiles Center and the standards of the University have continued slipping.

Thomas Groome

Every part of this earth is sacred . . .
Every clearing and humming insect is holy . . .
All belong to the same family.
Teach your children that the earth is our mother . . .
The wind gave our children the spirit of life.
This we know, the earth does not belong to us; we belong to the earth . . .
(Coming to God's Word, William H. Sadlier Inc.)

 

 

Monsignor Gaenswein: Pope Peeking

Benedict’s trusted secretary, Monsignor Georg Gänswein, will be serving both pontiffs — living with Benedict at the monastery inside the Vatican and keeping his day job as prefect of the new pope’s household. Asked about the potential conflicts, Vatican spokesman Fr. Lombardi was defensive, saying the decisions had been clearly reasoned and were likely chosen for the sake of simplicity. “I believe it was well thought out,” he said.  Do you see the Monsignor ? Look up to the left.

What Some of Us Saw at Archbishop Sample's Installation Mass.

Reflecting on the Installation mass of Archbishop Alexander Sample, many people had the same impression:  it was the "last hurrah" to display pro-abortion/pro-homosexual Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) .  They were front and a little left of center of our new Archbishop, in more ways than one. 

Installation masses usually present people from different beliefs and also community leaders to a new Archbishop.  But this was truly a EMO parade that was embarrassing to those of us who know the history of this Archdiocese.  At the beginning at the procession it looked like Venice Beach in the sixties to me.  Lots of bright colors and various nationalities displayed.  This was all well and good, even to be expected.  However, it was capped off with women in priest collars and a man/woman looking like Pope John Paul II, all in white and gold complete with zucchetto, sitting directly in front of the cathedra.  No Baptists in sight.

Archbishop Emeritus Vlazny's first words were a joke that, to me and others, went over like a lead balloon with Archbishop Sample, although some penned, "he beamed". Even as this event was at the Chiles Center and not the Cathedral, the spirit of an Installation is more solemn.  His Eminence, Cardinal Levada, watched as the woman he hired as Chancellor, Mary Jo Tully, displayed the Papal Bull,  for all to see.  She was holding it as if she were showing what round it was in a boxing match.  The "Ecumenist of the Year" did her solo performance for her beloved Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon.  Sorry that this seems uncharitable. It is what we saw at the Installation mass.

The EMO parade was then introduced to Archbishop Sample, who took it all in stride.  His homily and holy boldness hopefully pricked their consciences for those garbed in Roman clerical dress.



AB Sample during Tridentine Mass

The Lord seemed to give us a "sign" that things would be okay when the acolyte raised the Archbishop's sleeve as he incensed the altar.  The bastion of allowing barely any Tridentine Masses and letting there be opportunities for a solemn mass seemed to be breaking through...a new evangelization. No "muto proprio" here.

In the procession the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon folks well honored.  This was "ecumenical" but were there any pro-life, pro-family churches seen?  Were there any Baptists or Evangelicals.  They don't agree with Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon's anti-life, anti-family stance and distance themselves because of this. But, were they there? 

It must be hard to have a changing of the guard after fifteen years.  I felt compassion for  Archbishop Emeritus Vlazny who did a great job, even with the little joke.  We all agreed on this and also that Bishop Steiner wasn't  his jolly self at all.  As with men and their "jobs", a younger "boss" is sometimes hard to take.  Even with women, just to be, well, even.

Our observations may seem unacceptable to many, but for decades the unacceptable alliance with Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon has infiltrated most aspects of our Oregon Catholic lives. 

The Archdiocese of Portland is going to go through a transformation, we pray.  The world is going through lots of changes and the church is championing many of these changes.  We need a strong man of God at the helm to help Oregon Catholics see the Way, the Truth and the Life. 

Welcome Archbishop Sample.  You transcended all the old ways presented at your Installation.  This is the main thing that we saw at your Installation. 

Archdiocese of Portland. Trying to Undermine Archbishop Sample Already?

Archbishop Alexander King Sample III has just arrived in Portland and already the Archdiocese of Portland is bringing in two men of questionable motives: Jack Jezrell of JustFaith Ministries in May and Thomas "let there be women priests" Groome in June. Groome will be at the Chiles Center just before the Archbishop is in Rome to receive his Pallium from Pope Francis.

For those of us who love the Truth of the Catholic Church, putting these conferences and talks on isn't fair to  Archbishop Sample who probably wouldn't approve.  People are confused enough and about the True teachings of Holy Mother Church.

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May: Jack Jezrell.  The USCCB approves of JustFaith but we disagree with this as authentically Catholic teaching.

Wednesday May 15: 24th Annual Tobin Lecture "St. Francis, Pope Francis, and a Vision for the 21st Century Parish".  Keynote Speaker Jack Jezreel, Executive Director of JustFaith Ministries.
 
7:00 p.m. at All Saints Catholic Church, 3847 NE Glisan, Portland 97232. (Light refreshments and gathering begin at 6:30 p.m.) Click here for flyer
From the Office of Life, Justice and Peace

"JustFaith claims it will “energiz[e] social ministry.” Along with scores of other dioceses, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe has been inviting interested Catholics to participate in this expensive program – the registration fee $250 each year for each participant, who must each buy a set of 11-13 books each year, costing $115-$125.

 

The 30-week program also requires showing 14-16 videos every year at a cost of $300-$350 and recommends additional speakers, who are available, of course, for a stipend… not to mention the costs accrued from mandatory weekend retreats.

 

Expense isn’t the issue, however – the product is. JustFaith is a liberationist propaganda vehicle, a “conversion-based process”, to train participants to “become advocates for justice.”¹

 

Eddie Roth, an editorial writer for the Post-Dispatch, writes in his blog that the program (which he likes, by the way) draws from Fred Kammer’s Doing FaithJustice.

 

What Roth describes is a classic liberationist (Marxist) perspective in which the religious tradition is distorted to “reveal” class antagonisms and a “need” to restructure society along Marxist lines." 

 

Stephanie Block Catholic Media Coalition.  "Justice in Pieces': JustFaith Part 1-18

 

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June:          Thomas "let there be women priests" Groome.

Mary Jo Tully and Thomas Groome are both connected with the Sadlier Publishing company. 

 

The conference will begin on Thursday, June 20, 2013 with an opening Mass, a welcome reception, and a keynote address by Dr. Thomas Groome from the Department of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry at Boston College


We know that Archbishop Sample can't stop every threat we face.  We know that "the weeds grow with the wheat" and life cannot be perfect.

We are so thankful for a new Shepherd that will show our souls the way to heaven and be with Christ eternally. 

Archdiocese of Portland
Office of Justice and Peace. Matt Cato
2838 E Burnside St  Portland, OR 97214
(503) 234-5334

Rev. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., President

University of Portland
5000 N Willamette Blvd  Portland, OR 97203
(503) 943-8000