Fernando Ocariz
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Fernando Ocariz Braña is Vicar General of Opus Dei
. He is a Catholic
theologian who has published several books and who is regularly consulted by the Congregation of the Faith.http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1141/is_16_38/ai_83667059 He works at the Roman Curia, the central office of the Catholic Church.
on 27 October 1944 to Jose Ocariz Gomez and Maria-Dolores Braña. He studied Physics
at the University of Barcelona
.
He earned a Licentiate
in theology at the Lateran University in 1969 and a Doctorate in theology from the University of Navarra
in 1971. He was ordained a priest in the same year.
Since 1986, he has been a consultor of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
. He has also been a member of the Pontifical Theological Academy since 1989. According to John Allen, he is "one of the primary authors of Dominus Iesus
. He was appointed Vicar General of the Prelature of Opus Dei on 23 April 1994.
In 2009, it was announced that he would participate in the doctrinal discussions
between the Society of St. Pius X
and the Holy See
.
Father Ocariz has sometimes been cited as a likely candidate to succeed Mgr Javier Echevarría Rodríguez
as prelate of Opus Dei, once the latter retires.
and christology
.
Opus Dei
Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei , is an organization of the Catholic Church that teaches that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity. The majority of its membership are lay people, with secular priests under the...
. He is a Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
theologian who has published several books and who is regularly consulted by the Congregation of the Faith.http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1141/is_16_38/ai_83667059 He works at the Roman Curia, the central office of the Catholic Church.
Life, studies and work
He was born in ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on 27 October 1944 to Jose Ocariz Gomez and Maria-Dolores Braña. He studied Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
at the University of Barcelona
University of Barcelona
The University of Barcelona is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. It is a member of the Coimbra Group, LERU, European University Association, Mediterranean Universities Union, International Research Universities Network and Vives Network...
.
He earned a Licentiate
Licentiate
Licentiate is the title of a person who holds an academic degree called a licence. The term may derive from the Latin licentia docendi, meaning permission to teach. The term may also derive from the Latin licentia ad practicandum, which signified someone who held a certificate of competence to...
in theology at the Lateran University in 1969 and a Doctorate in theology from the University of Navarra
University of Navarra
The University of Navarra is a private pontifical university based at the southeast border of Pamplona, Spain. It was founded in 1952 by St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of Opus Dei as a corporate work of the apostolate of Opus Dei....
in 1971. He was ordained a priest in the same year.
Since 1986, he has been a consultor of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , previously known as the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition , and after 1904 called the Supreme...
. He has also been a member of the Pontifical Theological Academy since 1989. According to John Allen, he is "one of the primary authors of Dominus Iesus
Dominus Iesus
Dominus Iesus is a declaration by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. It was approved in a Plenary meeting of the Congregation, and bears the signature of its then Prefect, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, and of its then Secretary, Archbishop Tarcisio Bertone, now...
. He was appointed Vicar General of the Prelature of Opus Dei on 23 April 1994.
In 2009, it was announced that he would participate in the doctrinal discussions
Dialogue between the Society of St. Pius X and the Holy See
For a number of years after the 1988 consecrations, there was little if any dialogue between the Society of St. Pius X and the Holy See. This state of affairs ended when the Society led a large pilgrimage to Rome for the Jubilee in the year 2000....
between the Society of St. Pius X
Society of St. Pius X
The Society of Saint Pius X is an international Traditionalist Catholic organisation, founded in 1970 by the French archbishop Marcel Lefebvre...
and the Holy See
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
.
Father Ocariz has sometimes been cited as a likely candidate to succeed Mgr Javier Echevarría Rodríguez
Javier Echevarria Rodriguez
Most Reverend Bishop Javier Echevarría Rodríguez is a Spanish bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the current head of the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei...
as prelate of Opus Dei, once the latter retires.
Writings
He has written a number of philosophical and theological works, specializing in the area of philosophy of historyPhilosophy of history
The term philosophy of history refers to the theoretical aspect of history, in two senses. It is customary to distinguish critical philosophy of history from speculative philosophy of history...
and christology
Christology
Christology is the field of study within Christian theology which is primarily concerned with the nature and person of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament. Primary considerations include the relationship of Jesus' nature and person with the nature...
.
- God as Father, Scepter 1998
- Delimitación del concepto de tolerancia y su relación con el principio de libertad, Scripta Theologica 27 (1995) 865-884
- El Beato Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y la teología, Scripta Theologica 26 (1994) 977-991; italienisch: Il beato Josemaria Escrivá de Balaguer e la teologia, Romana 9 (1993) 264-274; Divinitas 38 (1994) 107-119
- The Mystery of Jesus Christ: a Christology and Soteriology textbook, Four Courts Press, Blackrock 1994
- Vocazione alla santità in Cristo e nella Chiesa, Ateneo Romano della Santa Croce. Santità e mondo. Atti del Convegno teologico di studio sugli insegnamenti del beato Josemaría Escrivá (Roma, 14-14 ottobre 1993) Citta del Vaticano 1994, 27-42
- Dichiarazione Mysterium Ecclesiae, 24. 6. 1973: testo e commenti, Congregazione per la dottrina della fede, commenti F. Ocáriz, S. Nagy, Lib. Ed. Vat., Vaticano 1993
- L' Opus Dei nella Chiesa, ecclesiologia, vocazione, secolarietà; resp. P. Rodríguez, F. Ocáriz, J.L. Illanes, Casale Monferrato 1993
- La Revelación en Cristo y la consumación escatológica de la historia y del cosmos, in: Izquierdo, C.; Alviar, J. J.; Balaguer, V.; González-Alió, J. L.; Pons, J. M.; Zumaquero, J. M. (Hrsg.), Dios en la palabra y en la historia. XIII Simposio Internacional de Teología de la Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona 1993, 377-385
- La vocación al Opus Dei como vocación en la Iglesia, in: El Opus Dei en la Iglesia: introducción eclesiológica a la vida y el apostolado del Opus Dei, Pedro Rodriguez, Fernando Ocáriz, José Luis Illanes, Rialp, Madrid 1993, p.135-198
- Questioni di teologia fondamentale, Ateneo Romano della Santa Croce, Roma 1993
- Questioni su tradizione e magistero, dispense ad uso degli studenti, Ateneo Romano della Santa Croce, Roma 1993
- Vivir como hijos de Dios. Estudios sobre el Beato Josemaría Escrivá, Eunsa, Pamplona 1993
- El Opus Dei en la Iglesia, Rialp, Madrid 1993
- Sul primato teologico della S. Scrittura secondo S. Tom. d'Aquino, in: Storia del tomismo (fonti e riflessi), Atti del IX Congresso tomistico internazionale, Lib. Ed. Vat., Vaticano 1992, S. 7-12
- Teologia Fondamentale I, Ateneo Romano della Santa Croce, Roma 1992
- Il prelato dell'Opus Dei è vescovo: significato ecclesiale e teologico dell'ordinazione, Studi Cattolici 35 (1991) 22-29
- Teologia Fondamentale (Prima Parte), Roma 1991
- El misterio de Jesucristo. Lecciones de cristología y soteriología, EUNSA, Pamplona 1991; 1993
- Tomás de Aquino, también hoy, resp. C. Fabro, F. Ocáriz, C. Vansteenkiste, A. Livi, Ed. Universidad de Navarra, ed. 2: Pamplona 1990
- La competenza del Magistero della Chiesa «in moribus», in: Pontificio Istituto Giovanni Paolo II per Studi su Matrimonio e Famiglia Università Lateranense. Centro Accademico Romano della Santa Croce Università di Navarra, «Humanae Vitae» 20 Anni Dopo. Atti del II Congresso Internazionale di Teologia Morale (Roma, 9-12 novembre 1988), Milano 1989, p. 125-138
- La nota teologica dell'insegnamento dell'«Humanae vitae» sulla contraccezione, Anthropotes 4 (1988) 25-44
- María y la Trinidad, Scripta Theologica 20 (1988) 771-798
- La mediazione materna (Riflesisone teologica sull'Enc. Redemptoris Mater), Romana III/5 (1987) 311-319
- La filiacion divina, realidad central en la vida y en la enseñanza de Mons. Escrivá de Balaguer, in Mons. Escrivá de Balaguer y el Opus Dei: en el 50 aniversario de su fundación, ed.2: Pamplona 1985 Scripta Theologica 13 (1981) 513-552
- Partecipazione dell' essere e soprannaturale, in: Essere e libertà, Studi in onore di Cornelio Fabro, Rimini 1984, S. 141-154
- Lo Spirito Santo e la libertà dei figli di Dio, in: Atti del Congresso Internazionale di Pneumatologie, Lib. Ed. Vaticana 1982, 1239-1251
- La elevación sobrenatural como re-creación en Cristo, in: AA. VV., Prospettive Teologiche Moderne, Libreria Edtrice Vaticana 1981, (Atti del'VIII Congresso Tomistico Internationale; Studi Tomistici, 13), 281-292
- El marxismo: teoría y prática de una revolución, ed. 5: Madrid 1980
- Perspectivas para un desarrollo teologico de la participacion sobrenatural y de su contenido esencialmente Trinitario, in: "Atti del Congresso Internazionale" n. 3 Napoli 1979, 183-193
- Amor a Dios, amor a los hombres, ed.4: Madrid 1979
- Filiación divina, GranEncRialp X (1979) 116-118
- Il Marxismo: ideologia della rivoluzione, Ares, Milano 1977
- Introducción al marxismo, Prensa española, EMESA, Barcelona 1976
- La Santisima Trinidad y el Misterio de muestra Deificacion..., Scripta Theologica 6 (1974) 363-390
- Hijos de Dios en Cristo. Introduccion a una teología de la participación sobrenatural, Pamplona 1972
- Hijos de Dios en Cristo, Pamplona 1969