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In 1938 Duggan returned to New Zealand and joined the seminary staff at Mount St Mary's, Greenmeadows to teach philosophy to aspirant Marists. He published several books and also worked in various colleges and parishes throughout New |
In 1938 Duggan returned to New Zealand and joined the seminary staff at Mount St Mary's, Greenmeadows to teach philosophy to aspirant Marists. His life-long philosophic position was his dedication to [[Thomistic|Thomistic philosophy]] which he stated was, "the one philosophy that can integrate the wisdom of the past with the facts of modern science". He published several books and also worked in various colleges and parishes throughout New Zealand. Duggan achieved public fame through his books and, especially after his retirement from teaching and from priestly ministry, for his numerous letters to the editor in newspaper and journal columns to defend the traditional position of the Catholic Church in relation to many issues. A Wellington journalist one described Duggan as "chief among the divine publicists".<ref name="Dominion"/> |
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Revision as of 21:23, 8 January 2013
George Henry Christen Duggan (popularly known asChalky Duggan) (3 July 1912 – 16 December 2012)[1]) was a New Zealand Marist priest, philosopher, seminary professor and writer.
Early life
He was born in Runanga, New Zealand and was educated by the Marist brothers in Greymouth and by the Sisters of Mercy in Reefton. He received his secondary education from the Marist fathers at St Bede's College, Christchurch, of which he was dux two years in a row. Duggan then went to Greenmeadows Seminary in Hawkes Bay in Hawke's Bay, where he was professed as a member of the Marist order on 4 February 1931, the day after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake.[1]
Training
In 1933 Duggan was sent to Rome to continue his studies under the Dominicans at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas ("the Angelicum"]]. He was ordained a catholic priest in Rome on 7 March 1936, the feast day of St Thomas Aquinas. In 1937 he completed his theology studies. His doctoral thesis was on The Church in the Writing of St John Fisher.[1]
Academic career and contribution
In 1938 Duggan returned to New Zealand and joined the seminary staff at Mount St Mary's, Greenmeadows to teach philosophy to aspirant Marists. His life-long philosophic position was his dedication to Thomistic philosophy which he stated was, "the one philosophy that can integrate the wisdom of the past with the facts of modern science". He published several books and also worked in various colleges and parishes throughout New Zealand. Duggan achieved public fame through his books and, especially after his retirement from teaching and from priestly ministry, for his numerous letters to the editor in newspaper and journal columns to defend the traditional position of the Catholic Church in relation to many issues. A Wellington journalist one described Duggan as "chief among the divine publicists".[1]
Bibliography
- Evolution and Philosophy, AH & AW Reed, Wellington, 1949.
- Huns Kung and Reunion, Mercier Press, 1964.
- Teilhardism and the Faith, 1969.
See also
Notes
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