administration of the Roman Catholic Church. His grasp of current thought developed in him an open-mindedness and a sympathy with real progress. In 1891, he was induced to publish a pamphlet on education setting forth the abstract principles involved in contemporary moral theology. His views were met with considerable opposition. His works on education caused substantial controversy since he had supported the state's claims in the field. In all of his published replies to critics, he maintained his original positions without any modification whatever and ascribed the opposition to the misunderstanding of his point of view and of his statement of principles. He published: "Theologia Moralis Fundamentalis" (3d ed., Bruges, 1903) "De Virtutibus Theologicis" (2d ed. Bruges, 1890) "De Virtute Religionis" (2 vols., Bruges, 1880); "Education" (Baltimore, 1892) "Education, a Rejoinder to Critics" (Baltimore, 1892) "Education, a Rejoinder to the 'Civilatà Cattolica'" (Baltimore, 1892); the last three of these were translated into French He published many critical studies in the Revue des sciences ecclésiastiques, of which he was at one time editor, in the Nouvelle revue théologique, the Revue Bénédictine, The American Catholic Quarterly, and The Catholic University Bulletin. He edited, with notes and comments: Stapleton, "De Magnitudine Ecclesiæ Romanæ" (Bruges, 1881) 'Leonis XIII Allocutiones, Epistolæ aliaque acta" (2 vols., Bruges, 1887) Platelii, "Synopsis cursus Theologiæ" (Bruges) "Catechismus ex decreto Concilii Tridentini" (Tournai, 1890) "Dies Sacerdotalis" of Dirckinck (Tournai, 1888) Louis de Grenade, "L'Excellence de la très sainte Eucharistic" (Lille) Coret, "L'Année sainte" (1676) (Bruges, 1889) See also William J. Kerby Notes References Footnotes Bibliography This article incorporates text from this public-domain publication. Further reading External links Biography at The American Catholic History Research Center 1840 births 1902 deaths People from Comines-Warneton Roman Catholic moral theologians Thomists 19th-century Belgian Roman Catholic priests 19th-century Belgian Roman Catholic theologians Belgian expatriates in the United States Pontifical Gregorian University alumni Catholic University of America School of Theology and Religious Studies faculty