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Stanley Jaki as a seminarian – Early Forties. This picture was used for the Special Issue of the St Austin Review (StAR) of May June 2014 | |
The three Jaki brothers as seminarians. From the left, Stanley, Zeno, Teodoz. | |
Stanley Jaki (second from the left) in Italy in 1948. Probably at the time of his ordination. | |
Papal Blessing for the ordination (1948) | |
Papal Blessing for the ordination (1948) – Detail |
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1958 – Portola Valley, CA – The Benedictines of the Woodside Priory School. Their site today may be found here. Father Jaki published a booklet in occasion of the Jubilee of the School, titled Fifty Years of Learning. | |
1966 – Invitation from Robert Oppenheimer to join the Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies | |
1969 – With a copy of The Paradox of Olbers' Paradox | |
1971 – Seton Hall, NJ – with John Bernard Duff and Paul Urso | |
1978 – Seton Hall, NJ – Preparing for an interview | |
Father Jaki “went electronic” in 1990. He learned the WordPerfect editor, and used it from then onward. Most of the electronic versions of his works are written using WordPerfect. This document is about his first becoming familiar with WordPerfect. | |
2004 – Lawrenceville, NJ – Father Jaki at home, near an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in the place in which he used to say Mass in the early morning. No matter to say, the flat was full of books. | |
2007 – Princeton, NJ – with Antonio Colombo – Picture taken by the store owner, when buying a new camera | |
2007 – New Hope, KY – The “classic” image of Father Jaki, taken during a visit to the Real View Book printing shop | |
2007 – New Hope, KY – During a meeting with Dennis Musk, Patty Palmer, and Antonio Colombo, discussing the future of Real View Books. The proposed change took place in November 2007. | |
2007 – Hodgenville, KY – in a Lincoln site, with Antonio Colombo and Becky Mayhew | |
2007 – Princeton, NJ – With Sara and Beniamino Danese, inside the Firestone Library, one of the main libraries in the Princeton University. | |
Text of Chesterton used by Father Jaki to send his Christmas Wishes | |
2007 – The text of Sigrid Undset used by Father Jaki for the Christmas greetings in 2007 | |
2008 – Lawrenceville, KY – Father Jaki in his flat, in working position |
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1970 – Bremen – Germany – Official speech for the Jubilee of the Olbers Society. An article on the subject from the local newspaper may be found here. | |
1978 – Athens – Greece – with Peter Hodgson | |
1980 – Bordeaux – France – Dedication of a plaque in Rue Pierre Duhem, on the wall of the house Duhem lived in | |
1980 – Bordeaux – France – Detail of the plaque – the inscription reads: Pierre Duhem (1861-1916) – Physicien – Historein des Science – Habita dans cette maison de 1894 a 1916. | |
The above plaque today – Courtesy of Google Street View | |
1988 – Rimini, Italy – Round Table at the Rimini Meeting for Friendship Among People | |
1990 – Rome – Italy – Picture at the end of the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences | |
Nineties – Rome – Father Jaki and Cardinal Ratzinger | |
1999 – Lago Maggiore – Italy – With Antonio Colombo, the very first day they met | |
2004 – Rome – Italy – Picture at the end of the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences | |
2004 – Rome – With Pope John Paul II, at the audience to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences | |
2006 – Ossuccio (Lake of Como) – With friends Gabriella and Gabriele Basilico. Father Jaki met Gabriella when he participated in 1988 to the Rimini Meeting for Friendship Among People | |
2006 – Rome – at the Ara Coeli church, with Beniamino Danese | |
2006 – Rome – Being interviewed in the context of a Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences | |
2006 – Rome – With Pope Benedict XVI, at the audience to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences | |
2006 – Rome – With Magdalen Ross and Beniamino Danese | |
2007 – Lake Maggiore, Italy – Hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso Ballaro | |
2007 – Madrid – With Julio Gonzalo | |
2007 – Madrid with the Guerra Menéndez family | |
2007 – Varese, Italy – Being interviewed by Miria Grossi for Radio Missione Francescana, a local radio. | |
2007 – Verona, Italy – With Giovanni Zenone, Director of the Fede & Cultura Catholic publishing house | |
2007 – Verona, Italy – With the whole Zenone family | |
2007 – Verona, Italy – With the Danese family | |
2008 – Lake Maggiore, Italy – At the Santa Caterina del Sasso hermitage, The Church of the hermitage can be seen in the background. | |
2008 – Lake Maggiore, Italy – At the Santa Caterina del Sasso hermitage, overlooking the lake | |
2008 – Lake Maggiore, Italy – At the Santa Caterina del Sasso hermitage, with members of the local Benedictine community | |
2008 – Rome – At the Trevi Fountain, with Lucía Guerra Menéndez, Antonio Colombo, and Beniamino Danese, the initial nucleus of the “Stanley Brigade” | |
2008 – Vatican City – During a Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. In the background Lucía Guerra Menéndez and Beniamino Danese. | |
2008 – Rome – With Lucía Guerra Menéndez | |
2008 – Varese, Italy – With the Megna family | |
200x – Italy – Autograph of Father Jaki with the text of a prayer found in an Italian Church.
The text in Italian is: Preghiera / Una candela da sola / non prega / ma tu Signore, / fa' che questa candela / sia luce / perché Tu mi illumini / nelle mie difficoltà / e nelle mie indecisioni. / Sia fuoco / perché bruci in me / tutto l’orgoglio / e l’egoismo! / Signore, non posso / restare molto in chiesa: / nel lasciar ardere / questa candela / è un po' di me stesso / che voglio donarTi. / Aiutami a prolungare / la preghiera / nelle attività / di questo giorno! / Amen. An English version is: Prayer / A candle alone / does not pray / but you Lord, / let this candle / be light / so that You enlighten me / in my difficulties / and in my indecisions! / Let it be fire / so that it burns / in me my own pride / and selfishness! / Lord, I cannot stay long in this church: / but as this candle burns, / it is a bit of myself / that I want to give You. / Help me to prolong / the prayer / in the activities / of this day! / Amen. |
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In 1970 Stanly Jaki received the Lecomte du Nouy prize. Here is the invitation to the event. The text of the speech he gave then may be found here. | |
This is the medal associated with the Lecomte du Nouy Prize. The recto reads LECOMTE DU NOÜY. The verso reads CONSCIENCE. |
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This is another gadget associated with the Lecomte du Nouy Prize | |
1987 – London – Stanley Jaki accepting the Templeton Prize. The text of his speech may be found here. | |
Prince Philip gives the 1987 Templeton Prize to Stanley Jaki. In the background Mr and Mrs John Templeton. | |
Stanley Jaki chatting with Prince Philip | |
The medal that comes with the Templeton Prize | |
The booklet with the speeches made at the 1987 Templeton Prize. | |
1988 – Manchester, NH – Laurea honoris causa from the Saint Anselm College | |
1989 – Milwaukee, WI – Laurea honoris causa from the Marquette University | |
1990 – Rome – Italy – Admission to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences | |
1990 – The Medal of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences |
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2009 – Italy – Father Jaki’s Memorial Card in English | |
2009 – Italy – Father Jaki’s Memorial Card in Hungarian | |
2009 – Italy – Father Jaki’s Memorial Card in Latin | |
2009 – Budapest – Fr Teodóz Jáki, Maria B. Raunio and the niece of Father Jaki welcome Antonio Colombo at the Airport. The coffin with Father Jaki arrived in Hungary the week after Easter, but the funeral could not be celebrated until 29 April, so Antonio Colombo remained in Hungary – guest of Maria and Gergely Bogányi – to prepare it adequately. A Mass for Father Jaki was said at the Budapest University before the actual funeral. | |
2009 – Zebegény, Hungary – Beniamino Danese, Lucía Guerra Menéndez and Gergely Bogányi | |
2009 – Budapest – People arriving in view of the funeral – John Beaumont (UK) | |
2009 – Budapest – Stanley Jaki Funeral announcement – Recto | |
2009 – Budapest – Stanley Jaki Funeral announcement – Verso. The text is the Hungarian translation of the Pontifical Academy announce. The original may be found here, and the Hungarian translation here. | |
2009 – The day before the funeral, near the Balaton Lake – Gergely Bogányi (HU), Antonio Colombo and Beniamino Danese (IT), John Beaumont (UK), Becky Mayhew (USA) | |
2009 – Pannonhalma Archabbacy – Fr Teodóz Jáki greets friends arriving for the funeral | |
Father Jaki’s coffin in front of the altar | |
The flowers from the Stanley Brigade | |
People attending the funeral | |
Detail of the previous picture. In the first row Sylvester Vizi, former President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Antonio Colombo and Becky Mayhew | |
People attending the funeral. The Bogányi family, Lucía Guerra Menéndez and John Beaumont. | |
Fr Teodóz Jáki and Fr Zénó Jáki (brothers of Fr Jaki) concelebrating the funeral | |
Blessing of the coffin | |
A view of the celebration from above | |
During the consecration | |
During the consecration | |
After the official commemoration by the Archabbot, a few words from Becky Mayhew. Gergely Bogányi translated them into Hungarian. Becky said:
“Lessons Learned from Father Jaki: 1. The lives of the saints teach us that life is a valley of tears, that we must offer up our suffering and move forward, in faith. 2. It is important to draw strength from laughter, friendship, beauty, and excellence. 3. Ora et labora. Pray and work. 4. Pray to St. Joseph, and trust in the mercy of God. Today we leave Father Jaki in the merciful hands of God, and we ask, ‘St. Joseph, pray for us.’” |
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A few words from Antonio Colombo. Antonio said:
“It has been my privilege to be close to Father Stanley Jaki during the last ten years (he has been several times a guest of my family) and I have been close to him also during the last ten minutes of his life. I witnessed his deep faith, his immense culture, and I have been honored by his friendship. I feel that his contribution about the relation between science and religion has been exemplary. Father Jaki loved to quote the statement of Saint Paul about the ‘reasonable worship’ we should offer to the Lord. His life has been an example of this ‘reasonable worship’. Together with other friends, we will try to keep alive the memory of his life and of his works.” (I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, your reasonable worship. – Rom 12:1) |
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A few words from Gergely Bogányi. Gergely said:
“The first consequence of original sin, the fading of one’s sense of mind had only slightly affected Stanley Jaki. It is his unique and always clear approach to things that amazed his students, and the readers of his books. It is this quality of his that silenced all those who did not wish to take in his message. In the field of science, religion and creation, he was an outstanding expert. Pope Benedict XVI thanked him personally for his tireless activity, which is one of the reasons why even his opposers cannot help but admit to his greatness. As for us, it is our duty to deal with the legacy of this renowned scientist and saintly man accordingly. I am very grateful to Bishop Abbey Asztrik Várszegi for making it possible for all three of us to speak, and for all of us to be able to say good-bye here in Pannonhalma as well. Father Stanley, may the Lord give You eternal rest, and may perpetual light shine on You forever. Amen.” |
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The coffin being brought to the nearby Chapel of Our Lady | |
Detail of the previous image | |
Fr Jaki’s sister, niece and other relatives at the funeral | |
Archabbot Asztrik Várszegi speaks before the inhumation in the crypt of the Chapel of Our Lady | |
Archabbot Asztrik Várszegi speaking with Gergely Bogányi after the funeral | |
Group of friends of Father Jaki after the funeral |
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2009 – New Hope, KY – Father Jaki papers in the warehouse of the printing shop.
When Father Jaki died, the flat he lived in (Lawrenceville, NJ) had to be emptied. Francis Manion was in charge of the operation. All the books in the library of Father Jaki were sent to Seton Hall (some 70 boxes). All the papers and books/articles Father Jaki wrote, and the related documentation, were sent to the Real View Books publishing house (New Hope, KY) for further review (some 60 boxes). In September 2009, Antonio Colombo started going through the papers, with two aims: Finding the items with legal value (e.g. agreeement with publishers) – to be given to the Jaki Estate – and put together all the physical items (books, articles) that make up Stanley Jaki's Publications list. |
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View of the boxes containing Father Jaki papers, the ones marked THE HOME DEPOT | |
View of the same boxes, from the opposite side. The chair marks the “workplace” used for the job | |
The “workplace”. The PC on the left is the one of Father Jaki. The one on the right is the one of Antonio Colombo. In the lower part of the desk can be seen some of the floppies Father Jaki used. They have been copied to disk (about 550 of them). Father Jaki, of course, was familiar with more modern hardware, but had to use the floppies to copy files to an old (MS-DOS) 386 PC, the only one on which he could see the text he was writing as it would have been printed at the printing shop (using a very old version of WordPerfect, and, of course, a very old laser printer). Most of what Father Jaki wrote from the year 1990 onward is available in electronic form. | |
The boxes containing (in chronological order) the books of Father Jaki | |
The set of boxes containing (in chronological order) all the books and essays written by Father Jaki | |
2010 – New Hope, KY – After extracting books and essays written by Father Jaki, what remained was a lot of documentation, used to produce books, etc. Some of the material was the original one, e.g. pictures and publication of Pierre Duhem, used to write the books Father Jaki devoted to him. The “Duhem” boxes are visible here. | |
Checking all the papers revealed a set of printouts of unpublished writings. They were set aside for further catalogation, about two boxes of them. They can be seen here. All the rest was sent to Seton Hall, including all the original material, all the papers used in preparation of books and talks, a lot of hardcopies of electronic mail. | |
A view of part of the boxes of papers to be sent to Seton Hall University | |
2012 – New Hope, KY – The boxes containing the printouts of Father Jaki’s unpublished papers. In 2012 they have been reviewed and cataloged. The resulting inventory can be seen here. | |
Another view of the boxes containing Jaki’s works. The box containing the floppies (after they were saved on harddisk is also visible, as well as a box containing letters from his family. | |
2015 – New Hope, KY – A meeting between Giovanni and Camilla Zenone (Fede & Cultura) and Dennis J. Musk (Real View Books), in which was planned the preparation of the e-book version of Father Jaki’s books. The work is in progress. |
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Group picture of the speakers at the International Conference | |
Folder containing the documentation used during the International Conference | |
Antonio Colombo outlines the life of Father Stanley Jaki. The text used there may be found here. | |
Adolfo Orozco Torres (Chairman of the Conference) and Antonio Colombo | |
Héctor Velázquez Fernández | |
A view of the people attending the Conference | |
A view of the people attending the Conference. In foreground Alessandro Giostra, William Carroll and Rafael Vicuña. | |
Father Rafael Pascual | |
Julio Gonzalo | |
Pietro Ramellini | |
Rafael Vicuña | |
William Carroll | |
Father Alberto Carrara | |
Group picture taken during a gorgeous lunch offered by the Agazzi family during the Conference. | |
During the above mentioned lunch, a local band played traditional Mexican songs | |
Our host, Evandro Agazzi (he and his wife Lourdes Velázquez González were between the speakers at the Conference) | |
Rafael Vicuña and Father Rafael Pascual | |
Lucía Guerra Menéndez | |
Martha Tarasco Michel, Lourdes Velázquez González and Father Rafael Pascual | |
Martha Tarasco Michel | |
Father Pedro Barrajón | |
A view of the people attending the Conference | |
William Carroll | |
Adolfo Orozco Torres | |
Adolfo Orozco Torres and Evandro Agazzi | |
Alessandro Giostra | |
Olivia Eugenia Núñez Orellana, Adolfo Orozco Torres, Nora Ricalde Arancón and Father Rafael Pascual, the main organizers of the Conference | |
Visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe | |
Group picture inside the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, after the Holy Mass celebrated by Father Rafael Pascual. | |
Group picture taken during the visit to the Frida Kahlo house-museum |
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Fr Joseph R. Laracy (Seton Hall University) delivering the homily, during the Holy Mass for the tenth anniversary of the passing of Fr Stanley L. Jaki. | |
All the concelebrants at the consacration, during the Holy Mass for the tenth anniversary of the passing of Fr Stanley L. Jaki. | |
Fr Paul Haffner (Gregorian University and Seton Hall University) during his speech. At his side Ines. A. Murzaku (Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Director of Catholic Studies at Seton Hall University) who introduced the ceremony remembering the legacy of Fr Jaki at Seton Hall. The text of Fr Haffner’s speech may be downloaded here. |
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Dr. András Ferenc during his lecture | |
Dr. Soltész Péter during his lecture | |
Dr. Székely László during his lecture |
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