"Being in dialogue should not be confused with authentic vitality. In fact, dialogue is not always a sign of vitality. It’s sometimes a sign of decline, decadence, and capitulation."

"A living Thomism must not only transmit the integral knowledge of principles, but also engage contemporary issues in the service of evangelization.  Here we should be careful.  Being in dialogue [with the thought world of one’s age] should not be confused with authentic vitality.  In fact, dialogue is not always a sign of vitality.  It’s sometimes a sign of decline, decadence, and capitulation.  But . . . you don’t win over the culture of your age unless you can solve its internal intellectual problems.  Now this includes, of course, the internal culture of the Church. . . ."

     Thomas Joseph White, "Thomism after Vatican II," Dominicans and the renewal of Thomism, Thomisitic Institute, 13 July 2013, 21:18 ff.