Sunday, July 31, 2016
Saturday, July 30, 2016
Friday, July 29, 2016
CWR Blog: DOCAT, a catechism for youth of Catholic social doctrine, introduced at World Youth Day By CWR Staff
DOCAT, says Pope Francis in the Introduction, "it is like a user’s manual that helps us to change ourselves with the Gospel first, and then our closest surroundings, and finally the whole world."
DOCAT, says Pope Francis in the Introduction, "it is like a user’s manual that helps us to change ourselves with the Gospel first, and then our closest surroundings, and finally the whole world."
Thursday, July 28, 2016
DOCAT. Will it help or confuse?
Given the incomplete state of Catholic Social Teaching, I guess the latter.
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Hope for the World: To Unite All Things in Christ
Meet Cardinal Burke, unfiltered
One of the most outspoken leaders of the Catholic Church provides a therapeutic analysis of the crisis affecting the Church
One of the most outspoken leaders of the Catholic Church provides a therapeutic analysis of the crisis affecting the Church
More on Amoris Laetitia
From Casuistry to Mercy, Towards a New Art of Pleasing? — An Essay on the Malaise in the Church by Msgr. Michel Schooyans
by Edward Pentin (via Pertinacious Papist)
The Modernist Ruse Behind the Bergoglian Pontificate by Christopher A. Ferrara (via Pertinacious Papist) - Gloria.tv
A response to Thomas Rausch, "Doctrine at the service of the pastoral mission of the Church"
One American prelate seems to approve of Rausch's essay:
Related:
From Churches to Church by Thomas P. Rausch
Assessing the movement toward Christian unity
by Edward Pentin (via Pertinacious Papist)
The Modernist Ruse Behind the Bergoglian Pontificate by Christopher A. Ferrara (via Pertinacious Papist) - Gloria.tv
A response to Thomas Rausch, "Doctrine at the service of the pastoral mission of the Church"
One American prelate seems to approve of Rausch's essay:
Feat. in @CathNewWorld @civcatt essay by Thomas Rausch SJ: Doctrine at the service of pastoral mission of the Church https://t.co/iyPp3X22q9
— Archbishop Cupich (@ArchbishopBlase) May 10, 2016
Related:
From Churches to Church by Thomas P. Rausch
Assessing the movement toward Christian unity
A New Apostolic Constitution
But a necessary one? Or one that reinforces the centraliztion of power in the bishop of Rome? The text. Press release.
A critique by Hilary White for The Remnant.
The document makes the claim that contemplatives are mainly made up of women, but is this true of the East as well, which does not have religious orders? I think male monks in the East would disagree with the claim.
In the write-up on Zenit(?) that I glanced at while at the airport, something was written almost akin to the claim that women are naturally more "spiritual." Now, it may be that women are more "quiet" than men, who are more energetic, but is this the case mentally/psychologically as well?
Is Pope Francis proving Fr. Gabriel correct about the papacy and trends in Latin monastic reform?
A critique by Hilary White for The Remnant.
The document makes the claim that contemplatives are mainly made up of women, but is this true of the East as well, which does not have religious orders? I think male monks in the East would disagree with the claim.
In the write-up on Zenit(?) that I glanced at while at the airport, something was written almost akin to the claim that women are naturally more "spiritual." Now, it may be that women are more "quiet" than men, who are more energetic, but is this the case mentally/psychologically as well?
Is Pope Francis proving Fr. Gabriel correct about the papacy and trends in Latin monastic reform?
Chiesa: A “Pontificate of Exception." The Mystery of Pope Benedict
Against the Antichrists who are undermining the Church. The theories of the political philosopher Carl Schmitt applied to the pontificate of Joseph Ratzinger and to his resignation
Against the Antichrists who are undermining the Church. The theories of the political philosopher Carl Schmitt applied to the pontificate of Joseph Ratzinger and to his resignation
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
A Request to Pope Francis
The Catholic Herald: The theologians’ letter has clarified what is really at stake in the Amoris debate by Dan Hitchens
The letter shows the real division is not pro- and anti-Francis, or rigorism versus mercy, but over Church teaching
See also: Theologians: Amoris Laetitia needs clarification against ‘heretical’ interpretations
The letter shows the real division is not pro- and anti-Francis, or rigorism versus mercy, but over Church teaching
See also: Theologians: Amoris Laetitia needs clarification against ‘heretical’ interpretations
Sandro Magister...
Chiesa: Brandmüller: “The Resignation of the Pope Is Possible, But May It Never Happen Again”
The German cardinal, an authoritative historian of Christianity, weighs in on the ever more incandescent question of the resignation of Benedict XVI. Which in his judgment has not been good for the Church
A Pope Like None Before. Somewhat Protestant
The idyll between Francis and the followers of Luther. The alarm of cardinals and bishops against the “Protestantization” of the Catholic Church. But also the distrust of authoritative Lutheran theologians
The German cardinal, an authoritative historian of Christianity, weighs in on the ever more incandescent question of the resignation of Benedict XVI. Which in his judgment has not been good for the Church
A Pope Like None Before. Somewhat Protestant
The idyll between Francis and the followers of Luther. The alarm of cardinals and bishops against the “Protestantization” of the Catholic Church. But also the distrust of authoritative Lutheran theologians
Monday, July 25, 2016
Chiesa: Jesus Will Return From the East. But at the Vatican They Have Lost the Compass
The Holy See disowns Cardinal Sarah, who wants all the priests and faithful at Mass to be “facing the Lord.” But he is not giving up, and is relaunching the proposal. From Ratzinger to Bergoglio, the uncertain fate of the “reform of the reform”
Huge Gap Separates Pope Francis from Liturgical Traditionalists by Massimo Faggioli (Global Pulse Magazine)
The Holy See disowns Cardinal Sarah, who wants all the priests and faithful at Mass to be “facing the Lord.” But he is not giving up, and is relaunching the proposal. From Ratzinger to Bergoglio, the uncertain fate of the “reform of the reform”
Huge Gap Separates Pope Francis from Liturgical Traditionalists by Massimo Faggioli (Global Pulse Magazine)
CWR: Reason, Authority, and the Roman Rite by Dr. Leroy Huizenga
Catholics are often finding themselves in a situation in which the Church’s authorities sometimes seem to set themselves against the Church’s own teaching and rites.
Catholics are often finding themselves in a situation in which the Church’s authorities sometimes seem to set themselves against the Church’s own teaching and rites.
CWR: On making the world safe for Jesuits
A new book explores the Jesuit connection to world Catholicism and world problems in the 19th and 20th centuries.
By James V. Schall, S.J.
Related: With new ordinations, the Jesuits see hope for the future
In many respects, reports of the death of the Society of Jesus are greatly exaggerated.
By Anne Hendershott
A new book explores the Jesuit connection to world Catholicism and world problems in the 19th and 20th centuries.
By James V. Schall, S.J.
Related: With new ordinations, the Jesuits see hope for the future
In many respects, reports of the death of the Society of Jesus are greatly exaggerated.
By Anne Hendershott
Canon Law and CST
CWR Blog: Quick thoughts on the ultimate purpose of canon law and social doctrine By Carl E. Olson
And what is real social justice? The Book of Revelation answers that important question.
And what is real social justice? The Book of Revelation answers that important question.
Another Article on Scholasticum
CWR Blog: New institute to offer online classes in medieval theology and philosophy
7/15/2016 12:00:00 AM
By Jim Graves
The Scholasticum has a campus in Italy, but is bringing medieval scholasticism to anyone with an Internet connection.
7/15/2016 12:00:00 AM
By Jim Graves
The Scholasticum has a campus in Italy, but is bringing medieval scholasticism to anyone with an Internet connection.
Sunday, July 24, 2016
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Friday, July 22, 2016
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Ed Feser on Capital Punishment
Why the Church Cannot Reverse Past Teaching on Capital Punishment
If Pope Francis were to teach that capital punishment is “absolutely” immoral, he would be contradicting the teaching of scripture, the Fathers, and all previous popes, and substituting for it “some new doctrine.”
Why the Death Penalty is Still Necessary
Given the Church’s longstanding and irreformable teaching that death may in principle be a legitimate punishment for grievous crimes, the key issue for Catholics is an empirical and practical question.
If Pope Francis were to teach that capital punishment is “absolutely” immoral, he would be contradicting the teaching of scripture, the Fathers, and all previous popes, and substituting for it “some new doctrine.”
Why the Death Penalty is Still Necessary
Given the Church’s longstanding and irreformable teaching that death may in principle be a legitimate punishment for grievous crimes, the key issue for Catholics is an empirical and practical question.
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Lake Garda Statement 2016
Rorate Caeli
Mostly concerning Luther and the Protestant Reformation and its consequences. Will the letter have any influence on Pope Francis? Unlikely.
Mostly concerning Luther and the Protestant Reformation and its consequences. Will the letter have any influence on Pope Francis? Unlikely.
Friday, July 15, 2016
Dr. Noone on St. Bonaventure
On his feast day, watch Dr. Noone of @CatholicUniv speak on #StBonaventure and #education: https://t.co/2tvDTBgu3j pic.twitter.com/YBLdAZSI6A
— Lumen Christi (@LC_Institute) July 15, 2016
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Bishop Barron Doesn't Go as Far as David Bentley Hart
The Cross of Jesus: God's Awful Work of Love by Bishop Robert Barron
How can we make sense of Saint Anselm's so-called "satisfaction" theory? By recognizing the true nature of sin.
But what he writes can be verbally harmonized with Patristic theories of atonement/redemption/deification. But is that what the bishop intended?
How can we make sense of Saint Anselm's so-called "satisfaction" theory? By recognizing the true nature of sin.
But what he writes can be verbally harmonized with Patristic theories of atonement/redemption/deification. But is that what the bishop intended?
Ad Orientem (Now)
Cardinal Sarah's full, unabridged paper (via NLM)
Cardinal Nichols reacts to Cardinal Sarah
Fr. Z responds to Cardinal Nichols
And who thought Latin bishops had to know much? Let us pray that Cardinal Nichols's successor is better suited to the office.
Cardinal Sarah has challenged "the prejudices" behind "certain modern liturgical practices" By CWR Staff
An interview with Sacra Liturgia’s international coordinator, Dom Alcuin Reid, about the recent London conference and the reactions to Robert Cardinal Sarah’s Address.
CWR Blog
On Orientophobia: Coming out of the Liturgical Closet By Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille
Ad Orientem Nunc! by Dr. Leroy Huizenga
It’s a bit rich to accuse those who would celebrate our Holy Mass "ad orientem" of exercising mere personal preference and risking unity, when so much liturgical abuse rooted in priests’ preferences has gone unchecked and harmed unity.
Cardinal Nichols reacts to Cardinal Sarah
Fr. Z responds to Cardinal Nichols
And who thought Latin bishops had to know much? Let us pray that Cardinal Nichols's successor is better suited to the office.
Cardinal Sarah has challenged "the prejudices" behind "certain modern liturgical practices" By CWR Staff
An interview with Sacra Liturgia’s international coordinator, Dom Alcuin Reid, about the recent London conference and the reactions to Robert Cardinal Sarah’s Address.
CWR Blog
On Orientophobia: Coming out of the Liturgical Closet By Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille
Ad Orientem Nunc! by Dr. Leroy Huizenga
It’s a bit rich to accuse those who would celebrate our Holy Mass "ad orientem" of exercising mere personal preference and risking unity, when so much liturgical abuse rooted in priests’ preferences has gone unchecked and harmed unity.
Latinized...
Unless as infants these children couldn't receive all three sacraments of initiation... how likely is that the case?
First Communion for Iraqi Refugees Represents Hope for a Persecuted People
First Communion for Iraqi Refugees Represents Hope for a Persecuted People
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Tacit Agreement With Those Who Claim to Represent His Views?
Crisis Magazine: The Problem of the Unofficial Francis by Nicholas Senz
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Ultramontanes When It Suits Them
Pray Tell reaction to the Press Release regarding Cardinal Sarah's remarks.
Will you still be proclaiming your triumph when your churches die out and your vocations dry up? How's St. John's Abbey doing? The abbey may have some vocations, but will they pull the abbey towards tradition or remain stuck in the 60s?
Will you still be proclaiming your triumph when your churches die out and your vocations dry up? How's St. John's Abbey doing? The abbey may have some vocations, but will they pull the abbey towards tradition or remain stuck in the 60s?
To Be Released This Month
Another book by Matthew Levering... Engaging the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
He also co-edited with Gilles Emery, O.P. Aristotle in Aquinas's Theology, which was released late last year. Don't know why that didn't show up on the radar.
He also co-edited with Gilles Emery, O.P. Aristotle in Aquinas's Theology, which was released late last year. Don't know why that didn't show up on the radar.
Married Bishops
If the election of unmarried men to the episcopate was precipiated by problems with inheritance laws, if such problems could be avoided either through civil law/canon law/or a vow on the part of the man to be ordained bishop, would it be possible to have married bishops in the Church once again? After all, this too is only a human discipline, and it is said there have been married bishops in the Assyrian Church in recent memory. I heard last week an argument against married bishops, that it would cause too much strain on the family because he would be gone too often visiting his parishes, but what if the diocese or eparchy were limited in size, would this be such a problem?
Monday, July 11, 2016
Who is the Ultramontane Now?
The defenders of the current bishop of Rome?
See Fr. Hunwicke, The Pontificate of Pius XII (3)
The previous parts:
The Pontificate of Pius XII (1)
The Pontificate of Pius XII (2)
See Fr. Hunwicke, The Pontificate of Pius XII (3)
The previous parts:
The Pontificate of Pius XII (1)
The Pontificate of Pius XII (2)
CWR: The Panorthodox Council: A Fragile Hope for Aggiornamento?
Despite serious difficulties, the recent Holy and Great Council became a truly conciliar event which reflected the complexities of the Orthodox commonwealth while demonstrating its relevance to the modern world.
By Fr. Cyril Hovorun
Despite serious difficulties, the recent Holy and Great Council became a truly conciliar event which reflected the complexities of the Orthodox commonwealth while demonstrating its relevance to the modern world.
By Fr. Cyril Hovorun
CWR: A Flawed Search for Japan's Hidden Christianity By Dr. Eric Cunningham
Its inherently fascinating content and commendable literary quality notwithstanding, John Dougill’s "In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians" is not likely to satisfy serious researchers into the history of Japanese Catholicism.
Its inherently fascinating content and commendable literary quality notwithstanding, John Dougill’s "In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians" is not likely to satisfy serious researchers into the history of Japanese Catholicism.
Sunday, July 10, 2016
Saturday, July 09, 2016
Placement of Icons?
I am thinking of the festal icon, in particular -- should these be before the iconostasis (as in the Slavic churches) or in the vestibule/narthex (as in the Greek churches)? And how is the procession of the festal icon be affected by the difference in location? If we accept that it is the entrance into the temple itself by all of the faithful that is of importance, rather than the entrance of the clergy into the sanctuary, that matters, then it seems that the festal icon should be located in the narthex. (That is to say the "holy space" is the temple proper, and not the area surrounding the altar, the "sanctuary."
Then is it appropriate to have another set of icons of our Lord and the Theotokos in the narthex as well? Should the narthex be the only locus of the veneration of icons? I don't think that necessarily follows from what has been said about placing the festal icon at the entrance to the holy space, i.e. the "nave" of the temple. But that does seem to be the standard Greek practice. Is it possible to have a mix of the two customs?
Then is it appropriate to have another set of icons of our Lord and the Theotokos in the narthex as well? Should the narthex be the only locus of the veneration of icons? I don't think that necessarily follows from what has been said about placing the festal icon at the entrance to the holy space, i.e. the "nave" of the temple. But that does seem to be the standard Greek practice. Is it possible to have a mix of the two customs?
Friday, July 08, 2016
The Way of Beauty
CWR: Finding the Way of Beauty by Carrie Gress, Ph.D.
Author and artist David Clayton on living the “via pulchritudinis” in our daily lives.
Way of Beauty (which is being used at the DSPT for a new course)
Author and artist David Clayton on living the “via pulchritudinis” in our daily lives.
Way of Beauty (which is being used at the DSPT for a new course)
Still One of My Favorites
CWR Blog: The fearless wit and wisdom of Fr. George William Rutler by K. V. Turley
Fr. Rutler’s writing is filled with fearlessness, and it is the best type of fearlessness: a willingness to perceive the truth of matters.
Fr. Rutler’s writing is filled with fearlessness, and it is the best type of fearlessness: a willingness to perceive the truth of matters.
Thursday, July 07, 2016
Wednesday, July 06, 2016
CWR Blog: Cardinal Robert Sarah's address "Towards An Authentic Implementation of 'Sacrosanctum Concilium'"
The following was given on July 5th at the 2016 "Sacra Liturgia" Conference held at The Oratory of St. Philip Neri in London (Brompton Oratory).
The following was given on July 5th at the 2016 "Sacra Liturgia" Conference held at The Oratory of St. Philip Neri in London (Brompton Oratory).
Chiesa: “Amoris Laetitia.” Basic Tips For Not Losing the Way
They are formulated by Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, who however asks also for “further guidelines on the part of the competent authority.” To prevent “risks and abuses both among pastors and among the faithful”
They are formulated by Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, who however asks also for “further guidelines on the part of the competent authority.” To prevent “risks and abuses both among pastors and among the faithful”
Tuesday, July 05, 2016
Fr. Schall on the Forgiveness of Sins
“And Those Whose Sins Ye Shall Retain. . .”
Mercy is a secondary issue. It is not needed unless something goes wrong in the world. Christ came for the unjust, not the just. (Luke 5:32) In a sinless world, no one needs mercy. Still, it is not a sinless world, however much we might deny, privately and publicly, that certain sins are not sins.
Before anything needing forgiveness existed, Aquinas held that the universe was created in mercy, not justice. God was not necessitated to create anything. Creation did not occur because God “owed” something to someone in justice. God in creating did understand that free creatures, if He created any of these wobbly types, might well need mercy in addition to justice. So he proceeded with His plan.
Mercy is not “opposed” to justice, as if it makes justice somehow disappear in God and man. It is not either mercy or justice, but both justice and mercy. Mercy comes into play only when justice is requited.
Monday, July 04, 2016
As a psychiatrist, I diagnose mental illness. Also, I help spot demonic possession. by Richard Gallagher (via Rod Dreher)
Sunday, July 03, 2016
Saturday, July 02, 2016
1P5: Interview: Archbishop Gänswein on Benedict, The Two Popes, and Prophecy
I think it is this one...
I think it is this one...
Friday, July 01, 2016
CWR: 10 things Michael Cook gets wrong in his criticism of papal critics By Carl E. Olson
Yes, Francis is often misquoted. Yes, Francis sometimes trips over his own rhetorical toes. But there are deeper problems. And saying so isn't a sin.
Yes, Francis is often misquoted. Yes, Francis sometimes trips over his own rhetorical toes. But there are deeper problems. And saying so isn't a sin.
Off the Deep End
La Civiltà Cattolica
Chiesa: Communion For All, Even For Protestants
In addition to the divorced and remarried, for Luther’s followers as well there are those who are giving the go-ahead for the Eucharist. Here is how “La Civiltà Cattolica” interprets the pope’s enigmatic words on intercommunion
Chiesa: Communion For All, Even For Protestants
In addition to the divorced and remarried, for Luther’s followers as well there are those who are giving the go-ahead for the Eucharist. Here is how “La Civiltà Cattolica” interprets the pope’s enigmatic words on intercommunion
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