Friday, September 30, 2016
Are you kidding?
The Orthodox already believe they are the one true Church! The same Neocatechumenal Way whose liturgies would be scandalous to the Orthodox. The hubris.
There is No Mean...
Between the Latin traditionalists and those who would seek to remake the Roman Church in accordance with their ideas. The mean used to be occupied, perhaps, by those in the Ressourcement movement, but what influence do they or their successors have now?
Benedict XVI Admits Qualms of Conscience about Vatican II
They think the old ways of thinking and praxis would restore the patriarchate of Rome.
Benedict XVI Admits Qualms of Conscience about Vatican II
They think the old ways of thinking and praxis would restore the patriarchate of Rome.
Thursday, September 29, 2016
What are the economics behind married priests in the Roman rite?
1P5: Tosatti & Magister See Married Priests on the Horizon
Only possible where there is a financial base to support priests with families (large parishes) or parishes that have a "full-time" celibate priest and pastor and one "part-time" married priest who has a regular day job; or perhaps older men who have already served deacons will be ordained to the priesthood.
Only possible where there is a financial base to support priests with families (large parishes) or parishes that have a "full-time" celibate priest and pastor and one "part-time" married priest who has a regular day job; or perhaps older men who have already served deacons will be ordained to the priesthood.
A Definitely Rome-Centric Viw of the Church
Crisis needs to reconsider what sort of Catholicism they want to offer if they want to remain relevant: Putting the “Roman” Back in “Roman Catholic” by Michael De Sapio
Ecumenical Patriarchate: SYNODALITY AND PRIMACY DURING THE FIRST MILLENNIUM: TOWARDS A COMMON UNDERSTANDING IN SERVICE TO THE UNITY OF THE CHURCH (via Byz, TX)
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Catalogue of St. Elisabeth Convent Blog: History of the Rite of The Exaltation of the Cross (via Byz, TX)
NLM: Participatio Actuosa in the Current Magisterium: Guest Article by Fr Peter Stravinskas (Part 1) by Gregory DiPippo
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
The Dispatch: Politics and the inherent dilemmas of “liberal democracy”
Instead of the primacy of the contemplative order, modernity elevates the practical order to be supreme. With this abandonment of “being,” it is action that becomes man’s fundamental earthly endeavor.
September 23, 2016 01:30 EST
Brian Jones
Instead of the primacy of the contemplative order, modernity elevates the practical order to be supreme. With this abandonment of “being,” it is action that becomes man’s fundamental earthly endeavor.
September 23, 2016 01:30 EST
Brian Jones
The Catholic Herald: Tug of of war over Amoris by Fr. Mark Drew
Catholics are divided over how far Francis wants to change Church teaching regarding the remarried. But does he even have the authority to do so?
Also from Fr. Mark Drew:
The new Orthodox-Catholic agreement is a landmark – but there’s a long way to go
The Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue announced a substantial agreement but healing the historic schism still requires plenty of work
Catholics are divided over how far Francis wants to change Church teaching regarding the remarried. But does he even have the authority to do so?
Also from Fr. Mark Drew:
The new Orthodox-Catholic agreement is a landmark – but there’s a long way to go
The Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue announced a substantial agreement but healing the historic schism still requires plenty of work
Monday, September 26, 2016
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Ed Feser and Mark Shea Debate Capital Punishment
Mark Shea is not tall enough for this ride...
Mark Burmley has a roundup of links and a follow-up with more links.
Mark Burmley has a roundup of links and a follow-up with more links.
Saturday, September 24, 2016
A Curia in Need of a New Mission
Or is one needed if it is no longer necessary for curial officials to produce documents?
Opus Dei: Loving God's Will
September 27 is the second anniversary of the beatification of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo. Here is a new installment in the series "Praying with Alvaro del Portillo."
September 27 is the second anniversary of the beatification of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo. Here is a new installment in the series "Praying with Alvaro del Portillo."
Hm!
Fr. Hunwicke: Bishop Fellay and Mutual Enrichment
It is very much to the Holy Father's credit that, apparently, he has lowered the doctrinal bar for reconciliation, in line with the interesting remarks made by Archbishop Pozzo ... who had (or has a friend who had) clearly been diving into the Conciliar archives and unearthing formal statements made in the aula about the non-binding status of certain documents. And the Pope's statement that he had not spoken infallibly when he performed certain recent canonisations must help reconciliation. Obviously, a formula of canonisation does not fall within the parameters of Pastor aeternus; additionally, there is significance in the changes Pope Francis made in the rites of Canonisation.
The Wisdom Commentary Series
From Liturgical Press, of course. How many Catholic publishers will survive the cratering of the American economy remains to be seen, but I hope LP is one of the first to go, given its support of heterodoxy.
Friday, September 23, 2016
Chiesa: Not Enough Celibate Priests? Make Way For Married Priests
This is the remedy being considered by Cardinal Hummes and Pope Francis for regions with a scarcity of clergy, starting with the Amazon. But there were also few missionaries in 17th-century China, and yet the Church flourished. It’s all in “La Civiltà Cattolica”
This is the remedy being considered by Cardinal Hummes and Pope Francis for regions with a scarcity of clergy, starting with the Amazon. But there were also few missionaries in 17th-century China, and yet the Church flourished. It’s all in “La Civiltà Cattolica”
Thursday, September 22, 2016
TOB Conference
CWR: Conference brings the Theology of the Body to Southern California by Jim Graves
The Theology of the Body Congress will be held in Ontario, California this weekend.
The Theology of the Body Congress will be held in Ontario, California this weekend.
Insight Scoop: New: "Vatican Council Notebooks: Volume Two" by Henri de Lubac
Now available from Ignatius Press: Vatican Council Notebooks: Volume Two by Henri de Lubac
Now available from Ignatius Press: Vatican Council Notebooks: Volume Two by Henri de Lubac
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Ignorant of their own rite and what was deemed normative... the commentators over at Pray Tell with respect to sung liturgy. What is the blog and the head blogger doing to dispel the ignorance? Apparently little.
Why Chant is Good for Children by Timothy P. O’Malley
Why Chant is Good for Children by Timothy P. O’Malley
A Moderate?
The standard framing of any practical issue... conservative, progressive, moderate... as if moderate were the mean between two (vicious) extremes.
Communion of Love: Thomas Merton and Liturgical Reform by Gregory K. Hillis
Merton was probably right about active participation (and its relation to scale); but did he have any clue about what was coming with respect to changes in prayers and texts?
Communion of Love: Thomas Merton and Liturgical Reform by Gregory K. Hillis
Merton was probably right about active participation (and its relation to scale); but did he have any clue about what was coming with respect to changes in prayers and texts?
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Fr. Amorth Has Passed Away
CWR Dispatch: Why the death of Fr. Gabriel Amorth is such a loss for the Church
We need men who fear nothing except God standing up against the deconstructionists and dissenters who claim that all that happened prior to 1965 in the Church was an embarrassment.
September 20, 2016 01:01 EST
Brian O'Neel
The Boston Pilot
CNA
Aleteia
We need men who fear nothing except God standing up against the deconstructionists and dissenters who claim that all that happened prior to 1965 in the Church was an embarrassment.
September 20, 2016 01:01 EST
Brian O'Neel
The Boston Pilot
CNA
Aleteia
Monday, September 19, 2016
The Spirit of Assisi?
Chiesa: With Bergoglio the “Spirit of Assisi” Triumphs. But Ratzinger Is Ruining the Party
Francis reruns the encounter with men of all religions inaugurated by John Paul II thirty years ago. But the objections of the cardinal prefect of doctrine back then are still alive. And even more radical
Something More Sensible
From Fr. Anthony Ruff, OSB: Gregorian Melodies with Vernacular Hymn Texts: A Proposal
I wouldn't reject every proposed liturgical reform issuing from his keyboard. As for his credibility as an authority though...
Related: Another Gregorian hymn suggestion
I wouldn't reject every proposed liturgical reform issuing from his keyboard. As for his credibility as an authority though...
Related: Another Gregorian hymn suggestion
Of Limited Rhetorical Value
Unlikely to change minds in Opus Dei.
NLM: Reclaiming St. Josemaría Escrivá for the New Liturgical Movement by Peter Kwasniewski
NLM: Reclaiming St. Josemaría Escrivá for the New Liturgical Movement by Peter Kwasniewski
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Friday, September 16, 2016
Chiesa: How Ratzinger Sees Francis: “He Is the Man of Practical Reform”
The reigning pope as described by his predecessor: “So different from how I had known him.” And also very different from him
The reigning pope as described by his predecessor: “So different from how I had known him.” And also very different from him
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Dominican Foundation: The Thomistic Institute at NYU
I would hope a video or podcast is forthcoming.
I would hope a video or podcast is forthcoming.
Cluny Media Reprints The State in Catholic Thought
Nomocracy in Politics: “Heinrich Rommen on the Community and the State,” By Bruce Frohnen
Cluny Media
Cluny Media
John O'Malley on the Council of Trent
Could a liberal Jesuit (not necessarily Fr. O'Malley) conceptualize and theologize without a Vatican I conception of the papacy (and its relation to Sacred Tradition) even though he may dissent from certain papal teachings? After all, to what does he appeal, if not some version of Sacred Tradition? Even if its his own opinion masquerading as Sacred Tradition.
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
CWR Dispatch: On the Buenos Aires directive by Edward N. Peters
If some pastors, after "Amoris Laetitia", were already being told by irate parishioners that ‘Pope Francis says you have to give me Communion’, what might they expect in the wake of his sweeping approval of this Argentine interpretation of AL?
September 13, 2016 03:10 EST
If some pastors, after "Amoris Laetitia", were already being told by irate parishioners that ‘Pope Francis says you have to give me Communion’, what might they expect in the wake of his sweeping approval of this Argentine interpretation of AL?
September 13, 2016 03:10 EST
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
All Numeraries Previously, I Presume?
Opus Dei: Priestly Ordinations in Torreciudad
On September 4, in the shrine of Torreciudad, Bishop Javier Echevarria ordained six new priests, Associate members of the Prelature.
On September 4, in the shrine of Torreciudad, Bishop Javier Echevarria ordained six new priests, Associate members of the Prelature.
Monday, September 12, 2016
Confirmed as Authentic?
The documents leaked to Rorate Caeli -- officially made public now?
Ironic, given that he said this:
Ironic, given that he said this:
Crux Now: American elected new abbot primate of Benedictine order by Cindy Wooden
Abbot Gregory Polan of Conception Abbey in Missouri has been elected the new Abbot Primate of the worldwide Benedictine order, an office designed to represent the Benedictines at global meetings and to promote the unity of the order's various abbeys and priories.
Abbot Gregory Polan of Conception Abbey in Missouri has been elected the new Abbot Primate of the worldwide Benedictine order, an office designed to represent the Benedictines at global meetings and to promote the unity of the order's various abbeys and priories.
Ferrera on Vultum Dei Quaerere
CFN News: Francis Attacks the Cloistered Convents, Ominous Power Grabs – Part III (via Pertinacious Papist)
But the Latin traditionalist is stuck in his conception of Papal authority:
Would Benedict XVI agree that the Pope has plenary power in the Church? Or would he be more nuanced in his exposition of what that means?
But the Latin traditionalist is stuck in his conception of Papal authority:
Yes, of course, the Pope has plenary power in the Church. But this Pope pays no heed to the limits on that power enunciated by the very Pope he unexpectedly replaced under such mysterious circumstances...
Would Benedict XVI agree that the Pope has plenary power in the Church? Or would he be more nuanced in his exposition of what that means?
Not Warning Non-Catholics about the Consequences of Not Entering Into Full Communion
Prudence, and not an endorsement of indifferentism...
or just meeting people where they are and not attempting to displace Divine Providence by assuming the burden of bringing about the full conversion of someone else, unless one is so aided and moved by the Holy Spirit.
or just meeting people where they are and not attempting to displace Divine Providence by assuming the burden of bringing about the full conversion of someone else, unless one is so aided and moved by the Holy Spirit.
Sunday, September 11, 2016
How to pray the “Cursing Psalms” against our enemies
Rather than talking about "Divine Justice" (as an analogue to human retributive justice) as Pius Parsch does in his introduction to the breviary, wouldn't it be better to talk about punishments/chastisements/etc. in relation to Divine Mercy or Righteousness?
Can God will an evil (or punishment) to a sinner for its own sake, without willing the further good of conversion or penitence, or just as a means to maintaining good order or discipline or to prevent them from doing greater evil, for the sake of others only? Or does sin suffice as its own punishment?
Rather than talking about "Divine Justice" (as an analogue to human retributive justice) as Pius Parsch does in his introduction to the breviary, wouldn't it be better to talk about punishments/chastisements/etc. in relation to Divine Mercy or Righteousness?
Can God will an evil (or punishment) to a sinner for its own sake, without willing the further good of conversion or penitence, or just as a means to maintaining good order or discipline or to prevent them from doing greater evil, for the sake of others only? Or does sin suffice as its own punishment?
Wolfhart Pannenberg
Thinking of getting the English translation of his Systematic Theology.
The Achievement of Wolfhart Pannenberg by Michael Root
He passed away in 2014.
Wolfhart Pannenberg—In Memoriam by Philip Clayton
The Strange Legacy of Theologian Wolfhart Pannenberg by Fred Sanders
He vehemently defended the Resurrection but denied the Virgin Birth. He was hugely influential but leaves few disciples. What you need to know about the German giant who died this month.
The Achievement of Wolfhart Pannenberg by Michael Root
New and more determinative for his later theology is its thoroughgoing trinitarian character. In a way similar to some other recent theologians—most notably, in their different ways, Karl Rahner and Karl Barth—Pannenberg does not begin with a discussion of God as one and of the divine attributes, both understood without reference to God as triune, but begins with God as Trinity and allows that understanding to frame both the presentation of God’s unity and the elaboration of the divine attributes. Against that background, God’s act of creation is presented as analogous to the differentiation of the Son from the Father (hence, creation is through the Word) and salvation is participation in the life of the Trinity (an idea more familiar to Catholic than to modern Protestant theology).
He passed away in 2014.
Wolfhart Pannenberg—In Memoriam by Philip Clayton
The Strange Legacy of Theologian Wolfhart Pannenberg by Fred Sanders
He vehemently defended the Resurrection but denied the Virgin Birth. He was hugely influential but leaves few disciples. What you need to know about the German giant who died this month.
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Cardinal Parolin, Again
Did the previous Secretaries of State receive the same amount of coverage from Vatican Radio News?
CWR The Dispatch: Why Pope Francis is wrong about extending mercy to creation and the environment by Carl E. Olson
I am increasingly convinced that this papacy, for all of its strengths, weaknesses, and oddities, could well be known, down the road, as the Papacy of Sentimentality.
I am increasingly convinced that this papacy, for all of its strengths, weaknesses, and oddities, could well be known, down the road, as the Papacy of Sentimentality.
The Legacy of Conrad Baars
2012: Remembering Catholic Psychiatrist Conrad Baars by Jim Graves
Sue Baars reflects on her father’s contributions to psychiatry and the Church.
Catholic Psychotherapy Association
From 2010: Free Catholic psychotherapy workshops available via teleconferencing
Sue Baars reflects on her father’s contributions to psychiatry and the Church.
Catholic Psychotherapy Association
From 2010: Free Catholic psychotherapy workshops available via teleconferencing
Is it integral to monastic or religious life as such?
the use of liturgical texts in Greek, Latin, Church Slavonic,or Syriac/Aramaic? How much of Coptic is intelligible to the average Coptic Christian?
Is it the case that the use of such languages is not essential to monastic life and to most forms of religious life -- except those religious communities that seek to specialize in learning Greek/Latin/etc. for the sake of study, knowing the roots of their theological tradition, and theological dialogue. Indeed, to have certain orders or religious houses dedicated to the study of important texts in their original languages would be of great service to the Church, I would think. For them, to be so familiar with the language that they are able to pray (and converse) in those languages would be an ideal standard, and this could be a component of their identity or charism.
Is it the case that the use of such languages is not essential to monastic life and to most forms of religious life -- except those religious communities that seek to specialize in learning Greek/Latin/etc. for the sake of study, knowing the roots of their theological tradition, and theological dialogue. Indeed, to have certain orders or religious houses dedicated to the study of important texts in their original languages would be of great service to the Church, I would think. For them, to be so familiar with the language that they are able to pray (and converse) in those languages would be an ideal standard, and this could be a component of their identity or charism.
Friday, September 09, 2016
Thursday, September 08, 2016
Metaphysically Problematic
If he's not speaking literally, it's very sloppy.
Then again, perhaps we should blame the one who is doing the tweeting for Pope Francis. The Latin version seems better:
Quotiens paenitemur, totiens miseretur.
— Papa Franciscus (@Pontifex_ln) September 7, 2016
Wednesday, September 07, 2016
Chiesa: Ecumenists Out of the House. But Inside It’s a Melee
Big smiles with Constantinople and Moscow. But a heavy hand with the Byzantine oases in the West. The emblematic cases of the Italo-Albanian dioceses and the monastery of Grottaferrata
Big smiles with Constantinople and Moscow. But a heavy hand with the Byzantine oases in the West. The emblematic cases of the Italo-Albanian dioceses and the monastery of Grottaferrata
Tuesday, September 06, 2016
CWR: Pope Francis, Henri de Lubac, and the Decentralizing of Church Authority
The Holy Father wants to enhance the authority of episcopal conferences. But one of his theological lodestones warned of the dangers of such an approach—dangers come to fruition in countries such as Germany.
By Dr. Samuel Gregg
The Holy Father wants to enhance the authority of episcopal conferences. But one of his theological lodestones warned of the dangers of such an approach—dangers come to fruition in countries such as Germany.
By Dr. Samuel Gregg
Monday, September 05, 2016
Saw a print of the archangel "Uriel" hanging on the wall of the parish residence yesterday; I didn't think it had been sanctioned but maybe it's an older print.
From 2002: Vatican bans rogue angels
From 2002: Vatican bans rogue angels
Neo-Gothic FSSP Temple in Denver
NLM: Completing the Gothic Aesthetic of a Parish Church by Peter Kwasniewski
I like the sketches; the interior looks like it will be colorful... but I can't still identify with neo-Gothic.
I like the sketches; the interior looks like it will be colorful... but I can't still identify with neo-Gothic.
Sunday, September 04, 2016
How much (supernatural) prudence is required for the discernment of whether someone has entered into the glory of God or not, as opposed to the movement of the Holy Spirit? It makes sense to me for this to be left in the hands of the local bishop, who might have more of a familiarity with the person in question, or at least with the local cult of that person, as opposed to using a bureaucratic means of assessing that person's holiness. It also makes sense for that person to be adopted into the local liturgical calendar first, and then adopting that feast in the universal calendar of that rite, after the cult has spread, etc. But do bishops no longer have that "authority" to change the local liturgical calendar? Or is it a right that they can reclaim for themselves from the bishop of Rome?
Does a patriarch have sole authority over the liturgical calendar for his region or "particular Church" or rite?
How much of the average Latin Catholic's judgment concerning the sanctity of a person is shaped by that person's exposure through the mass media, a form of "marketing" as it were, rather than by personal familiarity with that person, or knowing someone who is familiar with that person? Should the opinion of someone shaped solely by mass media be taken into consideration in assessing the state of the cult? What role does faith play in the private or public judgment of individuals of someone else's sanctity? Plenty were told Fr. Maciel was a saint and believed it.
Does a patriarch have sole authority over the liturgical calendar for his region or "particular Church" or rite?
How much of the average Latin Catholic's judgment concerning the sanctity of a person is shaped by that person's exposure through the mass media, a form of "marketing" as it were, rather than by personal familiarity with that person, or knowing someone who is familiar with that person? Should the opinion of someone shaped solely by mass media be taken into consideration in assessing the state of the cult? What role does faith play in the private or public judgment of individuals of someone else's sanctity? Plenty were told Fr. Maciel was a saint and believed it.
Saturday, September 03, 2016
Friday, September 02, 2016
Pravmir: Praying Without Ceasing by Priest Ernesto Obregon
Praying without ceasing - how on Earth am I supposed to do that?
Praying without ceasing - how on Earth am I supposed to do that?
The "subjective turn" or the "interior turn" -- what distinguished devotio moderna and successive trends in Western spirituality from classical and patristic forms of prayer?
Can we really begin learning about prayer with mental prayer, skipping over vocal prayer? How can mental prayer be separated from a formation in lectio divina and liturgical prayer? (Would that be an accurate characterization of the emphasis of much of popular, contemporary Latin spirituality?) Meditations divorced from the liturgical cycle?
A Beginner’s Guide to Mental Prayer
Published by Ignatius Press at the beginning of this year: The Contemplative Hunger by Fr. Donald Haggerty. (Introduction at Insight Scoop.)
Can we really begin learning about prayer with mental prayer, skipping over vocal prayer? How can mental prayer be separated from a formation in lectio divina and liturgical prayer? (Would that be an accurate characterization of the emphasis of much of popular, contemporary Latin spirituality?) Meditations divorced from the liturgical cycle?
A Beginner’s Guide to Mental Prayer
Published by Ignatius Press at the beginning of this year: The Contemplative Hunger by Fr. Donald Haggerty. (Introduction at Insight Scoop.)
The Remnant: World Youth Day: Vatican Venue for Sex Education by Michael Matt
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
So the Vatican has ramped up its preoccupation with sex. As has been widely reported here and elsewhere, they've now got their very own sex-education program up and running. Published by the Pontifical Council for the Family, “The Meeting Point: The Adventure of Love,” purports to bring young people up to speed on the question of sex and chastity. And who better to do that than those paragons of virtue over at that Vatican.
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
So the Vatican has ramped up its preoccupation with sex. As has been widely reported here and elsewhere, they've now got their very own sex-education program up and running. Published by the Pontifical Council for the Family, “The Meeting Point: The Adventure of Love,” purports to bring young people up to speed on the question of sex and chastity. And who better to do that than those paragons of virtue over at that Vatican.
CWR: Cardinal Raymond Burke on Life, Truth, Mother Teresa, Islam, and Cardinal Sarah
Speaking to reporters from Rome about his new book, the American prelate goes on record about Christians and Muslims (they don't worship the same God) and Cardinal Sarah (“I agree with him completely...").
By Carl E. Olson
In a wide-ranging international teleconference call on Monday with media members, Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke spoke in detail about many timely topics. These included the priority of standing up for life in addressing poverty and other social ills, the witness and message of Mother Teresa, essential differences between Christianity and Islam, and the recent controversy over remarks by Car...
Speaking to reporters from Rome about his new book, the American prelate goes on record about Christians and Muslims (they don't worship the same God) and Cardinal Sarah (“I agree with him completely...").
By Carl E. Olson
In a wide-ranging international teleconference call on Monday with media members, Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke spoke in detail about many timely topics. These included the priority of standing up for life in addressing poverty and other social ills, the witness and message of Mother Teresa, essential differences between Christianity and Islam, and the recent controversy over remarks by Car...
Thursday, September 01, 2016
“Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development"
Fr. Z: Pope Francis creates a one new Dicastery out of four, which will be suppressed
Rorate Caeli
More lecturing of civil governments and states to come. Though some might think that the consolidation of 4 into one might mean that the output would be less. But don't underestimate what can be done in a bureaucracy?
Rorate Caeli
More lecturing of civil governments and states to come. Though some might think that the consolidation of 4 into one might mean that the output would be less. But don't underestimate what can be done in a bureaucracy?