Monday, August 31, 2020
Sunday, August 30, 2020
Not of Immediate Practical Import
Fourth catechesis of Pope Francis on the Covid-19 pandemic "To heal the world" in the light of the Gospel, the theological virtues and the principles of the Church's social doctrine
And the lacunae is not merely that of Pope Francis or his ghostwriter -- Roman Catholic Social Teaching has yet to grapple with the problem of the state and its legitimacy. There are a few steps that need to be reasoned through before such principles can be applied to ordering polities.
Saturday, August 29, 2020
Not Vatican II's Fault
Sunt lacrimae rerum https://t.co/gzuFFZQJyr
— Pater Edmund (@sancrucensis) August 29, 2020
Elsewhere:
Possibly the most painfully ironic photo ever taken: the dumpster of a liberal Catholic monastery, full of sixty copies of Our Latin Heritage. pic.twitter.com/YQASbmgySc
— Urban Hannon (@hannonregular) August 28, 2020
The Beheading of St. John the Baptist 2020
The beheading of the Forerunner became an act of divine dispensation, for he preached to those in hell the coming of the Savior. Let Herodias lament, for she entreated lawless murder, loving not the law of God nor eternal life, but that which is false and temporal (Kont., Tone 5) pic.twitter.com/l9DI75zPYv
— St Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary (@stvlads) August 29, 2020
St. John the Baptist in Deesis of Hagia Sophia, Bearing Witness in Chora, Baptism of Christ in Neonian Baptistery (Ravenna), Fresco at Museum of Byzantine Culture (Thessaloniki)
— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) August 29, 2020
Today is commemoration of the beheading of the Holy and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John pic.twitter.com/4whJYFq1K1
Integralism as Default
This month @ConciliarPost I look at the utility of integralism as descriptive (if not normative): https://t.co/cgHjQZzNx2
— Timon Cline (@tlloydcline) August 28, 2020
My response: the problem is not that the state is just of the wrong confession at the moment; the problem is the state itself. Filling the state with believing Catholics or Christians will not eliminate this fundamental problem of scale.
Jeff Mirus on Latin Integralism
The return of “Integralism”? https://t.co/Zrf4XaZkQJ @FormTheCulture— The Catholic Thing (@catholicthing) August 27, 2020
Recognizing that the Church is the arbiter not only of Divine Revelation but of what God reveals through creation in what we call the Natural Law, I am more inclined to want to get the natural law right, to study Catholic social teaching with great care, and to develop a political party that combines the best and most comprehensive recognition of the corresponding principles that ought to animate both the social order and government itself.
Latins claim this as a part of the authority of the Church (see CCC 2036 and Dignitatis Humane 14), but where is the warrant within Apostolic Tradition? Setting aside those secondary precepts which are not directly directly through reasoning but are determined by reason or are applications of reason in finding a convention to order some state of affairs (e.g. driving on which side of the road), there are several points to be made.
1. There are precepts of Natural Law that have nonetheless been revealed directly by God as well. These have been passed down as a part of Sacred Tradition. So bishops can be said to be arbiters of the Natural Law, in so far as they have received it as a part of God's revelation to Israel and in Christ. But does that revelation include all possible secondary precepts?
2. Knowing apart from Divine Revelation the "fullness" of the Natural Law requires not intellectual virtue but moral virtue. Do bishops have a special charism from the Holy Spirit that replaces the need for this and the habit of synderesis and the logical reasoning required as well? This is a more dubious claim.
That the Church possesses the authority to teach the precepts of the Natural Law is probably a long-standing Latin theological opinion. (Going back to Trent if not some time before, during the medieval period?) I'd like to read a treatise or manual that show some nuance in presenting this. Can the patriarchate of Rome cite one of its "ecumenical councils" as an authority espousing this opinon? I am doubtful, since the CCC makes no such reference.
See the old CE entry on the Natural Law.
Voluntarism? Nominalism?
Defenses and critiques of modern politics will ultimately come back to the choice between a metaphysics of inherent order or divine fiat, so which should we choose? https://t.co/lgv4xL7DN0
— Richard Reinsch (@Reinsch84) August 28, 2020
Theological Roots of the Secular World Order by Nathaniel Peters
Did people with power and influence really believe in legal voluntarism? Or were they just acting in accordance with their appetites? Is this sort of genealogy, putting the blame on late medieval theology/philosophy for "modernity" really still useful, in comparison with a proper study of history?
Friday, August 28, 2020
The Future of ROCOR
The Future of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) https://t.co/AwoukvcDcC
— Russian Faith (@Russian_Faith) August 26, 2020
Orthodox Christianity
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Sure
"Like Narcissus, such a person can pursue the discipline of theology only to discover that they have not found God, but an image of themselves reflected in a cultural mirror."
— stephen brannon (@stephenbrannon_) August 27, 2020
a #mustread from @ccpecknold https://t.co/bTRRBhNRhH
St. Phanourios, Pray for Us!
We also celebrate the Holy Martyr Phanourios (Φανούριος Μεγαλομάρτυς)
— Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada (@GO_Metropolis) August 27, 2020
The faithful pray to Saint Phanourios especially to help them recover things that have been lost. https://t.co/lfrZ8Wu3QK
Saint Phanourius is considered as the pre-eminent saint who can help to find (“reveal”) any lost belongings#orthodox_times
— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) August 27, 2020
https://t.co/gY9i7rZif8
Fanouropita is a Greek fasting-appropriate cake brought as an offering to Saint Phanourius for helping people find lost things and not only#orthodox_times https://t.co/FiI3LmO0BM
— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) August 27, 2020
Orthodox Soteriology
"As separation from God, death—not physical, not physiological death, but death as sin and separation—has been abolished by Christ’s death." - Alexander Schmemann pic.twitter.com/1pnO570kKF
— SVS Press (@SVSPress) August 27, 2020
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Who Needed Ressourcement to a Greater Degree than the Other Jurisdictions?
CWR : The Next Pope is an evangelical call to ressourcement by Eduardo Echeverria
George Weigel’s new book provides a balanced perspective on what the next pope should embrace in order to promote the radically Christocentric and evangelical imperative of the Church.
Yves Congar and the Future of the Church in its Past
— Church Life Journal (@ChurchLifeND) August 26, 2020
by Charles Taylorhttps://t.co/AT5pehdjBY
Church Life Journal
I'm not going to critique Taylor here, though what he says is worthy of critique, as his understanding of the problem of political life is flawed, and affects his understanding of the Church's mission as well.
I won't disagree that the patriarchate of Rome needed Ressourcement, not only to become familiar with the Fathers as models, but also as voices of the Tradition, and to be able to distinguish between what is directly pertaining to the Kerygma, theological propositions that have been found to have value in explaining the Kerygma and accepted by the Church Universal, theological opinion that is not yet accepted by all of the Church Universal, and so on. Was a Latin synod posturing as an ecumenical council the best or most effective means of bringing Ressourcement to Latin bishops? Or could this aspect of ecclesial reform have been done in a better and more cost-effective way? If the synod had just been an opportunity for bishops to gather, pray, study and have discussions, without feeling it necessary to issue documents to justify the calling of the synod, would the results have been better?
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Agia Sophia Cathedral in Warsaw
Agia Sophia Cathedral in Warsaw to be consecrated on eve of Nativity of Theotokoshttps://t.co/ZkHFmNbXtD
— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) August 25, 2020
The foundation stone of the cathedral, the first new church in Warsaw in 100 years, was laid by Met. Sawa and Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in December 2015, an... pic.twitter.com/hVdfOW1Ev9
Monday, August 24, 2020
A Useful Reference
Cappelli's dictionary of medieval Latin abbreviations is now a search engine on @Twittfontes: https://t.co/9pbm1y3hCr
— Anna Dorofeeva (@LitteraCarolina) August 24, 2020
Cappelli Online
Maybe Not Everything Jacob Did Was Praiseworthy
And our Lord is confirming this?
There is something odd (almost, dare I say, ironic) about our Lord calling Nathanael "a true Israelite, without guile" (John 1:47), since of course the original Israel (Jacob), was a man of preeminent guile, who tricked his brother Esau and his father Isaac to get his blessing.
— Pater Edmund (@sancrucensis) August 24, 2020
Sunday, August 23, 2020
Saturday, August 22, 2020
What About the Old Believers?
Ukrainian Catholic Church preserved Byzantine rite liturgical customs lost by Russian Orthodoxhttps://t.co/hbvXoHPtKB@sosonkyrie @Frustratedatbe1 @snitsova @te_rowley @Irkutyanin1 @MaryShulika @lara_lazar @sumlenny @dalybeauty @JoEdward123 @DunsScottus @ValarVarda @niktwick
— Sheptytsky Institute (@Sheptytsky) August 22, 2020
Conquerors Do What Conquerors Do
A month after Hagia Sophia's conversion into a mosque, Turkey’s president Recep Erdoğan has now ordered the 700 year old Byzantine Greek Chora Church in Istanbul to be turned into a fully functioning mosque. The #GreekGenocide continues. https://t.co/xfujknTRG1 via @cnalive
— Greek Genocide RCen (@Greek_Genocide) August 22, 2020
"Pumped Up Kicks" in Old English
Pumped up kicks 1066 A.D Cover in Old English (Anglo Saxon) Bardcorehttps://t.co/H0T05nScWG
— Battle Beagle (@HarmlessYardDog) August 21, 2020
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Friday, August 21, 2020
Latin Theology of the Presbyterate
Who Is the Priest We Want?
— Church Life Journal (@ChurchLifeND) August 21, 2020
by @JohnCavadini of @McGrathND https://t.co/KzNAOSStNV
The Lack of Learning among Latins...
He is so right. The problem is that Catholics have not learned history but apologetic history - and so they don't know anything about the diversity of history. And of course, church history has almost been eliminated in seminary education.https://t.co/Nj3l1iP7MH
— Ulrich L. Lehner (@ulrichlehner) August 21, 2020
A Spiritual Transformation of an Empire
Full clip: https://t.co/bfdSWsjF7L
— New Polity (@PostliberalTho1) August 21, 2020
Lord Have Mercy
Turkish gov’t reverts 6th century Byzantine monastery Chora in Istanbul in to a mosque with a decree this morning.
— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) August 21, 2020
Chora was built by the Justinian 1, the emperor behind the Hagia Sophia’s construction. It is known for its invaluable and stunning mosaics pic.twitter.com/NMyEPR5rLC
Thursday, August 20, 2020
A Discussion on the Eucharist
The Conversation begins...
— Fr. Barnabas Powell (@FrBarnabas) August 19, 2020
History, Mystery, & the Eucharist with Francis Chan & Metropolitan Yohan... https://t.co/E9BAI2zQBB via @YouTube
"Victim"
Therefore Christ Himself, as man, was not only priest, but also a perfect victim, being at the same time victim for sin, victim for a peace-offering, and a holocaust."— Thomistic Institute (@ThomisticInst) August 20, 2020
Summa Theologiae IIIa Q. 22, a. 2https://t.co/qsGhNAFVpo
Etymoline:
WordSense.EUvictim (n.)
late 15c., "living creature killed and offered as a sacrifice to a deity or supernatural power, or in the performance of a religious rite;" from Latin victima "sacrificial animal; person or animal killed as a sacrifice," a word of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to vicis "turn, occasion" (as in vicarious), if the notion is an "exchange" with the gods. Perhaps distantly connected to Old English wig "idol," Gothic weihs "holy," German weihen "consecrate" (compare Weihnachten "Christmas") on notion of "a consecrated animal."
Sense of "person who is hurt, tortured, or killed by another" is recorded from 1650s; meaning "person oppressed by some power or situation, person ruined or greatly injured or made to suffer in the pursuit of an object, or for the gratification of a passion or infatuation, or from disease or disaster" is from 1718. Weaker sense of "person taken advantage of, one who is cheated or duped" is recorded from 1781.
Wiktionary
U. Pitt Keywords Project:
Keyword: Victim
Victim is an important word because it links often traumatic personal or group experiences in contemporary societies to frameworks that understand such experiences and respond to them through public policy, political advocacy, and in wider public debate. The etymology of victim is straightforward: the word comes from Latin victima. Its first sense is that of a sacrificial offering, and this strong sense is made stronger by the identification of the sacrificial offering and thus the victim as Christ. By C17, however, it has developed the more general meaning “a person who is put to death or subjected to torture by another; one who suffers severely in body or property through cruel or oppressive treatment.” These strong meanings developed into a general sense of a passive recipient of misfortune. While in earlier uses such misfortune has been regarded as individual or random, there has been a concerted attempt in recent years to use the word as a route to political empowerment as the status of victim becomes structural. Governments have also chosen to endow victims with an active role in addressing their misfortune; this is most evident in some criminal justice systems, where the issue then arises of whether such victims have been given a power to override not only the rights of offenders but also the ability of the state itself to administer justice.
A New Book on Karl Barth
A new book about the adulterous love-triangle of the modern "Church Father of Protestantism," Karl Barth (replacing Schleiermacher). Still, how much truth can be found in a man's writing if he did not attempt to live truth? https://t.co/PbZbGAsrV0
— Ulrich L. Lehner (@ulrichlehner) August 20, 2020
Klöpfer & Meyer Verlag: Zu dritt. Karl Barth, Nelly Barth, Charlotte von Kirschbaum
The Nominalist Bogeyman?
“The faith is handed down to us by the Church. We don’t get to invent it,” says the author of Theological Negotiations: Proposals in Soteriology and Anthropology. “But we do share in the task and responsibility of trying to understand it.”
Dr. Farrow: It takes me next to two very basic areas of dispute: the relation between justification and sanctification, in which Luther becomes my chief interlocutor, and the relation between “satisfaction” and punishment, a subsidiary but crucial topic that if anything is even more misunderstood today. Both of these have very significant implications for pastoral theology, as for systematic theology.
Those two chapters are followed by a pair on doxology. The first of these treats what I call “doxological Pelagianism”; that is, the tendency to rely on nature to perfect itself even in the act of worship, where the grace of God in Jesus Christ should be most evident. It will be among the most controversial chapters in the book, since it takes its cue from Protestant thinkers while contending that the problem is more exaggerated in Protestantism than in Catholicism, where it is also present.
The second is a detailed treatment of the problem of transubstantiation. Here I return to Aquinas, and to the task of rethinking some of his ideas by way of a more adequate eschatology. I expect this chapter to be controversial as well, even inside Catholicism. But both Catholics and Protestants, if they read it patiently, will perhaps find that the whole stubborn business—the very serious business—of transubstantiation appears in a fresh light.
I'd need more historical evidence before accepting his claims about nominalism:
CWR: In the Introduction, you write, “Nominalism is Western civilization’s wounded side, from which is flowing, not water and blood, but blood and fire.” Can you provide some background and context to that strong statement?
Dr. Farrow: That is said with respect to modernity’s doomed attempt to re-found Western civilization on the basis that “God” is merely a concept in the world, a way of speaking about emergent order in the world, rather than the living God, the God of the Bible who through the incarnation suffers and dies with man, who as man actually conquers death for the sake of life eternal. It was through nominalism that we learned to regard the latter as myth, as an empty vessel that could be filled with fresh content as required. But the fresh content we have poured into it has not brought progress towards perpetual peace, as the fathers of modernity hoped. It has brought moral confusion, incited hubris of every kind, and led to the sickness unto death; that is, despair. Western civilization is crumbling before our eyes, and being torn down by our own hands. We’ve decided that there’s little or nothing there worth salvaging, not even the statuary, as it turns out.
Weigel on Eucharistic Offering (or Sacrifice)
If Christ is not the principal actor in the celebration of the Eucharist, then the Mass is a social ritual, the community’s celebration of itself.
This caught my attention at first glance:
How many Catholics understand that we are called to the weekly celebration of the Eucharist so that, in union with Christ the Head of the Body, we might offer ourselves to the Father along with the eucharistic Christ who is offered?
But his reporting of the recent Vatican response on the proper form for Baptism in the Roman rite is of interest too:
The question the Congregation had to answer was whether Baptism is validly conferred by saying “In the name of the father and mother, the godfather and godmother, the family, the friends, and in the name of the community, we baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” The answer was “No.” Why? Because the ancient formula, “I baptize you….” expresses the bedrock truth the Second Vatican Council inscribed in its Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy: “When anyone baptizes, it is Christ himself who baptizes.” To speak of “we” baptizing is to suggest that the Church invents the sacraments rather than her being created by the sacraments. And that, to cite an image from Father Robert Imbelli, is to decapitate the Body of Christ.
Christ is the principal actor in the sacramental drama of Baptism. Christ acts through the baptizer, to be sure. But it really is Christ who acts. Otherwise, Baptism would be merely a welcoming rite rather than the radical reconfiguration of a person to Christ as a member of his Mystical Body, the Church.
Rome's Claim Put Into Canon Law
Can. 331 The bishop of the Roman Church, in whom continues the office given by the Lord uniquely to Peter, the first of the Apostles, and to be transmitted to his successors, is the head of the college of bishops, the Vicar of Christ, and the pastor of the universal Church on earth. By virtue of his office he possesses supreme, full, immediate, and universal ordinary power in the Church, which he is always able to exercise freely.
(cf Canon 218 in the 1917 Code.)
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
The Byzantine View of the Incarnation
"We need to stop seeing the Incarnation as a reaction of God to the Fall, but see the Incarnation as the very purpose of Creation."
— Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) August 19, 2020
From the Clips channel. https://t.co/62n918Tdib
Orthodox Christian Ethics, Morals, and Modernity
Live from Ancient Faith https://t.co/q6NF6w4sdA
— Ancient Faith (@ancientfaith) August 19, 2020
AFR: Fr. Demetrios Harper from Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville, NY joins Fr. Tom Soroka to talk about a challenging but important topic.
A Protestant Defense of the Common Good
A Protestant Defense of the Common Good @jordanballor https://t.co/1y8SyCCCkp via @PublicDiscourse
— Ryan T. Anderson (@RyanTAnd) August 17, 2020
The Public Discourse
Archbishop Elpidophoros to Speak on Orthodox-Catholic Relations in the US
We are delighted to announce that His Eminence Archbishop @Elpidophoros will deliver this year's Economos Orthodoxy in America Lecture on Monday, September 21st. The title of his lecture is "The Future of Orthodox-Catholic Relations in the U.S.A."
— Fordham OCSC (@FordhamOrthodox) August 18, 2020
Kenneth Pennington's Course on the History of Canon Law
Don't forget Ken Pennington's entire course on the history of canon law (lectures, materials, etc.) is available free online:https://t.co/LfmJ8BNkgC
— Percy Gryce (@percy_gryce) August 18, 2020
Distributism Discussion at New Polity
"For a long time I lived as a capitalist. I thought it was a great idea: entrepreneurship, productivity, having a free market...But then I learned about history's capitalism."
— New Polity (@PostliberalTho1) August 18, 2020
New pod on distributism // Alex Plato https://t.co/xWAC5m8epK
The "Basil Option"
On Social Justice: The “Basil Option” https://t.co/vlvAWDX4QW
— Russian Faith (@Russian_Faith) August 16, 2020
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Libertarianism and Natural Law on Private Property
— Catholic Culture Podcasts (@CatholicPods) August 18, 2020
Monday, August 17, 2020
Panagia Mouchliotissa
The only Byzantine church that is in operation in Constantinople and, fortunately, was never converted into a mosque, is Panagia Mouchliotissa#orthodox_timeshttps://t.co/yYx1hByHzv
— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) August 17, 2020
Vatican II on Eastern Catholics
Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) says that Eastern Catholics should differ from the Orthodox as little as possible.https://t.co/XIIVC3GNoxhttps://t.co/M2roa1NUNf@Todd3337 @BishopBarron @MattGaspers @HicksonMaike @leonardorander @tokiIIthedragon @gvstavvss @notanotherrant
— Sheptytsky Institute (@Sheptytsky) August 17, 2020
Latins will quibble as to what the "as little as possible" part entails.
Brian Butcher on Christian Worship
What is Christian Worship / Liturgy? Dr. Brian Butcherhttps://t.co/NpZm6g9GxD@compellingtruth @dcrump12321 @theryanstratton @aimlikeanarrow
— Sheptytsky Institute (@Sheptytsky) August 16, 2020
Uniformity at the expense of diversity. Diversity a division at the expense of unity.https://t.co/BmEzgcG5Ww
— Sheptytsky Institute (@Sheptytsky) August 15, 2020
Fall 2020https://t.co/i6UMdQwtNL@ikeepnoticing @themarquesito @bradsjoquist @TracyKemme @PrayForUsMary @journalisthasan @Qashakaram @PstSeunSalami @TheologyNetwork
Sunday, August 16, 2020
Holy New Martyr Demetrius
The Orthodox Church commemorates today Holy New Martyr Demetrius#orthodox_times https://t.co/jwhHVx5rm6
— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) August 17, 2020
Alan Fimister Responds to John O'Malley Regarding Vatican II
An objective assessment of the importance of Vatican 2 - the author argues that it is the 17th most important of the ecumenical councils. https://t.co/JDhVD2xvvf
— Fr Thomas Crean OP (@crean_fr) August 16, 2020
The Josias: ‘When Bishops Meet’ by Alan Fimister
The Intramural Debate Continues
I asked Archbishop Viganò for a comment on #BishopBarron's recent anti-Traditionalist defense of Vatican II. His response is devastating, especially for those who agree with Bp. Barron. https://t.co/hIU4IMesif
— Michael J. Matt (@Michael_J_Matt) August 16, 2020
Remnant
Saturday, August 15, 2020
Matthew Levering on the Assumption
Must Catholics Insist Upon Mary's Assumption?
— Church Life Journal (@ChurchLifeND) August 14, 2020
by Matthew Leveringhttps://t.co/brRRwWsQnG
CLJ
Friday, August 14, 2020
Interview with Spyridon Antonopoulos
Don't miss this conversation with Spyridon Antonopoulos with The Autumn Salon. Some wonderful excerpts from his recordings with Psaltikon and more! https://t.co/mmRsYrvadJ
— Cappella Romana (@cappellaromana) August 13, 2020
An interview illustrated with a broad range of musical examples from @SpiroAnton of @CityUniMusic https://t.co/jX0aLWDhbH
— Alexander Lingas (@ALLingas) August 13, 2020
Thursday, August 13, 2020
David Bonagura Reviews Pearl of Great Price
"Browne’s book is an innovative telling of a forgotten period of the Catholic Church’s past, and a creative complement to studies on the French Revolution’s enduring impact on Western civilization." - @DavidGBonaguraJ for @ubookman https://t.co/pXl1v8UILO pic.twitter.com/ldMlOzXEcA
— Russell Kirk Center (@KirkCenter) August 13, 2020
Arouca Press
St. Herman of Alaska Chapel Restored on Valaam
St. Herman of Alaska Chapel restored on Valaamhttps://t.co/MAFCekKzZF
— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) August 13, 2020
The chapel was erected on St. Herman’s Field, not far from the place where the Venerable Herman labored in asceticism. pic.twitter.com/i9rTrYweGB
Memory Eternal
The Funeral Service of Father Boris Bobrinskoy was performed at the Orthodox Monastery of Our Lady of All Protection in Bussy-en-Othe, France#orthodox_times https://t.co/RkRSUizIz6
— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) August 13, 2020
An Introduction to the Aritculus
Most of the things that Thomas deals with whether by way of the question or other methods are quite complicated. But Thomas sees no point in making complicated matters more complicated.
Pietro De Marco Proposes an Irenic Discussion of Vatican II
But the dialogue is really just for Latins and the patriarchate of Rome -- if Eastern Catholics are meant to be included at all, they are presumed to share the same beliefs as Latin ecclesiology. (Of course, Latins believe that the key points of Latin ecclesiology have already been established as dogma, because of those synods that they claim are ecumenical.) Latins need to realize that this debate is an intramural one and does not pertain to the Church Universal.
The note from Professor De Marco (in Italian).
Salvation and Redemption
Salvation & Redemption -- The Early Christian Understanding
— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) August 12, 2020
We wish you all peace in this fallen world.https://t.co/9pll49Uqzp pic.twitter.com/fxOTaVhTtK
Gladden Pappin on Bridge Builder Podcast
Delighted to join @MNCatholicConf’s Bridge Builder show to talk about Catholic political thought, different concepts of Church & State, the politics of corporatism, coronavirus & more
— Gladden Pappin (@gjpappin) August 10, 2020
Check out the podcast here! 👇 https://t.co/x3vskhZOKv https://t.co/tu7Ylczs0l
BridgeBuilder Podcast: Gladden Pappin on Catholic Political Thought, Boundaries Between Church & State and Corporatism
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Active Participation
With the public celebration of Mass still limited in many parts of the country, many Catholic have been watching online and asking "what is active participation?" CNA asked two @FrJamesBradley and @PetriOP https://t.co/KJ7QZ6yPNL
— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) August 6, 2020
A Crisis Point for Latin Ecclesiology Yet?
The fundamental problem with the Catholic Church goes much deeper than Francis. Archbishop Viganò and Fr. Thomas Weinandy debate the mother of all conspiracies... the plot to silence the Catholic Church from within. https://t.co/cZCQm4awDD
— Michael J. Matt (@Michael_J_Matt) August 11, 2020
We know the Vatican - probably issuing from Sect' of State - has ordered certain high - profile persons to crank up the pressure on V-II. Tornielli - in charge of https://t.co/rRo0wBadiH, has issued orders in all language sections to assign someone the task.
— Hilary White (@hilarityjane) August 12, 2020
They're panicking. https://t.co/hzuM87SsNF
CDK on the Family
Thrilled to have my essay published by @Athwart_Mag! In it, I discuss the family’s intimate link to the common good of politica communities. I examine Charles De Koninck’s of the common good and his two antecedents, Aristotle and St. Augustine.https://t.co/gSG2k6HWoJ
— Anthony Daoud (@AnthonyDaoud6) August 12, 2020
More Ordinations for the Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter
The Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter invites you to view the Ordination of Messrs. King, Simons, Stockstill, and Woloson to the Sacred Order of Deacon by Most Rev Steven J. Lopes. Feast of Saint Lawrence. From the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham https://t.co/8vMgzxjKnc
— Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter (@CSPOrd) August 11, 2020
More on Péguy
"This errand had forced Péguy to break off mid-sentence his writing of a remarkable essay, 'Conjoined Note on Descartes and the Cartesian Philosophy,' now fully in English for the first time as part of Notes on Bergson and Descartes." @wipfandstock https://t.co/AIuuRspOuu
— Russell Kirk Center (@KirkCenter) August 12, 2020
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Hadley Arkes on Ralph McInerny
Memories of Ralph and Lessons for Lawyers in Crisis | Hadley Arkes: https://t.co/TcvaAacapH pic.twitter.com/2PD7w9tHyJ
— The Catholic Thing (@catholicthing) August 11, 2020
The Catholic Thing
May God Grant Him Many Years
Archbishop Gänswein: Benedict XVI's Illness Is 'Subsiding' https://t.co/yNqz4xQmSQ @NCRegister
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) August 11, 2020
Edward Slingerland on Chinese Philosophy
"Slingerland takes the bold step here of arguing that we should stop speaking of 'Chinese' philosophy in the first place, as the Chinese of the distant past were grappling with the same philosophical problems that face us today..." @OxUniPress https://t.co/lqcGHX3Fmv
— Russell Kirk Center (@KirkCenter) August 10, 2020
Monday, August 10, 2020
Francis Beckwith on Aquinas
Hope Leman interviews Baylor philosophy professor Francis Beckwith on why Thomas Aquinas isn't just for Catholics:https://t.co/3AeDKa606z
— Robert P. George (@McCormickProf) August 10, 2020
Mosaics of St. Lawrence in Ravenna
Mosaics of St. Laurence in the “Mausoleum of Galla Placidia” in Ravenna, Italy
— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) August 10, 2020
Today is the feast of St. Laurence of Rome pic.twitter.com/L9DGbblaT0
Ceres
The dwarf planet Ceres -- long believed to be a barren space rock -- is an ocean world with reservoirs of sea water beneath its surface, the results of a major exploration mission showed https://t.co/wwozgtd5Vi
— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 10, 2020
Aquinas on the Two Powers
St. Thomas on the Two Powers https://t.co/pYxqbs3iJM
— The Josias (@josias_rex) August 10, 2020
important new translation—maybe the first time it has appeared this fullyhttps://t.co/3k9UTJIQqY
— Pat Smith (@smithpatrick08) August 10, 2020
The Josias
Sunday, August 09, 2020
The Tree of the Greek Wise Men
My parish in Vienna recently just completed the iconography on all its walls. 1/3 through liturgy this morning, just realized I was standing under this: the tree of original Greek wise men—i.e. the philosophers.
— Jonathan Greig (@jabgreig) August 9, 2020
Asking my priest about this afterward: “Yes—very Greek thing…” pic.twitter.com/cUSa3DSRNW
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia: Once a Church, Always a Church (essay by Nayeli Riano) https://t.co/QCS0wXQZUc
— ImaginativeConservat (@imaginativecons) August 9, 2020
Imaginative Conservative
English Translation of That Interview with Ulrich Lehner
It's painful to say it, but it's true. #theology #crisis https://t.co/YOPmXgfEPo
— Ulrich L. Lehner (@ulrichlehner) August 9, 2020
Saturday, August 08, 2020
Business as Usual for Rome
Pope extends Eastern Catholic Patriarchs’ jurisdiction over Arabian Peninsula - Vatican News https://t.co/di8MnT43By
— Kurt Martens (@DrKurtMartens) August 8, 2020
Vatican News
An Initiation Which Should Have Been Completed When They Were Much Younger
Friends, it was a privilege for me today to preside at the sacrament of Confirmation, which took place at the Santa Clara Parish in Oxnard. Join me in praying for an increase in faith, hope, and charity for these fully initiated Catholics! pic.twitter.com/zDkH9UTsp1
— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) August 8, 2020
Friday, August 07, 2020
Charles Péguy
"Everything begins in mysticism and ends in politics," the French Catholic poet said. What can that mean for an Age of Disenchantment? https://t.co/tgligSZQGw
— The American Conservative (@amconmag) August 7, 2020
AmConMag
Recep Maraşlı on the Assyrians
"Assyrians are the nation that has lost the most territory in the Middle East. Throughout history, they have experienced the most dreadful massacres and genocides. They have severely suffered from persecution as a result of Islam’s expansion by the sword." https://t.co/LddyYEWMkP
— The American Conservative (@amconmag) August 7, 2020
AmConMag
St. Paisios on Devotion to the Theotokos
'Hold onto the robe of our Holy Lady Theotokos as tightly as you can, and She will help you. May the Mother of God, the gentle and caring Mother of the whole world, protect you and the whole world.'
— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) August 7, 2020
St Paisios the Athonite.#StElisabethConvent #obitelminsk #belarus #orthodox #god pic.twitter.com/j2CcM9w0Cn
Hiroshima and the Transfiguration
Christian Roy's second wonderful article for The Symbolic World, looking at Hiroshima and the Transfiguration. https://t.co/0DqxIromuQ
— Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) August 7, 2020
Memory Eternal!
Fr Boris Bobrinskoy, one of the last of the generation of great Russian émigré theologians--of the era of Meyendorff, Schmemann, & Florovsky--fell asleep in the Lord Thurs. Born in 1925, He served as dean of St Sergius in Paris & authored several SVS Press books. Memory Eternal! pic.twitter.com/Gp5ebpR8uC
— SVS Press (@SVSPress) August 7, 2020
One of the most prominent Orthodox theologians in the West, Father Boris Bobrinskoy, passed away yesterday, August 6, 2020#orthodox_times
— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) August 7, 2020
https://t.co/SKYZrCCLQo
The State of German Theology
Präzise in der Argumentation, detailliert in der Beschreibung, zutreffend auf die Erfahrungswerte: Der @ulrichlehner konstatiert einen bemitleidenswerten Zustand der deutschen #Theologie an Universitäten. Danke für diese Offenheit. 👏
— Moritz Windegger (@moritzwindegger) August 7, 2020
via @CNAdeutsch https://t.co/cC3vudmxOn
On the lost luster of German #theology and its intrigues: #CatholicChurch #Catholic https://t.co/AYmXhtHcV5 via @CNAdeutsch
— Ulrich L. Lehner (@ulrichlehner) August 7, 2020
Thursday, August 06, 2020
Etymology as Philosophy
A wonderful figura etymologica. And one with an interesting history... https://t.co/H0oFlNeGCo
— Flavius Clemens Grammaticus (@flaviusclemens) August 6, 2020
the whole thread
Wednesday, August 05, 2020
Vatican II Still Getting Defended
Think Vatican II is uniquely controversial?
— JD Flynn (@jdflynn) August 5, 2020
The Council of Chalcedon was debated for centuries, a theologian told CNA, and one word used in the Council of Nicea was a source of serious scandal.https://t.co/uhuXWpDwgU
CNA
I suppose we won't see an end to these any time soon.
It Will Probably Do Well in a Niche Market
Cardinal Schuster’s Masterpiece Back in Print for the First Time in Nearly a Century https://t.co/qQu9i61WYJ pic.twitter.com/SMwNxxKuSR
— NLM (@NLMblog) August 5, 2020
NLM
Tuesday, August 04, 2020
Fr. Joseph Kentenich
Links in German:
Exklusiv: Dokumente bezichtigen Pater Kentenich des sexuellen Missbrauchs
Vorwürfe gegen Kentenich: "Jetzt nicht mehr schweigen"
Ratzinger: Kentenich wurde nicht rehabilitiert
Ratzinger-Brief aufgetaucht: Pater Kentenich nie rehabilitiert worden
Related:
German bishop appoints committee to reevaluate beatification process of Schoenstatt founder
New Mars Rover
NASA Launches New Rover To Mars To Search For Signs Of Ancient Life https://t.co/N6CL69kW2J
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) July 30, 2020
Monday, August 03, 2020
Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Did you know that the Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, edited by Andrew Louth, will include more than 40 new & revised entries by Sheptytsky Institute associates?https://t.co/jKAJUcSI5x@OED @PatBritti @saintjudeshrine @christinkallama @Ugcc_teoficat @archtoronto pic.twitter.com/HuvJqihTNt
— Sheptytsky Institute (@Sheptytsky) August 3, 2020
A Print of a Drawing by Jonathan Pageau
To those of you hoping for a print of St-Kevin of Glengalough, here it is. https://t.co/sopgznSAlw pic.twitter.com/rHSIXXSEah
— Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) August 3, 2020
A Moral Theologian Responds to the Vatican COVID-19 Document
Moral Theologian Criticizes 'Vague' @PontAcadLife COVID-19 Document https://t.co/N4oFMLAc7T @NCRegister
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) August 3, 2020
Another Day, Another Product
Friends, it's an exciting day as we celebrate the launch of my newest book, “Renewing Our Hope: Essays for the New Evangelization” (@CUAPress).
— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) August 3, 2020
In 17 academic articles, it covers evangelization, the abuse crisis, the priesthood, relativism, and more. https://t.co/qCa3XLgz4B
Sunday, August 02, 2020
May God grant him many years!
Fr. Roman didn’t care what other people said. He did things how they were supposed to be done. Crosses, cassocks, and beards were verboten then. Now, they are the norm. Photo from 1975. #FrRoman50 pic.twitter.com/Cj0v0BMvuU
— Daniel Galadza (@CrunchMasterByz) August 2, 2020
Related:
Fun fact in #CatholicTO history: fifty years ago today at the church where I am a Vicar Bishop Isidore Borecky ordained Fr Roman Galadza, a married man born in Ukraine but displaced by the war, to the priesthood. After the response Bishop did not ordain another married man.
— Fr Alexander Laschuk (@byzkanonist) August 2, 2020
New sample article (PDF)
— Sheptytsky Institute (@Sheptytsky) August 2, 2020
Liturgical Latinization and Kievan Ecumenism: Losing the Koinê of Koinonia
Peter Galadzahttps://t.co/Zr0wOdgmp2@kinstitute @Koinonia_b @CCityCatholic @ThomasACStout @wcgrimley pic.twitter.com/ru1cncKq0W
Confessional Prayer in Old English
A catch-all confessional prayer in Old English:
— Thijs Porck (@thijsporck) August 2, 2020
'I acknowledge all the injustice which I have ever done in my childhood or in my youth or in my strength or in my old age, which I committed after baptism and with many things greatly angered God.' pic.twitter.com/s38vdzzQI7