Saturday, October 31, 2020
Finality... and Natural Inclinations
The question of finality in nature is key to an understanding of natural law. Hence a moral philosopher or moral theologian must study natural philosophy. pic.twitter.com/UHueXblZlO
— Pater Edmund (@sancrucensis) October 27, 2020
The Dies Irae
New episode!
— Twenty Thousand Hertz (@20korg) October 21, 2020
#107 | Dies Irae
How a four-note melody from the 13th century became a movie soundtrack superstar.
Written by Casey Emmerling
Featuring @celexo and @kirkhamilton
Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/dtlXTqOrSR
More: https://t.co/zKpdKlasdL pic.twitter.com/JVx7BnUlQL
John Case
John Case, Aristotleian philosopher and physician, probably a secret Catholic, d. 1600 (St.John's #Oxford) With a #skull pic.twitter.com/bkLGa4bJ8i
— John McCafferty (@jdmccafferty) October 31, 2020
InfoGalactic
Just One Man's Opinion
Not universally true, and maybe not even true for the limited cases to which it applies. Pulling Christian teaching from quotes of individual saints is not moral theology, and even what is taken to be the result of the sanctified, connatural wisdom of a saint must be tested against Tradition and a proper moral theology.
“The more contemptible is he who commands, the more pleasing to God is the humility of him who obeys.”
— Fr. Thomas Aquinas Pickett, O.P. (@ThomasAquinasOP) October 30, 2020
-Saint Francis of Assisi (as recorded by Saint Bonaventure, “De Legenda Sancti Francesci”, ch. 6)
Symbols and the Meaning Crisis
John Vervaeke & Jonathan Pageau are two of the most fascinating thinkers engaged in the deepest questions of meaning, religion and culture. In this Q&A, they cover topics like the future of Christianity, symbology & culture, and the meaning of gnosticism. https://t.co/AXZr4TfIj1
— Rebel Wisdom (@WisdomRebel) October 30, 2020
Sergius Bulgakov
The theology of Sergius Bulgakov was controversial in his own time, but in recent years he has become the source of much scholarly attention. https://t.co/0mjygtfDhc pic.twitter.com/NGuTnNBOr9
— SVS Press (@SVSPress) October 30, 2020
Temple of Saint Sergius and Bacchus
Gallery of Little Hagia Sophia Mosque/formerly Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus
— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) October 31, 2020
Photos taken earlier this week pic.twitter.com/PHGNwHf8WI
Reformation Day
Celebrate #ReformationDay by learning about the aim of spiritual life and the keys to attaining it. Follow the ancient path of Holy Orthodoxy and escape the apostasy of the West.
— Timothy Honeycutt (@AudioScribeOW) October 31, 2020
Theosis: The True Purpose of Human Life - Part I https://t.co/vNqi9GOCKr pic.twitter.com/0HXEcQE82L
Except Francis Himself is One of the Challenges to the Faith of Latins
#PopeFrancis: “Perhaps after this difficult trial, with these new challenges, with pain entering people’s homes, the faithful will be more true, more authentic. Believe me, it will be so.” #COVID19 @Adnkronos @ClaireGiangrave
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 31, 2020
https://t.co/SGVeqkxjLD
St. Alphonsus Liguori on Hope
“The more a person loves God, the more reason he has to hope in Him. This hope produces in the Saints an unutterable peace, because as they love God and know how beautiful He is . . . they find all their repose in Him alone.” - Saint Alphonsus Liguori#AllHallowsEve pic.twitter.com/9U6YhxU3of
— IHE (@HumanEcologyCUA) October 31, 2020
St. Alphonsus Rodriguez
St. Alphonsus Rodriguez was a #Jesuit brother who spent years as a door-keeper. He became renowned for his hospitality and advice. @KenHomanSJ reflects that being a saint isn't just about big actions, it's about living a life of everyday love. pic.twitter.com/ydijDWyVvO
— The Jesuit Post (@TheJesuitPost) October 31, 2020
“But be the war within, the brand we wield
— Fr. David Paternostro, SJ (@DavidPaternostr) October 31, 2020
Unseen, the heroic breast not outward-steeled,
Earth hears no hurtle then from fiercest fray”
—in honor of St. (Br) Alphonsus Rordiguez, SJ pic.twitter.com/UcOghEGce6
Friday, October 30, 2020
Fratelli Tutti: Engaging Pope Francis's New Encyclical on Social Friendship
Many thanks to IHE Fellow @jennfrey for moderating an invigorating conversation between IHE Executive Director @josephecapizzi and @LC_Institute Fellow Russell Hittinger on fraternity and friendship in the Pope’s encyclical. https://t.co/TsICVFNnAY
— IHE (@HumanEcologyCUA) October 29, 2020
Christ Our True Light
"When we are with Christ we are in the light; and when we live in the light there is no darkness." +St. Porphyrios pic.twitter.com/pSRUZE4Fga
— Saint Porphyrios (@saintporphyrios) October 28, 2020
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Transubstantiation
“Was transubstantiation a point of controversy between east and west?”
— St Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary (@stvlads) October 29, 2020
Fr David McCready, an alumnus of St. Vladimir’s, has penned a reflection on a term that “came to dominate in the west, the dread word transubstantiation.” https://t.co/hOYi9BbjMR #AlumniInMinistry pic.twitter.com/D1P2e9H0qH
Presbyter David McCready
A Collection of Writings by St. Basil the Great
This valuable work brings together major themes in Greek Patristic anthropology -- the image of God in the human being, the Fall from Paradise, and the human condition in the present life and in the age to come. Available here: https://t.co/SKBOeVmY4Y pic.twitter.com/5n2gHC8nfM
— SVS Press (@SVSPress) October 29, 2020
A Nay to the Red Hat for Fr. Cantalamessa
MSGR. X. CARDINAL CANTALAMESSA? I HOPE HE WILL NOT ACCEPT. https://t.co/wO77TwWFbw
— Marco Tosatti (@MarcoTosatti) October 29, 2020
Bishop Barron's Talk to Kenrick Glennon-Seminary
Friends, I talked with students at @KenrickGlennon Seminary about the importance of academic formation for priests, and why we shouldn’t drive a wedge between the intellectual and pastoral aspects of caring for souls.
— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) October 29, 2020
Watch on YouTube: https://t.co/3fVGL9SreN
How's that seminary reform coming along?
Commemorating St. Anastasia the Roman
In the Holy Patriarchal Hermitage of St. Spyridon in #Halki a Divine Liturgy was performed on the occasion of the feast of St. Anastasia the Roman#orthodox_timeshttps://t.co/H42RgfHzXW
— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) October 29, 2020
Orthodox Times
More Make-Work for Roman Catholic Academics
But the ultramontanists think they are rendering an important service to "the Church."
Join us for “Towards Fraternity: Reflections on Fratelli Tulli” to critically engage the themes of the Encyclical and how they can by integrated into ordinary relationships and society at-large.
— Portsmouth Institute (@Portsmouth_Inst) October 27, 2020
More info: https://t.co/kKTLLHDojl pic.twitter.com/gVJvnEmRHh
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Thank God They Weren't Destroyed
Chora church mosaics and frescoes represent the highest achievement of the Byzantine sacral art and were painstakingly restored since 1945 by best Western experts as the images had been covered for 5 centuries by Ottoman time plaster and damaged. Now all this is hidden again. pic.twitter.com/6mHpCpomi5
— Sava Janjic (@SavaJanjic) October 28, 2020
Have We Reached the Excesses of Ecumenism Yet?
Paying tribute to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople for his contributions to the theology and spirituality of care for the environment, the Franciscan-run Pontifical University Antonianum awarded him an honorary doctorate. https://t.co/9KnYrfLezl
— Pontifical Oriental Institute (@theorientale) October 28, 2020
Iconography Tutorials with Julia Bridget Hayes
50% off all Byzantine Iconography tutorials on Udemy until 31 October with the code OCTOBERSALE2020 https://t.co/y5pF1H0Tkc
— Julia Bridget Hayes (@ikonographics) October 27, 2020
Not Quite an Apology for Fratelli Tutti on War
It may be that ”Fratelli Tutti” opposes the use of force in international relations altogether; it’s a question in need of further explication.https://t.co/qa8pL95vO5
— First Things (@firstthingsmag) October 28, 2020
George and Anderson Respond to Pope Francis
What did Pope Francis say about "civil unions"? What did he mean? How does the teaching of the Catholic Church on marriage and sexual morality bear on questions of legally recognized partnerships of various kinds? Ryan Anderson and I examine the questions.https://t.co/Ur8xRi8Rju
— Robert P. George (@McCormickProf) October 28, 2020
No public official or religious leader can change the nature of marriage or the moral status of non-marital sexual conduct. For a law to serve the common good, it must reflect the truth about marriage.https://t.co/Io1KthkVsZ via @PublicDiscourse @McCormickProf
— Ryan T. Anderson (@RyanTAnd) October 28, 2020
Who is Funding This?
“The obsolescence of the 20th century economy is showing, but also of the economy before January 2020. We have entered the era of communal wealth and a new economy is needed,” says Luigino Bruni, scientific director of the Economy of Francesco https://t.co/BfwMKXFvJ3 pic.twitter.com/fEi5WHsrCy
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 28, 2020
Upcoming Lecture on St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Details below of this year's Cardinal Winning Lecture with Dr Rebekah Lamb: "Thérèse of Lisieux: A Doctor of the Church for Our Times."@StAndFoundatio1 @GUCatholic @UofGEducation @timothypomalley @TriciaCBruce @leocushley @ArchdiocGlasgow Please share.https://t.co/j8nBH7uCHD
— Reclaiming the Piazza (@PiazzaThe) October 28, 2020
Commonweal's Fluff Hit Piece on Latin Integralism
. @troutsky_’s essay on integralism is the worst I’ve seen so far. It starts by discussing the broad political movement and blogs like @josias_rex and then doesn’t engage with them, instead turning to a rather obscure book published recently. https://t.co/F05lKaWGZ0
— Very Serious Politics Guy (@IndpdntCentrist) October 28, 2020
A Symbol of the Decay
If the Church is indeed built on the foundation of the Apostles, and Christ is the cornerstone (Eph 2:19-22), than the image of a cracked stone seems an apt one for what the Church in Germany is doing these days. https://t.co/7LnxoANpSJ
— Fr. Pius Pietrzyk OP (@PiusOP) October 28, 2020
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Michael Pakaluk Reviews Snead's What It Means to Be Human
“What It Means To Be Human”: A Review | Michael Pakaluk https://t.co/rEKwhrarpo pic.twitter.com/EOla4DwOi6
— The Catholic Thing (@catholicthing) October 27, 2020
A Response to Pope Francis
Priest Canonist: Permitting Same-Sex Civil Unions Is a 'Grave Error' https://t.co/0otRCbxZne
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 27, 2020
Holy Nestor, Pray for Us!
The Church celebrates the memory of Martyr Nestor, a disciple of Great-Martyr Dimitrios#orthodox_times
— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) October 27, 2020
https://t.co/fwn25gEiR7
Love for Christ
"Love for Christ is something else. It is without end, without satiety. It gives life; it gives strength; it gives health; it gives, gives, and gives." +St. Porphyrios
— Saint Porphyrios (@saintporphyrios) October 26, 2020
Spirula
Exciting news! This appears to be the FIRST observation of Spirula, aka ram's horn squid, alive + in its natural environment. Very rarely seen or captured, they have many extinct relatives, but are only living member of genus Spirula, family Spirulidae, and order Spirulida. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/re4rZyRuER
— Schmidt Ocean (@SchmidtOcean) October 27, 2020
The Next Issue of New Polity
It will be interesting to see D.C. Schindler's objections to integralism. His book against liberalism is quite good. https://t.co/Jy2jFeI8vb
— Pater Edmund (@sancrucensis) October 27, 2020
Have Circumstances Ruled out the Possibility of a Just War?
JUST WAR: Fratelli Tutti vs Thomas Aquinas?
— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) October 27, 2020
Vatican News interview with Fra Giulio Cesareo suggests @Pontifex’s new document “confirms” there is no just war.
Thoughts?#CatholicTwitter https://t.co/WHHciXoji6
A Progressive Latin Asks for Clarification
.@commonwealmag which is ideologically in sync with #PopeFrancis is also calling for clarity. “The problem is not only that it’s led to a media crisis; it’s created a moral crisis” writes @MatthewSitman https://t.co/quOpVHsXo4
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 27, 2020
Others are sure...
#PopeFrancis made headlines last week for his views on civil unions. Today's post looks at what he said, what he meant, and what it means for the Church. Read it here: https://t.co/MLe9LqScY5 pic.twitter.com/xCcqqcPUGI
— The Jesuit Post (@TheJesuitPost) October 27, 2020
There's a Trinitarian/Christological Heresy
The Son is so absolutely dependent on the Father that paradoxically he is entirely independent of him. He is only equal to the Father as receiving all from him but as receiving all he is of himself self-originated and self-unified else he would not be equal.Per filium as Filioque
— john milbank (@johnmilbank3) October 27, 2020
Kwasniewski on the Feast of Christ the King
I'm somewhat agnostic on the "best form" of government, when governments seem to always devolve. But on today's feast, Peter K looks at Christianity & Kingship:
— Steve Skojec (@SteveSkojec) October 25, 2020
Between Christ the King and “We Have No King But Caesar” - OnePeterFive - https://t.co/fCjYptnA69 via @onepeterfive pic.twitter.com/u4zeQCYJv8
1P5
Kwasniewski:
The month of November begins with the great Solemnity of All Saints. But in the traditional Roman calendar, All Saints is preceded shortly before by an even greater feast—that of Christ the King, the One who creates and sanctifies the citizens, ambassadors, and soldiers of His Kingdom.This is close to the justification that Pius XI used in Quas Primas. Note that in the Byzantine rite, the feast of All Saints is celebrated after Pentecost (as it used to be celebrated in the West), and for an appropriate liturgical and theological reason. Otherwise the case could be made that every Sunday is a memorial of Christ who is the Head of His Mystical Body.
When Pope Pius XI instituted the feast of Christ the King in 1925, he was, one might say, supplying in the Church’s calendar the missing invisible cause of All Saints, as well as making clear just what the mission of the saints in history is: to be the living members of the Mystical Body under Christ its Head, and to extend this body across the whole earth. Our Lord Jesus Christ is the King of all men, all peoples, all nations, and His saints are those who, taking up their cross and following Him, have conquered their own souls and won over the souls of many others for this Kingdom.
As Michael Foley shows in a brilliant article in the latest issue of The Latin Mass magazine, the feast was not merely moved, but transmogrified. It was given a new name, a new date, and new propers, all of which deemphasized the social reign of Christ and put in its place a “cosmic and eschatological Christ.”But is the Pauline/Consilium's Feast of Christ the King closer in its conception of Christ to the Byzantine representation of Christ Pantocrator? Perhaps.
This leads me back to Pope Paul VI’s suppression of one feast of Christ the King and his creation of another. What is really going on here? It seems to me that the original feast of Christ the King represents the Catholic vision of society as a hierarchy in which lower is subordinated to higher, with the private sphere and the public sphere united in their acknowledgment of the rights of God and of His Church. This vision was put aside in 1969 to make way for a vision in which Christ is a king of my heart and a king of the cosmos—of the most micro level and the most macro level—but not king of anything in between: not king of culture, of society, of industry and trade, of education, of civil government.Perhaps anything more than this would be pastorally unwise - presumptuous and maybe even blasphemous? Our Lord is not a sports team, and He does not want empty praise coming from the lips of men.
Foley's article was republished at NLM, a link to which I posted here.
Ross Douthat's Take on the Crisis in the Patriarchate of Rome
Liberal Catholicism turns out to have been more resilient than the conservative master narrative suggested. From the archives:https://t.co/0FOfPt89fv
— First Things (@firstthingsmag) October 26, 2020
First Things
Monday, October 26, 2020
Institutional Clericalism is Opposed to Humility
Despite his denunciation of clericalism, Francis embodies it as much as his opponents, real or imaginary.
The Lamp
On not whining https://t.co/FbY8a4VSXH
— The Lamp (@thelampmagazine) October 22, 2020
The Lamp
The Story of Khalid Ibn Al-Walid
My latest column, coauthored with @Macalester student Zain Ijaz #heymachttps://t.co/Y5pePMAcKp
— Andrew A Latham (@aalatham) October 25, 2020
The Mosaics of St. Sava Cathedral
Completed mosaics unveiled in Belgrade’s St. Sava Cathedral (+VIDEO)https://t.co/SEvoJif9uI
— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) October 26, 2020
On Thursday, October 22, His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia and Serbian President Aleksandr Vučić visited St. Sava’s Cathedral in Belgrade to examine the newly-revealed mosaics. pic.twitter.com/Mu2H5BcQ0L
Orthodox Christianity
On Miracles
This article is extremely important. Once you understand the dynamics of emergence and emanation, miracles are not only possible, but become the pinnacle of the process by which the world exists. https://t.co/VswfS227pL
— Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) October 26, 2020
Water Found on the Moon
NASA just discovered water on the Moon—in a crater named after a Jesuit priest https://t.co/5zUOGjN1Y1
— America Magazine (@americamag) October 26, 2020
For the 1st time, molecular water was discovered on a sunlit surface of the Moon, suggesting water may not be limited to cold, shadowed places. Goddard postdoc Dr. Casey Honniball, made the discovery using NASA's @SOFIAtelescope airborne observatory. https://t.co/TUFKK8Rl9x pic.twitter.com/1wiy05yS4r
— NASA Goddard (@NASAGoddard) October 26, 2020
Holy Demetrios, Pray for Us!
Mosaics of St. Demetrios of Thessaloniki at the Church of St. Demetrios in Thessaloniki, Greece
— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) October 26, 2020
Today is his feast day pic.twitter.com/AE1IsJgQE6
“Our Lady of Guápulo”
New Christmas stamp featuring a detail of “Our Lady of Guápulo,” an 18th-century oil painting. pic.twitter.com/5X4C3Bc0ok
— U.S. Postal Service (@USPS) October 20, 2020
One Can Do Anything with Allegory
Including preventing any future changes, even those that would seem to be sensible.
Peter Kwasniewski
An Allegorical Rationale for the Ministers Sitting During the Gloria and Credo https://t.co/X44N7Ve9HV pic.twitter.com/U4YjVViHhA
— NLM (@NLMblog) October 26, 2020
Peter Kwasniewski
This Needs a Reform that the Current Pontificate Will Not Implement
The real problem is having men who don't know each other well enough to know each other's qualifications select from among themselves the next bishop of Rome.
Phil Lawler
That two Roman Pontiffs would ignore a rule, rather than amend it, is neither a crime nor a scandal. But it is an oddity. Crowding the conclave https://t.co/2fQACEXfkU
— Philip Lawler (@PhilLawler) October 26, 2020
Phil Lawler
Another Latin Appropriation of Something Eastern
It is especially bizarre as it is to advertise a missal for the Roman rite.
"Whenever the Church celebrates the Eucharist, the faithful can in some way relive the experience of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus: 'their eyes were opened and they recognized him' (Lk 24:31)."
— Ignatius Pew Missal (@PewMissal) October 26, 2020
-St. John Paul II, Ecclesia de Eucharistia pic.twitter.com/0zQFH7uq4o
The Final Pagan Generation by Edward Watts
How did 4th century Romans experience the dramatic political and religious change happening during their lifetime? Watch this interview with scholar Edward Watts to find out! @UCSanDiego #Twitterstorianshttps://t.co/pPzBxse5YO
— University of California Press (@ucpress) October 14, 2020
UC Press
Sunday, October 25, 2020
I Could Guess the Author from the Title Alone
NLM: In Defense of Allegorical Interpretation of the Liturgy by PETER KWASNIEWSKI
Gregory DiPippo
Related:In Defense of Allegorical Interpretation of the Liturgy https://t.co/1vtyyZUanD pic.twitter.com/QZXaEAxadA
— NLM (@NLMblog) October 19, 2020
The Divine Office as a Mirror of the Mass https://t.co/6hX9HYRz4R pic.twitter.com/UvSwl2aa7W
— NLM (@NLMblog) October 22, 2020
Gregory DiPippo
Protestants Transitioning to Orthodoxy
3 people talking about Orthodoxy who aren't Orthodox with surprising understanding and misunderstanding.
— Fr. Barnabas Powell (@FrBarnabas) October 23, 2020
'Why Orthodoxy Appeals to Hank Hanegraaff and Other Evangelicals' by Quick to Listen https://t.co/jw0WGKg1bu
Being Orthodox on purpose is the best way to witness to the truthfulness of our faith! LIVING the Faith changes your life!
— Fr. Barnabas Powell (@FrBarnabas) October 23, 2020
Truth Matters; Life Matters More https://t.co/vreT3sIQlM via @FrBarnabas
Watch Now. https://t.co/ZAYrsHrzSX
— OCN (@MyOCN) October 20, 2020
OCN
Latinizations Still Present
Today Bishop Bryan Bayda joined us for our second of three cohorts of first confessions and solemn communion. #CatholicTO #covidministry pic.twitter.com/V0ZtbAqnk1
— Fr Alexander Laschuk (@byzkanonist) October 24, 2020
The Supreme Pontiff FRANCIS has found it proper to admit to His Chaplains Bohdan John Bilinsky of the Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada of the Ukrainians. Today Bishop Bryan presented Msgr Bilinsky with the decree from the Secretariat of State testifying to his appointment. pic.twitter.com/C6MCBu2biG
— Fr Alexander Laschuk (@byzkanonist) October 25, 2020
Conservative Ultramontanist Latins Busy Popesplaining
On @Where_Peter_is, seminary professor @FastiggiR and I put Pope Francis's comments about same-sex civil unions in theological and historical perspective: https://t.co/lgYW36XWpN. They're not the radical departure from previous teaching that some claim.
— Dawn Eden Goldstein: Wear a Mask/Stop the Spread (@DawnofMercy) October 22, 2020
Lindau Gospels
Wowza! Get a load of this video the Morgan put online in July.https://t.co/mbhUgbvdkN
— 𝕊onja Drimmer (@Sonja_Drimmer) October 25, 2020
Following Fratelli Tutti's Lead
And its interpretation of the parable of the Good Samaritan.
Who is my neighbor?
— IHE (@HumanEcologyCUA) October 23, 2020
On October 27 at 5:00 p.m., join IHE Executive Director @josephecapizzi and @LC_Institute Senior Fellow Russell Hittinger to discuss “Fratelli Tutti” on social friendship with IHE Fellow @jennfrey
To register: https://t.co/u5kJlMOzVp pic.twitter.com/LVxBr1Qngk
A Good Samaritan society emphasizes the vulnerability and incapacity of the poor.https://t.co/z6wBshC2CT
— First Things (@firstthingsmag) October 25, 2020
George Neumayr on Pope Francis
A Permissive Pope for a Permissive Age https://t.co/YvYqHfSUoL
— George Neumayr (@george_neumayr) October 25, 2020
Fact or Propaganda?
Interesting analysis frm @JamesMartinSJ’s outlet, as he is advisor for #Vatican Coms.
— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) October 25, 2020
“Pope Francis speaks freely, sometimes to the dismay of some cardinals, bishops and Vatican officials who would prefer him to use a carefully prepared script.” https://t.co/NtVpxk6uc1
People and Power in Byzantium
People and Power in Byzantium - Dumbarton Oaks Online-Symposium, 5-6 November
— J. Preiser-Kapeller (@Byzanzforscher) October 23, 2020
organised by Prof. Claudia Rapp from our #Byzanzforschung, with our colleague Ekaterini Mitsiou also presenting @imafo_oeaw @oeaw https://t.co/KUC4KNZBle
Saturday, October 24, 2020
Mosaics Discovered in Sinope Koimesis Temple
Mosaics found in Sinope Koimesis Church#orthodox_timeshttps://t.co/Xq0nm1UewK
— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) October 20, 2020
A Byzantine Seal
When variations in letterforms are key to dating a #Byzantine seal, #typography is essential! Athena Ruby’s letter variants and decorations allow our catalogers to transcribe seals as accurately as possible. #ShowYourArt2020 #NAHM
— Dumbarton Oaks (@DumbartonOaks) October 24, 2020
Download the font: https://t.co/uTXDHFlunW pic.twitter.com/5A1inpOCRo
A Summary of Recent Updates
“I have always defended the doctrine. And it is curious that in the law on homosexual marriage. It is an incongruity to speak of homosexual marriage. But what we have to have is a law of civil union, so they have the right to be legally covered.” https://t.co/6KBIzKQPu7
— Ed. Condon (@canonlawyered) October 25, 2020
More...
"My years of experience covering the Vatican leads me to conclude that the press office has remained silent only because it knows that this is what the pope wants."
— Bill McCormick, SJ (@BMcCSJ) October 24, 2020
Helpful analysis as always from @gerryorome. https://t.co/dfmsguT4i7
If that’s what the Pope thinks, he needed to make the argument very carefully in an encyclical or another magisterial document. Instead, he just blurted stuff out. O’Malley is engaged in damage limitation. Too late. https://t.co/gRBIoPiiST
— Damian Thompson (@holysmoke) October 24, 2020
Patriarch Bartholomew on Fratelli Tutti
Patriarch Bartholomew on “Fratelli tutti”: abandon indifference and cynicism - Vatican News https://t.co/0o0yaljtcr
— Andrea Tornielli (@Tornielli) October 21, 2020
What is Sant'Egidio's Agenda?
An ecumenical prayer service was held in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome, on October 19, 2020#orthodox_times @EcuPatriarch
— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) October 20, 2020
https://t.co/2M826GfZjs
Complying with Italian government rules, a masked Pope Francis leads an Interreligious Prayer for Peace, in the Spirit of the 1986 Assisi Meeting, entitled “No One Is Saved Alone – Peace and Fraternity”, from the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, on the Capitoline Hill, Rome. pic.twitter.com/JWyD5ecjto
— Catholic Sat (@CatholicSat) October 20, 2020
Patriarch Bartholomew participates in ecumenical service with Catholics on eve of interreligious peace eventhttps://t.co/651ZAycyW2
— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) October 20, 2020
He is currently in Rome to participate in this year’s interreligious “An Encounter of Prayer for Peace in the Spirit of Assisi” event today and... pic.twitter.com/LC0l8Nwax8
The International Meeting on “No one is saved alone – Brotherhood and Peace” is live#orthodox_timeshttps://t.co/8tl53fvvqU
— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) October 20, 2020
Questa sera amati fratelli condividiamo l’amicizia è l’amore che Lui ci ha offerto in abbondanza. @EcuPatriarch Bartholomeos si rivolge alla Comunità di #SantEgidio nella preghiera serale pic.twitter.com/3TJFLY3WZO
— Comunità di Sant'Egidio (@santegidionews) October 19, 2020
All Italian media reported with emphasis on the joint presence of @Pontifex Francis and @EcuPatriarch Bartholomew#orthodox_timeshttps://t.co/08hJqlDYJ1
— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) October 21, 2020
Patriarch Bartholomew and Russian and Romanian bishops pray in ecumenical service in Romehttps://t.co/pLLo2BbeM6
— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) October 21, 2020
The service was held at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli as part of 2020’s “An Encounter of Prayer for Peace in the Spirit of Assisi,” an annual event orga... pic.twitter.com/vp2ZbQBJmg
Not Exactly Quiet
Catholics Will Convert to Orthodoxy Over Pope’s LGBT Support, Russian Church Predicts https://t.co/hsrukfbg7L
— Fr Joseph Huneycutt (@Orthodixie) October 23, 2020
Christian charity does not indulge sins: Ukrainian hierarch comments on Pope’s support for gay civil unionshttps://t.co/382ZvRFMZ7
— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) October 23, 2020
Pope Francis’ recent statement in support of gay civil unions contains a number of inconsistences and contradictions to Christian teaching, His ... pic.twitter.com/ygoWB5Q3z9
Related:
Leave Your Church if it Supports Homosexuality, Says Popular Russian Bishop https://t.co/wX23jYmWHh pic.twitter.com/UShpv385OZ
— Russian Faith (@Russian_Faith) October 23, 2020
From a Greek POV, Obviously
Discover some very interesting unique features of Autocephaly Tomos of the Orthodox Church of #Ukraine#orthodox_times @Epifaniy
— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) October 23, 2020
https://t.co/prllRJPFc6
Archbishop Viganò's Address for the (Roman) Catholic Identity Conference
This text reads like an encyclical, here Novus Ordo: "The coup de grâce of this attitude was codified in the Reformed Liturgy, which manifests its embarrassment of Catholic dogma by silencing it – and thus denying it indirectly. The ritual change engendered a doctrinal change..."
— Maike Hickson (@HicksonMaike) October 23, 2020
LSN
Burial Service for Metropolitan Theodosius
New photo gallery Burial Service for His Beatitude Metropolitan Theodosius https://t.co/gdTNXgQXar #ocainmemoriam #inmemoriam pic.twitter.com/kSP1hOyjej
— Orthodox Church OCA (@ocaorg) October 23, 2020
OCA
St. Sava Cathedral
After 85 years of construction, Belgrade’s St Sava Cathedral will formally open this year.
— Balkan Insight (@BalkanInsight) October 23, 2020
Still, despite its sacred character, its construction has also been marked by numerous controversies.
Read @MladenAleksic85’s latest comment:https://t.co/yYvdcGorOi
Слава Богу! Δόξα το θεό! Glory to God! https://t.co/gaxAVgD87m
— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) October 24, 2020
Intérieur de la Cathédrale saint Sava à Belgrade, en Serbie. pic.twitter.com/ywRPovKdY6
— Citations Orthodoxes ☦ (@COrthodoxe) October 23, 2020
Holy Nikodimos on the Divine Eucharist
According to Saint Nikodimos, ‘our daily bread’ has another meaning, which reflects the words of the Lord as recorded in the Gospel: ‘people do not live by bread alone, but by every word which proceeds from the mouth of God’. https://t.co/NOE0ffnU30
— OCN (@MyOCN) October 24, 2020
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Should be Abolished...
Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa appointed Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.https://t.co/GDgN8cVGXx pic.twitter.com/rqxU1dHlpV
— Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem (@medialpjen) October 24, 2020
An interview of Archbishop by @EWTNews, and covered by @HannahBrockhaus, yesterday.
— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) October 24, 2020
The Archbishop concluded his four-year mandate as apostolic administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, this past week.https://t.co/53seUqIyHG
Fr. Weinandy on Fratelli Tutti
Fr. Weinandy on #FratelliTutti: “The solutions Francis offers to achieve the new humanity that he envisages…are inadequate, for they are devoid, for the most part, of the transforming power of the Gospel. Only in Christ does one become a new creation”
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 24, 2020
https://t.co/fzOYnH3yyb
CWR
Consequences: Intended or Unintended?
"On Thursday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asked his country’s legislature to consider a same-sex marriage bill, citing words of #PopeFrancis
— National Catholic Register (@NCRegister) October 24, 2020
In the developing world, Maduro will not be the last politician to use that approach."
via @albermudezrhttps://t.co/4N1fYWWQgN
Related:
My latest article: Pope Francis Oversteps the Papal Office https://t.co/N1eAeTtSG9 via @CatholicThing
— Gerald Murray (@GeraldMurray8) October 24, 2020
For once, Fr. Martin and I agree. And remember: Fr. Martin is a consultant to the Vatican's Secretariat for Communications. In other words, he’s an official interpreter of what the pope “really means.” https://t.co/ZDdAGKWwIC
— Eric Sammons (@EricRSammons) October 24, 2020
“This week, Pope Francis did precisely what Ratzinger had sought to prohibit. There is no nuance whatsoever in the pope’s words when he says: ‘What we have to have is a civil union law; that way they are legally covered.’” https://t.co/rDPWZByvcp
— Rich Raho (@RichRaho) October 24, 2020
Friday, October 23, 2020
The Greeks Will Be Soon Following Suit
The Episcopal Church's own numbers say that by 2050, there won't be any Episcopalians left. Lots of trad Christians have Schadenfreude about Mainline woes, but we shouldn't. TEC is the leading edge of a process that is going to take down lots of us too. https://t.co/626hbbBENh
— Rod Dreher (@roddreher) October 23, 2020
Patriarch Bartholomew...
.@EcuPatriarch Bartholomew presides over Divine Liturgy for the Feast of Saint James the Brother of the Lord#orthodox_times
— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) October 23, 2020
https://t.co/mx2BqfXHxx
Robert George on the Commission on Unalienable Human Rights Report
Robert George on the Commission on Unalienable Rights Report https://t.co/m7ertmoQsk via @theird
— Robert P. George (@McCormickProf) October 23, 2020
On the Consolation of Philosophy
In celebration of the feast day of #Boethius (23 Oct), explore the beautiful 11th-Century settings of his most influential work, On the Consolation of Philosophy, reconstructed by @DrSamBarrett1 at @Cambridge_Uni https://t.co/L35UdcDeKU #OTD #OnThisDay @CamDigLib @CamDigHum pic.twitter.com/ReUcBzrqL3
— Cambridge Uni Music (@CamUniMusic) October 23, 2020
Bishop Schneider's Response to the Documentary
Bishop Schneider to #PopeFrancis: For the Sake of Your Soul, Retract Approval of Same-Sex Civil Unions https://t.co/ZmXkMpMRcE pic.twitter.com/v4w4B3bXIt
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 23, 2020
Another update:
Mexican broadcaster Televisa has said that when the Vatican sent it footage from a 2019 interview recorded on Vatican cameras, remarks from Pope Francis on civil unions had been cut. The same footage was made available to a documentarian. https://t.co/IrZLIQn1Ox
— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) October 23, 2020
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Perhaps in a Hundred Years, a Fair Account Will be Written
Not only of Jorge Bergoglio, but of Karol Wojtyła's impact on the patriarchate of Rome. The last stages of the imperial papacy?
He was elected just before my first birthday. When he died, I was already married. His papacy dominated the Church in my lifetime - a Church that was never healthy.
— Steve Skojec (@SteveSkojec) October 22, 2020
I both loved & lamented him. He seemed to vacillate between holiness & heresy. What an enigma. https://t.co/YjDnLGYi9a
A Sore Spot
Which needs the healing of memories...
Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Romania Persecuted by Roman Catholics: Bessarion, Sophronius, Oprea, Moses and Johnhttps://t.co/yldfsE638x pic.twitter.com/aZ0fFgHPhd
— Mystagogy (@mystagogy1) October 21, 2020
Holy Mary of Egypt
We are very happy to share with you all our latest short documentary “Human Transformation Through Repentance: St. Mary of Egypt”
— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) October 22, 2020
It was very moving working on this video and we think it will inspire you as well. Don’t forget to comment, share and like ☦️https://t.co/BNC36TfS4R
A Recommendation to the Ukrainian Catholic Churches in the Americas
A memorandum from several decades ago that sounds like it could have been written today https://t.co/qZiAtHKsn8
— Daniel Galadza (@CrunchMasterByz) October 22, 2020
Meanwhile...
Constantinple was ready to interfere in Ukrainian Church issue in 2008, newly-published document revealshttps://t.co/OcVmCtPBRE
— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) October 22, 2020
Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople was ready to “settle the Ukrainian Church problem” back in 2008, and the schismatic “Kiev Patriarchate” (KP... pic.twitter.com/l7PoyrLspj
The Mystery of Christ
"This is the greatest mystery of our Church: that we all become one in God. If we do this we become His own. There is nothing better than this unity. This is the Church. This is the Orthodox faith. This is Paradise." +St. Porphyrios
— Saint Porphyrios (@saintporphyrios) October 22, 2020
Cardinal Cordes on the Latin Churches in Germany
Cardinal Paul Cordes’ Lament: The Church in Germany Is Infected by a ‘Theological Virus’ | National Catholic Register https://t.co/jLUBDCvXiH @NCRegister
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 21, 2020
David Clayton on the Necessity of Sacred Art
Why Sacred Art is Necessary to the Faith with Prof. David Clayton. Recorded on a recent, most enjoyable trip to Wyoming Catholic College https://t.co/XmKHz51ARi
— David Clayton (@pontifexbeauty) October 22, 2020
Meanwhile...
Vatican investigators have evidence that a woman accused of embezzling from the city state was paid by order of Cardinal Becciu, both while and after he was at the Secretariat of State, according to an Italian news report. https://t.co/owwWMvuON1
— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) October 21, 2020
News about and Reactions to Pope Francis' Controversial Remarks in That Documentary
Some remarks from Pope Francis in "Francesco" are the result of heavy editing of previous interviews. The Vatican has not yet commented on the pope's comments on civil unions in the film. https://t.co/2vQxHtpjjU
— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) October 22, 2020
Given an opportunity to clarify the situation today, Vatican comms director Paolo Ruffini chose to remain silent, as did the documentary director.
— Steve Skojec (@SteveSkojec) October 22, 2020
This is the way. This is how they always ensure maximum chaos.
thE pOpE dOEsn't knOw AbOUt thE fILm
— Steve Skojec (@SteveSkojec) October 22, 2020
'Francesco' director receives film award in Vatican Gardens https://t.co/7Vur1pYAh9 via @cnalive
IMPORTANT: Apb. Fernández is a longtime friend & ghostwriter for Francis. He says "what the Pope has said on this issue is what he also held when he was the Archbishop of Buenos Aires" & that it's "called 'civil union, or' civil coexistence law', not marriage".
— Steve Skojec (@SteveSkojec) October 22, 2020
CONFIRMED. https://t.co/pqUOvzkykK
Outrageous splicing of at least three different clips. And you all turned on the pope within hours. You should all be utterly ashamed. https://t.co/4gtqEeDEyO
— Tony Fernandez ✝️ (@phattonez) October 22, 2020
This is essentially a Vatican -approved documentary. AP reports that Francis saw it beforehand. The Vatican will row back. It always does and no one pays any attention. https://t.co/OhsaJsR4OR
— Damian Thompson (@holysmoke) October 22, 2020
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres hails Pope's civil unions backing https://t.co/UhDWrVNaPS via @MailOnline
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 22, 2020
#PopeFrancis Backs #CivilUnions for Gay Couples https://t.co/U6ncB0CLXD
— The Catholic Thing (@catholicthing) October 22, 2020
AP’s @nwinfield says Pope gives thumbs-up to civil unions. She’s extremely pro-Francis, a real cheerleader, highly unlikely to misreport the Pope’s words given her excellent sources in Team Francis. https://t.co/j6Tk2TCbLB
— Damian Thompson (@holysmoke) October 22, 2020
It is a source of deepest sadness and pressing pastoral concern that the private opinions regarding civil unions attributed to Pope Francis and reported with so much emphasis by the press do not correspond to the constant teaching of the Church. https://t.co/YXZiwKPs9M
— Cardinal Burke (@cardinalrlburke) October 22, 2020
Statement From Cardinal Raymond Burke on Pope Francis’ Civil Unions Remarks https://t.co/WMXRVPip38 pic.twitter.com/SDWrcBE9wd
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 22, 2020
#BREAKING: @cardinalrlburke responds to @Pontifex:
— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) October 22, 2020
“Such declarations make them devoid of any magisterial weight. They are rightly interpreted as simple private opinions...
These declarations do not bind, in any manner the consciences of the Faithful.#CatholicTwitter https://t.co/7CXUAbdNRe
Fr. Agustino and Corazon Puro
What did Pope Francis say about civil unions? A CNA Explainer https://t.co/NWWX2Ciq6r via @cnalive
— Ed. Condon (@canonlawyered) October 22, 2020
“Plot thickens over origins of pope's civil union endorsement” https://t.co/iuQEe0PEJl
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 22, 2020
I posted a longish analysis this morning basing myself on what Francis said in other places if either of you is interested.https://t.co/Oa06qsPHnc
— Fr Matthew Schneider LC🙏 (@FrMatthewLC) October 22, 2020
Questions have been raised about the origin of interview footage contained in the documentary "Francesco," in which Pope Francis expresses support for civil union legislation. https://t.co/Q35ISP1t1g
— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) October 22, 2020
John Paul II
Look at this man's face and tell me he thinks capitalism is great, I dare you. https://t.co/dNuohYDedR
— Marc John Paul Louis de Montfort Barnes! (@BadCatholicBlog) October 22, 2020
John Paul II Exhibition in Rome Promotes Beauty as a Source of Hope and Life | National Catholic Register — today is the feast day of St. John Paul II https://t.co/vuK54S8so9 @Solena_Tad
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 22, 2020
(The Council of) Constance
Constance is the site of the Church Council that affirmed the “Conciliarist” position: the right to remove an incorrigible pope. The city's history may be interesting to those concerned about today's news about the current pontiff. Srdja Trifkovic writes: https://t.co/NDALomRBy4
— Chronicles Magazine (@ChroniclesMag) October 21, 2020
Srdja Trifkovic
Selective Editing of the Interview of Pope Francis for the Francesco Documentary
"Joe" points out that a second clip, which was never aired as a part of the official interview done by by Valentina Alazraki or released subsequently, was added onto another clip, which made it seem like the other clip (that those with SSA should have be a part of a family [with their parents]) was being used as a justification or rationale for the claim concerning civil unions in the second clip. Even if that it is the case, Pope Francis nevertheless did make some statements concerning civil unions. Will the deleted portions of the interview be made available? Will the Vatican Press Office issue a clarification or denial on behalf of Pope Francis? I wouldn't be surprised if there is no clarification issued.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Hochschild's Apology for the Pope's Statement on Same-Sex Civil Unions
Natural law includes clear teachings about marriage (because marriage is a reality independent of positive law).
— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) October 22, 2020
Natural law does not include clear teachings about "civil unions" (because civil unions are, by definition, defined by positive law).
Natural law includes clear teachings about what marriage is.
— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) October 22, 2020
Natural law includes a general requirement that positive law support marriage.
Natural law does not determine precisely how positive law should support marriage.
But the Natural Law does have something to say about non-procreative sex acts. It also arguably has something to say about what status should be given to those who engage in such acts with members of the same-sex. After all, Thomists recognize that law as a teacher, and in this case, it is not merely about the "union" alone, but everything that is associated with it and is legitimized by it. The fact that SSA may be involuntary does not mean that mercy requires that we validate their lifestyle choices.
The Feast of Christ the King
A Reflection on the Fate of the Feast of Christ the King https://t.co/nWZ0Oxrn3w pic.twitter.com/aBipvtPm48
— NLM (@NLMblog) October 21, 2020
NLM
The Papal Magisterium
Where in Vatican I does it say that it (along with infallibility) is limited to certain document types written by the bishop of Rome, or that certain formulae must be used to signal that it is ex cathedra?
Let's not forget that Francis believes even the things he says to the media are part of his magisterium: https://t.co/pw5uOm0v2n @CMReport
— Steve Skojec (@SteveSkojec) October 21, 2020
Rome: "Heresy is Preferable to Schism"
Could this be extended by Latin traditionalists to possible criticisms of Rome's negotiations with the Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian Orthodox?
For Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the prevailing thinking of German bishops and an increasingly radicalised laity is more akin to modernism than Protestantism but the Vatican won’t issue any serious ultimatum because it wants to "live in peace” https://t.co/tRbtZ3gmLe pic.twitter.com/H6u87d50Fn
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 21, 2020
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