A Saint Said It

Does that mean he is right? This could be used as a prooftext for Christian meekness or even pacificism. How does gentleness relate to mercy and benevolence? And is it always warranted? There is Jeremiah 11:19, but Christ had already decided to surrender Himself. Is this surrender always warranted?

“Call often to mind that our Saviour redeemed us by bearing and suffering, and in like manner we must seek our own salvation amid sufferings and afflictions; bearing insults, contradictions and troubles with all the gentleness we can possibly command.” — St. Francis de Sales

— C.C. Pecknold (@ccpecknold) December 6, 2020

Wooten and Kuhn

I think there is something true in both accounts, but neither of them are fully adequate. If you had to choose, Kuhn would be the one to go with. But Aristotelian natural philosophy points to the possibility of a third way.

— Pater Edmund (@sancrucensis) December 4, 2020

A Review of Runciman's The Eastern Schism by Fr. Georges Florovsky

Book Review: "The Eastern Schism: A Study of the Papacy and the Eastern Churches During the XIth and XIIth Centuries" by Steven Runcimanhttps://t.co/lHzLEG8hlE pic.twitter.com/iP41gQ1nbt

— Mystagogy (@mystagogy1) December 5, 2020

Hierarchical Ordination of Bishop-Elect Timothy of Hexamilion

Hierarchical Ordination of Bishop-Elect Timothy of Hexamilion (live)#orthodox_times

https://t.co/667T7Pa30H

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) December 5, 2020

Intercommunion?

How can the schism be healed? One Ukrainian-Catholic pov:

We believe in unity! https://t.co/OAc4RI4m3o

— Edmonton Eparchy (@EdmontonEparchy) December 5, 2020

Marco Tosatti on an Article by Eugenio Scalfari

Big Shot, Scalfari, and the Two Popes. Does He Smell the Scent of Schism? https://t.co/10mRo4NtFw

— Marco Tosatti (@MarcoTosatti) December 5, 2020

Nativity Retreat with Fr. Charbel Bousamra

Nativity Retreat at the Sheptytsky Institute with Fr. Charbel Bousamra, Pastor of St. Elias Parish in London, Ontario, Canada.https://t.co/rJIddeS47F

— Sheptytsky Institute (@Sheptytsky) December 5, 2020

For a Lesser Evil to Come

FOR A LESSER EVIL TO COME!
Metropolitan Neophytos

With English subtitleshttps://t.co/jfU9gX9MLq

— Orthodox Ethos (@frpeterheers) December 5, 2020

Ingratitude

The Diocese of Chur

Bishop’s Election in the Swiss Diocese of Chur Highlights Local Catholic Divisions | National Catholic Register https://t.co/OPijYivuHQ @NCRegister @Solena_Tad

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) December 5, 2020

There Is a Place for Hope in the Christian Life

And considering the Last Things frequently. But is the eschaton our primary motivation or God in the present? Focusing too much on our subjective beatitude instead of objective beatitude (God) can lead to that sort of piety which focuses on the accumulation of good works and merit, rather than God. Purification of one's self so that one can focus on God is what is important; everything else will be taken care of accordingly.

I think we need more homilies on heaven. Fixing the mind and heart on the good things to come helps to bear well and patiently the sufferings and sorrows of the present. To live for heaven is neither escapist nor cowardly: it's Christian. https://t.co/isHX4A26QQ

— Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP (@PatrickMaryOP) December 5, 2020

The Midnight Office of the Byzantine Rite

NLM

Eucharistia and Gratitude

Being thankful is the characteristic Way of the Christian. That’s what the Eucharist indicates: giving thanks. Is there any time, ever, that we cannot give thanks to God? Never. https://t.co/291SRISInl

— Orthodox Ethos (@frpeterheers) December 5, 2020

Monastery of Christ at Chora

There is also a huge collection of Chora photos on Flickr https://t.co/Cw661kXi49

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) December 5, 2020

Aspects and Approaches of Christmas in Late Antiquity and Early Byzantine Period

The Orthodox Academy of Crete organizes a virtual conference “Aspects and approaches of Christmas in Late Antiquity and Early Byzantine period”#orthodox_times

https://t.co/KfF7n4J111

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) December 5, 2020

Sabbas the Sanctified, Pray for Us!

Orthodox Calendar - 5 December: St. Sava the Sanctified; Martyr Anastasius (Fish permitted).https://t.co/NuQq6aA9xZ pic.twitter.com/JKxDxS2YXL

— Basilica.ro (EN) (@BasilicaNews) December 5, 2020

Today we commemorate Saint Sabbas the Sanctified (Σάβας ὁ Ἡγιασμένος); Holy Martyr Diogenes; Venerable Martyrs of Karyes; Venerable Nectarius and Philotheus of Mount Athos pic.twitter.com/Ak7hUo2XiH

— Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada (@GO_Metropolis) December 5, 2020

On this day we commemorate Sabbas the Sanctified. https://t.co/c2Uba8JvTR pic.twitter.com/FAgL9Xuxyp

— Greek Orthodox Arch (@goarch) December 5, 2020

The Church commemorates today one of the greatest figures of Orthodox monasticism: Saint Sabbas the Sanctified, and Martyr Diogenes#orthodox_times

https://t.co/ETR8pKTwzi

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) December 5, 2020

St. Savvas pray for us!
The photo is of the monastery St. Savvas founded.https://t.co/PAgrUxcE7C
The decline of desert monasticism was initiated by the Arab Muslim conquest in the 7th century. But St. Sabbas Monastery has endured for over 1,500 years. pic.twitter.com/wXRiSMoWZQ

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) December 5, 2020