Cherubic Hymn

CHERUBIC HYMN, BYZANTINE CHANT
Video: Cherubic Hymn (Byzantine chant). The Male Choir of St Elisabeth Convent. Precentor Eugene Prokofiev. Divine Liturgy at our church in honour of the Reigning Icon of the Mother of God.https://t.co/TMRuIcCaR2

— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) January 31, 2021

Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cyrus and John, Pray for Us!

The Church commemorates Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cyrus and John, who offered everything for free, with love and divine enlightenment for those who suffer#orthodox_times https://t.co/IZazI7VPOu

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) January 31, 2021

ORTHODOX CALENDAR

👉 Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cyrus and Johnhttps://t.co/0kHnhWfFl0 pic.twitter.com/8s1b3XyqBj

— Basilica.ro (EN) (@BasilicaNews) January 31, 2021

Temple of St. Demetrius

The church of St. Demetrius, which is one of the most important medieval cultural monuments, lies in the village of Patalenitsa, located at the foot of the Rhodope Mountains#orthodox_times https://t.co/sxO1qrxJF9

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) January 31, 2021

A Failing of "Classical Liberal Theory"

or at least a lacuna if we are talking about Aristotle.

Legitimacy in liberal political theory depends completely upon the consent of the governed; in classical political theory, it depends upon the goodness of the governor. It perplexes me each day that liberal political theory is understood as the more progressive of the two.

— Jamie McGowan (@SpesScotorum) January 31, 2021

It's not either-or. It's both.

The Same Sort of Logic as...

no Divine Liturgy during the Great Fast? A necessity for the liturgical year or Lent?

Until Septuagesima
Will Alleluia last;
From that grave moment on we must
From Alleluia fast.https://t.co/GIab7j1vh6

— First Things (@firstthingsmag) January 30, 2021

St. Isaac of Nineveh

Above anything, welcome silence, for it brings fruits that no tongue can speak of, neither can it be explained.https://t.co/iHD4VTxgRM
Isaac of Nineveh pic.twitter.com/L3IjmUyZaf

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) January 29, 2021

VOCES8 and Intrada: "Spem in Alium"

#OTD 1505 Thomas Tallis was born. With Tallis & William Byrd England created a world-leading choral tradition! @VOCES8 & @stileantico have thrilled #RyeArtsFestival audiences with Tallis & Byrd in the last decade!@nfmusic @hugh_canning @JohnCas80073543https://t.co/f5b21yVXqB

— Rye Arts Festival (@Ryearts) January 30, 2021

Timothy Lusch Reviews the Crusader Strategy

“After reading Tibble’s account, one is more surprised that the crusader states succeeded at all than by their eventual failure.” https://t.co/x3q4qOHmKH

— Chronicles Magazine (@ChroniclesMag) January 29, 2021

Yale University Press. See also The Crusader Army.

Is There an Equivalent in the Byzantine Rite?

Happily preserved in Divine Worship: The Missal and the #Ordinariate communities. pic.twitter.com/cdbl9lRo0T

— Fr James Bradley (@FrJamesBradley) January 30, 2021

Septuagesima Sunday tomorrow. A pre-Lent that was known by St Gregory the Great in 590s AD. Still kept in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. (Abolished in the modern Roman Rite in 1970.) A time to prepare for our observance of Lent. pic.twitter.com/u6ZZdOBXzZ

— Fr Timothy Finigan (@FatherTF) January 30, 2021

Not Fired Yet

Cardinal Parolin Talks China, Iraq, Covid, and Curial Reform | National Catholic Register https://t.co/2iDBNJRqQE @pdesaintpierre @KTOTV

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) January 30, 2021

Here is analysis from @canonlawyered, who has covered this story for years.https://t.co/6WWtLlnSxz

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) January 30, 2021

This interview comes after Italian press reported a leaked document signed by ++Parolin, connected him to the #Vatican’s London Property financial scandal.

Although not the originator, he called it a “valid investment” worth an additional €150m loan.https://t.co/U3UNPmSDHz

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) January 30, 2021

#BREAKING #Vatican Secretary of State on financial crisis:

“Perhaps talking about a crisis is a bit excessive in my opinion,” Parolin said.
“If we look at history, there have always been difficult times. There have always been situations, how to put it…not entirely transparent” https://t.co/s3ioFQGEYZ

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) January 30, 2021

A Pope Who Scandalizes

The man has no circumspection.

Francis tells a barefaced lie. Benedict XIV introduced the office of Defender of Bond & the requirement of double conforming sentence because of the scandal of false annulment. In this speech PF says it was just a way to raise money for the lawyers. Evil.https://t.co/AOADwn5wX2

— John Stone (@Johnthemadmonk) January 30, 2021

Pope says money at root of opposition to annulment reform | National Catholic Reporter - “Por la plata baila el mono” https://t.co/SMOVan6GRo

— Fr Alexander Laschuk (@byzkanonist) January 30, 2021

Tom Holland on the Influence of Christianity on Politics

In the new episode of my podcast CULTURE WARS for @spikedonline, I talk to the historian @holland_tom about the enduring influence of Christianity on Western politics.

Available on all major audio streaming services. https://t.co/h8mFq1vZ8S

— Andrew Doyle (@andrewdoyle_com) January 28, 2021

The Solomon of Naples

The “Solomon of Naples” - A Jesuit Founder on the Sacred Liturgy: Guest Article by Fr Samuel Conedera, SJ (Part 1) https://t.co/jbZnRiVRfy pic.twitter.com/xywmLUKGH9

— NLM (@NLMblog) January 28, 2021

NLM

The Secret History of Transubstantiation: Pulling Back The Veil On The Eucharist by Fr Christian Kappes and William Albrecht

NLM

Gratitude and the Desire for Home

Herriot’s tales of the people and creatures of another time and place are precisely what the doctor ordered.https://t.co/hRxPfZBoLN

— First Things (@firstthingsmag) January 29, 2021

Nouwen and Lentz

It should have been a book written by an Orthodox author instead. I would consider this book worthy of becoming a discard or book-burning.

I had a great 3 hour coffee with my old friend Art Mize this morning and got a book out of the deal. I’m thankful for those who can grasp where I’ve come from and where I’m going. pic.twitter.com/zndwimszaq

— Alan Cornett (@alancornett) January 29, 2021

Heretical Hymnals

“If people have been singing heresy for decades now, it’s no surprise to find out they reject the Church’s teachings on the Eucharist.” —Fr. Peter Stravinskas on the podcasthttps://t.co/Iy9hTyTNH9

— First Things (@firstthingsmag) January 29, 2021

Fr. Peter Stravinskas joins the podcast to discuss the recent USCCB document “Catholic Hymnody at the Service of the Church: An Aid for Evaluating Hymn Lyrics.”https://t.co/aDuZdQ7MZh

— First Things (@firstthingsmag) January 28, 2021

The Human Opposable Thumb

Your amazing thumb is about 2 million years old #GetAGrip https://t.co/2Ek5KaYOos

— The Ice Age ❄️🌞 (@Jamie_Woodward_) January 29, 2021

CUA Canon Law Spring Seminar Series

I’m already looking forward to the new look 2021 @CUACanonLaw🇻🇦 🇺🇸 Spring Seminar Series ⚖️ which will be free and online 👨‍💻 for the first time this year. You can register for all three 60 minute ⏰ talks here: https://t.co/FKnAAfw4YM #CanonLaw #CanonLawMatters pic.twitter.com/wVvd1MLbAi

— Fr James Bradley (@FrJamesBradley) January 29, 2021

Science in the Medieval West

Science Was Alive and Well in the Dark Ages. Medieval times were not as scientifically stunted as we often think. Historian Seb Falk explains how those myths arose — and what science back then actually looked like. https://t.co/fmwSyHhrt9

— Jennifer Ouellette (@JenLucPiquant) January 29, 2021

UD News

Hibbs resigns; Sanford to be 10th President of UD

A philosopher will be the next president of the University of Dallas. https://t.co/jQmiHNDRXk

— Daily Nous / Justin Weinberg (@DailyNousEditor) January 14, 2021

Matthew Levering: "Aquinas on the New Adam"

Join us in 25 minutes for the online premiere of the 2021 Aquinas Lecture, "Aquinas on the New Adam" by Prof. Matthew Levering, in honor of the feast day of our patron, St. Thomas Aquinas. https://t.co/AxvmNNQWji

— Thomistic Institute (@ThomisticInst) January 28, 2021

Fr. Serge Bonino on the Eucharist

🔴 In diretta da Santa Maria Novella: "Il Pane di Vita e san Tommaso d'Aquino" fr. Serge-Thomas Bonino, O.P. @Dominican_Order #Aquinas https://t.co/wnildEpRS6 pic.twitter.com/4LGzNLcBxO

— Angelicum (@_Angelicum) January 28, 2021

De Sortibus

Holy Thomas of Aquino, pray for us!

On this Feast of St Thomas Aquinas we can celebrate the publication of a short work of his, appearing in print in English for the 1st time: 'De Sortibus' - On the Casting of Lots - translated by the Revd Dr Peter Carey. It's a fascinating little treatise. https://t.co/LtDtD2sFJc

— Andrew Davison (@AP_Davison) January 28, 2021

"Modern" and "Modernity"

Writing a book on the destructive effects of shoehorning medieval International Relations into the "Great Divide" narrative. I'll be citing this excellent piece! https://t.co/zGPAaGSp6i

— Andrew A Latham (@aalatham) January 27, 2021

The Burial of Fr. Reginald

On Thursday, January 21, due to COVID restrictions, Reginald Foster was buried in a private ceremony, later broadcast on video. John Kuhner captures some of what the video camera could not in this personal account of the event. https://t.co/wrsj0SJRv0

— Paideia Institute (@Paideiainstitut) January 28, 2021

Temple of St. John the Forerunner

Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque/formerly the Middle Byzantine Church of St. John the Forerunner (Hagios Ioannis Prodromos en to Troullo) pic.twitter.com/f1E6qSFiZr

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) January 28, 2021

Holy Ephrem, Pray for Us!

Today we celebrate St. Ephrem the Syrian We hope you enjoy our documentary on him called:
Harp of the Holy Spirit: The Life of Saint Ephrem the Syrianhttps://t.co/FiHgyrXEGa
If you wish to help someone, give secretly and avoid arrogance.
Ephrem the Syrian pic.twitter.com/8QOxyjOkqi

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) January 28, 2021

January 28: Saint Ephraim the Syrian (link); Saint Isaac the Syrian, Bishop of Ninevah; Venerable Palladius, Hermit of Syria; Saint James the Ascetic; Venerable Ephraim of the Monastery of the Kyiv Caves https://t.co/z3CWP7nKrS

— Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada (@GO_Metropolis) January 28, 2021

Was St. Luke an Iconographer?

Francis is the Gift of Latin Ecclesiology

Sandro Magister: Phony Synodality. It’s Just Francis In Charge, His Own Way

The Magisterium of the Orthodox Church

Thanksgiving for the Eucharist?

But it is not a private devotional taking place after the Eucharist; rather an integral part of it.

The Rev'd Dr. Andrew Louth, "The Necessity of Platonism for Christian Theology"

Psalm 72

Psalm Read at Times of Doubt, Hesitation, and Strong Temptations for Strengthening of Faith | Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanich) speaks about a psalm that casts out all fear, cowardice and unbelief. https://t.co/zbA2hRv8F6 pic.twitter.com/8wY5jFBkeV

— Pravmir.com (@Pravmir_English) January 24, 2021

Syllabus on Roman Catholic Social Teaching

Draft of a syllabus for a course on Catholic Social Teaching, structured around the social encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII. With texts giving background and/or development and interpretation for each. pic.twitter.com/CYIGtPSoju

— Pater Edmund (@sancrucensis) January 26, 2021

Fr. Gilles Emery, O.P. on the Trinity

The Best Guide for Understanding the Trinity
by Gilles Emery, OPhttps://t.co/Bi1TDTcpyY

— Church Life Journal (@ChurchLifeND) January 27, 2021

The Dead End of the Episcopalian Church

Christian theology people, I thoroughly recommend listening to this talk by Professor Katherine Sonderegger on the Holy Trinity: Processions and Persons. Ever wondered what a doctrine of the Trinity might look like of it jumped off from Leviticus? Find it here! https://t.co/utyY9974eK

— Andrew Davison (@AP_Davison) January 27, 2021

I'm pleased to say that you can follow Professor Sonderegger's talk online here, both live and afterwards: https://t.co/nhyPy5ebaS https://t.co/n8OJuewRJz

— Andrew Davison (@AP_Davison) January 27, 2021

History of the West

With fr. John Strickland, author of The Age of Paradise, I discuss Charlemagne, the Renaissance and how our history often ignores the supreme importance of the East in its development. https://t.co/2EgpqF0xO6

— Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) January 27, 2021

Fr. Georges Florovsky on the Holy John Chrysostom

The Life, Works and Thought of Saint John Chrysostom (Fr. George Florovsky)https://t.co/SWQi5xZuXV pic.twitter.com/icfwVz9ydY

— Mystagogy (@mystagogy1) January 27, 2021

The Temple of Holy Sergius and Bacchus

Full video on the founding of Ss. Sergius and Bacchus and its inscription can be found at https://t.co/fu3MWyE3nf pic.twitter.com/7mwTdwPnaa

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) January 27, 2021

More Polemics. Scandalous?

Only satanically proud Orthodox “Taliban” don’t listen to Constantinople, says Greek Archbishop of Torontohttps://t.co/Yr53u1HEEW

Those who reject the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s claim to being “First Without Equals” rend the robe of Christ, lack an ecclesial consciousn... pic.twitter.com/5ZxK2uzP3B

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) January 27, 2021

Elsewhere...

Metropolitan Hilarion Said Kuraev Could Be Excommunicated from the Church | Metropolitan Hilarion said that he sincerely regrets what happened to Kuraev, who once did a lot for the Church: thanks to his books and lectures, people came to God. https://t.co/1d7zyaRSIg pic.twitter.com/o6EjOeOsHz

— Pravmir.com (@Pravmir_English) January 25, 2021

The Voice of Fr. Alexander

As we begin celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Fr Alexander Schmemann (+1983), we are so pleased to share his voice with you. His words, captured decades ago, are further proof that Fr. Alexander remains a voice for our time. #YearOfSchmemann pic.twitter.com/sF3gg2nKRL

— St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (@stvlads) January 26, 2021

Christ Is the Measure

When you sin against them in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 8:12#WednesdayWisdom pic.twitter.com/79XCX6neFL

— Basilica.ro (EN) (@BasilicaNews) January 27, 2021

Iconography as Prayer

“For me, iconography is just like prayer”https://t.co/mef0zNDSLH

Olga Spiridonova on her life’s journey to iconography
Olga Spiridonova

An icon painter’s goal is to create the means, or the language, of communication with the prototype, and beauty should be that language. pic.twitter.com/irgG4jSmag

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) January 27, 2021

Ethiopian Icons

The most important form of #Ethiopian art are #icons: painted images of Christ, Mary or saints, usually on wood.

Icons that are associated with healing powers are only displayed during annual festivals, natural disasters or pandemics.

Examples of icons dating 15th to 20th c. pic.twitter.com/Od3HmXnQFJ

— Eyob Derillo (@DerilloEyob) January 23, 2021

Spem in Alium

Spem in alium nunquam habui
Praeter in te, Deus Israel
Qui irasceris et propitius eris
et omnia peccata hominum
in tribulatione dimittishttps://t.co/1Mr81Th99y via @YouTube

— Fr Alexander Laschuk (@byzkanonist) January 26, 2021

There Will Be Gaps

Solidarity, like "common good," is poorly developed and understood in contemporary RC social teaching.

In the next 24 hours we will be releasing the second issue of Social Justice Quarterly.

Articles in this issue:

Solidarity as a Theological Necessity
Graves of our Fathers
Against the False Solidarity of Globalism
Solidarity as Policy pic.twitter.com/LT3Gto6DQv

— Leonine Institute (@leoinstituteCST) January 27, 2021

Vladimir Grygorenko on Iconography

Live from Ancient Faith https://t.co/tm86p91OZs

— Ancient Faith (@ancientfaith) January 27, 2021

The Genius of Byzantium

The Genius of Byzantium: Reflections on a Forgotten Empire (essay by Marcia Christoff-Kurapovna) https://t.co/7TZgHqMi4L

— ImaginativeConservat (@imaginativecons) January 26, 2021

Koinonia

We’re on the lookout for articles for the next edition of Koinonia, to be published in late May. We’re particularly open to submissions from budding theologians with an interest in ecumenical relations between Anglican and Orthodox Churches. 🙏🏻

1/2

— Koinonia (@JournalKoinonia) January 25, 2021

Levi Russel on Usury

Episode #35 - Dr. Levi Russel of the @leoinstituteCST on Usuryhttps://t.co/vc8F2r63UI

— Tradistae (@tradistae) January 21, 2021

The False East versus West Dichotomy, Again

This time with respect to St. Joseph.

The Fatherly Heart of Saint Joseph@JohnCavadini of @McGrathND https://t.co/DykJAsOnil

— Church Life Journal (@ChurchLifeND) January 26, 2021

Does He Have a Local Cult?

The OCA should just get it over with and canonize Schmemann already. pic.twitter.com/fNCYwsOgiO

— S.A. Wassen ✨ (@a_wassen) January 26, 2021

A Dying Order

"In a first for Spain, Jesuits admit to decades of sex abuse" https://t.co/nRIF85SM4L @nwinfield @AP

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) January 25, 2021

A few moments after Mass at the Cathedral to welcome some Jesuit novices from the USA Central and Southern Province, in the Diocese for a few weeks to lend a hand to our pastoral ministries among immigrants, the homeless, and parishes.
I am grateful they are here with us. pic.twitter.com/SecmtKUxPN

— Amigo de Frodo (@bpdflores) January 24, 2021

Byzantine Music in Belgium

The Metropolis of Belgium announced the creation of a branch of the newly established School of Byzantine Music in the Netherlands#orthodox_times @orthobel

https://t.co/JNW4V1imwi

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) January 25, 2021

Holy Gregory the Theologian, Pray for Us!

Today we commemorate our father among the saints Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople. https://t.co/ZsheSYH3xO pic.twitter.com/WuvcBVABT9

— Greek Orthodox Arch (@goarch) January 25, 2021

Orthodox Calendar - January 25: †) St. Gregory the Theologian the Archbishop of Constantinople; † St. Bretanion, bishop of Tomis.https://t.co/UsEZLkV1NZ pic.twitter.com/gNIRjTHvNE

— Basilica.ro (EN) (@BasilicaNews) January 25, 2021

The Incorrupt Right Hand of Saint Gregory the Theologianhttps://t.co/MYP6Tzg74h pic.twitter.com/iHE85uxRon

— Mystagogy (@mystagogy1) January 25, 2021

The Life, Works and Thought of Saint Gregory the Theologian (Fr. George Florovsky)https://t.co/t8LMHzRj3S pic.twitter.com/vK4DQALq20

— Mystagogy (@mystagogy1) January 25, 2021

A modern theologian, academic teacher, scholar of the work of St. Gregory, Stylianos Papadopoulos, describes him as a “wounded eagle of theology”#orthodox_times
https://t.co/c5BfKGEhLy

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) January 25, 2021

Ratzinger's Way

Voila:https://t.co/TJ0wJRCt7O

— Samuel Gregg (@DrSamuelGregg) January 25, 2021

Peter No Longer Has a Pence to Spare

Earlier this month the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples sent a letter to the bishops of some 1,100 Catholic territories and announced the gradual reduction of the financial support they regularly receive from the Vatican. https://t.co/GlZ3ZWCL6l

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) January 23, 2021

The Oxford Handbook of Latin Palaeography

It's finaaaaaaly out! Feverish excitement here today at the Incunabula library. #palaeography pic.twitter.com/bFv5Lf5IVF

— Incunabula (@incunabula) January 22, 2021

OUP

Holy Timothy and Anastasius, Pray for Us!

Today, we honour St. Timothy the Apostle. An early Christian evangelist and the first bishop of Ephesus, he was a disciple of St. Paul. St. Timothy's father was Greek, which meant he was one of the uncircumsized, but that didn't stop St. Paul from trusting and mentoring him. pic.twitter.com/CD4hAz8qqM

— Pontifical Oriental Institute (@theorientale) January 22, 2021

“For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church.” -St. Paul pic.twitter.com/O7FNPGFCJ8

— Timothy Honeycutt (@AudioScribeOW) January 22, 2021

🕊 ORTHODOX CALENDAR

ℹ️The Holy Apostle Timothy was converted to Christ in the year 52 by the holy Apostle Paul.

ℹ️The Monk Martyr Anastasius the Persian was the son of a Persian sorcerer named Bavi.

👉https://t.co/dOGUbgtDNK pic.twitter.com/HWAcFGtWmW

— Basilica.ro (EN) (@BasilicaNews) January 22, 2021

The Church commemorates Saint Timothy the Apostle #orthodox_times https://t.co/YqR58tO17z

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) January 22, 2021

Let us the faithful praise the Holy Apostle Timothy, the companion of Paul in his travels and together with him let us honor the wise Anastasius, who came as a star from Persia for the healing of the passions of our souls and the diseases of our bodies. pic.twitter.com/qdxxUB9CLD

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) January 22, 2021

The Church commemorates Saint Anastasius the Persian#orthodox_times https://t.co/fE8Y3ViXWf

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) January 22, 2021

Holy Maximos the Greek

Canonization was officially ratified both by the Ecumenical Patriarchate and by the Patriarchate of Moscow in 1988. His feast day is on 21 January. https://t.co/xKDyEDCLNX

— OCN (@MyOCN) January 22, 2021

Controversy about Inculturation

An “apostolate through books” and the development of a local theology in China is one of the less–known aspects of the Church’s mission there, this article considers historical context and major theological issues @civcatt_cn @PiusOP @FatherTFhttps://t.co/JvsgrRJfrr

— Civiltà Cattolica EN (@civcatt_en) January 21, 2021

And a Dominican response:

I recall a problem in the past when a certain religious order tried to develop a local theology in China. If memory serves, that didn't work out so well. https://t.co/8Y2CchI9SS

— Fr. Pius Pietrzyk OP (@PiusOP) January 22, 2021

Holy Maximos the Confessor, Pray for Us!

Ever heard of St. Maximus the Confessor? An aide to Byzantine Emperor Heraclius, he would later enter monastic life. He preached against Monothelitism and was persecuted for his defense of the Chalcedonian formula. He was exiled and would later die in Georgia. pic.twitter.com/vmzZWaB1fT

— Pontifical Oriental Institute (@theorientale) January 21, 2021

Today the Church celebrates St. Maximos the Confessor
Christianity is an entirely new way of being human.
Maximus the Confessor pic.twitter.com/1mrrFUE1M9

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) January 21, 2021

You are a guide of Orthodoxy, a teacher of piety and modesty, a luminary of the world, the God inspired pride of monastics. O wise Maximos, you have enlightened everyone by your teachings. You are the harp of the Spirit. Intercede to Christ our God for the salvation of our souls. pic.twitter.com/V8GFmxGAg9

— Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada (@GO_Metropolis) January 21, 2021

🕊ORTHODOX CALENDAR

ℹ️St.Maximus the Confessor was born in Constantinople around 580 and raised in a pious Christian family.He received an excellent educational.He was well-read in the authors of antiquity and he also mastered philosophy and theology.

👉https://t.co/Uf8X6SwuV2 pic.twitter.com/05MZpCtK9a

— Basilica.ro (EN) (@BasilicaNews) January 21, 2021

Champion of Orthodoxy, teacher of purity and of true worship, enlightener of the universe and adornment of hierarchs: All-wise father Maximus, your teachings have gleamed with light upon all things. Intercede before Christ God to save our souls. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/jskGm7KmMk

— Basilica.ro (EN) (@BasilicaNews) January 21, 2021

Today we celebrate Saint Maximus the Confessor (icon); Blessed Maximus the Greek; Holy Hieromartyr Neophytus of Nicaea; Saint Agnes of Rome pic.twitter.com/eBxGmmiAcx

— Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada (@GO_Metropolis) January 21, 2021

Life, Writings and Theology of Saint Maximus the Confessor (Fr. George Florovsky)https://t.co/BpFDaWCIzL pic.twitter.com/TlqrSobv2J

— Mystagogy (@mystagogy1) January 21, 2021

On Thursday, January 21, 2021, feast day of Saint Maximus the Confessor, Metropolitan Maximos of Selyvria celebrated his name day#orthodox_timeshttps://t.co/uVDkv659Iw

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) January 21, 2021

Pope Francis Recognizes the Heroic Virtues of French scientist Jérôme Lejeune

CNA: Pope Francis recognizes heroic virtues of pioneering French geneticist Jerome Lejeune

Pope Francis has recognized the heroic virtues of Jérôme Lejeune, the French geneticist who discovered the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome. https://t.co/RLl9MPMJds

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) January 21, 2021

Jerôme Lejeune (1926-94) has been declared Venerable. Paediatrician, geneticist, devout Catholic, he discovered the links to chromosome abnormalities. He was an ardent defender of life as he saw his work used by pro-abortionists to kill the unborn. Prophet of the sanctity of life pic.twitter.com/bp9s0Ker12

— Fr John S. Hogan, ocds (@jshocds) January 21, 2021

Bishop Schneider on the Minor "Ministries"

Guest Article: Bishop Athanasius Schneider on the Significance of Minor Ministries in the Sacred Liturgy https://t.co/oBFzgXOQom pic.twitter.com/H7tieyG4D1

— NLM (@NLMblog) January 20, 2021

See also this exchange between Fr. Peter Stravinskas and Nicholas Senz Confusion twice confounded: On the motu proprio Spiritus Domini by Peter M.J. Stravinskas

Pope Francis and expanding lay ministries: A response to Fr. Stravinskas by Nicholas Senz

Ministry and the importance of words: A response to Nicholas Senz

Spiritus Domini, papal authority, minor orders, and ministry

Perhaps Too Intellectualist?

"Prayer is the energy which accords with the dignity of the intellect; it is the intellect's true and highest activity."

(Evagrios the Solitary, On Prayer, 84) pic.twitter.com/F1xwbCePGM

— Akenside Institute for English Spirituality (@EngSpirituality) January 20, 2021

Thanks Be to God

The Location of Christ's Baptism Finally Returned to the Church https://t.co/N8raf5DmCS

— SSPX News: Society of Saint Pius X (@SSPXEN) January 19, 2021

A Question

Does any ecclesial tradition have prayers at the Eucharist for tyrants or those who hold political authority unjustly?

A Politicized Church

This is the same @americamag the criticized the US Bishops for *not being confrontational enough* in a call over *Catholic education* with the previous President. https://t.co/ajmcVj40tD

— Fr. Pius Pietrzyk OP (@PiusOP) January 20, 2021

.@ArchbishopGomez's Statement on the Inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., as 46th President of the United States of America: https://t.co/xrr2NA1COR #InaugurationDay

— U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (@USCCB) January 20, 2021

In rare rebuke, Cardinal Cupich criticizes USCCB president’s letter to President Biden | America Magazine https://t.co/w8t6ZsuWh2

— Father Edward Beck (@FrEdwardBeck) January 21, 2021

Today, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued an ill-considered statement on the day of President Biden’s inauguration.

— Cardinal Cupich (@CardinalBCupich) January 20, 2021

Three different bishops speaking on background to CNA said Cupich wanted a more supportive, clearly pro-Biden statement, and that he spent most of Wednesday trying to get the support of other bishops to come up with an alternative statement. https://t.co/e8N5w7jtAy

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) January 21, 2021

“Biden actually failed to quote Augustine in full,” and added that it was “more important still to note that he failed to identify the only common object of love that Augustine thought mattered for a true commonwealth: God.”
-@ccpecknold #BidenInaugurationhttps://t.co/QFXUpXEM8s

— National Catholic Register (@NCRegister) January 20, 2021

The Third Volume Should Be Good Too

Mosaics of the Chora

A video on the mosaic depiction of the Temptation of Christ at Chora now available on Patreonhttps://t.co/fu3MWyE3nf pic.twitter.com/B0420ut5Sp

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) January 19, 2021

Holy Mark of Ephesus, Pray for Us!

Clothed with invincible armor, O blessed one, / you cast down rebellious pride, / you served as the instrument of the Comforter, / and shone forth as the champion of Orthodoxy. / Therefore we cry to you: “Rejoice, Mark, the boast of the Orthodox!”
hymn: https://t.co/AXk2Ukf0M6 pic.twitter.com/s83sGf9R3S

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) January 19, 2021

The Church commemorates Saint Mark Evgenikos of Ephesus#orthodox_timeshttps://t.co/IojHdtebBu

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) January 19, 2021

Prayer of Saint Mark of Ephesus Before Departing for Italy to Attend the Synod of Ferrara-Florencehttps://t.co/PgHQnPYRAs pic.twitter.com/ryrz1Ba1S8

— Mystagogy (@mystagogy1) January 19, 2021

The Two Macarii

The Orthodox Church commemorates today two Great ascetics, Macarius of Egypt, also known as Macarius the Great, and Macarius of Alexandria#orthodox_times https://t.co/guHHSZbe75

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) January 19, 2021

Saint Makarios, Bishop of Ierissoshttps://t.co/bRQ4Pc7K3c pic.twitter.com/b0jnbUQWBA

— Mystagogy (@mystagogy1) January 19, 2021

The "Spiritual Homilies" of Saint Makarios of Egypt (Fr. George Florovsky)https://t.co/5T257Ttndb pic.twitter.com/A9eYJIEr4f

— Mystagogy (@mystagogy1) January 19, 2021

An Example of a Large-Scale Bilateral Icon

Did you know that large-scale bilateral icons appeared around the 12th c.? Read more about the example from Blatadon Monastery here: https://t.co/Iq6vaO0u7e #medievaltwitter #medievalart #MappingEE pic.twitter.com/GGAZQLPLXB

— North of Byzantium (@NorthofByzance) January 13, 2021

Guess What Church Laws James Martin Would Like to Be Loosened

Gospel: Today Jesus's disciples are critiqued for picking grain on the Sabbath (Mk 2). He responds: "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." Jesus was a devout Jew, grounded in Jewish tradition. But he knew when to set aside some laws in favor of greater need. pic.twitter.com/oc0SSz4PxJ

— James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) January 19, 2021

10 Years

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham is the Church’s response to the desire expressed by groups of Anglicans to be received into full communion with the Catholic Church. https://t.co/tnNozrlUDC

— Vatican News (@VaticanNews) January 18, 2021

Holy Athanasius and Cyril, Pray for Us!

Today, we celebrate Sts. Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria, two of the most accomplished defenders of the Christian faith. St. Athanasius preached against the Arian heresy and was very influential at the Council of Nicea. St. Cyril preached against Nestorianism. pic.twitter.com/8ljswVBxny

— Pontifical Oriental Institute (@theorientale) January 18, 2021

On this day we commemorate our fathers among the saints Athanasios and Cyril, Patriarchs of Alexandria. https://t.co/SvpgrH3W8T pic.twitter.com/UG2yY72H2u

— Greek Orthodox Arch (@goarch) January 18, 2021

The Church commemorates two Great Fathers and Archbishops of Alexandria, Athanasius the Great, the pioneer against Arianism, and St. Cyril, the pioneer against Nestorianism#orthodox_times

https://t.co/V6FRUpuWyH

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) January 18, 2021

Today we celebrate Saints Athanasios and Cyril, Patriarchs of Alexandria
O great Hierarchs of piety and brave champions of the Church of Christ, you watch over all who sing, "Save us who in faith honor you, O Compassionate." pic.twitter.com/iOuJMbcQwP

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) January 18, 2021

Peter Phillips on the Glory of Polyphony

In case anyone is looking for a little #LockdownListening you can still hear Peter's wonderful six-part @BBCRadio3 series on The Glory of Polyphony online.

Listen here 👉📻https://t.co/74Ggh9qfXc

— Tallis Scholars (@TallisScholars) January 18, 2021

On the Work of the Holy Spirit

"Through Him, the Holy Spirit, our hearts are transformed. Through Him, we are purified. Through Him, we are taught to pray."https://t.co/9Sb127CBP6

— Akenside Institute for English Spirituality (@EngSpirituality) January 17, 2021

Interview with Msgr. Newton

Great interview with Monsignor Keith Newton, Ordinary of the Personal #Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, from Christopher Wells of @VaticanNews, to mark our tenth anniversary: https://t.co/I5E0WPRZxo

— Fr James Bradley (@FrJamesBradley) January 17, 2021

Has the CCC Been Updated Yet

From late 2019/early 2020:
Catechism will be updated to include ecological sins, pope says by Junno Arocho Esteves

Ecological sin: Idea of updating catechism sparks debate

Time According to St. Basil the Great

Time is linked organically with space and cannot be understood without it. It was created instantaneously. In other words, both time and space were created outside time, by the will of God. https://t.co/sP4aXefCNK

— OCN (@MyOCN) January 14, 2021

Lord Have Mercy

His Eminence, @CardJosephZen spoke with @NCRegister at length this summer—giving a background to this new article by @EdwardPentin.

“My last act of protest will be to do just that, to now disappear with everyone knowing why.”

Ref: https://t.co/gBLR77KQ2f https://t.co/wN1xgXimbL pic.twitter.com/91npAk4biO

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) January 16, 2021

Chinese law professor Teng Biao, a victim of “severe torture” at the hands of Chinese authorities, said it is “high time for the world to stop appeasing the Chinese government and pay attention to human rights in China.”
https://t.co/eZ3wcJLAL8 @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) January 16, 2021

Who Heeds the Prohibition of Usury?

The tenderness for usurers is especially touching, but not especially coherent: the magisterial pronouncements against usury are no less in the Denzinger than "Humanae vitae."https://t.co/weYRLmbMZJ

— Pat Smith (@smithpatrick08) January 14, 2021

Pre-Lenten Retreat with Fr. Khaled Anatolios

Mark your calendars! Upcoming Lenten retreat here @Sheptytsky @uStMikes with Fr Khaled Anatolios of @NotreDame pic.twitter.com/tyFXRgzwfK

— Sheptytsky Institute (@Sheptytsky) January 15, 2021

Minor Indignities

Thank you @JoshHochschild for writing this splendid review and to @FrontPorchRepub for publishing it. https://t.co/o3m3vxd8Fw

— T.C. Merrill (@cribbenMerrill) January 15, 2021

The Seven Gifts of the Spirit of the Liturgy

New @IgnatiusPress: "The Seven Gifts of the Spirit of the Liturgy: Centennial Perspectives on Romano Guardini's Landmark Work", edited by Christopher Carstens: https://t.co/zuIBNyqmsR pic.twitter.com/ynJtpV24Wz

— Ignatius Insight (@ignatiusinsight) January 13, 2021

Final Causality

Final causation https://t.co/eNriVTIq4Q

— Joe Norman (@normonics) January 15, 2021

Aristotle posited 4 categories of causality

3 of them are covered by contemporary physical theory

1 of them, final cause, where the end state of an action serves as its cause, is not. it is assumed to be en epiphenomenon and not "real" causality

the snake doesn't care. https://t.co/Oj5D2B6LbH

— Joe Norman (@normonics) January 15, 2021

The Anglican Patrimony in Catholic Communion

Looking forward to seeing my chapter on Anglican Patrimony and the Virtue of Religion in this book, edited by Ratzinger Prize winner Tracey Rowland, later this year, as we mark the tenth anniversary of the Personal #Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. https://t.co/mkFg4S9w3k pic.twitter.com/aKbMlHs0nr

— Fr James Bradley (@FrJamesBradley) January 13, 2021

On 15 January 2011 the Personal #Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham was established by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Today is our 10th anniversary, and I give thanks with my whole heart for the graces received, and look forward in faith to all that will come! pic.twitter.com/EO8iemM3v6

— Fr James Bradley (@FrJamesBradley) January 15, 2021

An Indictment against the German Bishops

Latins and also Protestant leaders. The German Protestants may deny that the Reformation was a failure, but it was.

Amazing map showing the long term effect of Germany’s partition, on religious beliefs.
ht @urbanthoughts11 pic.twitter.com/VNtRQOzkHP

— Lionel Page (@page_eco) January 14, 2021

Christian Legal Thought. Materials and Cases by Patrick M. Brennan and William S. Brewbaker III.

https://t.co/AutfTRaiRr

— University Bookman (@ubookman) January 14, 2021

West Academic and companion site

More on the Byzantine Office

Follow-up on a Recent Article about the Byzantine Office https://t.co/2jamO2YvKv pic.twitter.com/jJ1YGNlCfy

— NLM (@NLMblog) January 14, 2021

NLM

Carl E. Olson Interviews Peter Seewald

CWR: The life, faith, and struggle of Joseph Ratzinger: An interview with Peter Seewald

The veteran German journalist discusses his new biography of Benedict XVI, and reflects in detail on Ratzinger’s childhood, personality, education, and role in key Church events.

Actually, It is Utopian

“Recognizing that all people are our brothers and sisters, and seeking forms of social friendship that include everyone, is not merely utopian. It demands a decisive commitment to devising effective means to this end” Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti, par. 180

— Dr. Tim Uhl (@drtimuhl) January 14, 2021

What does Bergoglio kniw of friendship? Eve if he has read the Nicomachean Ethics, that wouldn't be enough.

Receptivity

Crisis: Far from the Spirit of the Lord: On the Pope’s New Motu Proprio by Peter Kwasniewski

What we need to see, and see clearly, is this: the highest dignity of the baptized is to welcome Christ the Lord in Holy Communion. Period. Nothing else they do, no other function or service or activity, can compare to the Marian privilege of receiving God. When we elaborately multiply functions, services, and activities, we introduce distractions, invert priorities, build false hierarchies, and undermine simple faith, devotion, humility, and reverence. The participatio actuosa or actual participation of the faithful in the liturgy is not about doing, but about being, or more precisely, being a good recipient of the Word, so that this Word may be fruitful in us. It is not about busyness with much serving, but about contemplation, the union of love.

There is also the receptivity of the Son, who receives everything from the Father. Marian receptivity is symbolized by her, as a woman, becoming the Theotokos. Marian receptivity on a spiritual level is the receiving of the Divine Life by being a filia in Filio, just as the Son receives everything He is from the Father.

Does God Make Us Precious?

Or is our "worth" or goodness a result of God's creative act?

We possess a great wealth that depends on what we are: the life we have received, the good within us, the indelible beauty God has given us by making us in his image. All these things make each of us precious in his eyes, each one of us is priceless and unique in history.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 12, 2021

St. Paisios the Athonite

On 13 January, the Church commemorates St Paisios the Athonite.
Read more at https://t.co/Ad4UPd3Kgi
Photo: Hand-painted Icon of St Paisios, the icon-painting studio of our Convent.
To order this icon and also other products of the Convent’s workshops: https://t.co/jftGf7p8Ln pic.twitter.com/K2wKdw2lRO

— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) January 13, 2021

What is Parolin's Guilt?

A letter by Cardinal Pietro Parolin leaked to an Italian outlet shows that the Secretariat of State was aware, and approved at its highest ranks, of the disgraced purchase of a luxury real estate in London now at the center of a Vatican investigation. https://t.co/ROGYgBhRTe

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) January 12, 2021

Fr. Fessio Turns 80

CWR Dispatch: Happy 80th Birthday, Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J.!

The founder and editor of Ignatius Press entered the Society of Jesus in 1961, was ordained a priest in 1972, founded Ignatius Press in 1978—and continues to go strong at the age of 80.

Thomas Pfau, "From Genealogy to a Hermeneutics of Tradition"

“Modern theology has often been receptive to the siren call of genealogical thinking, as became once again apparent in the early stages of Vatican II”

Thomas Pfau at ⁦@GenofMod⁩ https://t.co/YG9XFtIMmB

— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) January 5, 2021

Genealogies of Modernity

Who Among the Greeks Will Take His Place?

No one in Goarch.

Happy 90th birthday to Metropolitan John Zizioulas of Pergam! https://t.co/9W4N5xcQTV

— Basilica.ro (EN) (@BasilicaNews) January 12, 2021

May God grant him many years.

The Glory of the Cosmos

Four alumni authors, including @sancrucensis, have contributed to a new book about environmentalism, "The Glory of the Cosmos: A Catholic Approach to the Natural World," from @AroucaPress -- https://t.co/ane4tTctCT pic.twitter.com/S1SGlp4NlW

— ThomasAquinasCollege (@TACollege) January 12, 2021

Slow or Fast, It Doesn't Matter

There are bad consequences.
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"While the #PopeFrancis' reform is being framed as a move toward some kind of diaconal role for women, it actually may be a strategic move to head off a looming German confrontation on the issue." via @PillarCatholic https://t.co/7xj8fQicOh

— Ed. Condon (@canonlawyered) January 12, 2021

Full English text of #PopeFrancis’ letter to CDF prefect Cardinal Luis Ladaria on access of women to the ministries of Lector and Acolyte https://t.co/CXed2tZlZe

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) January 12, 2021

The Good Struggle: Life In A Secluded Orthodox Monastery

Franciscan Simplicity

Just the other day he posted this:

This is the great meaning of #Christmas: God becomes man so that we can become children of God.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 10, 2021

It is striking that the Lord spent most of his time on Earth living an ordinary life, without standing out. It is a beautiful message that reveals the greatness of daily life, the importance in God's eyes of every gesture and moment of life, even the most simple.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 11, 2021

The "hidden life" or the daily life of Christ before His public ministry was nonetheless a manifestation of the glory of the Son of God. Daily life by itself is not "important to God"; what is important is that Christ redeemed it through His incarnation. It is not what we offer, but what God offers to us.

Icon of St. Michael

Details of Icon with half-length figure of St. Michael
Constantinople, late 10th-first half of 11th century
At the Treasury of San Marco in Venice pic.twitter.com/kcUrag1oRx

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) January 11, 2021

"But JP2!"

Pope Francis just the consequence of that problem which is Latin ecclesiology/Roman claims about primacy.

Confusion twice confounded: On the motu proprio Spiritus Domini by Peter M.J. Stravinskas

pic.twitter.com/aKlHGEo6xG

— Ortho.Bro ☦️ (@bro_ortho) January 11, 2021

The Latest from Archbishop Viganò

Viganò. The Oath against Modernism, its Abolition, Ratzinger’s Faults. https://t.co/DZLWdn8j0W

— Marco Tosatti (@MarcoTosatti) January 11, 2021

Republication of The Metamorphoses of the City of God

CUA has republished one of Gilson’s minor books — and look who blurbed it! pic.twitter.com/7nfFz151ie

— Sohrab Ahmari (@SohrabAhmari) January 10, 2021

Medieval Church Architecture in Georgia

https://t.co/KDwjI9Wjzu

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) January 10, 2021

St. Gregory of Nyssa

For his great contribution to the Orthodox Church, Gregory of Nyssa was rightly called “Father of Fathers”#orthodox_times

https://t.co/7Uk8CLaJLP

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) January 10, 2021

St. Nikolai Velimirovic on the Nativity of Christ

The Nativity of Christ. The Gospel of the Firstbornhttps://t.co/AKA6Ztuln3

St. Nikolai (Velimirovic)

Whoever approaches the Lord Jesus Christ with obedience and humility will never want to be separated from Him. The beginning exercises of the newly-recruited army of Christ ... pic.twitter.com/Karsi5kNsC

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) January 10, 2021

The Danger of a Christianity That is Only Academic

The Danger of Academic Christianity | As Christians, we sometimes become complacent and think that it is enough to possess knowledge about our faith, or to go to church regularly, or to undergo the necessary procedures https://t.co/jwztKZ9X4U pic.twitter.com/UvaoQRZCEb

— Pravmir.com (@Pravmir_English) January 10, 2021

David Fagerberg's Latest

Coming this spring! https://t.co/FjyndtLycD

— Ignatius Press (@IgnatiusPress) January 5, 2021

Too Late, The Damage is Done?

Influential German Jesuit Behind Synodal Path Finally Steps Down | National Catholic Register https://t.co/X4JAU6FL1V @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) January 9, 2021

When People Have Little Idea What Real Community Should Be Like

or the have been trained in blind obedience, cults happen.
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After a 5-month investigation into the Maltese Community of Jesus the Savior, the archdiocese has issued a decree forbidding participation in the group after finding what it described as abusive tendencies causing harm to members.https://t.co/8UjcrgPtVW

— Crux (@Crux) January 9, 2021