Cupich Promoting His Version of the Gospel

The 'Amoris laetitia' controversy roared back Wednesday, when Cardinal Blase Cupich asked why a USCCB marriage doc seemed not to reflect controversial aspects of Pope Francis' text.

The cardinal was not reassured by answers, and debate will follow.https://t.co/eAJXeJU7SS

— JD Flynn (@jdflynn) June 17, 2021

Plato, the Noble Pagan

This is the first time I see this. This is amazing. Not knowing Greek, I never knew what was written on these scrolls https://t.co/mqSQXketjN

— Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) June 17, 2021

Fr. Edward Henderson on Matins

A fascinating article by our own Fr. Edward Henderson on the usage of Matins in the OCA: https://t.co/d51I0417LZ

— Diocese of the West; Orthodox Church in America (@dowoca) June 17, 2021

A Return to Mysticism?

Reappropriating the Mystery and Meaning of Salvation in Christ
by Robert Imbelli of @BostonCollege via @leodelo2
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— Church Life Journal (@ChurchLifeND) June 16, 2021

Various spiritual writers and theologians have been praised as being precursors of Vatican II in calling for the return of the Christian faithful to the pursuit of holiness. But was a synod the appropriate means for trying to implement such a reform? A centralized system cannot help but look for a centralized solution; was a better way possible? Are there too many human obstacles to the action of the Holy Spirit, especially in the form of ecclesial power structures?