1 John 5

Bearing witness to Christ, in word and in deed, is the mission of each one of the baptized.
The martyrs give testimony to this.
“So there are three that testify,
the Spirit, the water, and the blood, and the three are of one accord.”

— Amigo de Frodo (@bpdflores) August 31, 2023

Another Disappointment

Friends, I am flattered and grateful that Matthew Levering has chosen to write his newest book on my own theological perspective.

Learn more at https://t.co/rrzymUrrLr. pic.twitter.com/dbMegT3dPD

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) August 29, 2023

Popesplaining as Apologetics

Here's how I make sense of the Holy Father's recent comments on the sinfulness of the death penalty—it all has to do with circumstances.

What's implicit in this approach is important: Pope Francis is affirming that capital punishment is not intrinsically evil 🧵⬇️⬇️⬇️

— Joshua Madden (@theologyreality) August 29, 2023

Inaxios in Berin

The Archbishop of Berlin has caused a stir beyond the borders of his archdiocese.https://t.co/OzUa7jA42Y

— The Pillar (@PillarCatholic) August 28, 2023

Christology and Soteriology Are Linked

“Which commandment is the greatest?"

In the mystery of the Cross, the Lord gives himself to the Father for our sakes, and thus unites in an indissoluble bond the ultimate expression of the Love of God and love of neighbor.
We receive and commit ourselves to this at every Mass. pic.twitter.com/Ot6VnzjKjT

— Amigo de Frodo (@bpdflores) August 25, 2023

Integralists Won't Quit

What is the providential place of Rome in the history of the world, and why and in what senses must the Church of Christ be Roman? A new study by Alan Fimister.https://t.co/sTwBw9Y6OH pic.twitter.com/eHBL0aFyrR

— Fr Thomas Crean OP (@crean_fr) August 24, 2023

Duh

Greek Catholic Bishop: Synod on Synodality Is Not Like Eastern Synods | National Catholic Register https://t.co/yIyVoDt9KB @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) August 24, 2023

Mediocrat Fernandez

In several of his (numerous) post-appointment interviews, the archbishop betrayed a sorry lack of familiarity with the creative moral theology that has been developed in the Church since John Paul II’s 1993 encyclical, Veritatis Splendor. https://t.co/I9e9OJ8Hpa

— Catholic World Report (@cworldreport) August 23, 2023

Vatican I and II on the Authority of the Pope

Pope Francis told a delegation of lawyers from the Council of Europe this morning that he is “writing a second part of Laudato Si to update the current issues.” https://t.co/9LpzFWCAqZ

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) August 21, 2023

El Greco's Icon of The Dormition

This icon dates to the 16th century. It's by Domenikos Theotokopoulous, who travelled into Western Europe during the Spanish Renaissance. He become legendary in the West simply as 'El Greco'; 'The Greek'.
Watch our video on the Dormition icons: https://t.co/MSOaanjovx pic.twitter.com/CCsUrbnzQz

— Patristix (@patristix) August 17, 2023

We Need a Better Moral Theology of Speech Acts

Cursing and Christian Living | David G. Bonagura, Jr.: We need not be pure of heart to strive to root out vices – including small ones like cursing – and embrace virtue. https://t.co/awcEv1AdB7 pic.twitter.com/fpTyMDiUbX

— The Catholic Thing (@catholicthing) August 13, 2023

New Volume on CDK

A new volume on the work of Charles De Koninck ...https://t.co/PXJslMCWO7

— The Charles De Koninck Project (@The_CDK_Project) August 11, 2023

Bergoglio as Legislator

Pope Francis changed canon law on Tuesday regarding the governance of Opus Dei and any future personal prelatures.https://t.co/bZOdTmOffO

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) August 8, 2023

What a new papal policy means for Opus Dei:https://t.co/FA3iwJCABe

— The Pillar (@PillarCatholic) August 8, 2023

Weinandy on the Transfiguration of Our Lord

Transfiguration: From One Degree of Glory to Another | Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy OFM Cap.: The lesson of the Transfiguration is clear. Throughout our lives, we too, through our daily crosses, are to be transfigured into the glorious risen likeness of . . . https://t.co/YhvOBSWQSr pic.twitter.com/WVBmOXVRgb

— The Catholic Thing (@catholicthing) August 7, 2023

Another Failed Cult in the Making

What does an apostolic visitation of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitea mean for the institute's future?https://t.co/qIVDluUK1Q

— The Pillar (@PillarCatholic) August 5, 2023

A Key Feature of Latin Spirituality

Simple, Binding Gifts | Michael Pakaluk: The complete offering up, for God’s purposes, of all of your external goods, even the good that is your body and its life, has always been the Christian basis of great awakenings and reforms. https://t.co/pMIciRaoHo pic.twitter.com/mQHgxX4N1B

— The Catholic Thing (@catholicthing) August 2, 2023