Monday, October 03, 2016
Not Again
CWR/CNA: Full text of Pope Francis' in-flight press conference from Azerbaijan
Topics discussed include the papal visit to Georgia, religions and human rights, marriage and "Amoris laetitia", gender ideology, future trips, and the U.S. presidential election.
Topics discussed include the papal visit to Georgia, religions and human rights, marriage and "Amoris laetitia", gender ideology, future trips, and the U.S. presidential election.
CWR: Cardinal Robert Sarah on "The Strength of Silence" and the Dictatorship of Noise
In a wide-ranging interview with "La Nef", Cardinal Sarah discusses his new book, published in France, saying, "By living with the silent God, and in Him, we ourselves become silent."
By CWR Staff
And then we have this post and the subsequent comments... False Nostalgia: The Culture of the Latin Mass from a Millennial’s Perspective -- the author does not address the revision of the liturgical calendar or the lectionary, the translations, the creation of new Eucharistic prayers for the Roman rite, the non-use of the propers of the Mass.
In a wide-ranging interview with "La Nef", Cardinal Sarah discusses his new book, published in France, saying, "By living with the silent God, and in Him, we ourselves become silent."
By CWR Staff
In the current liturgical context of the Latin-rite world, how can we overcome the mistrust that remains between some devotees of the two liturgical forms of the same Roman rite who refuse to celebrate the other form and consider it sometimes with a certain disdain?
Cdl. Sarah: To damage the liturgy is to damage our relationship to God and the expression of our Christian faith. Cardinal Charles Journet declared: “Liturgy and catechesis are the two jaws of the pincers with which the devil wants to steal the faith away from the Christian people and seize the Church so as to crush, annihilate and destroy it definitively. Even today the great dragon is keeping watch on the woman, the Church, ready to devour her child.” Yes, the devil wants us to be opposed to each other at the very heart of the sacrament of unity and fraternal communion. It is time for this mistrust, contempt and suspicion to cease. It is time to rediscover a Catholic heart. It is time to rediscover together the beauty of the liturgy, as the Holy Father Francis recommends to us, for, he says, “the beauty of the liturgy reflects the presence of the glory of our God resplendent in His people who are alive and consoled” (Homily for the Chrism Mass, March 28, 2013).
And then we have this post and the subsequent comments... False Nostalgia: The Culture of the Latin Mass from a Millennial’s Perspective -- the author does not address the revision of the liturgical calendar or the lectionary, the translations, the creation of new Eucharistic prayers for the Roman rite, the non-use of the propers of the Mass.
Sunday, October 02, 2016
Saturday, October 01, 2016
Friday, September 30, 2016
Are you kidding?
The Orthodox already believe they are the one true Church! The same Neocatechumenal Way whose liturgies would be scandalous to the Orthodox. The hubris.
There is No Mean...
Between the Latin traditionalists and those who would seek to remake the Roman Church in accordance with their ideas. The mean used to be occupied, perhaps, by those in the Ressourcement movement, but what influence do they or their successors have now?
Benedict XVI Admits Qualms of Conscience about Vatican II
They think the old ways of thinking and praxis would restore the patriarchate of Rome.
Benedict XVI Admits Qualms of Conscience about Vatican II
They think the old ways of thinking and praxis would restore the patriarchate of Rome.
Thursday, September 29, 2016
What are the economics behind married priests in the Roman rite?
1P5: Tosatti & Magister See Married Priests on the Horizon
Only possible where there is a financial base to support priests with families (large parishes) or parishes that have a "full-time" celibate priest and pastor and one "part-time" married priest who has a regular day job; or perhaps older men who have already served deacons will be ordained to the priesthood.
Only possible where there is a financial base to support priests with families (large parishes) or parishes that have a "full-time" celibate priest and pastor and one "part-time" married priest who has a regular day job; or perhaps older men who have already served deacons will be ordained to the priesthood.
A Definitely Rome-Centric Viw of the Church
Crisis needs to reconsider what sort of Catholicism they want to offer if they want to remain relevant: Putting the “Roman” Back in “Roman Catholic” by Michael De Sapio
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Catalogue of St. Elisabeth Convent Blog: History of the Rite of The Exaltation of the Cross (via Byz, TX)
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
The Dispatch: Politics and the inherent dilemmas of “liberal democracy”
Instead of the primacy of the contemplative order, modernity elevates the practical order to be supreme. With this abandonment of “being,” it is action that becomes man’s fundamental earthly endeavor.
September 23, 2016 01:30 EST
Brian Jones
Instead of the primacy of the contemplative order, modernity elevates the practical order to be supreme. With this abandonment of “being,” it is action that becomes man’s fundamental earthly endeavor.
September 23, 2016 01:30 EST
Brian Jones
The Catholic Herald: Tug of of war over Amoris by Fr. Mark Drew
Catholics are divided over how far Francis wants to change Church teaching regarding the remarried. But does he even have the authority to do so?
Also from Fr. Mark Drew:
The new Orthodox-Catholic agreement is a landmark – but there’s a long way to go
The Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue announced a substantial agreement but healing the historic schism still requires plenty of work
Catholics are divided over how far Francis wants to change Church teaching regarding the remarried. But does he even have the authority to do so?
Also from Fr. Mark Drew:
The new Orthodox-Catholic agreement is a landmark – but there’s a long way to go
The Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue announced a substantial agreement but healing the historic schism still requires plenty of work
Monday, September 26, 2016
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Ed Feser and Mark Shea Debate Capital Punishment
Mark Shea is not tall enough for this ride...
Mark Burmley has a roundup of links and a follow-up with more links.
Mark Burmley has a roundup of links and a follow-up with more links.
Saturday, September 24, 2016
A Curia in Need of a New Mission
Or is one needed if it is no longer necessary for curial officials to produce documents?
Opus Dei: Loving God's Will
September 27 is the second anniversary of the beatification of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo. Here is a new installment in the series "Praying with Alvaro del Portillo."
September 27 is the second anniversary of the beatification of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo. Here is a new installment in the series "Praying with Alvaro del Portillo."
Hm!
Fr. Hunwicke: Bishop Fellay and Mutual Enrichment
It is very much to the Holy Father's credit that, apparently, he has lowered the doctrinal bar for reconciliation, in line with the interesting remarks made by Archbishop Pozzo ... who had (or has a friend who had) clearly been diving into the Conciliar archives and unearthing formal statements made in the aula about the non-binding status of certain documents. And the Pope's statement that he had not spoken infallibly when he performed certain recent canonisations must help reconciliation. Obviously, a formula of canonisation does not fall within the parameters of Pastor aeternus; additionally, there is significance in the changes Pope Francis made in the rites of Canonisation.
The Wisdom Commentary Series
From Liturgical Press, of course. How many Catholic publishers will survive the cratering of the American economy remains to be seen, but I hope LP is one of the first to go, given its support of heterodoxy.
Friday, September 23, 2016
Chiesa: Not Enough Celibate Priests? Make Way For Married Priests
This is the remedy being considered by Cardinal Hummes and Pope Francis for regions with a scarcity of clergy, starting with the Amazon. But there were also few missionaries in 17th-century China, and yet the Church flourished. It’s all in “La Civiltà Cattolica”
This is the remedy being considered by Cardinal Hummes and Pope Francis for regions with a scarcity of clergy, starting with the Amazon. But there were also few missionaries in 17th-century China, and yet the Church flourished. It’s all in “La Civiltà Cattolica”
Thursday, September 22, 2016
TOB Conference
CWR: Conference brings the Theology of the Body to Southern California by Jim Graves
The Theology of the Body Congress will be held in Ontario, California this weekend.
The Theology of the Body Congress will be held in Ontario, California this weekend.
Insight Scoop: New: "Vatican Council Notebooks: Volume Two" by Henri de Lubac
Now available from Ignatius Press: Vatican Council Notebooks: Volume Two by Henri de Lubac
Now available from Ignatius Press: Vatican Council Notebooks: Volume Two by Henri de Lubac
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Ignorant of their own rite and what was deemed normative... the commentators over at Pray Tell with respect to sung liturgy. What is the blog and the head blogger doing to dispel the ignorance? Apparently little.
Why Chant is Good for Children by Timothy P. O’Malley
Why Chant is Good for Children by Timothy P. O’Malley
A Moderate?
The standard framing of any practical issue... conservative, progressive, moderate... as if moderate were the mean between two (vicious) extremes.
Communion of Love: Thomas Merton and Liturgical Reform by Gregory K. Hillis
Merton was probably right about active participation (and its relation to scale); but did he have any clue about what was coming with respect to changes in prayers and texts?
Communion of Love: Thomas Merton and Liturgical Reform by Gregory K. Hillis
Merton was probably right about active participation (and its relation to scale); but did he have any clue about what was coming with respect to changes in prayers and texts?
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Fr. Amorth Has Passed Away
CWR Dispatch: Why the death of Fr. Gabriel Amorth is such a loss for the Church
We need men who fear nothing except God standing up against the deconstructionists and dissenters who claim that all that happened prior to 1965 in the Church was an embarrassment.
September 20, 2016 01:01 EST
Brian O'Neel
The Boston Pilot
CNA
Aleteia
We need men who fear nothing except God standing up against the deconstructionists and dissenters who claim that all that happened prior to 1965 in the Church was an embarrassment.
September 20, 2016 01:01 EST
Brian O'Neel
The Boston Pilot
CNA
Aleteia
Monday, September 19, 2016
The Spirit of Assisi?
Chiesa: With Bergoglio the “Spirit of Assisi” Triumphs. But Ratzinger Is Ruining the Party
Francis reruns the encounter with men of all religions inaugurated by John Paul II thirty years ago. But the objections of the cardinal prefect of doctrine back then are still alive. And even more radical
Something More Sensible
From Fr. Anthony Ruff, OSB: Gregorian Melodies with Vernacular Hymn Texts: A Proposal
I wouldn't reject every proposed liturgical reform issuing from his keyboard. As for his credibility as an authority though...
Related: Another Gregorian hymn suggestion
I wouldn't reject every proposed liturgical reform issuing from his keyboard. As for his credibility as an authority though...
Related: Another Gregorian hymn suggestion
Of Limited Rhetorical Value
Unlikely to change minds in Opus Dei.
NLM: Reclaiming St. Josemaría Escrivá for the New Liturgical Movement by Peter Kwasniewski
NLM: Reclaiming St. Josemaría Escrivá for the New Liturgical Movement by Peter Kwasniewski
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Friday, September 16, 2016
Chiesa: How Ratzinger Sees Francis: “He Is the Man of Practical Reform”
The reigning pope as described by his predecessor: “So different from how I had known him.” And also very different from him
The reigning pope as described by his predecessor: “So different from how I had known him.” And also very different from him
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