A Sore Spot

Which needs the healing of memories...

Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Romania Persecuted by Roman Catholics: Bessarion, Sophronius, Oprea, Moses and Johnhttps://t.co/yldfsE638x pic.twitter.com/aZ0fFgHPhd

— Mystagogy (@mystagogy1) October 21, 2020

Holy Mary of Egypt

We are very happy to share with you all our latest short documentary “Human Transformation Through Repentance: St. Mary of Egypt”
It was very moving working on this video and we think it will inspire you as well. Don’t forget to comment, share and like ☦️https://t.co/BNC36TfS4R

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) October 22, 2020

A Recommendation to the Ukrainian Catholic Churches in the Americas

A memorandum from several decades ago that sounds like it could have been written today https://t.co/qZiAtHKsn8

— Daniel Galadza (@CrunchMasterByz) October 22, 2020

Meanwhile...

Constantinple was ready to interfere in Ukrainian Church issue in 2008, newly-published document revealshttps://t.co/OcVmCtPBRE

Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople was ready to “settle the Ukrainian Church problem” back in 2008, and the schismatic “Kiev Patriarchate” (KP... pic.twitter.com/l7PoyrLspj

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) October 22, 2020

The Mystery of Christ

"This is the greatest mystery of our Church: that we all become one in God. If we do this we become His own. There is nothing better than this unity. This is the Church. This is the Orthodox faith. This is Paradise." +St. Porphyrios

— Saint Porphyrios (@saintporphyrios) October 22, 2020

Cardinal Cordes on the Latin Churches in Germany

Cardinal Paul Cordes’ Lament: The Church in Germany Is Infected by a ‘Theological Virus’ | National Catholic Register https://t.co/jLUBDCvXiH @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 21, 2020

David Clayton on the Necessity of Sacred Art

Why Sacred Art is Necessary to the Faith with Prof. David Clayton. Recorded on a recent, most enjoyable trip to Wyoming Catholic College https://t.co/XmKHz51ARi

— David Clayton (@pontifexbeauty) October 22, 2020

Meanwhile...

Vatican investigators have evidence that a woman accused of embezzling from the city state was paid by order of Cardinal Becciu, both while and after he was at the Secretariat of State, according to an Italian news report. https://t.co/owwWMvuON1

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) October 21, 2020

News about and Reactions to Pope Francis' Controversial Remarks in That Documentary

Some remarks from Pope Francis in "Francesco" are the result of heavy editing of previous interviews. The Vatican has not yet commented on the pope's comments on civil unions in the film. https://t.co/2vQxHtpjjU

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) October 22, 2020

Given an opportunity to clarify the situation today, Vatican comms director Paolo Ruffini chose to remain silent, as did the documentary director.

This is the way. This is how they always ensure maximum chaos.

— Steve Skojec (@SteveSkojec) October 22, 2020

thE pOpE dOEsn't knOw AbOUt thE fILm

'Francesco' director receives film award in Vatican Gardens https://t.co/7Vur1pYAh9 via @cnalive

— Steve Skojec (@SteveSkojec) October 22, 2020

IMPORTANT: Apb. Fernández is a longtime friend & ghostwriter for Francis. He says "what the Pope has said on this issue is what he also held when he was the Archbishop of Buenos Aires" & that it's "called 'civil union, or' civil coexistence law', not marriage".

CONFIRMED. https://t.co/pqUOvzkykK

— Steve Skojec (@SteveSkojec) October 22, 2020

Outrageous splicing of at least three different clips. And you all turned on the pope within hours. You should all be utterly ashamed. https://t.co/4gtqEeDEyO

— Tony Fernandez ✝️ (@phattonez) October 22, 2020

This is essentially a Vatican -approved documentary. AP reports that Francis saw it beforehand. The Vatican will row back. It always does and no one pays any attention. https://t.co/OhsaJsR4OR

— Damian Thompson (@holysmoke) October 22, 2020

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres hails Pope's civil unions backing https://t.co/UhDWrVNaPS via @MailOnline

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 22, 2020

#PopeFrancis Backs #CivilUnions for Gay Couples https://t.co/U6ncB0CLXD

— The Catholic Thing (@catholicthing) October 22, 2020

AP’s @nwinfield says Pope gives thumbs-up to civil unions. She’s extremely pro-Francis, a real cheerleader, highly unlikely to misreport the Pope’s words given her excellent sources in Team Francis. https://t.co/j6Tk2TCbLB

— Damian Thompson (@holysmoke) October 22, 2020

It is a source of deepest sadness and pressing pastoral concern that the private opinions regarding civil unions attributed to Pope Francis and reported with so much emphasis by the press do not correspond to the constant teaching of the Church. https://t.co/YXZiwKPs9M

— Cardinal Burke (@cardinalrlburke) October 22, 2020

Statement From Cardinal Raymond Burke on Pope Francis’ Civil Unions Remarks https://t.co/WMXRVPip38 pic.twitter.com/SDWrcBE9wd

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 22, 2020

#BREAKING: @cardinalrlburke responds to @Pontifex:

“Such declarations make them devoid of any magisterial weight. They are rightly interpreted as simple private opinions...
These declarations do not bind, in any manner the consciences of the Faithful.#CatholicTwitter https://t.co/7CXUAbdNRe

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) October 22, 2020

Fr. Agustino and Corazon Puro

What did Pope Francis say about civil unions? A CNA Explainer https://t.co/NWWX2Ciq6r via @cnalive

— Ed. Condon (@canonlawyered) October 22, 2020

“Plot thickens over origins of pope's civil union endorsement” https://t.co/iuQEe0PEJl

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 22, 2020

I posted a longish analysis this morning basing myself on what Francis said in other places if either of you is interested.https://t.co/Oa06qsPHnc

— Fr Matthew Schneider LC🙏 (@FrMatthewLC) October 22, 2020

Questions have been raised about the origin of interview footage contained in the documentary "Francesco," in which Pope Francis expresses support for civil union legislation. https://t.co/Q35ISP1t1g

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) October 22, 2020

John Paul II

Look at this man's face and tell me he thinks capitalism is great, I dare you. https://t.co/dNuohYDedR

— Marc John Paul Louis de Montfort Barnes! (@BadCatholicBlog) October 22, 2020

John Paul II Exhibition in Rome Promotes Beauty as a Source of Hope and Life | National Catholic Register — today is the feast day of St. John Paul II https://t.co/vuK54S8so9 @Solena_Tad

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 22, 2020

(The Council of) Constance

Constance is the site of the Church Council that affirmed the “Conciliarist” position: the right to remove an incorrigible pope. The city's history may be interesting to those concerned about today's news about the current pontiff. Srdja Trifkovic writes: https://t.co/NDALomRBy4

— Chronicles Magazine (@ChroniclesMag) October 21, 2020

Srdja Trifkovic

Selective Editing of the Interview of Pope Francis for the Francesco Documentary

"Joe" points out that a second clip, which was never aired as a part of the official interview done by by Valentina Alazraki or released subsequently, was added onto another clip, which made it seem like the other clip (that those with SSA should have be a part of a family [with their parents]) was being used as a justification or rationale for the claim concerning civil unions in the second clip. Even if that it is the case, Pope Francis nevertheless did make some statements concerning civil unions. Will the deleted portions of the interview be made available? Will the Vatican Press Office issue a clarification or denial on behalf of Pope Francis? I wouldn't be surprised if there is no clarification issued.

Archimandrite Seraphim Bit-Haribi

The Papacy and Oriental Orthodoxy

Hochschild's Apology for the Pope's Statement on Same-Sex Civil Unions

Natural law includes clear teachings about marriage (because marriage is a reality independent of positive law).

Natural law does not include clear teachings about "civil unions" (because civil unions are, by definition, defined by positive law).

— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) October 22, 2020

Natural law includes clear teachings about what marriage is.

Natural law includes a general requirement that positive law support marriage.

Natural law does not determine precisely how positive law should support marriage.

— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) October 22, 2020

But the Natural Law does have something to say about non-procreative sex acts. It also arguably has something to say about what status should be given to those who engage in such acts with members of the same-sex. After all, Thomists recognize that law as a teacher, and in this case, it is not merely about the "union" alone, but everything that is associated with it and is legitimized by it. The fact that SSA may be involuntary does not mean that mercy requires that we validate their lifestyle choices.

The Feast of Christ the King

A Reflection on the Fate of the Feast of Christ the King https://t.co/nWZ0Oxrn3w pic.twitter.com/aBipvtPm48

— NLM (@NLMblog) October 21, 2020

NLM

The Papal Magisterium

Where in Vatican I does it say that it (along with infallibility) is limited to certain document types written by the bishop of Rome, or that certain formulae must be used to signal that it is ex cathedra?

Let's not forget that Francis believes even the things he says to the media are part of his magisterium: https://t.co/pw5uOm0v2n @CMReport

— Steve Skojec (@SteveSkojec) October 21, 2020

Rome: "Heresy is Preferable to Schism"

Could this be extended by Latin traditionalists to possible criticisms of Rome's negotiations with the Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian Orthodox?

For Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the prevailing thinking of German bishops and an increasingly radicalised laity is more akin to modernism than Protestantism but the Vatican won’t issue any serious ultimatum because it wants to "live in peace” https://t.co/tRbtZ3gmLe pic.twitter.com/H6u87d50Fn

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 21, 2020

Paolo Suess on the Amazon Synod

A year on from the #AmazonSynod, liberation theologian Paolo Suess laments that despite “great openness to real reforms,” in the end "traditionalists" prevailed. They “pushed the Pope into a corner,” he says, and accused him of heresies and division
https://t.co/xdyoKAwFFn

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 21, 2020

Wasn't Expecting the Next Problematic Statement So Soon

Will Latins reconsider their ecclesiology now? What will it take?

#PopeFrancis calls for civil union law for same-sex couples, in shift from Vatican stance https://t.co/kTtlwYyENd via @cnalive

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 21, 2020

Where do the Pope’s comments leave Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco who in 2007 led a major campaign against Italian government proposals for civil unions for same-sex couples, leading to death threats against him? He again resisted similar proposals in 2016 https://t.co/eK5SxvRIjF

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 21, 2020

The Vatican’s 2003 document on “Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions Between Homosexual Persons” https://t.co/ZIi9hgjx0A pic.twitter.com/gbigAgR2rI

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 21, 2020

From @HuffPosthttps://t.co/qGpDOyae0m

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) October 21, 2020

From @NewWaysMinistry https://t.co/bhZtu6yBoW

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) October 21, 2020

From @TIME https://t.co/5C3XcqEtzt

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) October 21, 2020

Foraging and Gratitude

Mark Lewis believes food should be hard work. “People need to be more thankful for the things they have," says the forager and retired professor. https://t.co/wMCbokoLpS

— Modern Farmer (@ModFarm) October 20, 2020

Who Are the True Romans?

“The Roman Empire we look back to as part of our heritage is Latin and Pagan, whereas the Byzantine Empire was Greek and Christian.”
Professor Andrew Louth FBA discusses the importance of Byzantine studies in modern scholarship: https://t.co/ZRcY3uCMP3

— The British Academy (@BritishAcademy_) October 20, 2020

Patriarch Bartholomew Visits Foccolare

.@EcuPatriarch Bartholomew visited the International Focolare Centre in Rome#orthodox_timeshttps://t.co/UrpPkQ9Ice

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) October 20, 2020

Trying to Establish Continuity

I think it’s a little odd for the Pope’s critics to not mention “Quadragesimo anno,” where Pius XI addressed the interpretation of “Rerum novarum” now advanced against “Fratelli tutti.” https://t.co/2cBGeRSJsD

— Pat Smith (@smithpatrick08) October 21, 2020

“To express this truth in more personal terms... I justly possess and enjoy what is rightly mine when I promote and enjoy what is rightly ours.” #FratelliTutti
--@FrAquinasOP @pficnewshttps://t.co/LB3paJj26B

— National Catholic Register (@NCRegister) October 20, 2020

The Abbey of Sant'Antimo (Part 2)

The Abbey of Sant’ Antimo (Part 2) https://t.co/3zN66ExNc8 pic.twitter.com/8u9cjbRfz7

— NLM (@NLMblog) October 20, 2020

NLM

Vigil Service to Holy Joseph the Hesychast

Vigil Service to Saint Joseph the Hesychasthttps://t.co/ZZ4saBtpwc

This Vigil service to St. Joseph was translated by the monks of Panagia Vlahernon Greek Orthodox Monastery in Williston, Florida—spiritual successors to the great Athonite saint through their spiritual father... pic.twitter.com/BzPSIU8sqj

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) October 20, 2020

A New Edition of His Life is Mine

A close up of the cover for the new edition of Saint Sophrony's "His Life is Mine." Available here: https://t.co/KTMonBVOxk pic.twitter.com/lOchpu3B0d

— SVS Press (@SVSPress) October 20, 2020

The Tenderness Icon

On 20 October, the Church honours the “Tenderness” Icon of the Mother of God of the Pskov Caves.
More at https://t.co/LZnHiCiw5d

Photo: Hand-painted Tenderness Icon of Theotokos, the icon-painting studio of St Elisabeth Convent.

Make your order: https://t.co/jftGf7p8Ln pic.twitter.com/z5M0HB8wSj

— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) October 20, 2020

A Developing Mess

Cardinals Deplore German Bishops’ Slide, as Schism Fears Arise | National Catholic Register https://t.co/tRbtZ3gmLe @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 20, 2020

Tomosology?

The “Tomosology” of the Patriarchate of Constantinople Part 1https://t.co/bl13dvZICZ

Pavel Darovsky

We can trace the genesis of the formation of new doctrines on the Church, which at first filled “gaps” in canon law, then began to supplant it and ultimately came into confli... pic.twitter.com/RTeUyDoR3c

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) October 19, 2020

Drew Christiansen, S.J. on Fratelli Tutti

On the #BerkleyForum Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J. (@georgetownsfs) considers how #PopeFrancis critiques #JustWar theory in the new #papal #encyclical #FratelliTutti, highlighting how Francis is especially concerned with victims of #war such as #refugees. https://t.co/OAn2p1VkL2

— Berkley Center (@GUberkleycenter) October 19, 2020

Jonathan Pageau on Water

The symbolic interpretations I make are fully accessible through normal exegetical interpretation of Scripture. In this article I go through the layering of references with which we can arrive at the pattern. https://t.co/9A4VemQkHl

— Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) October 19, 2020

What Future for the POI?

Is this integration due to the shrinking of the Jesuits?

🛠️ Project for the integration of the Pontifical Biblical Institute and the Pontifical Oriental Institute with the Pontifical Gregorian University: where are we?https://t.co/WHqqc04qkD

— Pontificia Università Gregoriana (@UniGregoriana) October 19, 2020

Orthodox Worship

The Orthodox worship consists of many liturgical elements, such as psalms, praises, various chants, petitions, and prayers. All of that is our “standing before the Lord”, one great conciliar prayer of God’s people...

Read full: https://t.co/yW6Q4kpezM pic.twitter.com/G1XfMhPMuI

— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) October 19, 2020

Thomas Howard Has Passed

Eternal memory.

Thomas Howard, my beloved godfather, rest in peace.https://t.co/7vc7OsK3Cn

— First Things (@firstthingsmag) October 18, 2020

A friend and mentor: Peter Kreeft remembers Thomas Howardhttps://t.co/wFvCMAQrwV

— Catholic World Report (@cworldreport) October 19, 2020

My latest obit for @CTmagazine, on Thomas Howard, son of a prominent evangelical evangelical family and prof at Gordon who converted to Catholicism https://t.co/rGDokcn7gD

— Daniel Silliman (@danielsilliman) October 19, 2020

Baptism with Water and Baptism in the Holy Spirit Together

Not baptism by water alone.

Do you realize what the Church gave you when you were baptized and chrismated with the oil?
Empowered By The Holy Spirit https://t.co/LeWGYkpiny via @FrBarnabas

— Fr. Barnabas Powell (@FrBarnabas) October 19, 2020

Following Rome's Lead

Patriarch Bartholomew to participate in interreligious peace event in Romehttps://t.co/SQDRC3Tr6n

The event, dubbed “An Encounter of Prayer for Peace in the Spirit of Assisi” with the theme “No One is Saved Alone—Peace and Fraternity,” is organized by the lay Catholic commun... pic.twitter.com/2AI6MlYNM9

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) October 19, 2020

The @EcuPatriarch will meet @Pontifex #orthodox_times

https://t.co/noWE3WsDQx

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) October 19, 2020

St. Paisios of Neamt

St Paisios of Neamt has founded a school of spirituality for whole Orthodoxy, Patriarch Daniel says during reliquary blessing servicehttps://t.co/7qNcqaEuWO pic.twitter.com/sJWXsFMB5A

— Basilica.ro (EN) (@BasilicaNews) October 17, 2020

The Abbey of Sant' Antimo

The Abbey of Sant’ Antimo (Part 1) https://t.co/el4sDRDsKP pic.twitter.com/wvx8p6rg5o

— NLM (@NLMblog) October 17, 2020

NLM: The Abbey of Sant’ Antimo (Part 1) by Gregory DiPippo

Eastern Orthodox vs Oriental Orthodox - What's the Difference?

Ars Vitae and Lost in Thought

Amanda Patchin considers what Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn’s ARS VITAE and @zenahitz’s LOST IN THOUGHT might teach us about living well in the midst of suffering and uncertainty: https://t.co/wbaWQBMVx3 pic.twitter.com/ZnQgjBQjfX

— Front Porch Republic (@FrontPorchRepub) October 16, 2020

UND Press: Ars Vitae by Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn

Princeton University Press: Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life by Zena Hitz

Russell Hittinger

Russ Hittinger on John O'Malley on conciliar reform in @americamag.

It doesn't get any better than that. https://t.co/nyRmSJz654

— Bill McCormick, SJ (@BMcCSJ) October 16, 2020

America Magazine

An abridged version of this paper:


See also:

Reductionistic Materialism

Take away the idea of a transcendent image shared by all humans equally, and you are left with a nightmare in which grading humans by race, condemning some and exalting others because of their pigmentation, becomes a definite option. https://t.co/0csTVGfsqc @realchrisrufo

— David Klinghoffer (@d_klinghoffer) October 16, 2020

Married Priests in the Catholic Church

@AAJDeVille1's "Married Priests in the Catholic Church" (April pub) is on page 10 @UNDPress's Spring 2021 Catalog. We are so excited about sharing this #book with the world! https://t.co/bZCh95tZ5Z

— Kathryn Pitts (@pitts5ndedu) October 15, 2020

Pope Innocent III and the Growth of the Papacy

Medieval Geopolitics: How a Pope shares in the divine power of God by @aalatham https://t.co/vakRpbzFu9

— Medievalists.net (@Medievalists) October 16, 2020

Medievalists.net

Elena Murariu: Tribute to Romanian Martyrs

OAJ

A Conversion Story

A beautiful bit of testimony. One man's search for "medicinal spirituality" and the healing of his heart. https://t.co/jHemUn0DmO

— Steven Christoforou (@scchristoforou) October 15, 2020

Elder Anthimos Agiannanites and Patriarch Demetrios

Silence Without Awkwardness: The Spiritual Communication Between Elder Anthimos Agiannanites and Ecumenical Patriarch Demetrioshttps://t.co/BZDJpULGdp pic.twitter.com/aw0UuF14hS

— Mystagogy (@mystagogy1) October 15, 2020

I Love, Therefore I Am

This critical exposition of the theology of Saint Sophrony conveys the message that Christianity is not just an academic discipline but very reality, life itself. Available in print and eBook: https://t.co/Pvmmxnkqzg pic.twitter.com/oZM14HCEWK

— SVS Press (@SVSPress) October 16, 2020

Old Rite Liturgy in Pskov

Met. Tikhon serves first hierarchical Old Rite Liturgy in Pskov in several centuries on feast of Protectionhttps://t.co/w2JSHRW1x8

The celebration consisted of the Midnight Office, the greeting and vesting of the hierarch, the reading of the 3rd, 6th, and 9th Hours, and the ... pic.twitter.com/qJcrovM3wg

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) October 15, 2020

Microfilms and Miniatures of Vlatades Monastery

Hidden treasures in the microfilms and miniatures of Vlatades Monastery#orthodox_churchhttps://t.co/6IDEtBuIyH

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) October 15, 2020

Benedict Couldn't Save Roman Claims on Primacy from Francis

“The Pope's ministry is a guarantee of obedience to Christ and to his Word. He must not proclaim his own ideas, but rather constantly bind himself and the Church to obedience to God's Word, in the face of every attempt to adapt it or water it down.” —Benedict XVI

— C.C. Pecknold (@ccpecknold) October 16, 2020

Douglas Farrow on Fratelli Tutti

CWR: Reading Fratelli Tutti on Mars Hill

Pope Francis point us to the ways of peace on earth, but he does not announce the gospel of the kingdom or proclaim the good news that this kingdom has already been opened to man through the saving work of Jesus Christ.

Critical Editions of the Old Gelasian and Leonine Sacramentaries

Online Resources: Critical Editions of Two Ancient Manuscripts of the Roman Mass https://t.co/W2Nwaw0gfK pic.twitter.com/KpyXXqh1Cl

— NLM (@NLMblog) October 15, 2020

NLM: Online Resources: Critical Editions of Two Ancient Manuscripts of the Roman Mass

The Connection between Offertory Prayers and "Sacrifice"

Another datum to be sorted...

“Songs of Sacrifice” - A New Book on Mozarabic Chant https://t.co/Ybf2ubD4Dn pic.twitter.com/cIdfXNTAI9

— NLM (@NLMblog) October 15, 2020

NLM: “Songs of Sacrifice” - A New Book on Mozarabic Chant

Undoubtedly Some Attention Will Be Given to the Filioque

"The Creed" filming is officially underway! It will be released in Summer 2021. Please enjoy this set of pictures from our filming. Visit https://t.co/ppIdVAbsq9 to support this beautiful new series and find out how to be one of the first to receive it when it's released. pic.twitter.com/SlQQQrvLHr

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) October 15, 2020

"Great Ecclesial Reset"?

“This pandemic should lead us to a new understanding of contemporary society, and allow us to discern a new vision of the Church” — Bishop Mario Grech, the new secretary of the Synod of Bishops, in an interview with @civcatt https://t.co/aH9yGDUhDb

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 14, 2020

Fr. Alexander Schmemann - For the Life of the World

From 2018.

N. T. Wright on the Recently-Published Collection of His Essays

Facebook Video

TCA Podcast with Vermeule and Deneen

This discussion by ⁦@GChristiemd⁩ with ⁦@Vermeullarmine⁩ and then ⁦@PatrickDeneen⁩ is compulsory listening for all sound (and even unsound) people on the unwritten constitution, the Leviathan state & Liberalism’s unmourned passing. https://t.co/Emh4awTvhd

— Gray Connolly (@GrayConnolly) October 7, 2020

TCA Podcast Ep 74

Bishop Schneider on Fratelli Tutti

Exclusive interview with +Athanasius Schneider on #PopeFrancis's new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti: https://t.co/OtKoS60Opv

— Diane Montagna (@dianemontagna) October 14, 2020

“It would have been of great benefit had #FratelliTutti pointed to the need for all men to believe in Jesus Christ, God and Man, in order to find the indispensable source of true fraternity and the key to solving the problems of temporal societies” https://t.co/rhoK64lb4a

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 14, 2020

Remnant

Papal sloppiness matters.

Feast of the Protection of the Holy Mother of God

The Byzantine Feast of the Protection of the Mother of God https://t.co/y9ke476hfz pic.twitter.com/MgQkYMr2rI

— NLM (@NLMblog) October 14, 2020

NLM

Kyivan Church Study Group

First meeting Kyivan Church Study Group, Oxford, 1992

L-R: Fr Galadza, Fr Kravchenko, Fr Luykx, Fr Onuferko; Oxford University's Bishop Kallisos, Fr Ephrem Lash, Bishop Basil, Fr Chirovsky, Archbishop Vsevolod, Fr Keleher, Fr Tataryn, Dr. Borys Gudziak.https://t.co/VEoXkSL9xM pic.twitter.com/DZJaPWBSAx

— Sheptytsky Institute (@Sheptytsky) October 14, 2020

More Wisdom from St. Porphyrios

"In my life, prayer occupies the first place. I do not fear hell and I don't think of Paradise. I ask only for God to have mercy on the whole world and on me." +St. Porphyrios

— Saint Porphyrios (@saintporphyrios) October 13, 2020

An Imperfect Podcast

I would highly recommend checking our An Imperfect Podcast if you are searching for a good Orthodox Podcast.
It can be found on all Podcasting platform including YouTube.https://t.co/d1pWOZjTst pic.twitter.com/8iWlXmKQxX

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) October 13, 2020

Chalcedonian Orthodox Traditionalist?

Elder Gabriel, disciple of St. Paisos: Mt. Athos needs to wake up, stop obeying anti-Orthodox agendashttps://t.co/CJlbn0A37Y

Holy Mount Athos, the cradle of Orthodoxy that has produced countless ascetic saints, is changing in many ways today, leading away from holy Orthodoxy... pic.twitter.com/uXkdT8Hnmx

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) October 13, 2020

Aiming at Latin Theories of Satisfaction

why Latin/Frankiah theology is topsy turvy in a nutshell https://t.co/0lT7AzbwcU

— Byzantine Ambassador (@byzantinepower) October 13, 2020

Archbishop Najeeb Michaeel Nominated for the Sakharov Prize

Iraqi bishop who saved precious manuscripts nominated for Sakharov Prize https://t.co/GvPUlhZ7Zf pic.twitter.com/XzpAyCl7tQ

— Aleteia (@AleteiaEN) October 14, 2020

Jean-Luc Marion on the Future of (Roman) Catholicism

The Future of Catholicism
by Jean-Luc Marionhttps://t.co/FgYlnTz4tt

— Church Life Journal (@ChurchLifeND) October 14, 2020

CLJ

Salvatore Natoli on Fratelli Tutti

If there is any charity to be applied, it is regarding Francis' intention -- one can believe he is not being deliberately ambiguous to confuse and obfuscate, but his theological habitus is just muddled. But given the clarity that often shows up in his tweets, even this interpretation may be tenuous.

Sandro Magister: All Brothers, But Without God Anymore. A Philosopher Judges the Latest Encyclical From Francis

Wow... Interesting commentary from a Neo pagan philosopher. Fascinating! https://t.co/4KNyDGfHiU

— John Stone (@Johnthemadmonk) October 12, 2020

Dr. Nicholas Didonato on Essence and Energies

More of Holy Kallinikos of Edessa

A Liberal Could Agree With This

At least the love part, and the consequence that we should not use capital punishment.

The Holy Father does not directly engage the long-established tradition that recognizes its legitimacy; he instead moves beyond, appealing to a tradition within the Church which transcends bare moral truth, to love beyond the minimal, especially when it comes to something that so cuts off the other.

This is not a “change” in Church teaching any more than “love thy neighbor” is a “change” from “the Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked.” Opposing the death penalty is to love despite and beyond any underlying moral truth, which by itself would be inadequate in expressing Christ’s unending outpouring of forgiveness and mercy.

It really isn't more than an attempt to side-step the clear theological problem for the sake of preserving Latin claims about Roman primacy.

Does Fratelli Tutti Change Church Teaching about the Death Penalty? https://t.co/lBRvJRkilY

— The Josias (@josias_rex) October 13, 2020

The Josias

Michael Pakaluk on Fratelli Tutti

The Purpose of Fratelli Tutti | Michael Pakaluk https://t.co/VHoApybjr5 pic.twitter.com/j5SqG1UZlm

— The Catholic Thing (@catholicthing) October 13, 2020

A a Roman Catholic, Pakaluk accepts Latin claims about Roman primacy. As for brotherhood, Pope Francis is addressing not only Christians but all of his brothers, those who are his brothers merely by being human and have some sort of affinity by nature and origin.

Again: A Questionable Use of a Parable for Moral and Political Theological Purposes

Perhaps there’s something other than American realpolitik considerations at the heart of #FratelliTutti.

Perspectives from @BMcCSJ, @KDaniels8, @Stephen_P_White, @MNCatholicConf, @gjpappin, @DrSamuelGregg, and @PiadeSolenni. https://t.co/5IzcR3zYDL

— Jonathan Liedl (@JLLiedl) October 13, 2020

Cardinal Müller on Fratelli Tutti

CWR: Cardinal Müller discusses Fratelli tutti, Trump and Biden, Corona-virus restrictions, German “Synodal Process”
“In our love for the Church of Christ,” says the former Prefect for the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, “we must interiorly overcome personal injuries, apocalyptic fantasies about the end times, and the impulse to resign ourselves…”

Kath.net: On Sunday, [October 4,] Pope Francis published his new Encyclical, Fratelli tutti. What is your initial evaluation?

Cardinal Müller: The Encyclical is quite comprehensible and is to be recommended for more in-depth study, insofar as it is addressed to all people of good will and even teaches with Veritatis splendor by John Paul II that intrinsically evil acts do exist, contrary to most German moral theologians. It would be wrong to say that it is consistent with the Freemasons’ or the United Nations’ talk about fraternity, because it emphasizes the transcendence of brotherhood in God the Creator and expounds God as Father and the Church in Mary as Mother of all mankind. Its argumentation can be situated along the line running from John XXIII to Benedict XVI about [the Church’s] social teaching and the non-negotiable values of human rights. The Christian message is not reduced to what is universally human, but rather the reverse: the human way of life that grows from the faith is recommended as a foundation for the coexistence of human beings of different religions and cultures in today’s global civilization.

Joseph Pearce on John Henry Newman

In Praise of Newman on the Anniversary of His Canonization (essay by Joseph Pearce) https://t.co/x1P0wu5A1P

— ImaginativeConservat (@imaginativecons) October 13, 2020

Will Look for an Archived Video of This

Tomorrow @CityUniMusic hosts an online talk on Byzantine chant by Prof. Maria Alexandru of the Aristotle University of Thessaloníki. Register here https://t.co/LuTQFpNYTG

— Alexander Lingas (@ALLingas) October 13, 2020

Holy Edward, Pray for Us!

Αρχιερατικός Εσπερινός Αγ. Καλλινίκου Εδέσσης Β

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A Latin Essay on the Presbyterate

Crisis: What You Can Do to Help Our Priests by Fr. Peter M. Stravinskas

The priesthood of Jesus Christ, in which every Christian priest shares, is the source of holiness in the Church and the impetus for all evangelization. Through the ministry of the priest, Christ’s lay faithful are nourished with the Word of Life and the Bread of Life; their sanctification makes possible the sanctification of the world.

and

The reverence and respect of the Catholic faithful for their clergy is directed, then, not toward the man himself but toward Christ who is the Priest of the new eternal covenant and toward the priesthood any man derives from Him and shares with Him.

Latin notions of the presbyterate (and its conflation with the priesthood of Christ) and sacrifice, and some clericalism probably are sufficient to explain the resistance to the "priesthood of the faithful" as being "Protestant."

A Voice Recording of Holy Kallinikos of Edessa

LISTEN: The voice of newly-canonized St. Kallinikos of Edessahttps://t.co/RkQiWjs7QJ

After the canonization of St. Kallinikos of Edessa (1919-1984) by the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople on July 23, many Orthodox began asking if there are any audio archives ... pic.twitter.com/RYzqttaPxe

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) October 12, 2020

Orthodox Times article on the canonization in July.

Mystagogy Resource Center

Will He Resign?

Cardinal Parolin has developed a reputation for taking responsibility for the financial scandals of his subordinates, advancing his own credibility to cover for mistakes made in his department. But he may not have enough credit to cover the bill. https://t.co/N8f39Mfbge

— Ed. Condon (@canonlawyered) October 12, 2020

A Controversial Thesis

The Roots of Christian Hesychasm in Indian Religions

Studies in Eastern Christianity, Volume 5https://t.co/OTO0V4GWQT pic.twitter.com/eUt1AYfyo3

— Sheptytsky Institute (@Sheptytsky) October 12, 2020

ByzanFest 2020

Greek City Times

The 2020 edition of Byzanfest is the first film festival in history organized exclusively online
.@BasilicaNews #orthodox_timeshttps://t.co/ZEpiLiNRmu

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) October 12, 2020

What movies can be watched online at @Byzanfest #Orthodox film festivalhttps://t.co/G4KvgMYhzp pic.twitter.com/bJgNVwNLl3

— Basilica.ro (EN) (@BasilicaNews) October 12, 2020

The Crisis of the Abuse of Power and Christian Reconciliation

Catholic Herald Interview with John Finnis

Very interesting: ‘I was beyond being damaged’: An interview with philosopher John Finnis https://t.co/n7UuCQdCE9

— Jay W. Richards (@DrJayRichards) October 7, 2020

Catholic Herald

He has recently written “A Radical Critique of Catholic Social Teaching”, a chapter in a new book on CST (published by Cambridge University Press) which aims to undermine the credibility of the whole concept of that teaching. I tell him that it will be explosive, and he laughs: “No, it won’t, because it’s in a book that costs about £150 … it has been largely ignored because of the cost.”

So, for those of us who can’t afford a copy, the gist is that much of what we understand by Catholic Social Teaching is tendentious, and bishops would do better to focus on teaching fundamental Catholic moral principles instead, leaving their application to laypeople who know what they’re talking about. He is especially irritated by bishops’ conferences that issue lengthy guidelines on, for instance, migration or global warming, which are matters of legitimate debate. On climate change, he thinks “the Pope goes beyond his remit – it’s a massively difficult question of fact”.

Most of what the bishops can usefully say on these subjects can, he says, “be put in a few pages”. The expenditure of energy on lengthy policy statements is “worse than a waste of time; it’s a misdirection of energy”. The bishops’ job is in his view to preach the moral norms because “the urgent duty to be informed by and genuinely respectful of these principles [is] scandalously neglected by many Catholics in public life”. He makes clear that negative rules – “thou shalt not kill,” for instance – are categorical, without exceptions, whereas positive ones, such as loving your neighbour as yourself, are far more nuanced.

I think he is correct regarding contemporary use of RCST in episcopal statements or even papal encyclicals.

Chalices

Liturgical chalices from the Attarouthi Treasure (Byzantine Syria, 500–650)
At the MET @metmuseum pic.twitter.com/j1MklVDY1Z

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) October 10, 2020

I've Never Seen a Depiction of This Event in the Life of Christ as an Icon Before

Christ's arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane pic.twitter.com/JOCrj6D0Ho

— Gravantus (@The_Tabellion) October 9, 2020

Keeping Up Appearances

Nothing problematic in the recent history of the patriarchate of Rome at all... John XXIII probably doesn't deserve all of the criticisms he gets from some Latin traditionalists but I'd still like an impartial review of his life and pontificate.

St. John XXIII, the Good Pope who opened the Second Vatican Council, pray for us! pic.twitter.com/zQPisDA9FN

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) October 11, 2020

A Recent Example of "Offering"

Today, the Pope beatified Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager (and amateur programmer) who died from leukemia in 2006, having offered up his suffering for the Church. pic.twitter.com/YkKALpaTKc

— Tradical (@NoTrueScotist) October 11, 2020

CNA Article

Daniel Fanous, Taught by God

Rowman and Littlefield Participating in Cancel Culture

UPDATE: Here is my response to Rowman & Littlefield CEO Jed Lyon's defense of his cancellation decision. Sad!@RLPGBooks
An Academic Responds to His Cancellers https://t.co/qSJkXrDQiQ

— Bruce Gilley (@BruceGilley3) October 9, 2020

Bl. Carlo Acutis, Pray for Us!

#CarloAcutis has been beatified. The Catholic Church now has a millennial Blessed who loved Super Mario, Pokémon, and above all the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.

Blessed Carlo Acutis, pray for us! https://t.co/oqyHXENycc

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) October 10, 2020

EWTN Live

A Short Tutorial on Greek Paleography

Bookmarked: A Short Tutorial on Greek Paleography – Alex Poulos, PhD https://t.co/CBCXcJumQY https://t.co/3p6yKS33yG

— A. von Stockhausen (@AvStockh) October 9, 2020

St. Xenia of Petersburg

This Video is about the beloved Saint Xenia of St. Petersburg
Xenia lived most of her life in eighteenth century Russia as a homeless fool-for-Christ and displayed remarkable spiritual gifts including clairvoyance
Englishhttps://t.co/z8l6KrJjq8
Spanish:https://t.co/fYJtPhIl4e pic.twitter.com/ZA8MCn7jWL

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) October 9, 2020

Restoration of Christian Mosaics in Milan

NLM

Chant Harmonization (Part 2)

NLM

The Foundations Series

The Foundations Series texts are suitable both for preliminary inquiry and deeper investigation, in the classroom and for personal study. Get this set of 7 books for just $99 here: https://t.co/RJ1Xc0dBlB pic.twitter.com/eZakNWzwdR

— SVS Press (@SVSPress) October 9, 2020

The Fall of the Angels (now available)

Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick take another deep dive into the Holy Scriptures and other parts of Orthodox tradition to explore these major questions that frame salvation history. 2/2

— Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick (@FrAndrewSDamick) October 9, 2020

Agape

"Christ is life, the source of life, the source of joy, the source of the true light, everything. Whoever loves Christ and other people truly lives life. Life without Christ is death; it is hell, not life." +St. Porphyrios

— Saint Porphyrios (@saintporphyrios) October 9, 2020