More Speculation About the Future of Summorum Pontificum

Certain groups in the Italian bishops, the Vatican, and a pontifical university are hostile to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass and “are dragging the Pope into a major political mistake,” warns @PaixLiturgique https://t.co/FJzH6ptO8I @NCRegister @messainlatino

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 29, 2021

Thomas Pröpper

How does #God reveal 'himself' in #freedom and #autonomy of the human person? Thomas #Pröpper wrestled with this question on the highest intellectual niveau - he is almost unknown among US theologians. Their loss. #theology #philosophy pic.twitter.com/oCHpmCLLb2

— Ulrich L. Lehner (@ulrichlehner) May 29, 2021

Eastern Christian Books: An Omnium Gatherum of Articles and Books on Synods and Synodality

Eastern Christian Books: An Omnium Gatherum of Articles and Books on Synods and Synodality

DeVille is an egalitarian with respect to certain levels but he gives no principled reason for this egalitarianism not being applied to holy orders as well. (Perhaps he would just throw up his hands and say something about "unchanging Tradition.) With the way the churches are decaying, it may not be possible for him to find enough men to make parish councils 50% men.

Speculation About the New Head of the CDW

New leadership team at Congregation for Divine Worship shares Pope’s determination to press ahead with post-conciliar liturgical reforms and possibly restrict the Extraordinary Form of the Mass https://t.co/obPeOYhCuW @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 28, 2021

A Dominican Would Say This

The Jesuits were wrong on the Chinese Rites controversy, as the Holy See properly held when first examining the issue. https://t.co/LIkMLOtYlV

— Fr. Pius Pietrzyk OP (@PiusOP) May 28, 2021

China is Assyrian territory, and the Assyrians did attempt inculturation.

An Investigation Is Necessary

Pope Francis orders apostolic visitation of embattled archdiocese https://t.co/ICrVaWbm3C via @cnalive

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 28, 2021

Deo Gratias

“I know many priests who credit Father Romanus with introducing them to the Order of Preachers (the Dominicans) or otherwise inspiring, encouraging, and nourishing their vocations as priests.”
https://t.co/LBNCwC0Tg6

— Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP (@FrAquinasOP) May 28, 2021

The "Italian" Synodal Path

VATICAN— Italian Cardinal goes on record to discuss focus points of Italian synodality, contrasting that of Germany.https://t.co/rf5xXoXFeB

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) May 28, 2021

Latin Progs Continue to Spin Cardinal Ladaria's Letter

Note that @NCRonline and Winters continue to misrepresent Cardinal Ladaria's letter. Nowhere does he say, "slow down". Rather he outlines the path forward -- precisely the path that @ArchbishopGomez and the @USCCB have already laid out. https://t.co/TxHDgS0K1s

— Fr. Pius Pietrzyk OP (@PiusOP) May 28, 2021

Another misunderstanding of the Ladaria letter is to misread his calls for unity. Collegial unity is not simply the bishops agreeing with each other. It is the Bishops being in unity with the Truth, as made known in Scripture, Tradition, and Magisterial teaching. https://t.co/9ilkmWoJGE

— Fr. Pius Pietrzyk OP (@PiusOP) May 28, 2021

More on Poland

This is what I had in mind when I added a cautionary note for this post. Rod Dreher:

I mentioned to my companions last night that the late Father Wlodzimierz Zatorski, a highly esteemed Benedictine (who died last year of Covid), had affirmed to me that the young Catholics telling me that Poland could become Ireland in a decade, regarding Catholic collapse, were on to something. I had asked the Benedictine, while visiting famed Tyniec Abbey, what the main problem is. He said, “the vainglory of the bishops.”

I asked the Pole last night to explain what the late priest-monk meant. The Pole, who is in his twenties, told me that among his circle of friends here in Warsaw, he is the only one who still goes to mass. Two years ago when I first met this man, that was not the case. He went on to explain that many Poles are deeply offended by how openly political many of the clergy are, especially the bishops. He said the exposure of sexual abuse scandals in the clergy devastated many people. The harshness of the bishops’ language against gays and lesbians has put a lot of people off, even as stories about priests and bishops having secret gay lives have come to light. Too many bishops and priests, he said, rest on pious cliches and sentimental appeals to the legacy of Pope St. John Paul II, instead of bringing the Gospel to deal meaningfully with the problems and challenges of contemporary life. Overall, my Polish interlocutor said that the country’s Catholics have come to see that there is a large gap between what the Church claims to be, and what its clergy is — and that outrages people. The fact, he went on, that many in the Polish clergy, especially bishops, are so caught up in clericalism, only makes it harder for the bishops and clergy to grasp their role, and to repent.

Eastern Christian Book: Stupid Ideas about Married Clergy Part MMCCXVII

Eastern Christian Book: Stupid Ideas about Married Clergy Part MMCCXVII

It is the shortest essay in my new book, Married Priests in the Catholic Church, "Reflections on Two Vocations in Two Lungs of the One Church," but David Meinzen's essay is one of the most singular and important ever written on this topic, for he demolishes the idea that a married priest, to avoid being "divided," must always put the parish first. Meinzen shows--drawing on his long experience as son of a married Lutheran pastor (Missouri Synod), and then a married Orthodox, and finally and currently a married Eastern Catholic priest--that any man in holy orders who neglects his family to serve his parish is unworthy of both vocations, and does damage to the one he is serving precisely insofar as he is neglecting the other. Put differently, to neglect his family is to serve the broader church badly for there is no real division between the domestic and wider Church: they are all the one body of Christ, and following impeccable Pauline logic, when one part of the body suffers, every part and everybody suffers. The logic Meinzen uses is very similar to what I used more recently in talking about the Christian case for self-care. 

Meinzen goes beyond this to make a positive case: a strong clerical family by that very fact builds up the entire body of Christ, making it stronger as well. In other words, a man living up to his sacramental vocation to marriage, and working to strengthen and protect that marriage and family, is going to be in a stronger position to work to strengthen and protect his equally sacramental vocation to priesthood. Any idea of competition between the two is the grossest of theological mistakes which must be abandoned.

This is the order of charity; now some Latin apologists may still argue the duty to a parishioner who is not a family member is still greater than the duty to one's family. They may even used the flaw analogy of a priest being married to the Church (in a literal sense).

 

 

A Laudable Change

even if Latin traditionalists don't agree.

From : Calendar Clues: Pope Francis and the Lex Orandi of Papal Maximalism

The alterations to the quasi-octave of 22 July-29 July are twofold: Magdalene is now a feast, and Martha’s day is now Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. The latter change follows what had become the practice of the monastic rite. It makes an implicit declaration that Magdalene and Mary of Bethany are not the same woman; this had been asserted in the unofficial commentary that accompanied the 1969 calendar. The traditional liturgy for 22 July is a composite liturgy: there are allusions to Magdalene; to Mary of Bethany; and to the anonymous peccatrix of Luke’s gospel. No woman is omitted; no rigorous delineation of identities is imposed on the lex orandi.

As far as I'm concerned, for the Roman rite to be aligned with the East in recognizing that the three women were distinct individuals and not one in the same, is correct.

Will Francis Heed Müller?

Gerhard Cardinal Müller on Monday called upon the Holy Father to intervene in the German situation to correct clerics who have attempted to bless same-sex unions, or encouraged such attempts. https://t.co/42H1ru8x2B

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) May 27, 2021

Can a Latin Define Synodality?

The quest for synodality is a key theme in the teaching of Pope Francis. But the truth is that no one has a very clear understanding what “synodality” means. And maybe that's the point. https://t.co/G8QRacPbMr

— Philip Lawler (@PhilLawler) May 27, 2021

Protecting Families

American priest offers reflection on family spirituality at Russian Church Educational Readings (+VIDEO)https://t.co/0OtpCBXQ4t

Fr. Joseph offered his talk, “How to Protect Families from Spiritual Attacks,” on May 18, as part of the “Christian Education in a Christian Family... pic.twitter.com/vUkOUKhWKE

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) May 27, 2021

New Head of the CDW

VATICAN— @Pontifex has appointed Archbishop Arthur Roche as the Prefect of the Congregation of Divine Worship, replacing @Card_R_Sarah’s vacancy.#CatholicTwitter pic.twitter.com/Mk2kYRCNdL

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) May 27, 2021

Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Arthur Roche as new prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (liturgy).
Secretary of the Congregation until today, he succeeds Cardinal Robert Sarah who had his resignation accepted in February. pic.twitter.com/egcKo0NJKY

— Ines San Martin (@inesanma) May 27, 2021

Archbishop Roche will be replaced by Bishop Vittorio Francesco Viola O.F.M. of Tortona as Secretary of the Congregation, while Spanish Msgr. Aurelio García Marcías, until now Head of Office at the Congregation, is appointed its Under-Secretary and elevated to the episcopate. pic.twitter.com/rtVzfOVio0

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 27, 2021

Is Pope Francis' new pick to head the Vatican liturgical department a stepping stone to more reform, or is he punting the issue to the next pontificate? Analysis from @canonlawyered https://t.co/REBxmFhfS3

— The Pillar (@PillarCatholic) May 27, 2021

Many see Roche’s appointment, at age of 71, as a stop-gap ahead of an eventual succession by Bishop Vittorio Viola, the CDW's new secretary. Given that Francis will be 89 by the time Roche finishes his term, this is likely just projection by commentators.https://t.co/VBoiBeVKVi

— Ed. Condon (@canonlawyered) May 27, 2021

And does Msgr. Aurelio García Marcías look too polished to be a cleric?

One Take on Bishop Morerod

Makes perfect sense. Bishop Moreorod shows how clericalism can be fought without sacrificing the theology of the ordo. #Theology #catholic https://t.co/b24hnButDp

— Ulrich L. Lehner (@ulrichlehner) May 27, 2021

St. Theodore of... Canterbury

Theodore, born in 602, was a Greek-speaking monk from a province of the Byzantine Empire.

'The first archbishop the whole English church consented to obey', Theodore left Rome for Canterbury #OnThisDay in 668.https://t.co/VXua6Yp8YY

— History Today (@HistoryToday) May 27, 2021

Revisions to Roman Canon Law

The #Vatican has announced that the revised section of the Code of Canon Law dealing with crimes and penalties, including those related to clerical sexual abuse, will be published on June 1. Work on the revisions began under Benedict XVI in 2008.

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 27, 2021

The Holy See has announced that it will release the revisions to the penal law of the Code of Canon Law on June 1. These revisions have been in the works for decades, even before the abuse crises. https://t.co/1jxQ2pEH36

— Fr. Pius Pietrzyk OP (@PiusOP) May 27, 2021

Archbishop Sample Speaks on the Catholic Politician Communion Controversy

"I stand by Archbishop Gomez and the leadership of the USCCB, and their commitment to provide guidance on pastoral questions surrounding the Holy Eucharist."
- Archbishop Alexander K. Sample

Read the full statement here: https://t.co/2znUUNLB5I pic.twitter.com/BT3xrbhPCL

— Archdiocese Portland (@archdpdx) May 26, 2021

Why Do Planes Fly?

The world escapes our understanding ‘No One Can Explain Why Planes Stay in the Air - Scientific American’ https://t.co/hym8yE6VW7

— Phillip Blond (@Phillip_Blond) May 27, 2021

Karl-Heinz Menke

A #German #theologian worth #reading is Karl-Heinz #Menke. It is such a shame that the Ratzinger-Laureate is almost unknown in the US! Works on Christology, sacramental theology, ecumenism, ... including a critique of the #SYNODALWAY! https://t.co/Azi3AXl9WX #theology

— Ulrich L. Lehner (@ulrichlehner) May 27, 2021

A Legitimate Scoop?

Below: English translation of full @messainlatino article @RorateCaeli cited, on #PopeFrancis allegedly telling Italian Bishops he plans to restrict the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass.

Posted with kind permission of MIL (emphasis in original): https://t.co/3yJOzZwSw4 https://t.co/mExbZdFYFn pic.twitter.com/qkPttHaW0h

— Diane Montagna (@dianemontagna) May 26, 2021

Canonists on Vos Estis

Vos Estis: Two Years Later - hear from Canonists Fr. John Beal, Dr. Susan Mulheron and ⁦@TutelaMinorum ⁩’s Mons. Robert Oliver May 26th ℹ️ ⬇️ 👇 brought to you by #safeguarding partners ⁦@CatholicProj⁩ at ⁦@CatholicUniv⁩ https://t.co/S2PEQYYGDb

— TutelaMinorum (@TutelaMinorum) May 25, 2021

Will any of them dissent and say that it was bad legislation?

A Crushed Stone Workshop

AT THE CRUSHED STONE WORKSHOP OF ST ELISABETH CONVENT
In the video, our Sr Anastasia gives us an amazing tour of the Convent’s crushed stone workshop where icons from semiprecious stones are made.
To watch the video, please follow the link: https://t.co/nlhXEr7CcR

— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) May 22, 2021

VOCES8 Sings Byrd

Voces8 puts on another masterful performance of Renaissance polyphony. https://t.co/Y4HtZRh5FS

— Aleteia (@AleteiaEN) May 25, 2021

A Good Choice for CUA Press?

I’m thrilled that @CUAPress is endeavoring to publish English Critical Editions of the works of Karol Wojtyla/John Paul II. Many of his works have not been translated.

Wonderful that they started with Person and Act— the previous English translation was fraught with problems. pic.twitter.com/Xy1aR3EKFm

— Fr. Thomas Petri, OP (@PetriOP) May 25, 2021

Mark Brumley on Pro-Abortion Catholic Politicans

Certain prominent Catholic politicians are obstinately committing gravely sinful acts in public. What does the Lord ask of us so we may receive the Eucharist? Not perfection. But repentance. Read from @mabrumley https://t.co/I9t3RwfMsc

— America Magazine (@americamag) May 25, 2021

Cardinal Müller Gives the Traditional Christian Teaching on Sex

Any freely chosen sexual activity outside of marriage is a grave violation of God’s holy will. https://t.co/Mv23D0KWnB

— First Things (@firstthingsmag) May 25, 2021

Vatican Double-Speak

When Rome's calls for "dialogue" and "consensus" are taken by a minority to mean "shut down the debate."

One does sometimes wonder... https://t.co/Qf12Jtui2c

— Stephen White (@Stephen_P_White) May 25, 2021

The Book of Nature

It was astounding to learn how central the idea of Nature as a Book as been in the Christian tradition, from Basil to Bonaventure to Benedict.

Here's a fantastic article by Fr. Giuseppe Tanzella-Nitti that I drew on: https://t.co/XQ4cbZmjLJ

— Peter Mommsen (@PeterMommsen) May 25, 2021

Latin Chauvinism

The "synodal process 2021-2023" is about to start has its roots in the Second #Vatican Council and could become the most important ecclesial event in global #Catholicism since Vatican II. @MassimoFaggioli @LaCroixInthttps://t.co/wH7z2Wa2FG

— Civiltà Cattolica EN (@civcatt_en) May 25, 2021

The 2021-23 synodal process could become the most important global Catholic project since Vatican II, writes @MassimoFaggioli (I am making a similar argument in the next edition of @The_Tablet...) #Synodality https://t.co/ewmRBHsSpQ

— Christopher Lamb (@ctrlamb) May 25, 2021

Panagia Mouchliotissa

Panagia Mouchliotissa (St. Mary of the Mongols) is a Middle Byzantine church significantly altered during the Palaiologan and Ottoman eras.
Its name probably refers to Maria Palaiologina, the “Lady of the Mongols”, who was married the Mongol khan Abaqa.
Photos taken today pic.twitter.com/BcLyvPZOgA

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) May 25, 2021

"Toward the Dawn"

Watch Stile Antico's short introduction to Toward the Dawn https://t.co/NILmtrzAwy & join us on 29 June in Cambridge! General booking opens on 31 May, or become a Friend & book your tickets today! https://t.co/ZJqz2EAS1v

— CambridgeEarlyMusic (@CambsEarlyMusic) May 25, 2021

An Icon of (St.) Constantine

This beautiful icon of St. Constantine the Great hangs on the wall of the Ecumenical Patriarchate at the Phanar in Constantinople.

Αυτή η όμορφη εικόνα του Αγίου Κωνσταντίνου του Μεγάλου κρέμεται στον τοίχο του Οικουμενικού Πατριαρχείου στο Φανάρι της Κωνσταντινούπολης. pic.twitter.com/8Dko8U644e

— Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada (@GO_Metropolis) May 22, 2021

Special Sale at Ignatius Press

"Anyone interested in the Christian life will benefit from this tour de force of a book." - @BishopBarron. "Liturgical Dogmatics: How Catholic Beliefs Flow from Liturgical Prayer" by David Fagerberg is 25% off this week, with other select liturgy titles: https://t.co/Cb2nsEFGhy pic.twitter.com/8OUDSGnFx0

— Ignatius Press (@IgnatiusPress) May 25, 2021

Will Bergoglio Pull the Trigger?

Aided by his new choice for the CDW? URGENT: Pope tells Italian Bishops he plans to abolish the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum

One Take on a Developer of the Medieval Papacy

Clerical celibacy is that important to Latin identity.

St. Gregory VII, pope, reformer, and defender of priestly celibacy, pray for us! pic.twitter.com/6yMlJYmLs0

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) May 25, 2021

A Latin View of the Spirit of God?

The Holy Spirit, the love of God, acts in our spirit. He comes down “within the heart”, as “the soul’s most welcome guest”. He is the very love of God, who does not abandon us. #Pentecost https://t.co/lYb421RJBX

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 23, 2021

The True Tomb of St. Peter?

A Sensational Discovery: Is The Tomb of Saint Peter Actually in the Catacombs? https://t.co/2sP8KvHsjT

— Marco Tosatti (@MarcoTosatti) May 25, 2021

His Off-the-Cuff Unfiltered Remarks Reveals His Pontificate

Is that why he was cut-off? Or was it just a technical difficulty?

Pope Francis gave unscripted remarks as he opened the Italian bishops’ spring assembly to “start a synodal journey."

The pope spoke for roughly five minutes before the live video feed of his speech was abruptly cut off. https://t.co/EwsZC1S1df

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) May 24, 2021

800th Anniversary of the Death of St. Dominic

Pope Francis praised the Dominican charisms of preaching and missionary discipleship in a letter marking the 800th anniversary of the death of the order’s founder, St. Dominic Guzman.https://t.co/VQ8Ye577mA

— Catholic World Report (@cworldreport) May 24, 2021

Our Holy Father Francis releases a letter on the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Dominic.

tl;dr: Dominic > Ignatius.https://t.co/WRfNzEmFJ0

— 𝓕𝓻. 𝓓𝓲𝓼𝓶𝓪𝓼, 𝓞𝓟 (@dismasop) May 24, 2021

This Will Be an Important Appointment

Multiple sources have told CNA that Pope Francis told the Italian bishops that there will soon be a new prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, the position previously held by Robert Cardinal Sarah who retired February 20.https://t.co/AgqDp4TXUe

— Catholic World Report (@cworldreport) May 25, 2021

Mary Beard, the "Academic"

Ok, I don't know quite to make of this interview with Mary Beard. Two things are striking to me.

The first is the assumption, so taken for granted that it's not even voiced, that her work is part of a political project. Her job, or part of her job, ... https://t.co/INIsg0WgxT

— PEG (@pegobry) May 20, 2021

A Website for the "Synod"

Pope Francis approved a new synodal programme for the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.
The @synod_va has proposed new method for the journey toward the Synod. pic.twitter.com/tHc2yqa2f0

— Synod.va (@Synod_va) May 21, 2021

Stile Antica Sings Palestrina

Our Spotlights series ended last weekend - here's an excerpt from the final episode exploring Palestrina's gorgeous music with @caracurran, @jdhhanley & Prof Simon Ditchfield (University of York). Catch up with all four episodes at https://t.co/BnPIZQiFN4! https://t.co/Kqc0bDjCXP

— Stile Antico (@stileantico) May 23, 2021

Fretwork and An Elizabethan Christmas

For Fretwork Friday, here's another sample from our upcoming CD 'An Elizabethan Christmas' - Thomas Weelkes' 'To shorten Winter's sadness' sung by the fantastic @helencharlston

Sign up as a Friend of Fretwork here:https://t.co/6xMtGwDRfHhttps://t.co/guvJGyacOf

— FRETWORK (@FretworkViols) May 21, 2021

Cur Deus Verba

"Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ." @TheJeremyHolmes recently joined the "After Dinner Scholar" podcast to discuss his new book, "Cur Deus Verba" (https://t.co/KFqctxkEo6), which explores what God sought to accomplish by making the Bible.https://t.co/UFDG4TNQIO

— Ignatius Press (@IgnatiusPress) May 21, 2021

Triptych with the Crucifixion

Triptych with the Crucifixion (10th century) at BnFhttps://t.co/Kd5YxcQi3C

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) May 21, 2021

A Valuable Treasure

An ancient Aramaic manuscript Bible made of gazelle skin with an illustration of the crucifixion of Jesus has been seized from smugglers in Turkey’s Kirikkale.

The 26-page historical artifact is believed to date back to the Early Christian period of the 1st Century AD pic.twitter.com/Le64uNIP9V

— TRT World (@trtworld) May 18, 2021

A Three-Year Synod on Synodality

#Vatican announces that its upcoming Synod on synodality will now be a "process" having 3 phases to ensure the “participation of all": a diocesan phase Oct '21-April '22, a continental phase Sept '22-Mar '23, and a conclusive phase for the Universal Church in Oct. ’23 pic.twitter.com/3sYQYS6YuB

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 21, 2021

The world begins a #synodal #path under the direction of Rome. A clear sign that the Holy Father wants to put the German bishops, who last week even invited to 'intercommunion', in their place. #Catholicism means unity in faith and diversity in gifts.https://t.co/U5Wu6Jnzg6

— Ulrich L. Lehner (@ulrichlehner) May 21, 2021

Permanent Synodal Church — A Progressive Jesuit Cardinal’s ‘Dream’ Come True | National Catholic Register https://t.co/maOzD91ZGX @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 21, 2021

VATICAN—Pope Francis releases clear instructions on “Synod of Bishops” (now three year process), starting October 2021.

This seems to add specific definition/limitations to the term “synodality”, which has often been used in the last few years—especially from German hierarchy. pic.twitter.com/q2ABgI7odb

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) May 21, 2021

The Vatican has announced that the synod on synodality has been postponed to 2023, with a two-year preparatory phase involving Catholic dioceses worldwide. https://t.co/elqrboRbbt

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

Grace for Grace

Happy Friday! Get "Grace for Grace: The Psalter and the Holy Fathers" for just $60.00 (25% off!). Order here: https://t.co/4JFYCXSV07 pic.twitter.com/NYUd895wjx

— SVS Press (@SVSPress) May 21, 2021

Constantinople 1200

Of course we can thank Byzantium 1200 for wonderful reconstructions of the Queen of Cities @Byzantium1200 https://t.co/8P1pF9KCbM

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) May 20, 2021

And the Source of This Representation?

Grandmotherly, female #wisdom. St. #Anne is explaining #Scripture to #Mary, her husband Joachim is puzzled about her insight. Mother Anne, pray for us. #Catholic #CatholicTwitter #Pray #Faith #God pic.twitter.com/W82dZioXXD

— Ulrich L. Lehner (@ulrichlehner) May 21, 2021

Guess How This Will Turn Out

The upcoming synod on synodality will be a two-year process of meetings at the levels of dioceses, episcopal conferences, the bishops of each continent, before a final meeting of bishops in Rome. https://t.co/ilMDFkW4dZ

— Ed. Condon (@canonlawyered) May 21, 2021

The discussion of synodality will be dominated by Latins.

Too Optimistic About Poland?

Benedict XVI has written to a minor seminary in Poland, saying that he is delighted to see “how in Poland still blossoms what in Germany has withered.” https://t.co/5XkYGoJFQS

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) May 20, 2021

What will the state of the Polish churches be in 10 years?

Ultramontanist Centralizing of Power Continues

Pope Francis is known for his off-hand criticism of legalists, lawyers, and "doctors of the law." But he appears poised to enact his two most significant legal changes, which, more than anything else, could define his legacy. Analysis via @canonlawyered https://t.co/0OZWc2oQc7

— The Pillar (@PillarCatholic) May 20, 2021

Papal Ghostwriters Doing Their Part

for an imperial papacy.

Every papacy is a collective enterprise. It’s the pontiff who gets the credit or the blame, but often their finest moments depend heavily on the labor of others who fade into the woodwork when the moment passes.https://t.co/ohdLAce3eX

— Crux (@Crux) May 20, 2021

Meanwhile...

Pope joins global elite to plan for world after Covid: Pope Francis and leading Vatican officials have held a meeting with many members of the world’s global financial elite on how to reshape the world after the #COVID19 pandemic.https://t.co/ulDqZ96UNj

— John Stone (@Johnthemadmonk) May 18, 2021

Fake Synodality in Italy

#PopeFrancis will open the Italian bishops’ 74th General Assembly at a Rome hotel on May 24. The theme will be "Proclaiming the Gospel in a time of rebirth - To start a synodal journey.” Francis has been pushing for a synodal path in Italy since 2015. pic.twitter.com/h8R13OiA4B

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 20, 2021

Cardinal Zen

【記香港．專訪】守住香港的榮休主教　89 歲陳日君：我不會走、不可走、不應走https://t.co/BzihfGpq7d

— Stand News 立場新聞 (@StandNewsHK) May 19, 2021

【記香港．陳日君（下）】教廷變色ㅤ陳日君獨力挽狂瀾：我是中國的樞機https://t.co/03XUamp5fH

— Stand News 立場新聞 (@StandNewsHK) May 19, 2021

History of Monasticism: The Eastern Tradition

On 20 May 2021 (7.15 – 8pm BST), our Institute is delighted to present an important new book by our founding Director and IOCS Visiting Professor, Revd Dr John Binns: 'The T&T Clark History of Monasticism. The Eastern Tradition.'
More details at: https://t.co/oQbHgKFe0C pic.twitter.com/TRZJ4JPPdv

— IOCS - Cambridge (@IOCS_Cambridge) May 17, 2021

Bloomsbury

Dr. Mario Baghos on Constantinople

I interviewed Dr. Mario Baghos about Constantinople, the first city founded on a Christian vision of the cosmos. We discuss the structure of ancient VS modern cities, Constantinople's world influences and pagan statuary... Check it out https://t.co/7JeVh99f7l

— Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) May 17, 2021

The Most Holy Theotokos of the Inexhaustible Chalice

On 18 May, the Church honours the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos 'The Inexhaustible Chalice'.
Continued at https://t.co/5JJeIe5NLj
Photo: Hand-painted Icon of the Mother of God the Inexhaustible Chalice, icon-painting studio of our Convent.
To order: https://t.co/jftGf7p8Ln pic.twitter.com/cZO2Q3RCsN

— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) May 18, 2021

Man of God

See the latest from Pemptousia on exclusive screenings this weekend for Man of God the movie, courtesy of the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival! https://t.co/UVgtz3QCEP @LAGFF pic.twitter.com/jVL92OHQHh

— OCN (@MyOCN) May 18, 2021

A Temple...

This orthodox church was built with the donation of an anonymous woman from #Australia#orthodox_times https://t.co/020XodkKKH

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) May 17, 2021

They Do Exist - Are the Proper?

Stained Glass Windows in Orthodox Churches: Do They Exist? https://t.co/PBrSTJiaYh pic.twitter.com/QXMxGyF5qW

— Russian Faith (@Russian_Faith) May 16, 2021

A Documentary on St. Nektarios of Aigina

Christ is Risen!
We are happy to announce that we are currently working on a documentary about St. Nektarios of Aigina! This is just a short clip from the opening of the documentary.https://t.co/CA73h3BCWn

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) May 17, 2021

Legacy of an Imperial Papacy

If the pope's infallibility is really limited, why should his representatives be making statements such as this? They shouldn't, but this is perfectly in accord to Roman pretensions regarding primacy.

Closing the year-long celebration of the Laudato Si’ year that began on the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’s ecological encyclical, the Vatican is sponsoring a series of events this week.https://t.co/6ZDJSXQb7R

— Crux (@Crux) May 18, 2021

Tonight

Tomorrow night at 7 pm (Pittsburgh time) https://t.co/5CnFy8jIbP 21st Annual Saints Cyril and Methodius Lecture sponsored by the Byzantine Catholic Seminary

— Daniel Galadza (@CrunchMasterByz) May 17, 2021

Unworthy of the Red

Further confirmation received today that Cardinals Cupich and Tobin “heavily influenced” Cardinal Ladaria’s response to Archbishop Gomez about a national policy on Holy Communion and pro-abortion Catholic politicians https://t.co/cT4JV4kwWx

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 17, 2021

What Sort of Culture of Obedience?

The case of Jean Vanier, writes Leon J. Podles, has opened the eyes of France to a secret world of heresy and abuse which the Vatican first encountered in the 1950s. Céline Hoyeau has documented and analyzed this world in "The Betrayal of the Fathers".https://t.co/hplyxG3LUH

— Catholic World Report (@cworldreport) May 17, 2021

Neumayr on Rome and the USCCB

The Vatican Defends Biden on Communion by George Neumayr @george_neumayrhttps://t.co/f4r2HnUmHk

— The American Spectator (@amspectator) May 16, 2021

VOCES8, "Scene Suspended"

Have you heard our new release yet? 'Scene Suspended' by Jon Hopkins, arr. Geoff Lawson is out today, ahead of our new album 'Infinity' this summer. Head over to YouTube to watch in full: https://t.co/0gnKJZgjNG
Listen & preorder here: https://t.co/Df8CzHyJ9V@deccaclassics pic.twitter.com/kA0iAPjAXS

— VOCES8 (@VOCES8) May 14, 2021

Last Week's USCCB Controversy

World Over: Card. Gerhard Mueller and George Weigel analyze the Vatican directive to the US Bishops on whether pro-choice politicians should receive communion. https://t.co/MVU8mFrj44

— The World Over Live with Raymond Arroyo (@worldoverdc) May 15, 2021

Wisdom and First Principles According to Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P.

Now free to the public: a lecture by the rightly-lauded translator of Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, Dr. Matthew Minerd, on Wisdom and First Principles in the inestimable Thomist's philosophy. https://t.co/AS7VhlrIjl

— Brian Kemple (@realbriankemple) May 15, 2021

"Musical Style and Tradition in American Orthodox Churches"

For those who missed it last Monday: https://t.co/JJwmwoq9Ru

— Alexander Lingas (@ALLingas) May 14, 2021

Related:

BYZANTINE CHANT BY THE CHOIR ANIMA
The Stichera of Pascha are sung during the Paschal season. The music is in Byzantine notation.
ANIMA (Latin: air, breath, spirit) is the name for a new amateur vocal ensemble organized by Irina Kolesnikova.https://t.co/eFtjOLL8eZ

— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) May 15, 2021

Patristic and Scholastic Theology and Their Environment

Book Review: "Patristic and Scholastic Theology and Their Environment" by Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktoshttps://t.co/NLB15ff4lg pic.twitter.com/e0164c0W9q

— Mystagogy Resource Center (@mystagogy1) May 14, 2021

"The Cross and the Machine"

https://t.co/iLSuFOWew4

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) May 14, 2021

The Greeks in Canada...

Χριστός Ἀνέστη! Christ is Risen!

From the archives...

Watch this 5-minute timelapse of Holy Week and Pascha https://t.co/MBNgRoJTub

— Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada (@GO_Metropolis) May 14, 2021

Christ the Pantocrator

Christ the Pantokrator from Constantinople’s Hagia Sophia in a Tbilisi Church (+ Video)https://t.co/RFxrjGufdF

David Tavartkiladze

A copy of the Pantokrator from Constantinople’s Hagia Sophia was solemnly unveiled at the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross in Tbilisi on t... pic.twitter.com/oi5uuXdAek

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) May 14, 2021

Still Lamenting the Fall?

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago presents a live town hall meeting for the Metropolis’ 40th Commemoration of the Fall of Constantinople#orthodox_timeshttps://t.co/tpY2ys7spL

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) May 13, 2021

Reminder to Self

Thrilled to receive a copy of “Egeria, Journey to the Holy Land”. Thank you @Brepols for sending me a review copy! pic.twitter.com/ptyw613zVP

— hierosolymitana (@hierosolymitana) May 14, 2021

A New Documentary on St. John Maximovitch

Shooting of new documentary on St. John (Maximovitch) underway in Ukrainehttps://t.co/Nl5Q97kzRH

During Bright Week, footage was shot at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s Holy Dormition-Svyatogorsk Lavra and its St. John Skete for a new documentary film about St. John the Wond... pic.twitter.com/eQFgjqTQdN

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) May 13, 2021

The National Cathedral in Bucharest

A person made this replica of the National Cathedral in Bucharest from matches 🥢 🔥
The machstick art piece will be on display at the National Cathedral's future museum. pic.twitter.com/YpfFqO6Wcf

— Aurelian Iftimiu (@AurelianNicolae) May 13, 2021

Aquinas Colloquium

Next Saturday, join @AquinasOxford for their annual Aquinas Colloquium on the Thomist tradition in the English Province. To register go to: https://t.co/dIad9G924u pic.twitter.com/Qs3FkyoDFN

— Blackfriars, Oxford (@BlackfriarsOx) May 14, 2021

Khouria Krista West

The Sacred Art of the Vestment. Deeply gifted in the art of sewing and embroidery, also articulate in reflecting on her craft, Krista adds immeasurably to the conversation on sacred arts. https://t.co/JzeHrngbik

— St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (@stvlads) May 14, 2021

Douglas Farrow on the Ascension

Here's a cool diagram from Douglas Farrow's book on the theology of the Ascension. pic.twitter.com/eyYM1J3Ah7

— Pater Edmund (@sancrucensis) May 13, 2021

Domingo de Soto on the Two Powers

Domingo de Soto on the two powers https://t.co/ZAxKNdtxla

— The Josias (@josias_rex) May 13, 2021

Eastern Christian Books: Bulgakov on the Eucharistic Sacrifice

Eastern Christian Books: Bulgakov on the Eucharistic Sacrifice

University of Notre Dame Press

Tobin and Cupich Tag Team

Sources have told the Register that the two cardinals met with Cardinal Luis Ladaria shortly before the CDF sent a letter to the US bishops on pro-abortion politicians receiving the Eucharist...
via @EdwardPentinhttps://t.co/j454aVqkmP

— National Catholic Register (@NCRegister) May 12, 2021

Latin Confusion on the Ministry of Catechist

The problem with @PhyllisZagano's entire argument, of course, is that catechists already officially exist in the Church. They're specifically provided for in canon law. https://t.co/BIRbhNHeao

— Fr. Pius Pietrzyk OP (@PiusOP) May 12, 2021

Not the Catholic Hero We Thought He Was?

Pasteur was a fraud. We still pay for his lie. Semmelweis made a good observation but misattributed the cause of what he saw. This too we still pay for. Bechamp, Bernard,Naessens these are the people we should be celebrating.https://t.co/SQRCrneXiJ

— Rene Borg, MSc #bringbacknormal (@ReneRunCoach) May 12, 2021

Limits According to... Latin Traditionalists?

I just finished reading this book; it's an interesting study on the limits of the papacy. Well worth a read. pic.twitter.com/OHCgoWHIyF

— Hold to Tradition (@TraditionTo) May 11, 2021

David Fagerburg on Fr. Schmemann

"I tell people that the rest of my graduate education was spent trying to get the number of the bus that hit me." @NotreDame's David Fagerburg discusses Fr Alexander Schmemann's impact on his life, though separated by 60 miles and 1 year. https://t.co/g6GAu0r5Tg #YearOfSchmemann pic.twitter.com/EbZl1YmPU0

— St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (@stvlads) May 11, 2021

Paul Kingsnorth's Story

Paul Kingsnorth describes his religious journey—from activism, zen, and witchcraft to Christian faith.https://t.co/4LAWl9dMFU

— Matthew Schmitz (@matthewschmitz) May 11, 2021

More on the CDF Letter

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Highlights Doctrinal Note on Catholics in Politics in Letter to US Bishops on Eucharistic Coherence https://t.co/WSa2jmWdYb via @cnalive

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 11, 2021

Cautionary notes: what Cardinal Ladaria did NOT say. He did NOT say that it would be wrong for a diocesan bishop to bar a pro-abortion Catholic from receiving Communion. https://t.co/0HlCgPnkG4

— Philip Lawler (@PhilLawler) May 11, 2021

Rearranging the Chairs...

CNA/CWR: Pope Francis institutes new ministry of catechist by CNA Staff

Oddly, the new motu proprio doesn't even mention the Code where Catechists are described. It's as if the Holy See wasn't aware that they already existed in Church law. pic.twitter.com/ern4YxRFsH

— Fr. Pius Pietrzyk OP (@PiusOP) May 11, 2021

Pope Francis Institutes Lay Ministry of Catechist in New Motu Proprio | National Catholic Register https://t.co/aLHVXzg2jm @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 11, 2021

Currently, at Press Conference led by
Archbishop Rino Fisichella, President of the Pontifical Council for the promotion of the New Evangelization and Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, delegate for catechesis for the same Pontifical Council. https://t.co/a6taqJDk33 pic.twitter.com/5L2HxWo48r

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) May 11, 2021

The CDF and the USCCB

Among other things, Cardinal Ladaria noted it was actually the CDF which suggested the US bishops discuss the issue in the first place. https://t.co/0A5PzAsymr

— Ed. Condon (@canonlawyered) May 10, 2021

A Mind at Peace

Chris Blum discusses our book A Mind at Peace on https://t.co/YsT4JBQDEb

A 5-part serieshttps://t.co/sLO2pm4q6L

— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) May 10, 2021

The Bergoglio Enigma

Disagree. Francis *almost* appeared out of nowhere: hated, discredited Jesuit ex-provincial with a past who manoeuvred himself into a bishopric and persuaded the St Gallen idiots that he was their man. Left-wing Peronist; doesn’t care enough about theology to be modernist. https://t.co/qXpz66Da3Z

— Damian Thompson (@holysmoke) May 8, 2021

#PopeFrancis, Jane Goodall speak on ‘what it means to be human’ at Vatican health conference https://t.co/y6Js7Fqn3t via @cnalive

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 8, 2021