Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Monday, August 28, 2017
Yes, the train is fine.
This is how a Jesuit spins the loss of vocations and decline in numbers and the corresponding reduction in need for administrative support and consequent downsizing.
"Our new province is part of the Society of Jesus' worldwide effort to restructure its administrative model, cutting down the number of geographic provinces throughout the world to foster greater collaboration amongst our works while enabling us to be more nimble to meet emerging demands in service to God's people."
-Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ, Provincial Jesuits West
https://jesuitswest.org/Assets/Publications/File/Mission_2017_Fall.pdf
"Our new province is part of the Society of Jesus' worldwide effort to restructure its administrative model, cutting down the number of geographic provinces throughout the world to foster greater collaboration amongst our works while enabling us to be more nimble to meet emerging demands in service to God's people."
-Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ, Provincial Jesuits West
https://jesuitswest.org/Assets/Publications/File/Mission_2017_Fall.pdf
Aquinas and the Greek Fathers
Ave Maria University: Upcoming Conference on Aquinas and the Greek Fathers
Includes a short Q&A with Fr. Andrew Hofer, OP.
Includes a short Q&A with Fr. Andrew Hofer, OP.
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Pertinacious Papist: Sammons and Lawler: why we pretend nothing went wrong after Vatican II
Three articles were published recently revisiting the confusion following Vatican II and suggesting how to make sense of it: - Martin Mosebach, "Pope Benedict's Red Thread," *First Things* (August 10, 2017) - Eric Sammons, "Evangelization, Vatican II, and Censorship," *Crisis* (August 15, 2017) - Phil Lawler, "Let's stop pretending: something DID go wrong after Vatican II," *CatholicCulture.org* (August 23, 2017) The last article by Lawler draws the three together by summarizing points made by Mosebach and Sammons. Mosebach's and Sammons' articles, however, sh...
Three articles were published recently revisiting the confusion following Vatican II and suggesting how to make sense of it: - Martin Mosebach, "Pope Benedict's Red Thread," *First Things* (August 10, 2017) - Eric Sammons, "Evangelization, Vatican II, and Censorship," *Crisis* (August 15, 2017) - Phil Lawler, "Let's stop pretending: something DID go wrong after Vatican II," *CatholicCulture.org* (August 23, 2017) The last article by Lawler draws the three together by summarizing points made by Mosebach and Sammons. Mosebach's and Sammons' articles, however, sh...
The Church is More than the Patriarchate of Rome
The knowledge of Roman Catholics remains abysmal on this point.
Making sense of Pope Francis’ statement about “the liturgical reform” by Christopher R. Altieri
The Holy Father is focusing his (and our) attention on the rational substance of the reform process.
Making sense of Pope Francis’ statement about “the liturgical reform” by Christopher R. Altieri
The Holy Father is focusing his (and our) attention on the rational substance of the reform process.
Friday, August 25, 2017
The Current Occupant of the See of Rome Needs a Primer on Papal Authority
CWR Dispatch: Liturgy, papal infallibility, and terminology by Edward N. Peters
In what way can a pope declare that “liturgical reform” is “irreversible”?
(original)
In what way can a pope declare that “liturgical reform” is “irreversible”?
(original)
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
"Sure thing, Boss."
It is interesting how "boss" has replaced "sir" as a colloquial way of showing respect (to a man). (I have not yet heard a woman use this form of address yet.)
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
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