Tuesday, March 31, 2015

St. Maria Skobtsova of Paris

Today is the 70th anniversary of the martyrdom on St Maria of Paris. Elizaveta Pilenko, now known as Saint Maria...

Posted by Jim Forest on Tuesday, March 31, 2015

ECB: Mother, Martyr, Saint: On the Death of Maria Skobtsova

Feser on Denys Turner's Thomas Aquinas: A Portrait

Was Aquinas a Materialist?

I was thinking of buying the book but now I've lowered its priority on the wish list.

Archbishop Chaput on Religious Liberty

Religious Liberty 50 Years After Dignitatis Humanae by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.

Maronite Divine Liturgy for the 500th Anniversary of the Birth of St. Teresa of Avila 28 March 2015

Would Like to Read This

From Potlucks, Eucharist, and Ecumenical Dialogue by Nicholas Denysenko:

"In the January 2015 issue of Worship, Archimandrite Robert F. Taft, S.J., appealed to Catholic and Orthodox Christians to reinvigorate efforts for an authentic restoration of ecclesial intercommunion between the two Churches."

Didn't know Fr. Denysenko wrote for Pray Tell.

Holy Week Homilies from Benedict XVI

Chiesa: Paschal Homilies by Sandro Magister
Exercises on liturgical preaching for Holy Week. From the archive of Benedict XVI

Monday, March 30, 2015

Feast of the Commemoration of St. Gregory the Illuminator's torture and commitment to the pit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-EQp8zh8pFk#t=0

МИТРОПОЛИТ ВОЛОКОЛАМСКИЙ ИЛАРИОН ПОСЕТИЛ КАЗАНСКУЮ ДУХОВНУЮ СЕМИНАРИЮ

МИТРОПОЛИТ ВОЛОКОЛАМСКИЙ ИЛАРИОН ПОСЕТИЛ КАЗАНСКУЮ ДУХОВНУЮ СЕМИНАРИЮ28 марта 2015 года председатель Отдела внешних це...

Posted by Митрополит Иларион Алфеев (Metropolitan Hilarion) on Monday, March 30, 2015

More on Blessed Bishop Budka

5th Lenten Sermon of Fr. Cantalamessa

Fr. Cantalamessa's 5th Lenten Homily 2015East and West Before the Mystery of Salvation

Posted by Zenit News Agency on Friday, March 27, 2015

Of course, he has some positive words about the Catholic Charismatic movement.

"The Catholic charismatic movement is one of the many fruits of the Second Vatican Council, which, like a new Pentecost, led to an extraordinary flourishing in the Church's life of groups and movements particularly sensitive to the action of the Spirit. . . . How many lay faithful—men, women, young people, adults and the elderly—have been able to experience in their own lives the amazing power of the Spirit and his gifts! How many people have rediscovered the faith, the joy of prayer, the power and beauty of the Word of God, translating all this into generous service in the Church’s mission! How many lives have been profoundly changed!"

His second and third sermons of Lent this year.

Archbishop Ganswein on Pope Francis

Archbishop Georg Ganswein: 'Pope Francis is Full of Surprises'In Interview with La Nacion's Elisabetta Pique, Prefect of the Pontifical Household Says Benedict XVI "Impressed" By Successor

Posted by Zenit News Agency on Monday, March 30, 2015

Pope Francis on St. Teresa of Avila

Pope Francis said the life of St Teresa of Avila, characterized by “total self-giving to God,” is a “great treasure”...

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, March 28, 2015

Pope: Saint Teresa of Avila is "A Teacher of Prayer"Sends Message to Discalced Carmelites for the Fifth Centenary of Spanish Mystic's Birth

Posted by Zenit News Agency on Monday, March 30, 2015

Pope Begins 'Prayer for Peace With Saint Teresa'Address Letter to Order of Discalced Carmelites That Will Be Published on March 28th

Posted by Zenit News Agency on Thursday, March 26, 2015

God’s Martyr, History’s Witness by Father Athanasius McVay

Kyiv-Halych was present for the book launch, along with Bishop Borys Gudziak of Paris and Bishop Hlib Lonchyna of...

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, March 28, 2015

Dr. Marshner on The Journey Home

From 2014

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Divine Liturgy 150330





Palm Sunday with the Bishop of Rome




Pope Francis celebrated Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square.His homily is at the link: http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2015/03/29/pope_francis_palm_sunday_homily/1133038
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, March 29, 2015

St. Mary of Egypt

Each of you knows that when we do not have any particular needs, when everything is just fine, our prayer begins to grow...

Posted by Orthodoxy and the World on Sunday, March 29, 2015

If we were in that mood we would, when we come to the doors of the church, be, however little, like Mary of Egypt. We...

Posted by Orthodoxy and the World on Sunday, March 29, 2015

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Pope Francis on Mar Dinkha IV

Pope Francis has sent his condolences upon learning of the death of the Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, Mar Dinkha IV.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, March 28, 2015

The Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV, died on Thursday at the age of 79.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, March 27, 2015

Assyrian Patriarch Passes Away in MinnesotaIraq Native Patriarch Dinkha IV Brought Stability, Peace to a Church in Turmoil

Posted by Zenit News Agency on Friday, March 27, 2015

Update:

Pope Francis Sends Condolences for Death of Assyrian Patriarch of the EastRecalls His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV's Enduring Commitment to Improving Relations Among Christians

Posted by Zenit News Agency on Monday, March 30, 2015

A Discussion of Iconographic Tradition

Ressourcement

While in the past I may have been wary of the nouvelle théologie to one degree or another, their attempt to re-engage with the Church Fathers was praiseworth in intent, if not in execution. In the last year I've gradually drifted away from "Thomism of Strict Observance," not that I ever really considered myself a member of that school of Thomistic theology, though I was willing to read its texts. Having had a chance to delve into the Church Fathers more in the last year, it may be time for me to re-evaluate nouvelle théologie the 20th century Ressourcement movement and its members. (I have been a fan of Fr. Bouyer for quite some time, so I am thinking more of the Jesuits.)

Ressourcement theology, aggiornamento, and the hermeneutics of tradition by Marcellino D'Ambrosio

“Ressourcement,” “Aggiornamento,” and Vatican II in Ecumenical Perspective by Eduardo Echeverria

Related:
A Theologian for Our Times – Rediscovering Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange

I didn't know the Salve Regina website is associated with the FSSP, though I had been aware of the website's existence not too long after it was created. "It figures."