Eastern Christian Books: Holy Rus'?

Eastern Christian Books: Holy Rus'?

Communion and Liberation

Cyril O'Regan on Ratzinger

But Very Little Overt Resistance in the Form of Affirming Traditional Discipline

CWR: “Ecclesial reception” in the Era of Francis by Peter M.J. Stravinskas

Out of more than 5,000 bishops in the universal Church, I don’t think we can consider supporters of the problematic practice of permitting divorced and remarried Catholics to receive Holy Communion as constituting “reception”.

Understanding the Diaconate

Nicholas Denysenko on the Theophany

Theophany, Blessing Waters, and Conversion by Nicholas Denysenko

μωραίνει Κύριος ον βούλεται απολέσαι

German bishop wants to make 16 years the minimum age for the reception of Confirmation: German Bishop Suspends Confirmation For Four Years

Lectoring in the Roman rite in the US

The Byzantine rite does have instituted lectors but it also does allow for non-instituted lectors, who should chant the reading as well. And, there is also a question here of whether the artchitectural feature of the "sanctuary" reflects a good and proper understanding of the temple as a place for the Eucharistic assembly.

The Past of the Patriarchate of Rome

CWR: The Jesuit Pope and the problematic reform of the Roman Curia by Christopher R. Altieri

2017 was a year in which the micro-fissures in the structure began to be visible to the naked eye. 2018 is likely to be the year in which it becomes clear that major structural reform cannot be postponed.

CWR: Pope Francis and Ideology by Eduardo Echeverria

It is unfortunate that the Holy Father’s overall emphasis on legalism is such that he never addresses the antithesis of legalism, namely, antinomianism, leaving us with a lopsided picture of contemporary culture.

Francesco Arzillo Defends Ratzinger

Sandro Magister: Why Ratzinger Is Not a Heretic. The Defense Speaks. See also Antonio Caragliu.

Fr. Lamb Has Passed

Eternal Memory. Thomistica.net

Ed Peters on Pauline Privilege

Is the ‘Pauline Privilege’ an exception to Church teaching on the indissolubility of marriage? Edward N. Peters
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The Profanation of the Sacred and the Sacralisation of the Profane

The Liturgical Nerds Would Like This Too

New Edition of the Divine Liturgy Available from STM Press (via Byz TX)

Over in Felton on February 10

Byz TX: 2nd Annual Orthodox Bioethics Conference event in Bay Area

Church website

Bishop Barron Has a New Book

CWR Dispatch: “Fundamentally a missionary”: New book captures Bishop Barron’s evangelistic vision by Gregory J. Sullivan

A review of To Light a Fire on the Earth: Proclaiming the Gospel in a Secular Age, by Bishop Robert Barron, with John L. Allen, Jr.

Are Latin bishops able to give a proper presentation of the kerygma? And do they realize their missionary field is not one country, but many within the borders of the United States?

Eastern Christian Books: Veneration of the Cross in the Medieval Islamic World

Eastern Christian Books: Veneration of the Cross in the Medieval Islamic World

Tollefsen and Pakaluk on Capital Punishment

Here and here.