Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Hounds of the Lord

A new book on Dominican saints from Sophia Institute Press.

Saturday, December 26, 2015

A Step in the Right Direction?

Or getting away from the tradition of a particular Church without sufficient expalanation? Regardless of whether Sandro Magister likes the changes in emphasis or not, is his reporting accurate? If the Latins do move away from indulgences what change in teaching accompanies it? If none, then will the faithful be confused? A Latin traditionalist could argue that indulgences are the effect of God's mercy, in so far as He desires that we have a role in the economy of salvation.

Indulgences and Purgatory? Francis Has Mothballed Them

They were constituent elements of all the jubilees. But not of this one. The pope isn’t talking about them anymore, as if they would overshadow the absolute primacy of mercy

Friday, December 25, 2015

Mysterion Xenon

Magister in "Good Standing" Once Again

NCReg: Vatican Returns Magister's Press Credentials (via Fr. Z)

עִמָּנוּאֵל Immanuel

Christ is Born! Glorify Him!

The Nativity icon is a beautiful reminder to praise the birth of Christ and to remember the celebration of Christmas is one for me and you. #myOCN #Nativityhttp://myocn.net/the-icon-of-the-nativity/

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Eastern Christian Books: Holy Men on the Holy Mountain

Eastern Christian Books: Holy Men on the Holy Mountain

Nice Image of the Theotokos

Of Human Institution and of Positive Law

Fr. Hunwicke: Apostolos suos and Episcopal Conferences

Ad Orientem

‘Ad Orientem’: The Cardinal Virtues of Worship
Cardinal Robert Sarah and others encourage priests and people to look east.

(via Fr. Z)

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Who's Anchorless?

Rorate Caeli: 10th Anniversary of the Hermeneutic of Continuity Speech by Peter Kwasniewski

If Sacred Tradition is not to be identified with neo-scholasticism or Latin theologoumena, then maybe it isn't so difficult to figure out what is in continuity and what is not.

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Interview with Vicar General of Opus Dei

Mariano Fazio

More papalist than the current Society of Jesus?

Eastern Christian Books: Formation of the Syriac Churches: an Interview with Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent

Eastern Christian Books: Formation of the Syriac Churches: an Interview with Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent

Is the use of poetry and figurative language in Syriac theology culturally linked to the use of the same in the Old Testament? A Semitic preference for that approach? Or the absence of a developed philosophical tradition?

An Opus Dei Take on Marriage

US website:

Correction from a NeoCath

Fr. Schall gives an approval of Michael Novak's latest on Catholic social teaching: Crisis: What “Social Justice” Really Means by Rev. James V. Schall, S.J.

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Old Rome

Pope Francis, on the occasion of the Jubilee of Mercy, has granted that all the bishops of the world may impart the Papal Blessing with a plenary indulgence.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, December 13, 2015

More Branding

The official hymn of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress in the Philippines.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, December 14, 2015

Third Advent Sermon

The third and final Advent sermon for 2015 was preached on Friday by the Preacher of the Pontifical Household, Fr Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap., at the Redemptoris Mater Chapel in the Apostolic Palace.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 18, 2015

Video of the Pope Emeritus

Der Weihnachtsbaum auf dem Petersplatz hat zwei Spitzen, eine für Papst Franziskus und eine für Papst em. Benedikt, wie die Pfälzer ihren Baum beschreiben. Er kommt aus Bayern, genauer gesagt aus dem Bistum Regensburg, daher hat die Delegation auch den bayerischen, emeritierten Papst Benedikt getroffen.

Posted by Radio Vatikan on Saturday, December 19, 2015

Prayer of the Heart

"Prayer, especially the Jesus Prayer (‘Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy upon me’), through which we are united to God, is...

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 19, 2015

Crisis and Divine Providence

"Elder Prodromos from Mt Athos, Greece, speaks on economic Crisis and the Providence of God"

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 19, 2015

Icon as Communion

Deacon Sabatino Carnazzo

Ethika Politika Profile: Deacon Sabatino Carnazzo

Institute for Catholic Culture

Friday, December 18, 2015

The Church and Scripture

"Writing about the Biblical texts, Elder Sophrony Sakharov, one of our leading modern theologians, says that even if...

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, December 11, 2015

The Feast of Nativity

Christmas is before us. How will we choose to celebrate it? And what, by the way, are we actually celebrating?"For...

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Thursday, December 17, 2015

"It's just the radical ones who made everything bad for the movement..." Mistaken Uhmerican Latin Catholics...

Gender Ideology, the Synod of Bishops, and Feminism By Erika Bachiochi

Rorate Caeli: Final Report of the Synod of Bishops now Fully Available in English - here

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Michael Pakaluk's English Translation of Dignitatis Humanae

via Thomistica: here

More Temples

St. Elias Orthodox Church in Austin, TX

We have had some great photos of Orthodox churches around the world. Here is another one from Austin, TX- St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church. Thank you for sharing Rene. #myOCN

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, December 13, 2015

(I see pews in other photos of the temple!)

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

What a beautiful church! This is the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church located in California, USA. Thank you for sharing Andy.

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 12, 2015

Related:

"The regenerated man has another mind, ‘the mind of Christ’[1], another understanding, ‘that which is in Christ Jesus’...

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, December 13, 2015

A Review Written, Of Course, by a Supernumerary of Opus Dei

An Intimate Portrait of the Founder of Opus Dei by Richard Bastien

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Saint Spiridon

"The holiest shrine on the island of Kerkyra (Corfu) just off the western coast of Greece is the tomb of a...

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 12, 2015

"The island of Cyprus was where this outstanding saint was born and also where he served the Church. He was born into a...

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 12, 2015

A reflection on the life and miracles of Saint Spyridon. #myOCN #PISTEVO #StSpyridon http://myocn.net/saint-spyridon-the-wonderworker/

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 12, 2015

Elder Paisios

The Sanctity and Miracles of Blessed Paisios the Athonite #myOCN #Paisios http://myocn.net/the-sanctity-and-miracles-of-blessed-paisios-the-athonite/

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, December 13, 2015

Michael Tishel explores the life and teachings of St. Porphyrios who burned with divine eros. #myOCN #PISTEVO http://myocn.net/st-porphyrios-exhibits-that-they-may-be-one/

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 12, 2015

Slavery

"To fall under the sway of your passions and abandon yourself to them is the ultimate slavery, because it’s the worst submission to the worst master."

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, December 14, 2015

The Icon as...

"An icon expresses the relationship of history towards the Kingdom of God. Although much of the emphasis focuses upon...

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Hadley Arkes on Dignitatis Humanae

Dignitatis Humanae: Teaching for a Vanishing World by Hadley Arkes

Eastern Christian Books: Justifying Origen

Eastern Christian Books: Justifying Origen
Thomistica.net: Thomism and hermeneutic violence: five Dominicans respond to Adriano Oliva - First Things

Sunday, December 13, 2015

The Question of Married Priests in the Roman Rite

Chiesa: The Next Synod Is Already in the Works. On Married Priests

In mid-February Pope Francis will go to Chiapas, where hundreds of deacons with their wives are pushing to be ordained as priests. And in the Amazon as well the turning point seems to be near. It was all written down in the agenda of Cardinal Martini

What is the relationship of the bishops to canon law? Is there just one theory of ecclesiastical law? Would it be possible for a bishop to overwrite the canon law of the patriarchate of Rome with a law applicable only in his diocese? (e.g. could a bishop permit the ordination of married men for his diocese only and thus abrogate canon law within his own diocese? What is the (theory of the) relationship between the patriarch and the other bishops? And is that of Sacred Tradition?


Related: The Other Chiapas. Indigenous Clergy Yes, But Celibate
From myth to facts. In the Mexican diocese that Francis will visit in February ordinations to the priesthood are blossoming again, while the campaign for married priests is wilting. A letter from the bishop

A note on clemency?
Fr. Hunwicke: Nostra Aetate (4): Is the Two Covenant Theory a necessary revolution?

and Nostra Aetate (3): the post-Conciliar liturgical Magisterium

From today: Supersession and Sacrifice

Saturday, December 12, 2015

Second Advent Sermon

Fr Raniero Cantalamessa, Preacher to the Papal Household, spoke about responding to our call to holiness on Friday morning in his Second Advent sermon.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 11, 2015

text

Not sure if his gloss on Luther's teaching on justification is justified. ("haha")

50th Anniversary of the Closing of the Council

December 8...

CWR Interview: A peritus remembers Vatican II
Fr. Don Dietz, OMI shares his memories about the dramatic events—and colorful characters—of Vatican II.
Dawn Eden

CWR Interview with Gerhard Cardinal Müller

Cardinal Müller: Year of Mercy an invitation to know, follow Jesus Christ
December 10, 2015
An interview with Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Andrea Gagliarducci, CNA

On the Shoulders of Giants

TAC: Tutor’s New Book Examines Past & Present in Middle Ages

Focused on the Fathers

But will the book still be too Latin?

Ancient Apologetics and the New Evangelization by Carl E. Olson
An interview with Rev. Nicholas L. Gregoris, managing editor of The Catholic Response magazine, about his new book "Faith of the Early Church"

Friday, December 11, 2015

Robert George Hospitalized

Christian Post: Robert George 'Out of Danger' After Being Hospitalized With Life-Threatening Heart Complication

Jacob's Ladder

Dr. Pia Chaudhari draws on the story of Jacob’s ladder as a metaphor for our ascesis and God’s healing of our personhood. http://myocn.net/reclaiming-alien-land/

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, December 8, 2015
CWR: The Unsoundness of Synod 2015’s “New Way” By Germain Grisez
The final report proposes a “new way” for pastors to accompany remarried divorcées—one that can only result in changing uncertain consciences into erroneous ones.

Thursday, December 10, 2015

St. Nicholas

Saint Nicolas Inspires Us, Ο Aγιος Νικόλαος Mας Eμπνέει #CRTL #myOCNhttp://myocn.net/saint-nicolas-inspires-us-ο-aγιος-νικόλαος-mας-eμπνέει/

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, December 9, 2015

What Potential for the Great Synod?

"As is well known, at the fifth Meeting of the Primates of the Orthodox Autocephalous Churches to be held since 1992,...

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, December 10, 2015

Edit.

"If Orthodoxy is to respond successfully to these challenges and if its discourse is to resonate in the modern world, it...

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 12, 2015
CWR Blog: Of Pharisees, ferverinos, and fasts by Edward N. Peters
Why I think the Communion fast should be restored to that established by Pius XII, namely, three hours

Wednesday, December 09, 2015

CWR Blog: East meets West in "Laudato Si’" by Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille
Pope Francis' encyclical on care for creation begins with Eastern Orthodox thought and in the concluding paragraphs returns to the Christian East again

Redemptoris Mater Chapel

The first Advent homily for 2015 was preached by the Preacher of the Pontifical Household, Fr Raniero Cantalamessa,...

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 4, 2015

The first Advent homily for 2015 was preached by the Preacher of the Pontifical Household, Fr Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap., at the Redemptoris Mater Chapel in the Apostolic Palace.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 4, 2015

No Need...

Here is the official hymn of the Holy Year of Mercy!

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, December 6, 2015

Aquinas’s ‘Disputed Questions on Evil’: A Critical Guide.

CUP - via Thomistica.net

The first essay I would definitely read; what about the authority and dependability of the rest of the contributors?

Tuesday, December 08, 2015

The Latin Traditionalists Should Love the Pomp

As we await the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica on Tuesday, and the beginning of the Holy Year of...

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, December 6, 2015

A Jesuit on Hesed

The Director of the Apostleship of Prayer in Zambia, Fr. Father Charles Searson, SJ, reflects on the Jubilee year of Mercy.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, December 7, 2015

Doors of Mercy

Pope Francis requested the ancient Ukrainian icon "Doors of Mercy" to be brought to the Vatican for the opening of the...

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Pope Francis requested the ancient Ukrainian icon "Doors of Mercy" to be brought to the Vatican for the opening of the...

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Peter Kwasniewski, 50th Anniversary of In Spiritu Sancto, the Brief Closing the Second Vatican Council
Ite ad Thomam: The Feast of the Immaculate Conception and Byzantine Theology

Andrew Gould Interview

Monday, December 07, 2015

Eastern Christian Books: Chrysostom on Slavery

Eastern Christian Books: Chrysostom on Slavery

Still Around

Pope Francis has urged members of the Charismatic Renewal to "walk in the newness of life."

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, December 6, 2015

Pope Francis on Sunday prayed for the success of the Climate Change Conference currently underway in Paris. The Pope...

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, December 6, 2015

Sunday, December 06, 2015

Natural and Supernatural

"The Son reveals and glorifies the Name of His Heavenly Father and the Father glorifies the Son and bears witness...

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, December 2, 2015

The Sun of Righteousness

Ο ήλιος της ΔικαιοσύνηςΗ ψυχή κάθε ανθρώπου είτε είναι σαν το κερί είτε είναι σαν τον πηλό. Είτε θα την ξηραίνει ο ήλιο...

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, December 3, 2015

Salvation in Christ

http://pemptousia.com/video/metropolitan-kallistos-ware-salvation-in-christ/

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, December 3, 2015

Saturday, December 05, 2015

1050 Years!

Elder Elisaios, Abbot of Holy Monastery of Simonos Petras, Mt Athos-Greece, speaks for 1050 years anniversary of Mt...

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, December 3, 2015

Christ's Person as the Foundation of Church Life

Archbishop Jovan of Ochrid speaks for the significance of Christ's Person for Church life.

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 5, 2015

The Temple as a Memory Palace

Memory palaces were common tools in the early and medieval Church to memorize the scriptures, long sermons, and teachings. #myOCN http://myocn.net/the-church-as-memory-palace/

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 5, 2015

First Advent Sermon

The first Advent homily for 2015 was preached by the Preacher of the Pontifical Household, Fr Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap., at the Redemptoris Mater Chapel in the Apostolic Palace.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 4, 2015

Friday, December 04, 2015

Book of Gospels for the Papal Liturgies During the Jubilee

Pope Francis on Thursday received the Book of Gospels which will be used for the liturgies of the upcoming...

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 4, 2015

Pope Francis on Thursday received the Book of Gospels which will be used for the liturgies of the upcoming Jubilee.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 4, 2015

Another Icon Carving from Jonathan Pageau

Trying too hard...

Some Dominicans and Thomists are trying too hard to uphold the credibility of Christianity by assuming the truth of evolution?

TAC: Fr. Schall Praises Chaplain’s New Book on Evolution

the review

Athonite Koliva

Thursday, December 03, 2015

Definitely Too Early for This

The first biopic of Pope Francis is hitting the big screen.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Worse than Paul VI?

Zenit: "God is Father and Mother": as Jubilee of Mercy nears, Francis calls for "revolution of tenderness" and criticizes his own Church.

Chiesa: A Jubilee By Popular Acclaim
Mercy for all except the hierarchical Church, too closed-off and backward to deserve the pope’s forgiveness. But in the meantime two cases with uncertain outcomes have exploded: the trial of Balda and Chaouqui and the clash with the supreme court of Chile

When History Is Still Being Written

Maybe this is premature...

On Tuesday, in the Holy See Press Office, a press conference was held to present the International Study Convention “Vatican Council II and its protagonists in the light of the archives.”

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Presentation to journalists of the International Study Convention "Vatican Council II and its protagonists in the light...

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, December 1, 2015

55 Years Later, What Progress?

On December 2nd, 55 years ago, Pope John XXIII had a private audience with the Archbishop of Canterbury Geoffrey Fisher,...

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, December 2, 2015

At least we have the Anglican Ordinariates.

Is the Jubilee Year a Roman Thing or a Universal Thing?

Regardless of what the wording may say... what possible relevance does the Jubilee Year (and its associated talk of indulgences) have on the life of the non-Latin churches?

The Major Archbishop isn't going to buck the "leadership" of Rome.

Here is the pastoral letter issued on the occasion of the proclamation of the Holy Year of Mercy in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Thursday, December 3, 2015

The opening Mass for the Jubilee of Mercy and the opening of the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica on 8 December will be...

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Thursday, December 3, 2015

Brothers and Sisters According to What Basis?

At Grand Mosque In CAR, Pope Denounces Violence Perpetrated in Name of Religion or GodSpeaking to Muslims, Says Muslims...

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

More from Fr. Hunwicke

Browsing in Byzantium: Liturgical Greek (2)

Browsing in Byzantium: Liturgical Greek (3)

Wednesday, December 02, 2015

Fr. George Maloney

Learning more about him, as I consider purchasing some of his books.

A Catholic Answers forum thread
His obituary.

Discovering the Hidden Reality: A Journey into Christian Mystical Prayer


part 2

Related:
A Roman Catholic's Journey to Eastern Catholicism: Part 2 God's Voice Thunders!

An Exemplary Priest

Thank You, O Lord. Everyone capable of thanksgiving is capable of salvation and eternal joy. http://myocn.net/thank-you-o-lord/

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, November 30, 2015

Magister Seems to be a Big Fan of B16

Homilies and Gregorian Chant for Advent

A guide to the season of preparation for Christmas. With the best of the preaching of Benedict XVI and with links to all the liturgical chants of the upcoming Sundays and feasts

Tuesday, December 01, 2015

Divine Worship in the Orthodox Tradition

Fr Alexander Rentel, Assistant Professor of Canon Law and Practical Theology at St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, speaks on Divine Worship in the Orthodox Tradition

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Fr Alexander Rentel, Assistant Professor of Canon Law and Practical Theology at St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, explains the meaning of Holy Eucharist.

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Monk Anatolios Kavsokalyvitis

Monk Anatolios Kavsokalyvitis lived from 1862-1938. His monastic life was graced with the gift of simplicity, a childlike innocence. http://ow.ly/VlC7q

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Fr. Hunwicke: Browsing in Byzantium: a lesson (1) in very simple liturgical Greek

Pastoral School for the Diocese of Chicago and America

is named... (via Byz TX)

St. Albert the Great Center for Scholastic Studies

Announcing the 2016 St. Albert the Great Summer Theology Program in Norcia, Italy: "The Transcendent Christ: St. Paul's...

Posted by St. Albert the Great Center for Scholastic Studies on Sunday, November 29, 2015