Monday, January 05, 2015

The Sedevecantists Will Still Disagree

He Is Pope. Elected by All the Rules

An authoritative canonist rebuts the arguments of those who view Bergoglio’s election as invalid and therefore do not recognize him as pope. But uncertainties remain about the maneuvers that preceded the white smoke

by Sandro Magister

Eve of Theophany


The Story of St. Basil


Because I Have to...



Had a very brief discussion with someone about prayer a couple of years ago; what reason should we give for praying? Yes, prayer should be motivated by caritas, but even if caritas is present in us as an infused habit, we nonetheless have to bring ourselves to prayer sometimes (especially during periods of spiritual aridity), whether it is because one recognizes that it is a duty of the virtue of religion, or because it is morally necessary as a means to God.

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Thomistica.net

Pontificial Council for Promoting Christian Unity - THE GREEK AND LATIN TRADITIONS REGARDING THE PROCESSION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Filioque: A Church Dividing Issue?: An Agreed Statement
The Roman ‘Clarification’ of the Doctrine of the Filioque by David Coffey
AN ORTHODOX RESPONSE TO THE CLARIFICATION ON THE FILIOQUE by Metropolitan John (Zizioulas) of Pergamon

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