Tuesday, September 01, 2015

Ignatius Press Roundtable Discussion of Laudato Si'

A summation and commentary on Laudato Si, by the American publishers of the encyclical.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, August 31, 2015

Benedict XVI Celebrates Mass for Former Students

Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI celebrated Mass on Sunday for his former students. Find out what he said at the link.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, August 31, 2015

Monsignor Guido Marini (2nd from left) Pope Francis' Master of Ceremonies, was spotted in New York's Penn Station as he prepares for Pope Francis' visit to the United States.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, August 31, 2015

The Importance of Community

Even ascetics need community. Here's why.

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, August 31, 2015

New Year's Message

A message from His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.

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

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Slavonic Traditionalists

Opus Publicum: Some Thoughts on Church Slavonic in the Liturgy (via NLM)

Naturally Latin Traditionalists would be interested in the views expressed here.

I think Church Slavonic (or Latin) should be retained to the degree that it can be rendered easily intelligible to the faithful; this is unlikely to be the case for the entirety of the liturgy.

In mission territories that do not have a cultural or linguistic tie to Church Slavonic, a hieratic version of the vernacular should be developed or adapted from another source.
Insight Scoop: New: "Eleven Cardinals Speak on Marriage and the Family: Essays from a Pastoral Viewpoint"

By Fr. Robert Dodaro O.S.D.


First Five, Now Seventeen Anti-Kasper Cardinals by Sandro Magister
And they are speaking out together in two books that are about to be released ahead of the synod. With Robert Sarah and the Africans in the lead