NCReg: Catholic Charismatic Renewal Marks 50 Years With Rome Celebration
The May 31-June 4 jubilee focuses on Holy Spirit.
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Monday, May 29, 2017
How Useful for Prayer?
Even if one can make use of statues in prayer and liturgy*, could one pray with a statue depicting Christ or His saint smiling? (As opposed to making a pious gesture or a quick devotional prayer?) I don't think so.
"Does the Latin tradition have a problem with the use of images in prayer?"
*Can one use statues for the same amount of time as one can use two-dimensional images? I think because of their depth, the matter of the statues would eventually become distracting.
"Does the Latin tradition have a problem with the use of images in prayer?"
*Can one use statues for the same amount of time as one can use two-dimensional images? I think because of their depth, the matter of the statues would eventually become distracting.
Sunday, May 28, 2017
Accurate?
Orthodox Christianity: Christ is Risen! Part 7a. Subtle Differences Between East and West
Dr. Jeannie Constantinou
Before continuing with her discussion of 1 Corinthians in her seventh and last podcast on Christ’s Resurrection, Dr. Jeannie Constantinou discusses some of the subtle differences between the Eastern and Western understandings of doctrine.
Dr. Jeannie Constantinou
Before continuing with her discussion of 1 Corinthians in her seventh and last podcast on Christ’s Resurrection, Dr. Jeannie Constantinou discusses some of the subtle differences between the Eastern and Western understandings of doctrine.
Saturday, May 27, 2017
St. Gennadios Scholarios
I was wondering if there was a local cult to this patriarch of Constantinople, but then was reminded that some regard him as having been canonized, so I had to double-check.
Perhaps it is time to promote his cult and have more icons of him painted.
Perhaps it is time to promote his cult and have more icons of him painted.
Friday, May 26, 2017
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Orthodox Choir of Monastery Kovilj
"Orthodox Latin-Greek Western Rite Chant" - I don't think the Latin comes in until after a minute or so...
Dale Ahlquist on the Chesterton Option
The Dispatch
Plenty of economic localism -- but is it enough? Even Catholics are clueless with respect to community-formation.
Plenty of economic localism -- but is it enough? Even Catholics are clueless with respect to community-formation.
The Patristic View of Sex or Marital Relations
Was there a consensus?
James Brundage, Law, Sex, and Christian Society in Medieval Europe
Google Books
Mentioned here by someone who is not particularly orthodox, iirc.
Still, is some sort of revision necessary, not for the basic precepts regarding our sexual powers, but with respect to our attitudees and understanding of the virtues pertaining to those powers and marital relations?
The conjugal act: as God originally intended or a concession to the Fall?
Infants and children may need sensible signs of affection and touch by parents for their emotional/mental health and to flourish, and this may be true of adults to an extent that we may not realize. Would we say that this is merely concupiscence, our desire to touch and to be touched? In so far as it is non-rational, maybe some would. (Concupiscence is not just a condition of the sexual appetite but of the appetite for nutrition as well, and what else? Hunger, indeed.) A consequence of the fall, an increased animality or manifestation of the "sensitive" aspect of the soul? Maybe, maybe not. But a real feature of human beings in this world, nonetheless. So why wouldn't it be the case with how men and women, or husbands and wives relate to one another? Is something to be condemned or criticized or merely permitted because it is "too" carnal, or not "spiritual" enough? What if there is a natural teleology to certain acts of touch that we may be tempted to dismiss because we think we shouldn't need them?
James Brundage, Law, Sex, and Christian Society in Medieval Europe
Google Books
Mentioned here by someone who is not particularly orthodox, iirc.
Still, is some sort of revision necessary, not for the basic precepts regarding our sexual powers, but with respect to our attitudees and understanding of the virtues pertaining to those powers and marital relations?
The conjugal act: as God originally intended or a concession to the Fall?
Infants and children may need sensible signs of affection and touch by parents for their emotional/mental health and to flourish, and this may be true of adults to an extent that we may not realize. Would we say that this is merely concupiscence, our desire to touch and to be touched? In so far as it is non-rational, maybe some would. (Concupiscence is not just a condition of the sexual appetite but of the appetite for nutrition as well, and what else? Hunger, indeed.) A consequence of the fall, an increased animality or manifestation of the "sensitive" aspect of the soul? Maybe, maybe not. But a real feature of human beings in this world, nonetheless. So why wouldn't it be the case with how men and women, or husbands and wives relate to one another? Is something to be condemned or criticized or merely permitted because it is "too" carnal, or not "spiritual" enough? What if there is a natural teleology to certain acts of touch that we may be tempted to dismiss because we think we shouldn't need them?
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Monday, May 22, 2017
Icons of Sound Project - Trisagion
rehearsal
The Voice of Hagia Sophia
What would a female version of this sound like? Could someone even like Divna Ljubojević pull it off? Perhaps, but would it be as effective and awesome? I think I have heard women trying to hold a note for an extended period of time in Gregorian chant (maybe polyphony?)?
Sunday, May 21, 2017
Saturday, May 20, 2017
I Suppose to Oppose This Is to Be a Rationalist or Modernist
Nothing Superfluous: An Explanation of the Symbolism of the Rite of St. Gregory the Great by Fr. James Jackson, FSSP
Wasn't Fr. Schmemann accused of that because of his work on the liturgy?
A review at Rorate Caeli. I thought I had seen another review somewhere else more recently. Ah right, it was over at Crisis.
Fr. Schmemann, Symbols and Symbolism in the Orthodox Liturgy
The liturgical work of Alexander Schmemann and its significance for the Eastern Orthodox Church
The Liturgy of Life: Alexander Schmemann by Michael Plekon
Misc.
An interview with Roberto de Mattei
http://www.amen.gr/article/he-liturgical-work-of-lexander-chmemann-and-its-significance-for-the-astern-rthodox-hurch
Wasn't Fr. Schmemann accused of that because of his work on the liturgy?
A review at Rorate Caeli. I thought I had seen another review somewhere else more recently. Ah right, it was over at Crisis.
Fr. Schmemann, Symbols and Symbolism in the Orthodox Liturgy
The liturgical work of Alexander Schmemann and its significance for the Eastern Orthodox Church
The Liturgy of Life: Alexander Schmemann by Michael Plekon
Misc.
An interview with Roberto de Mattei
http://www.amen.gr/article/he-liturgical-work-of-lexander-chmemann-and-its-significance-for-the-astern-rthodox-hurch
Friday, May 19, 2017
Thursday, May 18, 2017
I Should Have Waited Instead of Pre-Ordering
CWR Dispatch: Benedict XVI: "With Cardinal Sarah ... the liturgy is in good hands." by Carl E. Olson
A new essay by Benedict XVI will be included in future printings of Cardinal Sarah's new book "The Power of Silence" (Ignatius, 2017).
Benedict XVI's essay
A new essay by Benedict XVI will be included in future printings of Cardinal Sarah's new book "The Power of Silence" (Ignatius, 2017).
Benedict XVI's essay
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
CWR Dispatch: Recent "Seeking Clarity" conference featured lay responses to "Amoris Laetitia, growing confusion by Alberto Carosa
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Monday, May 15, 2017
Sunday, May 14, 2017
Saturday, May 13, 2017
How much is tuition?
Chesterton Academy
CWR Dispatch: How do we teach beauty? by Dale Ahlquist
Chesterton says, “Wherever men are happy, they will build beautiful things.” The modern world is ugly because we are unhappy. The modern world is ugly because we do not love the modern world.
CWR Dispatch: How do we teach beauty? by Dale Ahlquist
Chesterton says, “Wherever men are happy, they will build beautiful things.” The modern world is ugly because we are unhappy. The modern world is ugly because we do not love the modern world.
Interview with Tracey Rowland
CWR: Tracey Rowland's Guide Through the Catholic Academic "Zoo" by Carl E. Olson
"Theology is important because it is all about reasoning about the highest things. It is the one thing a person doesn’t want to get wrong in life because it affects one’s eternal destiny."
"Theology is important because it is all about reasoning about the highest things. It is the one thing a person doesn’t want to get wrong in life because it affects one’s eternal destiny."
Friday, May 12, 2017
How's it looking this year?
From 2014:
Second Nature: The Imminent Decline of Contemporary Worship Music: Eight Reasons by T. David Gordon
Second Nature: The Imminent Decline of Contemporary Worship Music: Eight Reasons by T. David Gordon
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Before the Fall...
Would the body be indestructible or impervious to injury (a preternatural gift) or would it be subject to a miraculous healing immediately or mediately by some gift of God? If the former, would the emotion of fear (with respect to physical dangers) have existed?
Tuesday, May 09, 2017
Monday, May 08, 2017
CWR: He shall be called “Father Benedict” by James Day
Joseph Ratzinger has adopted many names throughout his lifetime. He is one of few popes known for his significant contributions to faith and culture before assuming Benedict XVI.
Joseph Ratzinger has adopted many names throughout his lifetime. He is one of few popes known for his significant contributions to faith and culture before assuming Benedict XVI.
Sunday, May 07, 2017
Saturday, May 06, 2017
A Difference in Traditions
CWR: Lessons from the Prophetess of Eucharistic Love by Paul Senz
Saint Mary Magdalene, says Fr. Sean Davidson, author of a new book on her life and example, "is the perfect adorer of the Real Presence of Jesus in the Gospels."
I'm Not Tempted to Look Back
Had a short talk with a friend and we touched upon the current state of the Roman rite...
Friday, May 05, 2017
Thursday, May 04, 2017
Why not St. John the Forerunner as Well?
Why shouldn't he be named a patron of the Universal Church?
Or is this feast really tied to the Latin devotion to the Holy Family?
Does Rome really speak for the Universal Church in this matter? (Like canonizations and naming doctors of the Church, isn't this only in reference to its own liturgical calendar and cultus?)
Or is this feast really tied to the Latin devotion to the Holy Family?
Does Rome really speak for the Universal Church in this matter? (Like canonizations and naming doctors of the Church, isn't this only in reference to its own liturgical calendar and cultus?)
Wednesday, May 03, 2017
The Present Crisis in the Patriarchate of Rome
It is probably not correct to trace it as a consequence of ecclesial trends prior to and culminating in the Council of Trent, much less to intellectual trends alone, but one must also take into consideration the development of the modern nation-state (with its roots in the centralization of power by nationalist kings) and how the Church responded accordingly.
It's not just neo-scholasticism or Tridentine Roman Catholicism that is the problem, though they do have a major effect on the Church's ability to evangelize.
It's not just neo-scholasticism or Tridentine Roman Catholicism that is the problem, though they do have a major effect on the Church's ability to evangelize.
Tuesday, May 02, 2017
Homo economicus is actually Homo servus
The illusion of economic freedom is just that.
Economic productivity has been extracted by powers outside the home, leaving little economic freedom that is rooted in a domestic economy. And now, even women have been taken out of the home so they can be turned into consuming/producing units in service of those holding economic power.
Without cheap energy to sustain the system and the consolidation of economic and political power by the few, feminism would not be possible.
Economic productivity has been extracted by powers outside the home, leaving little economic freedom that is rooted in a domestic economy. And now, even women have been taken out of the home so they can be turned into consuming/producing units in service of those holding economic power.
Without cheap energy to sustain the system and the consolidation of economic and political power by the few, feminism would not be possible.
Monday, May 01, 2017
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