Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Faith and Trust
A thankful heart is a trusting heart, even when it seems like God isn’t answering our prayers or when things aren’t going as we had hoped. I’m sure when Joseph was betrothed to Mary, he never dreamed his life would end up as it did. https://t.co/UIgHozYUJR
— OCN (@MyOCN) December 19, 2020
Metropolitan Hilarion Presents the MosPat Perspective
A Political Structure and an Unwanted Autocephalyhttps://t.co/GwJr3KDtLc
— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) December 22, 2020
An interview by Kathimerini with Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev). Part 2
Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)
How did any autocephaly in Church history begin? With this or that Church declaring its desire t... pic.twitter.com/x3d7BCdljB
Lord Have Mercy
Greek-Constantinople priest joins Russian Church due to Ukrainian crisis (+VIDEO)https://t.co/EJ5kPzA3zZ
— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) December 30, 2020
Yesterday, Fr. Ioannis, who was previously a fervent supporter of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, published a video explaining why he changed jurisdictions. pic.twitter.com/Gr55VAnIsE
Having Gratitude to Whom?
Please take a moment today to thank God for His blessings. Pray for those who are weeping today for whatever reason. https://t.co/7XucyfyGRt
— OCN (@MyOCN) December 29, 2020
Help me to understand what that even means. Guide me to make an honest evaluation of my challenges and opportunities. Help me to set goals I can achieve and to see the opportunities for growth and Your glory even in my challenges. Amen. https://t.co/xD9Nzn2abo
— OCN (@MyOCN) December 29, 2020
Lord, thank You for the many gifts You give to me, not only at Christmas but throughout the year. Thank You that I am alive today. Thank You that I am reading this message through technology I am blessed to own. https://t.co/EDI4q6ZijS
— OCN (@MyOCN) December 30, 2020
Nativity Message from the Orthodox Metropolitan of Cyprus
— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) December 30, 2020
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Iconography School at the Moscow Theological Academy. Part 2
Archimandrite Luke (Golovkov): “Today, many are brought to the Church through icons.”https://t.co/wBArYXsead
— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) December 29, 2020
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Iconography School at the Moscow Theological Academy. Part 2
Archimandrite Luke (Golovkov)
The depth o... pic.twitter.com/UVeMHDsTfq
OrthoChristian
Biological Classification Still Controversial
If David Barash really thinks "biological classification conforms perfectly with patterns of evolutionary relationships evidenced by.. genetics," he must have missed all the literature on gene tree discordance (e.g.https://t.co/InesFpzmzC).https://t.co/LviaKqC3WO via @WSJ
— Douglas Axe (@DougAxe) December 30, 2020
Polemical?
Mysticism in the Orthodox Church
— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) December 30, 2020
In this short video, Fr. Panayiotis explains how the Orthodox Church has preserved the Mystical aspects of Christianity, which have been mostly lost in Western Christianity.https://t.co/k7NrlhRbYj
Mysticism in the Orthodox Churchhttps://t.co/k7Nrli8NmT
— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) December 30, 2020
"...the wise providence of God orders our affairs in many different ways and lovingly bestows on each one of us what is appropriate and profitable both for virtuous deeds and the mysteries of faith."
Gregory Palamas pic.twitter.com/EYwUJWhqbI
On Mysticism https://t.co/k7NrlhRbYj
— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) December 30, 2020
The Lord came to send fire upon the earth, and through participation in this fire He makes divine not just the human substance which He assumed for our sake, but every person who is found worthy of communion with Him.
Palamas pic.twitter.com/FgT57GH9cL
Related:
What makes a person saintly is love.
— Basilica.ro (EN) (@BasilicaNews) December 30, 2020
- St Porphyrios of Kafsokalivia pic.twitter.com/yRbQX3mpTM
"Self-Described Conservative"
In a wide-ranging interview, the head of the German bishops’ conference called for far-reaching changes to the Catholic Church and criticized the Vatican’s treatment of the church in his country. https://t.co/k5vxbjijeB
— America Magazine (@americamag) December 29, 2020
#BREAKING: “Dubia” Cardinal Publicly Challenges German Bishop’s Conference on Ordination of Women.
— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) December 30, 2020
Cardinal Brandmüller’s challenge was published in German by @KatholikenNet calling for +Georg Bätzing to account for his statements this year.
See thread for background. pic.twitter.com/chsDR4e7Ho
Article on one of many statements made by the President of the German Episcopal Conference, in the name of “Synodality”https://t.co/fwTxCZKzxZ
— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) December 30, 2020
An article on this in English, from @cnalive https://t.co/NV2Cr0Ji9P
— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) December 30, 2020
Here is @Pontifex in 2020, reaffirming that women will not be ordained—even to the Diaconate.
— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) December 30, 2020
Will the German Episcopal Conference (@dbk_online) address this public correction from Cardinal Brandmüller?#CatholicTwitter https://t.co/nYOxbu3iSM
Meanwhile in Rome...
Pope Francis Issues Law Reorganizing Vatican Finances https://t.co/fzW1vPxYO6
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) December 30, 2020
Deserving of a Popular Cult
But this is a take that will be unpopular among the Latin integralists: St. Thomas Becket was a victim of a theology of ecclesial authority that hadn't been fully worked out and yet was nonetheless asserted and practiced as dogma. Was a conflict between a Christian secular authority (especially in the form of a over-grasping monarchy) and ecclesial authority inevitable? Probably. Could it have been resolved by other means? What if the Church had not assisted in the development of Christian monarchy in the first place, and had chosen a different path?
I found this post from The Josias which perfectly reflects how St. Thomas Becket wouuld be portrayed by Latin integralists:
St. Thomas Becket, Integralisthttps://t.co/rNWrwLkX3y
— The Josias (@josias_rex) December 30, 2020
German Catholics Continue Their March
The head of the German bishops' conference: Rome does not understand Eucharist and Ecumenism, and has to change the catechism. Calls for a universal council. https://t.co/u51Q5SB8hW
— Ulrich L. Lehner (@ulrichlehner) December 28, 2020
Cowardice and Magnanimity
Of Cowardice And Magnanimity https://t.co/JVPaCU0kNb via @QuintusCurtius
— QuintusCurtius (@QuintusCurtius) December 28, 2020