Why

The Story of the Astronaut Who Took the Eucharist to Space

Mike Hopkins was raised in a Protestant family, but when he married a Catholic woman, and decided to raise their sons in this faith.

After a period of discernment, he joined the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults… pic.twitter.com/R1anWrkOGb

— ChurchPOP (@Church_POP) July 22, 2024

Not Robert Louis Stevenson

‘Non possumus’ (Thoughts about ‘Kidnapped’) | Brad Miner: A new film about what today would be a terrible crime – and was considered so by most in 1858 – slanders Pope Pius IX. Judge not! https://t.co/DWMeHcQVfb pic.twitter.com/BoonCN811A

— The Catholic Thing (@catholicthing) July 11, 2024

Again?

Fr John Berg Elected Superior General of the FSSP https://t.co/Xyt5ab062J pic.twitter.com/OdsVVUBE2B

— NLM (@NLMblog) July 11, 2024

Bishop Schneider Interview Collection

Liturgical and Eucharistic Reflections in New Collection of Bishop Schneider Interviews https://t.co/KVe0TefAg7 pic.twitter.com/W2VvqoiS8j

— NLM (@NLMblog) July 3, 2024

Liberal Arts or Liberalism?

Missed our Reunions event with @BenSasse and @McCormickProf? Not to worry! The video of "Great Minds Matter: Western Civilization and the Liberal Arts" is available on our website and YouTube!https://t.co/QWJH1O1K6j

— James Madison Program (@MadisonProgram) June 18, 2024

Who Will Budge First?

The new Vatican document “The Bishop of Rome” clocks in at around 43,000 words.

That’s somewhere between three to six hours of reading.

Here’s a brief guide for busy readers: https://t.co/dgUZn4hcNU

— The Pillar (@PillarCatholic) June 13, 2024

Just Excommunicate Them if Necessary

Big new developments in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church’s “liturgy war” 🇮🇳

- Priests face July 3 deadline to accept new uniform liturgy.

- Those who fail to comply “will be considered to have left the communion of the Catholic Church.”

Report: https://t.co/JbYIfez4lo

— Luke Coppen (@LukeCoppen) June 10, 2024

Growing Pains for CL?

Communion and Liberation was once among the biggest and boldest of all the movements, and is now struggling to shake off a decade-long period of crisis and retrenchment.https://t.co/AEkmKlWzMF

— Crux (@Crux) June 7, 2024

Latin Devotion

Our Lord’s Request for the Institution of the Feast of His Sacred Heart https://t.co/KwtVTPLmsM pic.twitter.com/3SuQ80xqhe

— NLM (@NLMblog) June 3, 2024

Thomistic Christology

Tune into the podcast for a discussion on the Trinitarian dimension of the Last Supper and of the Eucharist.https://t.co/lsyFZMKTOV

— Thomistic Institute (@ThomisticInst) May 28, 2024

Still Trying

"#Synodality translates the Trinitarian dynamism with which God comes to meet humanity into spiritual attitudes and ecclesial processes.
(Synthesis Report 2 a)#synod2024 #synodonsynodality #synod pic.twitter.com/Qmc6MSXAgP

— Synod.va (@Synod_va) May 26, 2024

What Will the Result Be?

Cardinal Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, meets with Pope Tawadros II, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, to discuss 'Fiducia supplicans' and the Coptic Holy Synod’s statement regarding "same-sex marriage."https://t.co/2Id8ssICnY

— Vatican News (@VaticanNews) May 23, 2024

After the Coptic Church in Egypt earlier this year severed dialogue with the Vatican over its declaration approving blessings for those in same-sex unions, the pope’s doctrine czar has traveled to Cairo an in attempt to smooth things over.https://t.co/JTm4AEzb3u

— Crux (@Crux) May 25, 2024

The Bergoglian Legacy: Centralization

with a veneer of populism.

The Vatican’s top doctrinal office is centralizing its authority over the investigation of alleged Marian apparitions under new norms it issued Friday, a break from past protocols that gave local bishops greater autonomy in discerning such cases. https://t.co/KPI29lDTAZ

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) May 17, 2024

Maybe

Do Bishops Have Rights vis-à-vis the Pope? Does the Pope Have Duties vis-à-vis the Bishops? https://t.co/vRA333plO3 pic.twitter.com/lVqhzmrFG9

— NLM (@NLMblog) May 16, 2024

A Unity That Requires Uniformity

In a meeting with Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and members of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church at the Vatican on Monday, Pope Francis urged unity and obedience amid a long-simmering liturgical conflict that continues to rock the Eastern church. https://t.co/2s1lfRs6sy

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) May 13, 2024

Holy Julian of Norwich

A Reader’s Guide to the Mystical Writings of Julian of Norwich https://t.co/Y6poUXtkOu pic.twitter.com/FYcprgJ9Fi

— NLM (@NLMblog) May 13, 2024

I Could Agree with This

but the inquiry might not lead to the desired conclusions. His premises would not align with the Natural Law.

Pro-LGBT German Cardinal Reinhard Marx has called for changes to ‘the theology of Holy Orders’ and said the Church should be subjected to a ‘social-scientific examination.'#CatholicX #CatholicChurch #Catholic #Germanyhttps://t.co/wPss6wUivs

— LifeSiteNews (@LifeSite) May 8, 2024

Norcia Update

Norcia’s New Sanctuary Paintings in Honor of Our Lady https://t.co/LzZyNAceoR pic.twitter.com/weORdGfwON

— NLM (@NLMblog) May 6, 2024

"Infinite Dignity"

Diane Montagna Interviews Edward Feser on 'Dignitas infinita' | The imprecise and extreme rhetoric about human dignity in the new Declaration, and the radical new conclusion about the death penalty that the Declaration draws from this rhetoric, are . . .https://t.co/bdSppg7kDw pic.twitter.com/tyI9c2cqGS

— The Catholic Thing (@catholicthing) May 4, 2024

Memory Eternal

Fr John Hunwicke, RIP https://t.co/7nu3HT43nB pic.twitter.com/IdR9PEFwdV

— NLM (@NLMblog) May 2, 2024

The Sunday of the Samaritan Woman

The Sunday of the Samaritan Woman https://t.co/qnZOnYPvHB pic.twitter.com/rjDvEceWfb

— NLM (@NLMblog) April 28, 2024

A Summary of Integralism

Our editors respond to a recent conversation between Bishop Barron and D.C. Schindler on integralism. https://t.co/BnNtoX380o

— The Josias (@josias_rex) April 22, 2024

NLM Doing the Latin Thing

The Solemnity of St Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church 2024 https://t.co/FCjZh76wbd pic.twitter.com/YfOJTtjkea

— NLM (@NLMblog) April 17, 2024

Thomist Latins Doing Their Thing

Important Conference in London: The Royal Priesthood and the Renewal of the Church https://t.co/M99GaofUXG pic.twitter.com/rdIIqxPEXz

— NLM (@NLMblog) April 16, 2024

Not "Ex Cathedra"

Something the debate over Dignitas Infinita has so far oddly neglected to call much attention to is that it seems that it has now been conclusively demonstrated that a pope can teach error when not speaking ex cathedra. For the new DDF document (issued with the pope’s approval)…

— Edward Feser (@FeserEdward) April 9, 2024

Return to "Tradition"

Pope Francis reinstates the papal title of ‘Patriarch of the West’ (the title was removed in 2006) in the annual Vatican Diptychs (Pontificio Annuario del Vaticano 2024), which will be released next Tuesday. https://t.co/b9TN1pfQGg

— Aristomenis Papadimitriou (@arist0men1s) April 8, 2024

Obsequium Religiosum

At this Press Conference for the Vatican’s document on Human Dignity, coming prepared with a copy of the Code of Canon law, Tucho Fernández bizarrely starts quoting Can. 752 that religious submission of the intellect and will must be given to a doctrine which the Supreme Pontiff… pic.twitter.com/Nv52hackYV

— Catholic Sat (@CatholicSat) April 8, 2024

Müller on Carlson

Ep. 87 Gerhard Müller is one the few Catholic Cardinals who’s happy to remind the world that the Church doesn’t actually belong to the Pope. pic.twitter.com/qMaocUzzhd

— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) March 30, 2024

This is Thomism

Come see, hear, and read this year's St. Thomas Day lecture from the California campus, “Recovering the Substance of Eucharistic Doctrine,” by Dr. Joshua Hochschild @MSMU https://t.co/B0XJ7hsgoP pic.twitter.com/PpArunIWDJ

— ThomasAquinasCollege (@TACollege) March 26, 2024

J Pageau and Fr. Maximos

17 Days left to sign up for the @PatristicNectar Lenten retreat with me and Fr. Maximos Constas https://t.co/QDayRUYPhZ pic.twitter.com/c5uK9d6Ws0

— Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) March 12, 2024

TJW

Dropping Monday. pic.twitter.com/3PCIOeQjW5

— John DeRosa (@jderosa1990) March 23, 2024

Another Chant for the Byzantine Liturgy of the Presanctified

Another Chant for the Byzantine Liturgy of the Presanctified https://t.co/mCWX0zKe6H pic.twitter.com/2SJvcPpbuU

— NLM (@NLMblog) March 20, 2024

Latin Theology of Suffering

“Suffering has the power to transform us to be like Christ…” @PaulSenz @cworldreport interviews Dr. Mark Giszczak, author of "Suffering: What Every Catholic Should Know" (@IgnatiusPress @Augustine_Inst): https://t.co/OUFAtLthAh

— Ignatius Insight (@ignatiusinsight) March 11, 2024

Latins Wish for the Old Days

The 85th Anniversary of the Election of Pope Pius XII https://t.co/JSKNt5Iasl pic.twitter.com/MWT9BSAjq3

— NLM (@NLMblog) March 2, 2024

An Old Movie of Mount Athos

A Film of Mt Athos More Than A Century Ago https://t.co/wbOiqVTrBj pic.twitter.com/e4Ewe66ueR

— NLM (@NLMblog) February 29, 2024

Feasts of the Holy Cross

The Commemorations of the Holy Cross in the Byzantine Liturgical Year https://t.co/1SdO0jMQIe pic.twitter.com/im34zEsmBn

— NLM (@NLMblog) February 28, 2024

Their Definition of Virtue Is Inadequate

Last Thursday, @ProfAbela, Joseph E. Capizzi, Father Gregory Pine, O.P., and @AndrewMYuengert joined the IHE and @TheBuschSchool to discuss “Catholic Social Teaching in Practice.”

Watch the recording here: https://t.co/pjl4LDssn8 pic.twitter.com/dSBvUrqirj

— IHE (@HumanEcologyCUA) February 27, 2024

Chapp and DC Schindler on DL Schindler

My latest podcast interview. This one was on the intellectual legacy of the late, great, David L. Schindler. I am joined by his son, David C. Schindler and the poet/playwrite/theologian, Reuben Slife of New Polity. I am also joined by my former colleague, Rodney Howsare.…

— Larry Chapp (@LarryChappGS22) February 22, 2024

Gorman's Book on Metaphysics

Michael Gorman's forthcoming A Contemporary Introduction to Thomistic Metaphysics is sure to be a must-read https://t.co/Fyzg8KpL72 #Amazon via @Amazon

— Edward Feser (@FeserEdward) February 22, 2024

More Word of Fire Products

Friends, Fr. Robert P. Imbelli is one of the most thought-provoking and salient writers in the Church today.

“Christ Brings All Newness,” the latest from Word on Fire Academic, offers a collection of some of his very best work.

Learn more: https://t.co/nhCC5dMt0q. pic.twitter.com/ks6mnOKT0v

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) February 17, 2024

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Friends, I am pleased to announce the release of the first issue of “The New Ressourcement,” a new quarterly academic journal of theology and philosophy from Word on Fire Academic.

Learn more at https://t.co/HLf0ghngEq. pic.twitter.com/YZj1vJrr78

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) February 15, 2024

Unworthy

#PopeFrancis today also named several new consultors to @Synod_va, including German religious, Sr Birgit Weiler, a theology professor in Perú, who in an April 2023 interview said: “I believe it must be possible for women who feel called to do so to be admitted to the priesthood.” https://t.co/Zr4iVGTjDt pic.twitter.com/YEwQtFAcWU

— Diane Montagna (@dianemontagna) February 17, 2024

R. Barron Product

Friends, I am pleased to announce the release of the first issue of “The New Ressourcement,” a new quarterly academic journal of theology and philosophy from Word on Fire Academic.

Learn more at https://t.co/HLf0ghngEq. pic.twitter.com/YZj1vJrr78

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) February 15, 2024

Trads Try to Distinguish

Announcing the latest book from Os Justi Press, our most impressive title to date, an anthology of 50 essays by 26 prominent and respected authors:

“Ultramontanism and Tradition: The Role of Papal Authority in the Catholic Faith”https://t.co/bS6GMPbFts pic.twitter.com/WABNXRNhcO

— Peter Kwasniewski (@DrKwasniewski) February 7, 2024

Portent of Things to Come?

After completing his massive overhaul of the Roman curia in 2022, Pope Francis has now turned his attention to women, inviting several female theologians and even a female Anglican bishop to informally join his select group of advisors.https://t.co/ehgrTc2dCZ

— Crux (@Crux) February 6, 2024

Female Anglican Bishop Addresses Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals | National Catholic Register https://t.co/G6LWdJVnqh @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) February 6, 2024

Whose Standards?

Not every teacher has the gift of discerning souls, but it is natural to notice the character, temperament, and personality of one’s students.

Saint John Henry Newman kept detailed notes of his students’ virtues and vices. https://t.co/V9yWh3W1hm

— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) January 27, 2024

The Modern Latin Devotion Continues to Develop

The more one has accepted the invitation to become friends with the Lord Jesus and through him the Father, the greater possibility there is for an intimate and living friendship with St. Joseph in Christ.
--John Cavadini

The Fatherly Heart of Saint Josephhttps://t.co/l1eeizr2Vr

— Church Life Journal (@ChurchLifeND) January 27, 2024

Axios

On January 10 during Vespers, Professor Emeritus Fr. Basil Cole, O.P. was officially recognized as a Master of Sacred Theology, one of the highest awards the Order of Preachers can bestow.
Read more below and join us in congratulating Fr. Basile Cole, O.P.!… pic.twitter.com/7pRxPR3xGG

— Pontifical Faculty at Dominican House of Studies (@PFIC_DHS) January 27, 2024

Why? So the Orthodox Could Disavow Their Participation?

An ecumenical musical event in Beirut featuring 400 singers kicked off the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity with a praise and worship night dedicated to praying for peace and unity in the region. https://t.co/EXP7EBvRZd

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) January 22, 2024

An Analogy That Needs to Die

According to 'The Tablet', the director of the Catholic News Agency in Poland wants to promote 'a healthy separation of Church and State'. This is like wanting to promote a healthy separation of soul and body.

— Fr Thomas Crean OP (@crean_fr) January 20, 2024

No Resolution in Sight?

MUMBAI – A recent change of leadership in India’s Syro-Malabar Church apparently doesn’t mean a change in policy on a long-running liturgical dispute, as the church’s governing synod under its new top prelate has once again called for obedien...https://t.co/PxjSik8Uzw

— Crux (@Crux) January 17, 2024

We Can Hardly Wait

Vatican’s Doctrinal Office Preparing ‘Very Important Document on Human Dignity,’ Cardinal Fernández Says | National Catholic Register https://t.co/Ibn3bmcCSf @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) January 13, 2024

Bl. Columba Marmion

The latest Sed Contra podcast episode is now live. Dr. Matthew Minerd (@PhilCatholic), Pater Edmund Waldstein, O.Cist., and Dr. Danny Garland discuss the life and work of Blessed Columba Marmion, O.S.B.https://t.co/JlM5U7bN6J

— The Sacra Doctrina Project (@sacradoctrina) January 11, 2024

Good Luck

The new leader of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is the 10th son in his family 🇮🇳: https://t.co/VcjDkL0ApA

— Luke Coppen (@LukeCoppen) January 10, 2024

What's Next for the Syro-Malabars??

The bishops of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church are meeting to elect a new leader.

What’s the process? And who is being tipped for the post? 🇮🇳 https://t.co/cRQjtEKoTR

— Luke Coppen (@LukeCoppen) January 9, 2024

Nicholas Rescher Passes

The Center regrets to report that Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy, Dr. Nicholas Rescher, has passed away.

Dr. Nick Rescher, former Center Director and Center Chairman, leaves an outstanding legacy of philosophical work.

Learn more: https://t.co/CeSUpt96AN pic.twitter.com/dY57rL2XP1

— Center for PhilSci (@Center4PhilSci) January 5, 2024

Mediocrats in Charge

The Vatican’s doctrine office has issued a press release on the reception of ‘Fiducia supplicans.’

What’s changed? And what happens next?https://t.co/lgPFDfaYNy

— The Pillar (@PillarCatholic) January 4, 2024

The Vatican’s doctrine office has issued a press release on the reception of ‘Fiducia supplicans.’

What’s changed? And what happens next?https://t.co/lgPFDfaYNy

— The Pillar (@PillarCatholic) January 4, 2024