Priorities?

Ave Maria!

Just out!

Our book collecting all proceedings from our first Marian Conference, Dundee 2023. This book inaugurates our new publisher: ‘Mary House Press’ run by the Marian Franciscans in the UK.

Available on https://t.co/yaX6s91MS0 and on https://t.co/G9UBWoGanZ. pic.twitter.com/QyaWoAjGQH

— The Marian Franciscans (@marianfriars) September 14, 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

Pope Francis Evoked a Lot of Responses to This

At Angelus, Pope Francis says: "It is curious that in the accounts of the multiplication of the loaves in the Gospels the verb 'multiply' never appears", adding "The real miracle is not multiplication that produces vanity and power, but the sharing, that increases love" pic.twitter.com/hOo2HziQsB

— Catholic Sat (@CatholicSat) July 25, 2021

And a Latin understanding of sacrifice and spirituality...

Today’s Gospel records a small act of generosity. A boy gives his offerings: five loaves and two fish. The Lord blessed the food and miraculously it fed 5,000.

The Lord could’ve created a feast ex nihilo, but He accepts and transforms our meager gifts for His glorious purpose.

— Fr. Thomas Petri, OP (@PetriOP) July 25, 2021

Shalom World

A Latin Mindset

From: The Futility of Diversity by Donald DeMarco

Just as God unified the cosmos, He can also unify the nations. But this will not take place until enough prayers are said and sufficient sacrifices are made.

A Return to Mysticism?

Reappropriating the Mystery and Meaning of Salvation in Christ
by Robert Imbelli of @BostonCollege via @leodelo2
https://t.co/QTDgU2L1E6 #wednesdaythought #CatholicTwitter #Wednesdayvibe #Catholic #WednesdayMotivation #religion #theology

— Church Life Journal (@ChurchLifeND) June 16, 2021

Various spiritual writers and theologians have been praised as being precursors of Vatican II in calling for the return of the Christian faithful to the pursuit of holiness. But was a synod the appropriate means for trying to implement such a reform? A centralized system cannot help but look for a centralized solution; was a better way possible? Are there too many human obstacles to the action of the Holy Spirit, especially in the form of ecclesial power structures?

Projecting unto St. Joseph

Whet your political-theological appetite: Joseph is traditionally opposed to Herod, as the Just Man is opposed to the Tyrant; Joseph reveals fatherhood as a fundamental political and spiritual form, passing on the line of David beyond biological descent.

— New Polity (@PostliberalTho1) June 16, 2021

What do we know of the virtues or example of St. Joseph? Nothing. We can know something about the virtues of Christ by participating in Him; what knowledge can we have of St. Joseph, about whom (and the Theotokos as well) so little was written, even if one considers the apocrypha. One can only project what thinks are the virtues of a man and of a woman unto them, and what if one's understanding of masculine and feminine excellences are incorrect? It becomes a form of creating a false authority to justify one's assumptions - a form of circular reasoning.

St. Joseph Summit

CWR Dispatch: 3-day Saint Joseph Summit virtual conference to focus on St. Joseph as spiritual father

An interview with Deacon Steve Greco, founder of Spirit Filled Hearts Ministry, about the Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2021 virtual event, which will feature over 30 speakers.

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CWR: What do you think Joseph was like?

Deacon Greco: He was a compassionate man. Imagine how hard it was for him to see his betrothed come back from seeing her cousin Elizabeth, but with a child he knew wasn’t his. Some men at that time would have had their wives stoned in such a situation, but Joseph instead planned to quietly divorce her.

Joseph was also open to the Holy Spirit, the promptings of God. When God revealed to him in a dream that Mary had not sinned, but that the Child was of the Holy Spirit, he accepted what God told him and brought Mary into his home. He did not have to accept that dream; he had to discern that it was from God.

Joseph was a man of great faith, of great patience, and one who loved his family. Imagine the stress on him when it was time for Mary to give birth. He must have been frantic, but in the end was able to secure the perfect place. I’m sure a stable in Bethlehem was not the script he would have been written, but when he saw this was the direction God pointed him, he went with it.

CWR: Do you picture Joseph as old or young?

Deacon Greco: I have to go with what Fr. Calloway said in Consecration to St. Joseph. Not too many old men would have been able to dash from Bethlehem to Egypt to escape King Herod’s soldiers. He may not have been a teenager like Mary, but I suspect he was in his 20s or early 30s.

Where's the Video of His Prayer Life?

What's stirring about his clip isn't that, 50 years ago, a kid could describe the humility of Christ. What's stirring is that this kid describes Christ's humility with conviction. He believes it. He loves it. He desires it. Every catechetical program can turn out kids like this. https://t.co/R1gyOWctgH

— Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP (@FrAquinasOP) May 4, 2021

Catechesis does only so much.

A Latin Perspective, Naturally

The emphasis on giving back to God...

The Eucharist is Jesus himself who gives himself entirely to us. Nourishing ourselves of Him and abiding in Him through Eucharistic Communion, if we do so with faith, transforms our life, transforms it into a gift to God and to our brothers and sisters. #HolyThursday

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 1, 2021

Eucharistia ipse Iesus est, qui ex integro nobis dono datur. Eo pasci et in Eo per eucharisticam Communionem commorari, si hoc cum fide facimus, vitam nostram innovat, in donum innovat Deo et fratribus. #FeriaVinCenaDomini

— Papa Franciscus (@Pontifex_ln) April 1, 2021

Latin Catechesis?

This is why we need kids at Mass. You think some adult is going to shout “it’s blood time” when it is, in fact, blood time? https://t.co/YQQWSYtaLt

— Fr. David Paternostro, SJ (@DavidPaternostr) March 21, 2021

What would the alternative to this understanding be? Christ is becoming present on the altar? Christ comes to dwell with us?

Projection onto St. Joseph

The Holy Family devotion as a logical consequence of the development of Latin popular piety. If only Fr. Louis Bouyer were still here to comment on this. Moreover, could St. Joseph be exploited by Latin progs to subvert patriarchy, because they have forgotten the authority of God? Certainly.

I pray that every family may feel the living presence of the Holy Family of Nazareth in their own home, that they may fill our small domestic communities with sincere and generous love, a source of joy even in trials and difficulties. #AmorisLaetitia pic.twitter.com/ku78PZroiC

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 19, 2021

A great read from Bishop Conley. https://t.co/tOOZ4RuiqD

— Fr. Thomas Petri, OP (@PetriOP) March 19, 2021

Into the Heart of the Father by Leonard DeLorenzo

Yesterday, @timothypomalley gave me this book.

As you might be able to see, I wrote this book, and yet Tim received the first copy of the book.

Why? Because the world is a funny place. pic.twitter.com/Nzk8hSvAYJ

— Leonard J. DeLorenzo (@leodelo2) March 17, 2021

Latin Projection onto St. Joseph?

On 8 December 2020, @Pontifex announced the “Year of Saint Joseph."

To celebrate this great year and feast day, join IHE Fellow Michael Pakaluk (@CatholicUniv, @TheBuschSchool) and Fr. @dlongenecker1 to discuss Saint Joseph and ordinary holiness: https://t.co/2bsJjEtibz pic.twitter.com/Xytbr16yP6

— IHE (@HumanEcologyCUA) March 15, 2021

Saint Joseph, reverent father and protector of Holy Church by Fr. Matthew MacDonald

Hrm.

Congratulations to IHE Fellow Michael Pakaluk, who released his new translation of the Gospel of John yesterday! It's presently the #1 release in New Testament Criticism & Interpretation on Amazon: https://t.co/iPxRJI4XvM.#GospelofJohn #FellowFeature pic.twitter.com/iykgIv32bc

— IHE (@HumanEcologyCUA) February 17, 2021

John Cavadini on the Theotokos

Today is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. @JohnCavadini presents a renewed Marian dogmatic in this essay:https://t.co/dltqxqkZId

— Church Life Journal (@ChurchLifeND) January 1, 2021

A Latin Icon, Obviously

Mother of God of Guadalupe, intercede for us! pic.twitter.com/r3LvX2Unhl

— Bishop Chandler Holder Jones (@bishopchandler) December 11, 2020

There Is a Place for Hope in the Christian Life

And considering the Last Things frequently. But is the eschaton our primary motivation or God in the present? Focusing too much on our subjective beatitude instead of objective beatitude (God) can lead to that sort of piety which focuses on the accumulation of good works and merit, rather than God. Purification of one's self so that one can focus on God is what is important; everything else will be taken care of accordingly.

I think we need more homilies on heaven. Fixing the mind and heart on the good things to come helps to bear well and patiently the sufferings and sorrows of the present. To live for heaven is neither escapist nor cowardly: it's Christian. https://t.co/isHX4A26QQ

— Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP (@PatrickMaryOP) December 5, 2020

"Spiritual Exercises for a Secular Age'

Is there a place for Ignatian spirituality for lay Roman Catholics?

I really enjoyed this conversation with Fr. Ryan Duns on "Spiritual Exercises for a Secular Age."

Brought to you by @McGrathND, @RedeemerRadio, and @UNDPress, with a book excerpt forthcoming from @ChurchLifeND https://t.co/PHDcqzl9Q6

— Leonard J. DeLorenzo (@leodelo2) December 1, 2020

A Latin Traditionalist View of Purgatory and Indulgences

The Modern Scandal of Indulgences: It’s Not What You Think

Promotion of Bridal Mysticism?

Investiture as a Bridal Ceremony by Peter Kwasniewski