Sandro Magister, The Francis Transformation

He has unveiled the true program of his pontificate in two interviews and a letter to an atheist intellectual. With respect to the popes who preceded him the separation appears ever more clear. In words and in deeds

(Rorate Caeli)

Five Appointments Made to Pope's Liturgical Celebrations Office (4141)

The office plans the ceremonies of papal liturgies.


From 2008: New appointments mark bold papal move for Liturgical reform

Fr. Thomas Hopko: Women Readers in the Divine Liturgy (mp3) (see also The Apostle Reading - mp3)

Byzantine, Texas: The Church and wedding vows

Vocations Weekend for the Western Province

November 1-3

Post by Western Dominican Province.

Catherine de Hueck Doherty - A Bridge Between East and West - Fr. Bob Wild

The Remnant on Pope Francis

Chris Ferrera

Vatican II: Recalling Our Past, Looking To Our Future
Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Second Vatican Council

Public Lectures Series
The academic year 2013-2014 brings with it a fresh lecture series to celebrate Vatican II. John Baldovin, S.J., will speak on Vatican II and the Renewal of Liturgy on October 16, 2013. For more information on this upcoming lecture, view the event's page.

BC prof.

Pravmir: St. Vladimir's Seminary Founded 75 Years Ago Today

Video from the Book Launch

Book Launch: "Saint Francis de Sales, Life and Spirit" by Fr. Joseph Boenzi, SDB

Eagle Eye Ministries - Life on the Rock

Fr. Mark and Doug welcome Fr. Nathan Cromly of Eagle Eye Ministries, to discuss their focus on Christian charity as a giving of oneself and living it out through "prayer, study, fraternal charity and apostolic serive."

Song for Wisdom

Vultus Christi: Blessed Columba Marmion

MoJ: "Pragmatic Eudaimonism"

Pope Against Pope? by Joshua Gonnerman

April 27 for Canonizations of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II

Edward Pentin

More:
Vatican News
Rome Reports

Medievalists.net: New book examines the controversy over clerical marriage in the Middle Ages

I have not yet read the thesis by Fr. Maximos Davies on involuntary sin, but I am curious whether it might be related to what I have been thinking about formal and material cooperation and "structural" or "social" sin.

The Imaginative Conservative: Male and Female Souls by Stratford Caldecott

"If the soul is the “form” of the body, one might assume that masculinity and femininity are characteristics of the soul before they are of the body."

Characteristics of the soul? I don't like the wording here, though I agree with the point he is making - being "female" or "male" is not outside of the soul.

"It seems to me that not enough attention was given to the fact that in Genesis 3:16 man’s ruling over woman is identified as a consequence of the Fall, rather than as part of the original order of things."

Ruling over women? Or lording it over women like the gentiles?

Why use "gender" instead of "sex"?

Would we say that Dr. Caldecott is trapped in the categories of late 20th ce thought?

Rorate Caeli: Traditionalism and academic censorship - a personal experience and a very grave episode by Dr. John Lamont

Forget that it is an academic journal; the editors might argue that it is a Catholic theological journal and must be held to different standards, in which case is there a danger of causing scandal or harm to the reputation of the journal if they were to publish an article by someone who is publicly associated with the SSPX?

Apparently there are some complaints about the editorial choices made by the American edition of Nova et Vetera concerning traditionalist perspectives. Will try to catch up and write a few thoughts on traditionalists tomorrow.

Chinese Philosophy Lifts Off in America by Carlin Romano

(via Warp, Weft, and Way)

NCRegister: Benedict XVI Publicly Responds to Atheist’s Critique

CSMonitor: Why it matters that Jews are standing on the Temple Mount by Christa Case Bryant
Jews are increasingly staking a claim to the Muslim-controlled Temple Mount, testing the Israeli government's resolve to avoid conflict by protecting Muslim sovereignty over the site.

The Fifth Marian Dogma: The Church’s Unused Weapon by Dr. Mark Miravalle and Richard L. Russell

Properly understood, it would not cause difficulties for Protestants (probably) or Orthodox, but is it an opportune moment to exercise papal infallibility through a dogmatic definition again? And would it really do much to solve the practical problems within the Roman Catholic churches?

Padre Pio - Celebrates the Eucharist

Philosophical Knowledge of God - Most Rev. Charles Morrerod

There are some fretting over the content of Pope Francis's interview that was published this week. Some of the bloggers write for free, but what about those for websites like Patheos?

The Order and Thomism in the Service of the Church's Intellectual Life and Universal Mission

Pravmir: Getting Married at the Bottom of the World: Trinity Church in Antarctica

Some more info.

Norcia: From Silence to Love by Fr. Cassian DiRocco, O.S.B.

OP: Holy Father Receives Master of Order

Risu: LVIV CELEBRATES 650TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN CATHEDRAL - photos

A Movie on the Council of Nicaea?

Website

A Catholic Case Against MOOCs by Jonathan Malesic

Fr. Michael Plekon on Fr. Lev Gillet

Jacob's Well: Father Lev Gillet: The Monk in the City, a Pilgrim in many worlds

Troparion of the Holy Cross in different languages

Troparion of the Holy Cross in different languages


Troparion of the Holy Cross (by SEM and Vatopedi Choirs)

"The Church as Societas Perfecta in the Schemata of Vatican I" by Patrick Granfield
From 1979 - anything more recent featuring Tametsi Deus?

An Impatient Patience: Achieving Orthodox Unity and Canonical Normalization in the West

Ancient Faith Radio podcast - mp3

Collecting some thoughts on indulgences and whether popular strains of Latin spirituality have become too focused on them, replacing communion with God with a form of works righteousness that may be orthodox with respect to God's initiative and our complete dependence upon His grace, and yet nonetheless promotes a tit-for-tat or transactional relationship with God.

Long week, no time even for a perfunctory link...

I usually don't post from America Magazine...

A School for Eastern Christians
September 9-16, 2013 Podcast - mp3

James McCann, S.J., talks about the work of the Pontifical Oriental Institute and how the school's students have been affected by the turmoil in the Middle East. This interview was recorded in May 2013.

Another From Nathaniel McCallum

Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy: Original Sin and Ephesus: Carthage’s Influence on the East

Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom at the 2013 Napa Institute Conference

Thanks to EWTN.


Celebrants: Rt. Rev. Mitered Protopresbyter Andriy Chirovsky, Fr. David Anderson, Fr. Ted Wroblicky, and Fr. James Bankston, along with Deacon Alex Wroblicky and Deacon Sabatino Carnazzo.


Related:
Fabric of faith: Many wear their religion – literally – on their sleeves

Pope Francis: Prayer Vigil for Atonement

Monachesimo PERFECTIO CONVERSATIONIS

DSPT: Book Launch: "Saint Francis de Sales, Life and Spirit" by Fr. Joseph Boenzi, SDB
Wednesday, October 2, 7.30 pm

DeSales Resource and Ministries

Chiesa: Peace Made Between Müller and Gutiérrez. But Bergoglio Isn't Falling For It

Ancient Prayer: Simple Guidelines on Saying the Jesus Prayer

Philip Jenkins: Syria's Christians Risk Eradication

NCReg: Report: Pope Francis Says John Paul II to Be Canonized April 27

Fr. Andrew Damick: The Acceptable Year of the Lord: Time and Orthodox Christianity (Sermon Sept. 1, 2013). (mp3)

The Dominican Charism

Order of Preachers Vocations

An Example of East Meets West in the New World

New Mexico, specifically - Orthodox Arts Journal: Recent Design Work for Orthodox New Mexico

All Saints of North America (OCA) in Albuquerque
St. Michael the Archangel (OCA) in Canones, NM

Aleteia: Windows to Eternity: Decoding the Symbolism in the Icon Tradition by Karen Andrews

Rome Reports: Pope Francis names Spanish priest as Vatican City's number two man

Chiesa: Vatican Diary / Another Venetian at the top, after more than three centuries

Jeffrey Tucker on Msgr. Schuler

The Hero of the Mighty Musical Struggle

America Magazine: Readings: The Real Bergoglio

Orthodox Arts Journal: Seat of Wisdom by Jonathan Pageau

(see also Can Statuary Act as Icon? by Aidan Hart)

Rorate Caeli Review of John Senior's Posthumously Published Last Book

Rorate book review: The Remnants

Gotta get a copy.

CNN: Greenland Megacanyon

Andrew Louth's Introductory Book on Orthodoxy

Introducing Eastern Orthodox Theology

Eastern Christian Books: Andrew Louth on Orthodoxy

Related:
ACEOT: Eastern Orthodox Theology: a Personal Introduction
NOT ANOTHER INTRODUCING ORTHODOXY BOOK!
londinoupolis
A Vow of Conversation

Coffee with Sister Vassa (September 2)

(via Byzantine, Texas)

the YT channel

Seems like this will be a weekly feature.

Vatican Insider: That modernist "heretic" friend of Pope John XXIII’s

Beauty, Chant Bring Life to Monastery

Via the Monks of Norcia:

Vatican Radio: Pope Francis celebrates Saint Augustine

The Ignatius Press edition of Restless Heart should be available on DVD soon, in both "theatrical" and "extended" (or original uncut) versions.

Related:
Order of Preachers Vocations: In Praise of the Rule of St. Augustine

The Monastery: Mr. Vig and the Nun - Documentary Trailer

Pious Tale?

The Catholic Spirit: Retired pope’s secretary says ‘mystical experience’ story is untrue
CNA

Knights of Columbus - Address of His Beatitude Sviatoslav

Chiesa: Vatican Diary / Pope Benedict's Parting Shot
It concerns the rite of baptism. He wanted "Church of God" to be said instead of "Christian community." The order to change was issued a few days before his resignation. And it went into effect after the election of Francis

From the article:

In practice pope Joseph Ratzinger, as a sophisticated theologian, wanted that in the baptismal rite it should be clearly said that it is the Church of God - which subsists fully in the Catholic Church - that receives those who are being baptized, and not generically the “Christian community,” a term that also signifies the individual local communities or non-Catholic confessions, like the Protestants.

Praise the Lord from the Heavens

FPR: What You Need to Know About Hans Urs von Balthasar by Rodney Howsare

Pravmir: Metropolitan Hilarion: Through participation in church sacraments, we partake of the Divine light

Enough to Silence Traditionalists

And others who were critical of Benedict XVI's decision to resign? Ratzinger gives reason for resigning: “God told me to”
NCR

Grassroots Ecumenism?

Original Sin and Orthodoxy: Reflections on Carthage by Nathaniel McCallum

"Pacem in Terris: After 50 Years," Session One: Human Rights: Catholic and Secular

Paolo Carozza

Memorial of St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Memorial for St. Bernard of Clairvaux.




The same Bernard who gets blamed by Leon Podles.

Anselm Müller, "The Spiritual Nature of Man"

Monastery of Saint Mary of la Garde

Rorate Caeli: Grand Opening of the new buildings of the Monastery of La Garde, France

(See also Solemn Profession in Nursia)

Edit. Over at NLM: Q & A with Dom Mark Daniel Kirby on Silverstream Priory

"Aquinas and Orthodoxy"

The talk is not by Marcus Plested, but by Fr. Andrew Louth, given for the Oxford Orthodox Christian Student Society on October 20, 2011.


Fr. Andrew did write a review of Dr. Plested's book which was published in First Things (subscription required).

M. Burcht Pranger, "Bernard of Clairvaux, The Last of the Church Fathers"

Something in the Daily Cal: A glimpse into modern-day Orthodox Christianity


A minority Christian group that is of no significance in the US - the article would fit with the PC sensibility of the Daily Cal.

Cappella Papale in the Sistine Chapel - Apostolic Liturgy par excellence

The title of the pope seems to be an exaggeration, though the author probably did not intend it to be such.

Vatican Radio: Pope sends greeting to Rimini meeting

Still Too Early to Judge?

Ars Orandi: Pope Francis is Shaking up the Catholic Right... and the Conservatives are taking it out on the Traditionalists
The perspective of a NCR reporter: Pope Francis is unsettling -- and dividing -- the Catholic right by David Gibson
Pope Francis discovers charismatic movement a gift to the whole church


Maybe everyone should take a time out and focus on their own community first.

Holy Mass for the Assumption of Mary and Angelus

text of homily

Fr. John Welch, "The Interior Castle of St. Teresa of Avila"

The talk by Fr. Deacon Sabatino Carnazzo at the Eparchy of Parma's annual pilgrimage at the Shrine of Our Lady of Mariapoch:

A Workshop on Divinization

Coming up at the Liturgical Institute: September 12 & 13, 2013: Divinization: Becoming Partakers of the Divine Nature

It looks like this is being done wholly from a Latin perspective?

Fr. Thomas Loya: The Sacramental Worldview

Called to Communion: The Freedom of the Church: A Review of Hugo Rahner’s Church and State in Early Christianity

Another Week

Another Orthodox representation of Catholic teaching on original sin, this time at Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy: Original and Ancestral Sin: A Brief Comparison.

Rorate Caeli: Insignia of the Pope

How much of these really need to be brought back? There are undoubtedly some who are disappointed that Pope Benedict did not do enough to restore Catholic "tradition" in this regard. Meanwhile, a recovery of a proper understanding of the episcopal office (and the office of the pope) is neglected?

Two Dominican Heavyweights

Serge-Thomas Bonino and Romanus Cessario

"Pacem in Terris: After 50 Years," Session Three: Sovereignty and Subsidiarity, Jean Bethke Elshtain

Thomistica.net: NCBQ Issue Devoted to the Critique of the New Natural Law Theory Available for Download - link

I may pick up a hard copy regardless...

Jean Bethke Elshtain Videos

Related:

Talks from the Searching for the Sacred Symposium at Ancient Faith Radio

here

Jean Bethke Elshtain

Jean Bethke Elshtain, a Political Scientist Unafraid to Talk God, Has Died - her faculty page. Chicago Tribune. Christianity Today. National Review.

Mirror of Justice: Jean Bethke Elshtain and "Legal Moralism"

Other on Jean Elshtain: Elshtain on Catholic Social Thought in America
Elshtain's "Augustine and the Limits of Politics"

Eastern Christian Books: The Problem of Sovereignty

Related:
The problems of mandatory sentencing and federal overreach:
Seven Shot Guns Shells, No Weapons, But 15 Years in Prison

Leading from the Front

Are We Walking to Heaven Backward? A Pastoral Consideration of Liturgical “orientation.” by Msgr. Charles Pope

CNS: Lessons from the Christian east

"Bishop John M. Botean of the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of St George's in Canton, Ohio, recently gave CNS a quick explanation of the appeal of Eastern Christian spirituality. Originally produced May 17, 2012."