Elder Paisios became known for a number of controversial political statements and prophecies. These include the prediction that a war with Turkey will lead to a restoration of a Greater Greece that includes Albania, Macedonia and Byzantium (Istanbul), and the mass conversion of Turks from Islam to Orthodox Christianity. Many Greeks have compared Paisios to Nostradamus.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Another Article on Elder Paisios
Greek Reporter:
Jacques Dupuis v. Dominus Iesus
Dialogue Among the Religions. “Dominus Iesus” On Trial Again
The accusations have been prompted by the posthumous publication of two texts by the theologian Jacques Dupuis. And they are aimed at the two authors of that document: Joseph Ratzinger and John Paul II. But the pope emeritus responds point by point
by Sandro Magister
The accusations have been prompted by the posthumous publication of two texts by the theologian Jacques Dupuis. And they are aimed at the two authors of that document: Joseph Ratzinger and John Paul II. But the pope emeritus responds point by point
by Sandro Magister
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Monday, January 12, 2015
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Friday, January 09, 2015
So What Does Metropolitan Hilarion Think of Doing Away with These Clerical Vestments
Since they are of such late origin? On the Sakkos and the Mitre by Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)
Thursday, January 08, 2015
I'm a Kasperite
Fr. Hunwicke: CDF condemns Kasper's ecclesiology
In which Fr. Hunwicke quotes Communionis Notio:
" ... the particular Churches, insofar as they are 'part of the one Church of Christ,' have a special relationship of 'mutual interiority' with the whole, that is, with the universal Church, because in every particular Church 'the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church of Christ is truly present and active'. For this reason, 'the universal Church cannot be conceived as the sum of the particular Churches, or as a federation of particular Churches'. It is not the result of the communion of the Churches, but, in its essential mystery, it is a reality ontologically and temporally prior to every individual particular Church. Indeed, according to the Fathers, ontologically, the Church-mystery, the Church that is one and unique, precedes creation, and gives birth to the particular Churches as her daughters. She expresses herself in them; she is the mother and not the offspring of the particular Churches. Furthermore, the Church is manifested, temporally, on the day of Pentecost in the community of the one hundred and twenty gathered around Mary and the twelve apostles, the representatives of the one unique Church and founders-to-be of the local churches, who have a mission directed to the world. From the beginning the Church speaks all languages.
"From the Church, which in its origins and its first manifestation is universal, have arisen the different local Churches, as particular expressions of the one unique Church of Jesus Christ. Arising within and out of the universal Church, they have their ecclesiality in her and from her. Hence the formula of the Second Vatican Council: The Church in and formed out of the Churches (Ecclesia in et ex Ecclesiis), is inseparable from this other formula: The Churches in and formed out of the Church (Ecclesiae in et ex Ecclesia*)."
I've been using the model of a federation of particular Churches as an alternate way of understanding Vatican I's claims about the papal office -- in opposition to a ultramontanist, monarchical model with the bishop of Rome at the top of the pyramid, having the authority to micromanage. It would seem that the note from the CDF makes the former model untenable. But is it unintenable in so far as we are talking only about the authority of the bishops, especially of the bishop of Rome, rather than the essential nature of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ? I affirm that as well, and that Christ is the head of the Church while the bishops are His representatives here on earth. So how are they coordinated? After all, are there any prominent Orthodox bishops or theologians who deny the unity of Christ's Church?
In which Fr. Hunwicke quotes Communionis Notio:
" ... the particular Churches, insofar as they are 'part of the one Church of Christ,' have a special relationship of 'mutual interiority' with the whole, that is, with the universal Church, because in every particular Church 'the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church of Christ is truly present and active'. For this reason, 'the universal Church cannot be conceived as the sum of the particular Churches, or as a federation of particular Churches'. It is not the result of the communion of the Churches, but, in its essential mystery, it is a reality ontologically and temporally prior to every individual particular Church. Indeed, according to the Fathers, ontologically, the Church-mystery, the Church that is one and unique, precedes creation, and gives birth to the particular Churches as her daughters. She expresses herself in them; she is the mother and not the offspring of the particular Churches. Furthermore, the Church is manifested, temporally, on the day of Pentecost in the community of the one hundred and twenty gathered around Mary and the twelve apostles, the representatives of the one unique Church and founders-to-be of the local churches, who have a mission directed to the world. From the beginning the Church speaks all languages.
"From the Church, which in its origins and its first manifestation is universal, have arisen the different local Churches, as particular expressions of the one unique Church of Jesus Christ. Arising within and out of the universal Church, they have their ecclesiality in her and from her. Hence the formula of the Second Vatican Council: The Church in and formed out of the Churches (Ecclesia in et ex Ecclesiis), is inseparable from this other formula: The Churches in and formed out of the Church (Ecclesiae in et ex Ecclesia*)."
I've been using the model of a federation of particular Churches as an alternate way of understanding Vatican I's claims about the papal office -- in opposition to a ultramontanist, monarchical model with the bishop of Rome at the top of the pyramid, having the authority to micromanage. It would seem that the note from the CDF makes the former model untenable. But is it unintenable in so far as we are talking only about the authority of the bishops, especially of the bishop of Rome, rather than the essential nature of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ? I affirm that as well, and that Christ is the head of the Church while the bishops are His representatives here on earth. So how are they coordinated? After all, are there any prominent Orthodox bishops or theologians who deny the unity of Christ's Church?
Metropolitan Athanasios of Limasol on Prayer
Patient Endurance ts The Fruit of Virtue, and it is Nourished By Prayer
A Conversation with Metropolitan Athanasios of Limasol about his book, The Church's Open Heart
A Conversation with Metropolitan Athanasios of Limasol about his book, The Church's Open Heart
Fr. Gabriel Bunge on Catholic Ecumenism
Un ancien moine de Chevetogne très critique sur l’œcuménisme
I suspect it may be a translation of an interview originally given to an Orthodox website, but I don't have time to confirm.
I suspect it may be a translation of an interview originally given to an Orthodox website, but I don't have time to confirm.
Wednesday, January 07, 2015
Tuesday, January 06, 2015
Monday, January 05, 2015
The Sedevecantists Will Still Disagree
He Is Pope. Elected by All the Rules
An authoritative canonist rebuts the arguments of those who view Bergoglio’s election as invalid and therefore do not recognize him as pope. But uncertainties remain about the maneuvers that preceded the white smoke
by Sandro Magister
An authoritative canonist rebuts the arguments of those who view Bergoglio’s election as invalid and therefore do not recognize him as pope. But uncertainties remain about the maneuvers that preceded the white smoke
by Sandro Magister
Because I Have to...
Had a very brief discussion with someone about prayer a couple of years ago; what reason should we give for praying? Yes, prayer should be motivated by caritas, but even if caritas is present in us as an infused habit, we nonetheless have to bring ourselves to prayer sometimes (especially during periods of spiritual aridity), whether it is because one recognizes that it is a duty of the virtue of religion, or because it is morally necessary as a means to God.
Related:
Christopher J. Malloy on the Filioque Statement
Thomistica.net
Pontificial Council for Promoting Christian Unity - THE GREEK AND LATIN TRADITIONS REGARDING THE PROCESSION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Filioque: A Church Dividing Issue?: An Agreed Statement
The Roman ‘Clarification’ of the Doctrine of the Filioque by David Coffey
AN ORTHODOX RESPONSE TO THE CLARIFICATION ON THE FILIOQUE by Metropolitan John (Zizioulas) of Pergamon
Pontificial Council for Promoting Christian Unity - THE GREEK AND LATIN TRADITIONS REGARDING THE PROCESSION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Filioque: A Church Dividing Issue?: An Agreed Statement
The Roman ‘Clarification’ of the Doctrine of the Filioque by David Coffey
AN ORTHODOX RESPONSE TO THE CLARIFICATION ON THE FILIOQUE by Metropolitan John (Zizioulas) of Pergamon
Sunday, January 04, 2015
Saturday, January 03, 2015
Coming in April 2015
The Glory of God's Grace
Deification According to St. Thomas Aquinas
by Daria Spezanno
If it is good I think that the weaknesses of some of St. Thomas's conclusions (and the subsequent development of sanctifying grace) will be highlighted, though perhaps unintentionally.
Deification According to St. Thomas Aquinas
by Daria Spezanno
If it is good I think that the weaknesses of some of St. Thomas's conclusions (and the subsequent development of sanctifying grace) will be highlighted, though perhaps unintentionally.
Friday, January 02, 2015
Thursday, January 01, 2015
Spiritual Communion?
Spiritual Communion, an Unknown Quantity
At the synod it was proposed for the divorced and remarried, who are unable to receive the Eucharist. But everyone sees it his own way, and the confusion is great. In “Nova et Vetera” a theologian surveys the controversy
by Sandro Magister
At the synod it was proposed for the divorced and remarried, who are unable to receive the Eucharist. But everyone sees it his own way, and the confusion is great. In “Nova et Vetera” a theologian surveys the controversy
by Sandro Magister
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Friday, December 26, 2014
Thursday, December 25, 2014
The Bishop of Rome, Christmas
Christmas: "God is in love with our smallness"
“More so,” the Pope went on to ask, “do we have the courage to welcome with tenderness the difficulties and problems of those who are near to us, or do we prefer impersonal solutions, perhaps effective but devoid of the warmth of the Gospel? How much the world needs tenderness today! The Christian response cannot be different from God’s response to our smallness. Life must be met with goodness, with meekness. When we realize that God is in love with our smallness, that he made himself small in order to better encounter us, we cannot help but open our hearts to him, and beseech him: “Lord, help me to be like you, give me the grace of tenderness in the most difficult circumstances of life, give me the grace of closeness in the face of every need, of meekness in every conflict.”
I'll take Athanasius...
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Community of Bose
It does have its own website.
Even Bose Has Had Its Visitor
But this decided and managed by Enzo Bianchi, the all-powerful founder and prior of the monastery, as well as a favorite of Pope Francis. To shore himself up against his opponents
by Sandro Magister
A 2006 blogpost at Commonweal.
Something by Richard McBrien
Even Bose Has Had Its Visitor
But this decided and managed by Enzo Bianchi, the all-powerful founder and prior of the monastery, as well as a favorite of Pope Francis. To shore himself up against his opponents
by Sandro Magister
A 2006 blogpost at Commonweal.
Something by Richard McBrien
Monday, December 22, 2014
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Friday, December 19, 2014
More Different Interpretations of Pope Francis
Chiesa: Bergoglio’s Pendulum, Between Capitalism and Revolution
Marxist, libertarian, Peronist. They have applied the most disparate labels to him. The contrasting judgments of the Acton Institute and the “Friends of Pope Francis”
by Sandro Magister
Marxist, libertarian, Peronist. They have applied the most disparate labels to him. The contrasting judgments of the Acton Institute and the “Friends of Pope Francis”
by Sandro Magister
Overstepping His Authority?
Or does the good of the Church universal require that all Christians celebrate Pascha on the same date?
Shameless Popery: Pope Victor and the Second-Century Papacy
Shameless Popery: Pope Victor and the Second-Century Papacy
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Liturgy - Source of Missionary Life of the Church
NLM: EWTN Interview with Cardinal Burke and Bishop Rey - Sacra Liturgia - VIDEO
And yet one can ask whether conservatism of hieratic Latin as the language of the liturgy (for non-Latin speaking peoples) is compatible with the missionary spirit.
And yet one can ask whether conservatism of hieratic Latin as the language of the liturgy (for non-Latin speaking peoples) is compatible with the missionary spirit.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Monday, December 15, 2014
More Than Polemic
How the Traditional Latin Mass Fosters More Active Participation than the Ordinary Form by Peter Kwasniewski
The contributors and readers of Pray, Tell could write a response but I don't know if they would risk giving "validation" by engaging the arguments.
I still think the physical postures of the faithful for the EF were reduced over the years but it might be difficult to convince Latin traditionalists (or Latins in general) to get rid of pews to allow greater mobility. There's nothing in the piece about vocal or sung responses by the faithful (a need to preserve the Low Mass as a legitimate option?).
The contributors and readers of Pray, Tell could write a response but I don't know if they would risk giving "validation" by engaging the arguments.
I still think the physical postures of the faithful for the EF were reduced over the years but it might be difficult to convince Latin traditionalists (or Latins in general) to get rid of pews to allow greater mobility. There's nothing in the piece about vocal or sung responses by the faithful (a need to preserve the Low Mass as a legitimate option?).
Who are you calling a Pharisee?
“Rigidity is a sign of a weak heart”
At this morning’s mass in St. Martha’s House, Francis spoke about the “discipline” of the doctors of the law that is “rigid on the outside”, recalling how some were scandalised when Pius XII freed faithful from the Eucharistic fast
At this morning’s mass in St. Martha’s House, Francis spoke about the “discipline” of the doctors of the law that is “rigid on the outside”, recalling how some were scandalised when Pius XII freed faithful from the Eucharistic fast
And sometimes, I confess something to you, when I have seen a Christian, a Christian of that kind, with a weak heart, not firm, not fixed on the rock—Jesus – and with such rigidness on the outside, I ask the Lord: ‘But Lord, throw a banana peel in front of them, so that they will take a good fall, and feel shame that they are sinners, and so encounter You, [and realize] that You are the Saviour. Many times a sin will make us feel shame, and make us encounter the Lord, Who pardons us, as the sick who were there and went to the Lord for healing.What happened to "Who am I to judge?"
Well, Maybe Not Every Profession
It may be encouraging at the pastoral level but it does need some elaboration...
Metropolitan Kallistos Granted Honorary Doctorate
Ceremony of awarding degree of Doctor Honoris Causa to Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia takes place at Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Post-Graduate Studies
Address by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk on awarding a degree of Doctor Honoris Causa of Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Post-Graduate Studies to Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) of Diocleia
Address by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk on awarding a degree of Doctor Honoris Causa of Ss Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Post-Graduate Studies to Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) of Diocleia
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Mereology
How underdeveloped is mereology (the study of parts) by neo-Thomists and neo-Aristotelians in their physics and metaphysics and their understanding of substance?
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