And here is the good news: it is possible to find wise advice and nuggets of helpful insight in these books written for...
Posted by Orthodoxy and the World on Thursday, September 3, 2015
Sunday, September 06, 2015
Prayer of the Heart
Saturday, September 05, 2015
Of Icons and Akathists
This is a powerful article.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, September 5, 2015
Papal Lecturing
Church doctrine must never be isolated from a practical pastoral context. That theme was at the heart of a video message...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, September 4, 2015
Do we really have a problem with bishops and others in authority not being "pastoral" enough?
More Photos of Benedict XVI From Last Sunday
Here are some more photos of the Mass celebrated on Sunday by Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, September 4, 2015
When Benedict XVI said Mass on Sunday for the annual meeting of his former students, his homily focused on how God's Word frees us from the forgetfulness of a world that no longer even thinks about God.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Church of St. Titus
"Here are some photos of the Church dedicated to St. Titus. The skull of Saint Titus, who was a disciple of Apostle Paul, and the first bishop of Crete is in this church (last picture)."
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, September 1, 2015
The Icon of St. John
Are you inspired by the Apostle of St. John?#Ibelievehttp://myocn.net/learn-about-the-icon-of-st-john-the-art-of-belief/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, September 3, 2015
Archbishop Demetrios on PISTEVO
Watch Archbishop Demetrios on PISTEVO. #Ibelievehttp://myocn.net/watch-archbishop-demetrios-on-pistevo-the-art-of-belief-episode-ii/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, September 5, 2015
Friday, September 04, 2015
The New President of HCHC
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios presented The Very Rev. Christopher T. Metropulos to His All Holiness Patriarch...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, September 4, 2015
Writing Icons
Lovely article with great illustrations! #ibelieve
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, September 3, 2015
Thursday, September 03, 2015
Schülerkreistreffen 2015
This years meeting of Joseph Ratzinger's former doctoral and post-doctoral students focused on the nature of God and the challenge of atheism
Factions in the Church, Ugly
Confirmation
Should Catholic Chaplains Have Uniforms?
At his Wednesday Audience, Pope Francis met with a group of police chaplains from Argentina.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Baffling
Wednesday, September 02, 2015
Tuesday, September 01, 2015
Ignatius Press Roundtable Discussion of Laudato Si'
A summation and commentary on Laudato Si, by the American publishers of the encyclical.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, August 31, 2015
Benedict XVI Celebrates Mass for Former Students
Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI celebrated Mass on Sunday for his former students. Find out what he said at the link.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, August 31, 2015
Monsignor Guido Marini (2nd from left) Pope Francis' Master of Ceremonies, was spotted in New York's Penn Station as he prepares for Pope Francis' visit to the United States.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, August 31, 2015
The Importance of Community
Even ascetics need community. Here's why.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, August 31, 2015
New Year's Message
A message from His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Related:
Do you know why the first day of September marks the beginning of the Church year? We are accustomed to think of January...
Posted by Orthodoxy and the World on Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Today begins a new year in the Church and presents us all with much a needed reminder that, if we claim to be...
Posted by Orthodoxy and the World on Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Slavonic Traditionalists
Naturally Latin Traditionalists would be interested in the views expressed here.
I think Church Slavonic (or Latin) should be retained to the degree that it can be rendered easily intelligible to the faithful; this is unlikely to be the case for the entirety of the liturgy.
In mission territories that do not have a cultural or linguistic tie to Church Slavonic, a hieratic version of the vernacular should be developed or adapted from another source.
By Fr. Robert Dodaro O.S.D.
First Five, Now Seventeen Anti-Kasper Cardinals by Sandro Magister
And they are speaking out together in two books that are about to be released ahead of the synod. With Robert Sarah and the Africans in the lead
Monday, August 31, 2015
Theodore II Visits Moscow
В ПРАЗДНИК УСПЕНИЯ ПРЕСВЯТОЙ БОГОРОДИЦЫ ПРЕДСТОЯТЕЛИ АЛЕКСАНДРИЙСКОЙ И РУССКОЙ ПРАВОСЛАВНЫХ ЦЕРКВЕЙ СОВЕРШИЛИ ЛИТУРГИЮ В...
Posted by Митрополит Иларион Алфеев. Служба коммуникации ОВЦС on Monday, August 31, 2015
Fraternal conversation between Patriarch Kirill and the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Primate of the Orthodox Church of Alexandria completes his pilgrimage to the Russian Orthodox Church
Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrate Liturgy at Cathedral of Dormition in Moscow Kremlin
Primate of Orthodox Church of Alexandria arrives in Moscow to continue his pilgrimage
‘Once I visited a diocese in Madagascar and often had to go on foot. I also went in Madagascar by boat to places...
Posted by Orthodoxy and the World on Monday, August 31, 2015
Byzantine Worship Space
A two minute video introduction to the Orthodox worship space. Maybe it will be helpful for an inquirer you know?
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, August 30, 2015
Praying to the Saints
This question is often asked by those in the protestant world. Frederica Mathewes-Green hopes to explain in her new video.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, August 31, 2015
Sunday, August 30, 2015
A Little Offering
Wow! You have to read this story.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, August 30, 2015
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Theotokos, Joy of All Who Sorrow
A powerful icon! #ibelieve
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, August 28, 2015
The Icon of St. James
#ibelievePresvytera Vassi Haros notes, “We often hear the Bible story of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, and how...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, August 28, 2015
Monasteries in Romania
Why do people become monastics? Watch this documentary and see.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, August 28, 2015
Bishop Flavien Mikhaiel Melki
An authentic testimony of “ecumenism of blood” can be found in the figure of Bishop Flavien Mikhaiel Melki, who was born...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, August 29, 2015
On Saturday, August 29th, the venerable Servant of God, Flavyānus Mikhayil Melkī is to be beatified. In an interview...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Thursday, August 27, 2015
Friday, August 28, 2015
ICU
In this post Professor Smith mentions Fr. Benedict Ashley and the River Forest School.
Lighting Temples
New Article by Aidan Hart.
Posted by Orthodox Arts Journal on Thursday, August 27, 2015
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Pope's Letter to Fr. David Neuhaus
Pope Francis has written a letter to Fr. David Neuhaus, SJ, who heads the St. James Vicariate for Hebrew-speaking Catholics in Israel, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Vicariate.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Extended by Whom?
India Church News: Eparchy of Mandya extended, Fr. Antony Kariyil CMI new bishop.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, August 26, 2015
The Inexhaustible Cup
Rejoice, O Sovereign Lady, Thou Inexhaustible Cup that quenches our spiritual thirst!
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, August 27, 2015
St. Phanourios
St. Phanourios helps us find lost things. And this cake (recipe included) is something we make out of gratitude.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, August 27, 2015
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Theotokos, Multiplier of Wheat
Learn a little about this lovely icon.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, August 25, 2015
PISTEVO, Episode 2
Do icons help you to connect with God? Please share!Watch PISTEVO – The Art of Belief Episode II – The Next...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
To Follow Christ
“The Lord does not demand that all people should give up everything they have. He expects each of us to regard Him and...
Posted by Orthodoxy and the World on Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Monday, August 24, 2015
The Icon of St. Andrew
Be Inspired by St. Andrew!PISTEVO - "I Believe"“He went to areas where they were predominantly pagan to share the...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, August 24, 2015
Sunday, August 23, 2015
The Icon of St. Peter
Be inspired by St. Peter! Born in Bethsaida in Galilee, St. Peter “was a fisherman and was named by Jesus Christ “...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, August 23, 2015
Saturday, August 22, 2015
25 Years of Ex Corde Eccclesiae
Though many academics put up a firestorm of controversy over having a mandatum when Pope John Paul II wrote "Ex Corde Ecclesia" in 1990, their objections are utterly silly and juvenile
Fr. Andriy Chirovsky on Theosis
On Saturday August 8, 2015, Fr. Andriy Chirovsky presented a conference entitled "Partakers of the Divine Nature - 2...
Posted by The Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies on Friday, August 21, 2015
Icon of the Twelve Apostles
Inspired by the Twelve Apostles! Are you?http://myocn.net/learn-about-the-icon-of-the-twelve-apostles-the-art-of-belief-series/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, August 20, 2015
Friday, August 21, 2015
The Dignity of Work
Pope Francis at today's General Audience: “Through work, the family is cared for and children are provided with a dignified life.”
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Every Wednesday the Holy Father holds a General Audience where he greets the pilgrims present and delivers a catechesis. Watch LIVE now!
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Another Book...
With the Synod of Bishops rapidly approaching, 11 cardinals have contributed to a small but important book offering a...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, August 21, 2015
Agios Savvas in Kalymnos, Dodecanese
The Monastery of Agios Savvas in Kalymnos, Dodecanese
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, August 19, 2015
A Temple in Trebinje, Bosnia-Herzegovina
"Here are some photos of the celebration of the Transfiguration of Christ in Trebinje, Bosnia-Herzegovina"
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, August 21, 2015
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Are There No Bishops Who Are Experts?
Prof. John Grabowski (author, Sex and Virtue) must be doing a good job advising the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, because now he's going to Rome to advise all of the bishops.
Posted by The Catholic University of America Press on Thursday, August 20, 2015
New from Angelico Press
He has written some good things about communitarianism, technology, and other related topics, but I generally disagree with his version of American history (which attributes too much to liberalism the very beginning), which is not unique among Latin traditionalists.
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
So not all changes made in the name of being "pastoral" are actually good for liturgical spirituality, piety, or the preservation of custom (or the respect for custom) that is necessary as a foundation for the moral and spiritual life? Who would have thought? Would Fr. Anthony Ruff be willing to reconsider the promulgation of the Missal of Paul VI?
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Holy Days of Obligation: A Defense by Christian Browne
Metroplitan Hilarion Alfeyev on the Transfiguration
Each one of us passes through different states. Sometimes we are on Thabor, and sometimes we find ourselves on Golgotha....
Posted by Orthodoxy and the World on Wednesday, August 19, 2015
The Lord’s Transfiguration: Paintings, Icons, and Frescoes.
Posted by Orthodoxy and the World on Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Patriarch Irinej to Address SVOTS
Patriarch Irinej to deliver an address titled “Theology as a Hope for the Future of the Church” at St. Vladimir’s Seminary September 11.
Posted by Orthodoxy and the World on Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
St. Vincent of Lerins
Three rules to help guide you to the truth.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Monday, August 17, 2015
Moral Matters by Mark Dooley
Moral Matters by Mark Dooley
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Another Essay on Confirmation
Saturday, August 15, 2015
The Most Holy Name
What does it mean to pray in Jesus' name?
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, August 14, 2015
Wow!
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, August 13, 2015
St. Gregory Palamas on the Dormition
Wonderful!
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, August 15, 2015
The Theological Anthropology of Gaudium et Spes
Friday, August 14, 2015
Sryo-Oriental Hymns
Syro-Oriental tradition, to which the Assyrian Church and the Chaldean Church belong, has outstanding hymnographic texts...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Thursday, August 13, 2015
Thursday, August 13, 2015
John Filippakis
This is pretty sweet.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, August 10, 2015
photo
USF Library Exhibit
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Sacramento
Wow! Have you heard about this?
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, August 11, 2015
website
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Fr. David Neuhaus, SJ
A “bridge for reconciliation” between Jews and Christians, but also a tool to show “alternatives” to war between the...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Father David Neuhaus SJ, the Latin Patriarchal Vicar responsible for the Saint James Vicariate for Hebrew Speaking...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, August 11, 2015
An Unofficial Canonization
“For many years there has been a standing appointment for so many who garnered affection, gratitude and esteem for Paul...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Fr. Andrea Bozzolo
Fr. Andrea Bozzolo, professor of systematic theology at the Theological Faculty of Northern Italy in Milan, speaks about...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, August 11, 2015
The Transfiguration
The importance of the recent feast . . .
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, August 11, 2015
The presidential election in Argentina is drawing attention back to the political vision of Pope Francis. His enthusiasm for the “popular movements.” The utopia of a new communist and “papist” International
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Fr. Paul Check discusses his hopes and concerns for the upcoming Synod on the Family and its consideration of pastoral approaches to those Catholics with same-sex attractions.
By Kerri Lenartowick
Father Paul Check is the executive director of Courage, an international apostolate of the Catholic Church, which ministers to persons with same-sex attractions. This week, Courage is hosting a conference titled “‘Love One Another as I Have Loved You’: Welcoming...
Prayer
If God knows everything–and this is the kind of God in whom we believe–then He does not need us to tell Him what our...
Posted by Orthodoxy and the World on Monday, August 10, 2015
Monday, August 10, 2015
St. Panteleimon
The Lord Jesus Christ called upon the faithful to be perfect, even as the Heavenly Father is perfect. That means that...
Posted by Orthodoxy and the World on Sunday, August 9, 2015
This year, over 500 pilgrims came to the Russian monastery on Mount Athos for the St. Panteleimon Day from Greece, Russia, Ukraine Georgia, Serbia and other countries.
Posted by Orthodoxy and the World on Monday, August 10, 2015
Bringing Back Syriac Chant
Many might not know that the Catholic Church of India is composed of three ritual Churches, namely the Latin rite...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, August 8, 2015
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The Holy Father has approved the election of Rev. Dr. Antony Prince Panengaden, until now vicar general of the Eparchy...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Thursday, August 6, 2015
Pope Francis on Thursday erected an Apostolic Exarchate for Syro-Malabar Catholics who are residents in Canada,...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Thursday, August 6, 2015
Two Items
The Vatican Post Office celebrates this year two prominent figures of the Armenian Church, Blessed Ignatius Maloyan and...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, August 9, 2015
Pope approves decree of martyrdom of the Servant of God Flavien-Michel Malké, of the Fraternity of St Ephrem, Eparch of Gazireh of the Syrians.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, August 9, 2015
Sunday, August 09, 2015
This is a Surprise
Now available: Louis Bouyer’s Memoirs — the long-awaited English translation now released from Angelico Press
Posted by Angelico Press on Saturday, August 8, 2015
Peter Kwasniewski: Rorate Caeli and NLM
In the land of the Rising Sun, an outstanding book with a new interpretation of Ratzinger as theologian and pope. Written by a specialist in German history and culture. And with a Latin title: “Renovatio Europae Christianae”
Mount Athos
The Holy Mountain of Athos is the only existing monastic state in the world, which preserves the whole Orthodox...
Posted by Orthodoxy and the World on Friday, August 7, 2015
Saturday, August 08, 2015
Elder Paisios on Incompatibility
Some men say: “I am not compatible to my wife, we are totally different characters! Why does God make such strange...
Posted by Orthodoxy and the World on Friday, August 7, 2015
Answerable to the People?
The Byzantine Republic: People and Power in New Rome, Anthony Kaldellis, Harvard University Press, 312 pages
By Brian Patrick Mitchell
A New Greek Orthodox Zine
The zine explores the Church’s roots, from its foundation by Christ through its journey to the United States with immigrants and missionaries. Cool!
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, August 6, 2015
Friday, August 07, 2015
Prayer, repentance, and humility!
Prayer, repentance, and humility!
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, August 7, 2015