Polish archbishop: Unless we recognize sin, Christ’s incarnation is meaningless
October 13, 2015
Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference gave a wide-ranging interview shortly before the opening of the Synod on the Family.
Related: Synod Profile: Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki
Abp. Gądecki, who is the President of the Polish Bishops Conference a member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith since 2014, is known for his staunch and outspoken orthodoxy
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Idolatry?
Listen as Dr. James Skedros, Dean of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Cantonis Professor of Byzantine...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, October 13, 2015
ἐνανθρωπήσαντα
The Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed in Greek
Πιστεύομεν εἰς ἕνα Θεὸν Πατέρα παντοκράτορα
ποιητὴν οὐρανοῦ καὶ γῆς ὁρατῶν τε πάντων καὶ ἀοράτων·
καὶ εἰς ἕνα Κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν
τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ τὸν Μονογενῆ,
τὸν ἐκ τοῦ Πατρὸς γεννηθέντα πρὸ πάντων τῶν αἰώνων,
Φῶς ἐκ Φωτός,
Θεὸν ἀληθινὸν ἐκ Θεοῦ ἀληθινοῦ,
γεννηθέντα οὐ ποιηθέντα,
ὁμοούσιον τῷ Πατρί,
δι' οὗ τὰ πάντα ἐγένετο·
τὸν δι' ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους καὶ διὰ τὴν ἡμετέραν σωτηρίαν κατελθόντα ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν,
καὶ σαρκωθέντα ἐκ Πνεύματος Ἁγίου καὶ Μαρίας τῆς παρθένου,
καὶ ἐνανθρωπήσαντα,
σταυρωθέντα τε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἐπὶ Ποντίου Πιλάτου,
καὶ παθόντα, καὶ ταφέντα,
καὶ ἀναστάντα τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ κατὰ τὰς γραφὰς,
καὶ ἀνελθόντα εἰς τοὺς οὐρανοὺς,
καὶ καθεζόμενον ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Πατρὸς,
καὶ πάλιν ἐρχόμενον μετὰ δόξης κρῖναι ζῶντας καὶ νεκρούς,
οὗ τῆς βασιλείας οὐκ ἔσται τέλος·
καὶ εἰς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον, τὸ Κύριον καὶ Ζωοποιόν,
τὸ ἐκ τοῦ Πατρὸς ἐκπορευόμενον,
τὸ σὺν Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ συμπροσκυνούμενον καὶ συνδοξαζόμενον,
τὸ λαλῆσαν διὰ τῶν προφητῶν·
εἰς μίαν ἁγίαν καθολικὴν καὶ ἀποστολικὴν ἐκκλησίαν·
ὁμολογοῦμεν ἓν βάπτισμα εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν·
προσδοκῶμεν ἀνάστασιν νεκρῶν,
καὶ ζωὴν τοῦ μέλλοντος αἰῶνος. ἀμήν.
Πιστεύομεν εἰς ἕνα Θεὸν Πατέρα παντοκράτορα
ποιητὴν οὐρανοῦ καὶ γῆς ὁρατῶν τε πάντων καὶ ἀοράτων·
καὶ εἰς ἕνα Κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν
τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ τὸν Μονογενῆ,
τὸν ἐκ τοῦ Πατρὸς γεννηθέντα πρὸ πάντων τῶν αἰώνων,
Φῶς ἐκ Φωτός,
Θεὸν ἀληθινὸν ἐκ Θεοῦ ἀληθινοῦ,
γεννηθέντα οὐ ποιηθέντα,
ὁμοούσιον τῷ Πατρί,
δι' οὗ τὰ πάντα ἐγένετο·
τὸν δι' ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους καὶ διὰ τὴν ἡμετέραν σωτηρίαν κατελθόντα ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν,
καὶ σαρκωθέντα ἐκ Πνεύματος Ἁγίου καὶ Μαρίας τῆς παρθένου,
καὶ ἐνανθρωπήσαντα,
σταυρωθέντα τε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἐπὶ Ποντίου Πιλάτου,
καὶ παθόντα, καὶ ταφέντα,
καὶ ἀναστάντα τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ κατὰ τὰς γραφὰς,
καὶ ἀνελθόντα εἰς τοὺς οὐρανοὺς,
καὶ καθεζόμενον ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Πατρὸς,
καὶ πάλιν ἐρχόμενον μετὰ δόξης κρῖναι ζῶντας καὶ νεκρούς,
οὗ τῆς βασιλείας οὐκ ἔσται τέλος·
καὶ εἰς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον, τὸ Κύριον καὶ Ζωοποιόν,
τὸ ἐκ τοῦ Πατρὸς ἐκπορευόμενον,
τὸ σὺν Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ συμπροσκυνούμενον καὶ συνδοξαζόμενον,
τὸ λαλῆσαν διὰ τῶν προφητῶν·
εἰς μίαν ἁγίαν καθολικὴν καὶ ἀποστολικὴν ἐκκλησίαν·
ὁμολογοῦμεν ἓν βάπτισμα εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν·
προσδοκῶμεν ἀνάστασιν νεκρῶν,
καὶ ζωὴν τοῦ μέλλοντος αἰῶνος. ἀμήν.
Monday, October 12, 2015
Chiesa: Thirteen Cardinals Have Written to the Pope. Here’s the Letter by Sandro Magister
But Francis has rejected their requests en bloc. And meanwhile, the “Relatio finalis” has disappeared from the program of the synod
But Francis has rejected their requests en bloc. And meanwhile, the “Relatio finalis” has disappeared from the program of the synod
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Edward Short's Review of The Oxford Movement
CWR: Newman, The Oxford Movement, and the Hunger for Dogma By Edward Short
There are some fine essays in "The Oxford Movement: Europe and the Wider World 1830-1930" but the collection ultimately fails to address the real heart of the movement that Newman left behind
There are some fine essays in "The Oxford Movement: Europe and the Wider World 1830-1930" but the collection ultimately fails to address the real heart of the movement that Newman left behind
Something Recent With Fr. Gabriel
Unfortunately there is no sound -- but youc an watch it with French subtitles. I hope there is a copy with the audio intact.
Edit. Audio is ok now?
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Eh. Just Avoid Star Wars Altogether
As Sir Alec Guiness suggested...
May the Phos (Light) be With You! For Orthodox Christians life is about The Phos (τὸ φῶς) (The Light) not “The Force”.http://myocn.net/may-the-phos-light-be-with-you/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, October 8, 2015
PISTEVO Episode 7
Watch PISTEVO - The Art of Belief Episode VIIArchbishop Demetrios of America presided over the Diving Liturgy on...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, October 9, 2015
Judas Iscariot
Learn About Judas Iscariot “The title “Iscariot“, meaning in the Hebrew “man of Kerioth“, a place in South Palestine,...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, October 10, 2015
Coverage of the Extraordinary Synod
Chiesa:
Synod. First Shot on Target Comes From the Conservatives
Thanks above all to the introductory talk of Cardinal Erdõ, adamant in excluding the ambiguous “openness” of the base document. But the innovators are already on the counterattack. And they’re counting on the support of the pope
Synod. One Tweet Does Not a Summer Make
The work of the assembly has never been so secretive. Useless news served up by the official channels. Nonexistent translations for fathers who don’t know Italian. The symbolic gesture of rupture from the Polish bishops
CWR Blog:
The Dispatch: More from CWR
Synod fathers discuss cultural contexts, anthropological changes, social contradictions
A focus during this week of the Synod of Bishops has been analysis of both positive and negative “anthropological and cultural changes in our times”
Collecting data on the state of Western industrial "societies" is important, along with analysis, but have we moved beyond the competence of a synod? If this is proper to theology, then what are we to make of the judgments of the synod fathers concerning the data?
Abp. Kurtz to the synod: “Offer intentional & ongoing formation so that the family can live its missionary identity” by Catherine Harmon
USCCB president releases "expanded version" of his intervention at the Synod of Bishops.
October 09, 2015 03:37 EST
Synod & Council: The Conservatives' Failed Strategy
Synod. First Shot on Target Comes From the Conservatives
Thanks above all to the introductory talk of Cardinal Erdõ, adamant in excluding the ambiguous “openness” of the base document. But the innovators are already on the counterattack. And they’re counting on the support of the pope
Synod. One Tweet Does Not a Summer Make
The work of the assembly has never been so secretive. Useless news served up by the official channels. Nonexistent translations for fathers who don’t know Italian. The symbolic gesture of rupture from the Polish bishops
CWR Blog:
The Dispatch: More from CWR
Synod fathers discuss cultural contexts, anthropological changes, social contradictions
A focus during this week of the Synod of Bishops has been analysis of both positive and negative “anthropological and cultural changes in our times”
Collecting data on the state of Western industrial "societies" is important, along with analysis, but have we moved beyond the competence of a synod? If this is proper to theology, then what are we to make of the judgments of the synod fathers concerning the data?
Abp. Kurtz to the synod: “Offer intentional & ongoing formation so that the family can live its missionary identity” by Catherine Harmon
USCCB president releases "expanded version" of his intervention at the Synod of Bishops.
October 09, 2015 03:37 EST
Synod & Council: The Conservatives' Failed Strategy
A Review of The Oxford Movement: Europe and the Wider World 1830-1930
CWR: Newman, The Oxford Movement, and the Hunger for Dogma By Edward Short
There are some fine essays in "The Oxford Movement: Europe and the Wider World 1830-1930" but the collection ultimately fails to address the real heart of the movement that Newman left behind
There are some fine essays in "The Oxford Movement: Europe and the Wider World 1830-1930" but the collection ultimately fails to address the real heart of the movement that Newman left behind
Friday, October 09, 2015
Thursday, October 08, 2015
Insight Scoop: New: "Signs of the Holy One: Liturgy, Ritual, and Expression of the Sacred"
Now available from Ignatius Press: Signs of the Holy One: Liturgy, Ritual, and Expression of the Sacred by Fr. Uwe Michael Lang, of the Oratory
Now available from Ignatius Press: Signs of the Holy One: Liturgy, Ritual, and Expression of the Sacred by Fr. Uwe Michael Lang, of the Oratory
Wednesday, October 07, 2015
Pravoslavie: Fr. Dumitru Staniloae: The Cross as a Means of Sanctification and Transformation of the World
Through the Cross, Christ sanctified His body—the link with the world. He rejected the temptations sent to Him by the world, that is to taste the pleasures, to satisfy His needs unrestrained or to avoid pain and death. If we, in the same way, ward off the temptations of sin and patiently suffer the pain of death, sanctity can spread from His body to all bodies and throughout the world.
Through the Cross, Christ sanctified His body—the link with the world. He rejected the temptations sent to Him by the world, that is to taste the pleasures, to satisfy His needs unrestrained or to avoid pain and death. If we, in the same way, ward off the temptations of sin and patiently suffer the pain of death, sanctity can spread from His body to all bodies and throughout the world.
Pravoslavie: Orthodox Living in the Modern World: Steps to Spiritual Transformation
Archimandrite Sergius (Bowyer)
In this talk Fr. Sergius speaks on several important themes, including the benefits of pilgrimage for helping us to encounter God, the power of the saints, moving away from an inner monologue towards a dialogue with God beginning with a consistent prayer rule, and having an attitude of blessing and thanksgiving.
Archimandrite Sergius (Bowyer)
In this talk Fr. Sergius speaks on several important themes, including the benefits of pilgrimage for helping us to encounter God, the power of the saints, moving away from an inner monologue towards a dialogue with God beginning with a consistent prayer rule, and having an attitude of blessing and thanksgiving.
Chiesa: New Annulment Procedures. A Jurist Demolishes the Reform of Pope Francis
He is Professor Danilo Castellano, one of the leading experts on the subject. He judges the reform as “contradictory and inconsistent.” But Cardinal Kasper doesn’t like it, either
by Sandro Magister
He is Professor Danilo Castellano, one of the leading experts on the subject. He judges the reform as “contradictory and inconsistent.” But Cardinal Kasper doesn’t like it, either
by Sandro Magister
Tuesday, October 06, 2015
The Benefit of Iconography
The Benefit of Iconography. We’ve invited Fr. Elias Villis, the priest of Christ Our Savior Greek Orthodox Church in...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, October 5, 2015
More, Not Less
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Dallas, TX has completed Phase II of their Iconography. Thank you Stephanie for sharing this beautiful picture!
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Monday, October 05, 2015
Opening of the Extraordinary Synod
Pope Francis' full remarks opening the Synod.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, October 5, 2015
Pope Francis at the opening of the Synod on the Family.See the full text of the Pope's remarks at the...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, October 5, 2015
Opening of the Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Family, with reports by the Secretary General and by the Relator General. Watch LIVE now!
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, October 4, 2015
Sunday, October 04, 2015
Mass for the Opening of the Synod
Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Sunday to open the Synod of Bishops.See our story at the link: http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2015/10/04/popes_homily_at_opening_mass_of_the_synod_of_bishops/1176802
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, October 4, 2015
Pope Francis celebrates Mass to open the Synod of Bishops.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, October 4, 2015
Pope Francis presides at Holy Mass for the opening of the XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. Watch LIVE now!
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, October 4, 2015
St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral
http://myocn.net/photographer-features-st-sava-serbian-orthodox-cathedral/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Saturday, October 03, 2015
The Art of Belief Episode VI
Watch The Art of Belief Episode VI - The Iconographer and learn about PISTEVO and the Art of Belief.http://myocn.net/pistevo-watch-the-art-of-belief-episode-vi-the-iconographer/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, September 30, 2015
St. Jude
Learn About the Icon of St. Jude. Share with us photos of your favorite icons! http://myocn.net/learn-about-the-icon-of-st-jude-pistevo-the-art-of-belief/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, October 3, 2015
Thursday, October 01, 2015
The Pope's Visit to the NAC
The Pontifical North American College has produced a new highlight video about the 2 May visit to the College by Pope...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, September 30, 2015
The Pontifical North American College in Rome is preparing to celebrate Diaconal ordinations on October 1 (tomorrow). Here are some photos of them taking their Oath of Fidelity earlier this week.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
A Better Arrangement?
http://myocn.net/new-musical-arrangement-for-liturgy-expected-in-2016/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Any Prayer Service to Mark the Sequiscentennial of the End of TWBTS?
http://myocn.net/orthodox-leaders-gather-at-911memorial/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Probably better that there wasn't a prayer service -- we'd probably see Apostolic Christian leaders affirming the neo-Yankee narrative.
NPS - state by state
Eparchy of Newton: Education Schedule Fall 2005
From Deacon Sabatino Carnazzo , Eparchy of NewtonOffice of Educational Services, a wonderful series of presentations. ...
Posted by Our Lady of Fatima Russian Byzantine Catholic Church on Monday, September 28, 2015
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Photos of Cardinal Sandri in Armenia
Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, head of the Vatican’s Congregation for Oriental Churches has just returned from a visit to...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Monday, September 28, 2015
Synod’s Turn To Speak. But Decisions Will Be Up To Francis by Sandro Magister
The last exchange of fire before the opening of the work. The uncertainty about the procedure. The appeals to the pope. Why in the end it will be he alone who will draw the conclusions
The last exchange of fire before the opening of the work. The uncertainty about the procedure. The appeals to the pope. Why in the end it will be he alone who will draw the conclusions
Pope's Visit to St. Joseph's University
Pope Francis made an unscheduled stop at Philadelphia’s Saint Joseph’s University on Sunday, shortly before celebrating...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, September 28, 2015
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Loving Christ, Loving the Cross
That We Would Never Cross Ourselves Mechanically
Marina Biryukova
Fr. Sergei, to be honest, we very often cross ourselves mechanically, or just because at the moment in the service one ought to cross oneself, or ...
Following Christ to the End: A Homily For the Sunday Before the Exaltation of the Cross by Archpriest Alexei Uminsky
The Exaltation of the Lord’s Cross: The Mystery of Golgotha by Archpriest Andrei Tkachev
Fr. Stephen Freeman, The Cross as the Way of Life
Why Does the World Reject the Cross of Christ? by Protopresbyter Themistokles Mourtzanos
The Largest Piece of the True Cross Of Christ—Holy Monastery of Xeropotamou, Mount Athos
In the Catholicon (Main Church) of the Holy Monastery of Xeropotamou, thirteen pieces of the True Cross of Jesus Christ are treasured, four large pieces in ancient reliquaries and nine smaller pieces which are also housed in reliquaries with other relics of saints.
St. Theophan the Recluse, The Spiritual Exaltation of the Cross
Marina Biryukova
Fr. Sergei, to be honest, we very often cross ourselves mechanically, or just because at the moment in the service one ought to cross oneself, or ...
Following Christ to the End: A Homily For the Sunday Before the Exaltation of the Cross by Archpriest Alexei Uminsky
The Exaltation of the Lord’s Cross: The Mystery of Golgotha by Archpriest Andrei Tkachev
Fr. Stephen Freeman, The Cross as the Way of Life
Why Does the World Reject the Cross of Christ? by Protopresbyter Themistokles Mourtzanos
The Largest Piece of the True Cross Of Christ—Holy Monastery of Xeropotamou, Mount Athos
In the Catholicon (Main Church) of the Holy Monastery of Xeropotamou, thirteen pieces of the True Cross of Jesus Christ are treasured, four large pieces in ancient reliquaries and nine smaller pieces which are also housed in reliquaries with other relics of saints.
St. Theophan the Recluse, The Spiritual Exaltation of the Cross
PISTEVO Episode 5
How have icons inspired you?http://myocn.net/pistevo-watch-the-art-of-belief-episode-v-inspiration/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Dialogue Not Dead?
http://myocn.net/international-commission-for-anglican-orthodox-theological-dialogue-2015/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, September 25, 2015
Friday, September 25, 2015
Will Have a Talk by a Priest Who Favors Traditional Sacred Music Soon
For a local young adult group. Would he disagree with Merton's assessment? I believe we'll be sampling some attempts to meld traditional sacred music with English.
The Chant Café: Thomas Merton, on Gregorian Chant
The Chant Café: Thomas Merton, on Gregorian Chant
No Bells on the Censer!
Dominican Liturgy: Incense and Thuribles in the Dominican Rite
4. When the thurifer (or priest or deacon) incenses, this is done without any swinging of the censer during the ductus. Thus there is no chain-clanking. The motion is straight up and down, entirely silent. Dominican incensing is always silent: it should not distract from the music or the liturgical actions it embellishes.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Captains of the Titanic
Pope Francis meets with the Bishops of the United States of America at St Matthew's Cathedral. Watch LIVE now!
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Pope Francis on Wednesday spoke to the Bishops of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in the Cathedral of...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Pope Francis met with the bishops of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Wednesday, urging them to be...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, September 23, 2015
A look at the commemorative medal given to U.S. Bishops during the Papal visit.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, September 23, 2015
When Does Interfaith Dialogue Cross the Line?
Pope Francis sent greetings to the Jewish community, as they celebrate Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It is...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, September 23, 2015
$8 Million for a Handwritten Copy, Not a Reproduction
The Saint John's Bible - FB
Huffpo vid
Pope Francis will present an extremely rare Bible to House Speaker John Boehner and the Library of Congress on Friday...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Huffpo vid
Liturgical Reform for Eastern Catholics
Rorate Caeli: Infusing the spirit of the Novus Ordo into Eastern Catholicism:
Notes on Piero Marini's new appointment, the legacy of the 2010 Synod of Bishops, and the modernizing Chaldean Catholic liturgical reform of 2014
The article has the relevant links from the Chaldean Catholic Diocese of St. Peter the Apostle.
Notes on Piero Marini's new appointment, the legacy of the 2010 Synod of Bishops, and the modernizing Chaldean Catholic liturgical reform of 2014
The article has the relevant links from the Chaldean Catholic Diocese of St. Peter the Apostle.
Fr. Hunwicke: The Council: Essential Reading
Meanwhile, in Italy, Dr Serafino M Lanzetta, of the Franciscans of the Immaculate, was responsible for a succession of writings: including, in 2012, Iuxta modum: Il Vaticano II riletto alla luce della tradizione della Chiesa and in 2014 his doctoral thesis Il Vaticano II: un Concilio Pastorale: Ermeneutica delle doctrine Conciliari. Rumours, of course, spread that the persecution of the Friars and the suppression of their publishing house were not unrelated to its list of publications. It was not a surprise when that astute fellow the Bishop of Portsmouth secured the services of this distinguished young theologian for his diocese: Fr Serafino, and a group of brothers and sisters, now work in a Gosport parish where, in precisely the style of the old Victorian Anglo-Catholic clergy houses and parish sisterhoods, they are conducting a personal visitation of every home in their parish. Goodness me, how upset everybody is at the Tablet, poor dear poppets. Rumour has it that Dr Lanzetta's books are to appear in English translations. Pronto!!
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Chiesa: Bergoglio’s First Time in the United States by Sandro Magister
Awaiting him is a Catholic people with contours broader than those set down in the registries. And also highly influenced by the “liberal” trends in matters of marriage and homosexuality. Right on the brink of the synod
Awaiting him is a Catholic people with contours broader than those set down in the registries. And also highly influenced by the “liberal” trends in matters of marriage and homosexuality. Right on the brink of the synod
The Holiness of the Theotokos
The latest in a series dealing with the Immaculate Conception and such -- Eclectic Orthodoxy: Immaculate Virgin: Predestined Before the Ages
"But does assertion of predestinating grace imply that Mary does not need the salvation of Christ? Duns Scotus famously addressed this question in the 13th century and argued that by his atoning sacrifice on the Cross, Christ “merited to take away this most heavy penalty [of original sin] from his Most Blessed Mother.” Ahead of time, as it were, Mary is redeemed from sin by her son, the incarnate Son."
Scotus and and the tricky language of merit, as it is tied to a particular Latin view of atonement?
Germ cell theory and the Theotokos being purified through the contact with Christ, we have a problem -- the germ cells are not identical with the body of Christ, though one of them does develop, mature and become the egg used in the Holy Conception of Christ.
How is the Virgin Mary sanctified apart from Christ, without participating in Christ, if she is a woman of the New Covenant? A correspondence with the righteous of the Old Covenant?
"But does assertion of predestinating grace imply that Mary does not need the salvation of Christ? Duns Scotus famously addressed this question in the 13th century and argued that by his atoning sacrifice on the Cross, Christ “merited to take away this most heavy penalty [of original sin] from his Most Blessed Mother.” Ahead of time, as it were, Mary is redeemed from sin by her son, the incarnate Son."
Scotus and and the tricky language of merit, as it is tied to a particular Latin view of atonement?
Germ cell theory and the Theotokos being purified through the contact with Christ, we have a problem -- the germ cells are not identical with the body of Christ, though one of them does develop, mature and become the egg used in the Holy Conception of Christ.
How is the Virgin Mary sanctified apart from Christ, without participating in Christ, if she is a woman of the New Covenant? A correspondence with the righteous of the Old Covenant?
Russian Website for Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev
Митрополит Иларион (Алфеев)
For some reason his FB page is no longer so easy to pull up on search.
For some reason his FB page is no longer so easy to pull up on search.
В ПРАЗДНИК РОЖДЕСТВА ПРЕСВЯТОЙ БОГОРОДИЦЫ МИТРОПОЛИТ ИЛАРИОН СОВЕРШИЛ БОГОСЛУЖЕНИЕ НА КИТАЙСКОМ ПАТРИАРШЕМ ПОДВОРЬЕ В МО...
Posted by Митрополит Иларион Алфеев. Служба коммуникации ОВЦС on Tuesday, September 22, 2015
St. Simon
Are you inspired by Saint Simon? #IBelievehttp://myocn.net/orthodox-christian-education/iconography-and-saints/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, September 21, 2015
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Fr. Schall on Benedict XVI's Homily for This Year's Ratzinger Schülerkreis
Benedict: “From Where Does Evil Come?” by Rev. James V. Schall, S.J.
Monday, September 21, 2015
Sunday, September 20, 2015
60th Anniversary
Please pray for the victimshttp://myocn.net/observance-for-the-pogrom-of-constantinople/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, September 20, 2015
Bruce Frohnen Reviews The Common Good of Constitutional Democracy
The Cultural Contradictions of Modern Liberalism
The Common Good of Constitutional Democracy: Essays in Political Philosophy and on Catholic Social Teaching by Martin Rhonheimer, edited by William F. Murphy, Jr. (Catholic University of America Press, 2013)
The Common Good of Constitutional Democracy: Essays in Political Philosophy and on Catholic Social Teaching by Martin Rhonheimer, edited by William F. Murphy, Jr. (Catholic University of America Press, 2013)
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Peter Kwasniewski on the EF
Rorate Caeli: Dr. Kwasniewski’s Lecture at Steubenville: “The Old Mass and the New Evangelization: Beyond the Long Winter of Rationalism”
Related:
Bringing the Liturgy Back to the Real Vatican II: Cardinal Burke Comments on Sacra Liturgia Conference (see also correction) - via LifeSite News
Related:
Bringing the Liturgy Back to the Real Vatican II: Cardinal Burke Comments on Sacra Liturgia Conference (see also correction) - via LifeSite News
Catholic Agrarianism
In the latest issue of the Adoremus Bulletin: "City or Farm" by Virgil Michel, OSB (via NLM)
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Detroit
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, September 17, 2015
website
PISTEVO Episode 4
Watch #PISTEVO and better understand the definition of the Orthodox Christian Faith. #Ibelievehttp://myocn.net/pistevo-watch-the-art-of-belief-episode-iv-the-definition-of-faith/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, September 17, 2015
St. James the Lesser
Are you inspired by St. James (the Lesser)! #Ibelievehttp://myocn.net/learn-about-the-icon-of-st-james-the-lesser-pistevo/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, September 18, 2015
Friday, September 18, 2015
Thursday, September 17, 2015
St. Thomas
Are you inspired by St. Thomas? #IBelievehttp://myocn.net/learn-about-the-icon-of-st-thomas-pistevo-art-of-belief/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Who's Who...
Here is a full and definitive list of the participants in the 14th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, to...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Edited.
Vatican Diary / Presences, absences, surprises of the upcoming synod by Sandro Magister
Who’s in and who’s out among the synod fathers personally selected by Pope Francis. Among the excluded is Cardinal Antonelli. Belgium and Greece strangely overrepresented. The new work schedule, this time without a midpoint wrap-up
Expanding the Curia...
I guess reform isn't in the direction of reduction. What will a new congregation be able to do that hasn't already been done by theologians and bishops and laity around the world?
The head of the Vatican press office, Fr Federico Lombardi, held a briefing for journalists on Wednesday to report on...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Briefing by the Director of the Press Office of the Holy See, Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ, on the conclusion of the meeting of the Council of Cardinal Advisers begins LIVE in just a few minutes.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, September 16, 2015
During his General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis concluded his series of reflections on the family. The Holy...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, September 16, 2015
A Jesut on Theology
Robert P. Imbelli writes in the Vatican newspaper about the recent message Pope Francis sent to celebrate the centenary...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Some news pertaining to CUA...
Pope Francis has appointed John Grabowski, associate professor of moral theology/ethics at The Catholic University of...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, September 16, 2015
The Theotokos
What is the importance of the title, "Theotokos"? Take two minutes to check this out.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, September 14, 2015
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
On the Beheading of St. John the FOrerunner
The Ascetic Struggle of Self-Denial: On the Beheading of John the Forerunner by Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev
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Homily on the Feast of the Beheading of St John, the Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord by St. Justin (Popovic) of Celije
Related:
Homily on the Feast of the Beheading of St John, the Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord by St. Justin (Popovic) of Celije
Theology as a Hope for the Future of the Church
OCA: Metropolitan Tikhon welcomes Serbian Patriarch Irinej (Pravmir)
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Posted by Orthodox Church in America on Sunday, September 13, 2015
On Friday evening, September 11, 2015, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, welcomed His Holiness, Patriarch Irinej of...
Posted by Orthodox Church in America on Sunday, September 13, 2015
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Posted by Orthodox Church in America on Monday, September 14, 2015
Monday, September 14, 2015
Video on the Jesus Prayer
Check out this short animation.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, September 13, 2015
Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross
Certainly, the power of the Cross will change their lives forever!
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, September 14, 2015
Sunday, September 13, 2015
The Avila Institute
CWR Blog: Avila Institute raises spiritual theology to new level by Joseph Pronechen
The Alabama- and Colorado-based institute offers online classes for those looking for graduate-level studies in spiritual theology as well as those seeking personal enrichment.
website - FB - Catholic Spiritual Direction
The Alabama- and Colorado-based institute offers online classes for those looking for graduate-level studies in spiritual theology as well as those seeking personal enrichment.
website - FB - Catholic Spiritual Direction
Saturday, September 12, 2015
More on the New Annulment Canonical Norms
Dr. Edward Peters: A first and second look at "Mitis Iudex"
"I think these five canons and the official explanation that accompanies them raise several serious questions for ecclesiastical marriage law."
A republication of this post and something subsequent: A second look at Mitis, especially at the new fast-track annulment process
Francis, Mercy, and Annulments by David Salvato
The modifications in today's motu proprio change little, at least in relation to Canon Law, but do perpetuate the narrative of the "revolutionary" pontificate
"I think these five canons and the official explanation that accompanies them raise several serious questions for ecclesiastical marriage law."
A republication of this post and something subsequent: A second look at Mitis, especially at the new fast-track annulment process
Francis, Mercy, and Annulments by David Salvato
The modifications in today's motu proprio change little, at least in relation to Canon Law, but do perpetuate the narrative of the "revolutionary" pontificate
The "New" Evangelization
Crisis Magazine: What’s New in the New Evangelization … And Why? by Joseph Woodard
Saint Matthew
Learn about #StMatthew and be inspired. #Ibelievehttp://myocn.net/learn-about-the-icon-of-st-matthew-pistevo-the-art-of-belief/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, September 12, 2015
Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Doboj
Stunning!
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, September 12, 2015
St. Peter and Paul church, Doboj, Republika Srpska/Republic of Srpska. Map
Friday, September 11, 2015
On the Annulment Legislation
Pope Francis this week issued two major documents reforming the judicial system of the Catholic Church in the areas of...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, September 9, 2015
ther Robert J. Kaslyn, S.J., is a Jesuit priest and canon lawyer who serves as Dean of the School of Canon Law at...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Saint Bartholomew
Do you know how to recognize St. Bartholomew in icons? #IBelievehttp://myocn.net/learn-about-the-icon-of-st-bartholomew-pistevo-the-art-of-belief/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, September 9, 2015
PISTEVO, Episode 3
http://myocn.net/pistevo-watch-the-art-of-belief-episode-iii-our-mission/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, September 10, 2015
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Chiesa: “La Civiltà Cattolica” Has a New Headquarters. At Santa Marta by Sandro Magister
It writes what Pope Francis would like to do on issues of the family, but perhaps will not do because he is restrained by the synod. The objections of an American scholar to an article on the Council of Trent, which according to the magazine admitted remarriage
It writes what Pope Francis would like to do on issues of the family, but perhaps will not do because he is restrained by the synod. The objections of an American scholar to an article on the Council of Trent, which according to the magazine admitted remarriage
On the Annulment Reform
Catholic Herald: Annulments: Pope has come down in favour of Cardinal Müller, not Cardinal Marx by Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Here are some photos from the Press Conference announcing the changes to the marriage annulment process. For the full...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, September 8, 2015
The President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio – who was also a member...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Pope Francis has issued legislation to simplify and speed-up the procedures for marriage annulments.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Press Conference for the presentation of two Apostolic Letters of Pope Francis, given motu proprio: Mitis iudex Dominus...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Wednesday, September 09, 2015
Pope Francis and Patriarch Gregory Peter XX Chabroyan Concelebrate
Pope celebrates Mass with Armenian Patriarch, as a sign of 'Ecclesial Communion'
Pope Francis urges Armenian Catholics to remember their martyrs
Pope Francis’ morning Mass in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence on Monday was an extraordinary occasion: it saw...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, September 7, 2015
Pope Francis at today's morning Mass in the Casa Santa Marta.See our story at the link: http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2015/09/07/pope_francis_at_daily_mass_christians_persecuted_in_silence/1170070
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, September 7, 2015
Pope Francis: “I would like, on this day of our first Eucharist, as brother Bishops, dear brother Bishops and Patriarch...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, September 7, 2015
Pope Francis’ morning Mass in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence on Monday was an extraordinary occasion: it saw...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, September 7, 2015
Armenian Patriarch, His Beatitude, Gregory Peter XX Chabroyan
Armenian Catholic
His Holiness Personally Congratulates New Armenian Catholic Patriarch-elect Gregory Petros XX
Ն.Ս.Օ.Տ.Տ. ԱՐԱՄ Ա. ԿԱԹՈՂԻԿՈՍ ՇՆՈՐՀԱՒՈՐԱԿԱՆ ԱՅՑԵԼՈՒԹԻՒՆ ՏՈՒԱՒ ՆՈՐԸՆՏԻՐ ՀԱՅ ԿԱԹՈՂԻԿԷ ԳՐԻԳՈՐ-ՊԵՏՐՈՍ Ի. ՊԱՏՐԻԱՐՔԻՆԵրկուշաբ...
Posted by Armenian Church, Holy See of Cilicia on Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Tuesday, September 08, 2015
The Icon of St. Phillip
Be inspired by St. Philip! #ibelievehttp://myocn.net/learn-about-the-icon-of-st-phillip-pistevo-the-art-of-belief/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, September 7, 2015
The Theotokos
The Virgin Mary is a touchy subject for Protestants. Maybe this 3 minute video will help?
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, September 7, 2015
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