Friday, December 11, 2015
Robert George Hospitalized
Jacob's Ladder
Dr. Pia Chaudhari draws on the story of Jacob’s ladder as a metaphor for our ascesis and God’s healing of our personhood. http://myocn.net/reclaiming-alien-land/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, December 8, 2015
The final report proposes a “new way” for pastors to accompany remarried divorcées—one that can only result in changing uncertain consciences into erroneous ones.
Thursday, December 10, 2015
St. Nicholas
Saint Nicolas Inspires Us, Ο Aγιος Νικόλαος Mας Eμπνέει #CRTL #myOCNhttp://myocn.net/saint-nicolas-inspires-us-ο-aγιος-νικόλαος-mας-eμπνέει/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, December 9, 2015
What Potential for the Great Synod?
"As is well known, at the fifth Meeting of the Primates of the Orthodox Autocephalous Churches to be held since 1992,...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, December 10, 2015
Edit.
"If Orthodoxy is to respond successfully to these challenges and if its discourse is to resonate in the modern world, it...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 12, 2015
Why I think the Communion fast should be restored to that established by Pius XII, namely, three hours
Wednesday, December 09, 2015
Pope Francis' encyclical on care for creation begins with Eastern Orthodox thought and in the concluding paragraphs returns to the Christian East again
Redemptoris Mater Chapel
The first Advent homily for 2015 was preached by the Preacher of the Pontifical Household, Fr Raniero Cantalamessa,...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 4, 2015
The first Advent homily for 2015 was preached by the Preacher of the Pontifical Household, Fr Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap., at the Redemptoris Mater Chapel in the Apostolic Palace.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 4, 2015
No Need...
Here is the official hymn of the Holy Year of Mercy!
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, December 6, 2015
Aquinas’s ‘Disputed Questions on Evil’: A Critical Guide.
The first essay I would definitely read; what about the authority and dependability of the rest of the contributors?
Tuesday, December 08, 2015
The Latin Traditionalists Should Love the Pomp
As we await the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica on Tuesday, and the beginning of the Holy Year of...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, December 6, 2015
A Jesuit on Hesed
The Director of the Apostleship of Prayer in Zambia, Fr. Father Charles Searson, SJ, reflects on the Jubilee year of Mercy.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, December 7, 2015
Doors of Mercy
Pope Francis requested the ancient Ukrainian icon "Doors of Mercy" to be brought to the Vatican for the opening of the...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Pope Francis requested the ancient Ukrainian icon "Doors of Mercy" to be brought to the Vatican for the opening of the...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Monday, December 07, 2015
Still Around
Pope Francis has urged members of the Charismatic Renewal to "walk in the newness of life."
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, December 6, 2015
Pope Francis on Sunday prayed for the success of the Climate Change Conference currently underway in Paris. The Pope...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, December 6, 2015
Sunday, December 06, 2015
Natural and Supernatural
"The Son reveals and glorifies the Name of His Heavenly Father and the Father glorifies the Son and bears witness...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, December 2, 2015
The Sun of Righteousness
Ο ήλιος της ΔικαιοσύνηςΗ ψυχή κάθε ανθρώπου είτε είναι σαν το κερί είτε είναι σαν τον πηλό. Είτε θα την ξηραίνει ο ήλιο...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, December 3, 2015
Salvation in Christ
http://pemptousia.com/video/metropolitan-kallistos-ware-salvation-in-christ/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, December 3, 2015
Saturday, December 05, 2015
1050 Years!
Elder Elisaios, Abbot of Holy Monastery of Simonos Petras, Mt Athos-Greece, speaks for 1050 years anniversary of Mt...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, December 3, 2015
Christ's Person as the Foundation of Church Life
Archbishop Jovan of Ochrid speaks for the significance of Christ's Person for Church life.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 5, 2015
The Temple as a Memory Palace
Memory palaces were common tools in the early and medieval Church to memorize the scriptures, long sermons, and teachings. #myOCN http://myocn.net/the-church-as-memory-palace/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 5, 2015
First Advent Sermon
The first Advent homily for 2015 was preached by the Preacher of the Pontifical Household, Fr Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap., at the Redemptoris Mater Chapel in the Apostolic Palace.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 4, 2015
Friday, December 04, 2015
Book of Gospels for the Papal Liturgies During the Jubilee
Pope Francis on Thursday received the Book of Gospels which will be used for the liturgies of the upcoming...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 4, 2015
Pope Francis on Thursday received the Book of Gospels which will be used for the liturgies of the upcoming Jubilee.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 4, 2015
Trying too hard...
TAC: Fr. Schall Praises Chaplain’s New Book on Evolution
the review
Thursday, December 03, 2015
Definitely Too Early for This
The first biopic of Pope Francis is hitting the big screen.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Worse than Paul VI?
Chiesa: A Jubilee By Popular Acclaim
Mercy for all except the hierarchical Church, too closed-off and backward to deserve the pope’s forgiveness. But in the meantime two cases with uncertain outcomes have exploded: the trial of Balda and Chaouqui and the clash with the supreme court of Chile
When History Is Still Being Written
On Tuesday, in the Holy See Press Office, a press conference was held to present the International Study Convention “Vatican Council II and its protagonists in the light of the archives.”
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Presentation to journalists of the International Study Convention "Vatican Council II and its protagonists in the light...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, December 1, 2015
55 Years Later, What Progress?
On December 2nd, 55 years ago, Pope John XXIII had a private audience with the Archbishop of Canterbury Geoffrey Fisher,...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, December 2, 2015
At least we have the Anglican Ordinariates.
Is the Jubilee Year a Roman Thing or a Universal Thing?
The Major Archbishop isn't going to buck the "leadership" of Rome.
Here is the pastoral letter issued on the occasion of the proclamation of the Holy Year of Mercy in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Thursday, December 3, 2015
The opening Mass for the Jubilee of Mercy and the opening of the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica on 8 December will be...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Thursday, December 3, 2015
Brothers and Sisters According to What Basis?
At Grand Mosque In CAR, Pope Denounces Violence Perpetrated in Name of Religion or GodSpeaking to Muslims, Says Muslims...
Posted by Zenit News Agency on Monday, November 30, 2015
Posted by Zenit News Agency on Monday, November 30, 2015
Wednesday, December 02, 2015
Fr. George Maloney
A Catholic Answers forum thread
His obituary.
Discovering the Hidden Reality: A Journey into Christian Mystical Prayer
part 2
Related:
A Roman Catholic's Journey to Eastern Catholicism: Part 2 God's Voice Thunders!
An Exemplary Priest
Thank You, O Lord. Everyone capable of thanksgiving is capable of salvation and eternal joy. http://myocn.net/thank-you-o-lord/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, November 30, 2015
Magister Seems to be a Big Fan of B16
A guide to the season of preparation for Christmas. With the best of the preaching of Benedict XVI and with links to all the liturgical chants of the upcoming Sundays and feasts
Tuesday, December 01, 2015
Divine Worship in the Orthodox Tradition
Fr Alexander Rentel, Assistant Professor of Canon Law and Practical Theology at St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, speaks on Divine Worship in the Orthodox Tradition
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Fr Alexander Rentel, Assistant Professor of Canon Law and Practical Theology at St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, explains the meaning of Holy Eucharist.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Monk Anatolios Kavsokalyvitis
Monk Anatolios Kavsokalyvitis lived from 1862-1938. His monastic life was graced with the gift of simplicity, a childlike innocence. http://ow.ly/VlC7q
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, December 1, 2015
St. Albert the Great Center for Scholastic Studies
Announcing the 2016 St. Albert the Great Summer Theology Program in Norcia, Italy: "The Transcendent Christ: St. Paul's...
Posted by St. Albert the Great Center for Scholastic Studies on Sunday, November 29, 2015
Monday, November 30, 2015
Message from Pope Francis to Patriarch Bartholomew
Pope's Message to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I for Feast of St Andrew'In order to progress on our journey...
Posted by Zenit News Agency on Monday, November 30, 2015
Go Cardinal Sarah.
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Athos – pro-life! The legacy of Saint Paisios of Mount Athos
to be made available online on youtube...
Athonite Singing
The Style and Ethos of Athonite Singing
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, November 28, 2015
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Friday, November 27, 2015
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Limits for the Orans Posture
Related: Vultus Christi: Pius XII on “exaggerated and senseless antiquarianism” (commenting on some of the new French religious communities)
Ratzinger Library
The official inauguration of the Library Biblioteca Romana Joseph Ratzinger – Benedetto XVI – dedicated to the life and...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Thursday, November 19, 2015
How Long Before a Renewal of Hostilities?
Pope Francis on Friday met with the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko.See our story at the link:...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, November 21, 2015
The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko said on Friday that “today, Ukraine and the Vatican [have] come much closer.”He was speaking to Vatican Radio after his meeting earlier in the day with Pope Francis.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, November 20, 2015
Pope Francis on Friday met with the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, November 20, 2015
Issued by the bishop, on the behalf of a divorced and remarried member of his diocese, after a careful examination of his case according to the norms promulgated by the pope. This is the proposal of an Australian theologian to remedy the current confusion
Pope Francis on Friday met with bishops from Germany during their ad limina visit to Rome.See our story at the link:...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, November 20, 2015
Pope Francis on Friday told the bishops of Germany - in Rome on their ad limina visit - that the upcoming Jubilee of Mercy offers the opportunity to “rediscover the sacraments of Penance and the Eucharist.”
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, November 20, 2015
Pope Francis on Thursday met with a group of bishops from Germany, who are in Rome on their ad limina visit.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Thursday, November 19, 2015
Catholics in Syria
An in-depth look at the situation of Catholics living in Syria.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, November 21, 2015
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the President of the Pontifical Council for the Family, visited Syria recently in a sign of solidarity with the nation's Christian community.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, November 20, 2015
Something Good from the Neocatechumenal Way
The psychiatrist Massimo Gandolfini has been invited by the Neocatechumenal Way of Perugia to speak about gender and the...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, November 21, 2015
Looking Good
Another recent photo of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, November 24, 2015
A visit with Pope emeritus Benedict XVI in the Vatican Gardens.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, November 21, 2015
Andy Walton on the Jesus Prayer
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
The Byzantine Octopus
The Byzantine Octopus - Father Ivan Moody says that the tentacles of Byzantine music stretch like an octopus into the sound of a wide spectrum of contemporary music. http://myocn.net/the-byzantine-octopus/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, November 22, 2015
Related:
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, November 22, 2015
Monday, November 23, 2015
Pope Francis on Monday sent a letter to Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, editor of the book: The Conciliar Diary of...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, November 23, 2015
Ad Orientem Assumed
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Elder Moses the Athonite
http://pemptousia.com/video/elder-moses-the-athonite-humility-the-foundation-of-all-virtues/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, November 20, 2015
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Does Cleaning Under the Arches Pose a Problem?
Church of St. Clement of Ohrid in Skopje
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, November 19, 2015
The Entrance of Mary, Theotokos
The Entrance of Mary, the Theotokos. A reflection on the young life of the Virgin Mary. http://myocn.net/the-entrance-of-mary-the-theotokos/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, November 21, 2015
Elder Ephraim
http://pemptousia.com/video/the-unshakeable-faith-of-elder-ephraim-from-katounakia-mt-athos/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, November 21, 2015
Friday, November 20, 2015
Sophia Spring 2015
ND
From 2009: When patristic scholarship packs a punch - In the Shadow of the Incarnation: Essays on Jesus Christ in the Early Church in Honor of Brian E. Daley, S.J. edited by Peter W. Martens (Google Books)
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Papabile?
This is what African cardinal Robert Sarah maintains in his book “God or Nothing” and in the discussion that has followed. An exclusive preview of his remarks in the next issue of “L'Homme Nouveau”
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
St. Anthony
"Words of Life" from St. Anthony the Great
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, November 17, 2015
A biting critique of the address with which Pope Francis has given the Italian Church its marching orders, appealing to the “people” against the bishops. The author: Professor Pietro De Marco
Been Thinking About a Related Question
Is Every Political Authority Sanctified?
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Norcia 2016 Calendars
Thanks to all who have purchased their 2016 calendars, which just went on sale! Below are some of the months' lovely...
Posted by Monks of Norcia / I Monaci di Norcia on Monday, November 16, 2015
Last Push of the "Progressives"
Chiesa: The Real Francis Revolution Marches to the Beat of Appointments
In the United States and in Italy the changes are most spectacular. With new “Bergoglio-style" bishops and cardinals. In Belgium, Danneels’s revenge against Ratzinger. The triumph of the St. Gallen club
The Major Archbishop Visits the Archeparchial Cathedral in Philadelphia
Photos
The Way
https://youtu.be/PqZMfg7Ev3w
Posted by Archeparchy of Philadelphia on Sunday, November 15, 2015
https://youtu.be/ZVrmLN-pbOM
Posted by Archeparchy of Philadelphia on Sunday, November 15, 2015
https://youtu.be/NRMnGnEjDms
Posted by Archeparchy of Philadelphia on Sunday, November 15, 2015
Album 2 - His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in...
Posted by Archeparchy of Philadelphia on Monday, November 16, 2015
Album 1 - His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception,...
Posted by Archeparchy of Philadelphia on Monday, November 16, 2015
http://republicanherald.com/news/ukrainian-patriarch-speaks-of-faith-holodomor-1.1969698
Posted by Archeparchy of Philadelphia on Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Winners of the Ratzinger Prize 2015
Two eminent theologians from Lebanon and Brazil have been awarded the Ratzinger Prize 2015, the Vatican announced on...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, November 16, 2015
Watch the Presentation of the Ratzinger Prize LIVE now!
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, November 16, 2015
The Apostolic See and Ukrainians: Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky and the Roman Curia
For those interested in the Eastern Church and Church history, here is an interesting academic article on "The Apostolic See and Ukrainians: Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky and the Roman Curia"
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, November 16, 2015
Monday, November 16, 2015
A Monk from Norcia on Ad Orientem (Versus Dominum)
Br. Evagrius Hayden, O.S.B.,“Convertere, Israël, ad Dominum Deum Tuum!”: Whether the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Ought to be Celebrated Towards the East
Sometimes I Forget There Are Still True Believers
Dupes of the modern nation-state.
"Really?"
Communion
Fr. Z and Edward Pentin
Insufficiently pastoral by failing to form a conscience then and there?
Related:
A Call for Better Dialogue with High Church Lutherans by E. G. Norton
Pope Francis on Sunday visited Rome's Evangelical Lutheran Church. See our story at the link: http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2015/11/15/catholics,_lutherans_must_ask_forgiveness_and_work_together/1187062
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, November 15, 2015
Pope Francis visited Rome's Lutheran church on Sunday, saysing Catholics and Lutherans must ask each other for...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, November 15, 2015
Pope Francis visits the Lutheran Evangelical Church of Rome. Watch LIVE now!
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, November 15, 2015
Fr. Lawrence Farley on the Purification that Accompanies Persecution
Our culture continues along its escalating trajectory of militant anti-Christian sentiment. Life in such an unwelcoming...
Posted by Ancient Faith Radio on Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Good News for Philadelphia?
With the approval of Archbishop Chaput? Is this a sign of a return to the traditions of the Roman rite among seminarians and younger priests in Philadelphia?
Saint Mary Romanian Orthodox Church, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Ana shared these pictures with us from Saint Mary Romanian Orthodox Church in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas!
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, November 14, 2015
Ana shared these pictures with us from Saint Mary Romanian Orthodox Church in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas!
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, November 14, 2015
website and FB
Romanian Food Festival
Stillness
If we are always busy and noisy, we cannot hear the voice of God.http://bit.ly/1NPQppx
Posted by Ancient Faith Radio on Friday, November 13, 2015
The Ladder
Have you read "The Ladder". Join the Youth & Young Adult Ministries of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Team as...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, November 14, 2015
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Freedom, Truth, and Human Dignity
The authors of a new book on “Dignitatis Humanae” argue that the Declaration grounds the right to religious freedom in the obligation to seek the truth, especially the truth about God
St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church in Charlotte, NC
These pictures are from St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church in Charlotte, NC.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, November 9, 2015
These pictures are from St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church in Charlotte, NC.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, November 9, 2015
website
360 tour