Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Lake Garda Statement 2016
Rorate Caeli
Mostly concerning Luther and the Protestant Reformation and its consequences. Will the letter have any influence on Pope Francis? Unlikely.
Mostly concerning Luther and the Protestant Reformation and its consequences. Will the letter have any influence on Pope Francis? Unlikely.
Friday, July 15, 2016
Dr. Noone on St. Bonaventure
On his feast day, watch Dr. Noone of @CatholicUniv speak on #StBonaventure and #education: https://t.co/2tvDTBgu3j pic.twitter.com/YBLdAZSI6A
— Lumen Christi (@LC_Institute) July 15, 2016
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Bishop Barron Doesn't Go as Far as David Bentley Hart
The Cross of Jesus: God's Awful Work of Love by Bishop Robert Barron
How can we make sense of Saint Anselm's so-called "satisfaction" theory? By recognizing the true nature of sin.
But what he writes can be verbally harmonized with Patristic theories of atonement/redemption/deification. But is that what the bishop intended?
How can we make sense of Saint Anselm's so-called "satisfaction" theory? By recognizing the true nature of sin.
But what he writes can be verbally harmonized with Patristic theories of atonement/redemption/deification. But is that what the bishop intended?
Ad Orientem (Now)
Cardinal Sarah's full, unabridged paper (via NLM)
Cardinal Nichols reacts to Cardinal Sarah
Fr. Z responds to Cardinal Nichols
And who thought Latin bishops had to know much? Let us pray that Cardinal Nichols's successor is better suited to the office.
Cardinal Sarah has challenged "the prejudices" behind "certain modern liturgical practices" By CWR Staff
An interview with Sacra Liturgia’s international coordinator, Dom Alcuin Reid, about the recent London conference and the reactions to Robert Cardinal Sarah’s Address.
CWR Blog
On Orientophobia: Coming out of the Liturgical Closet By Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille
Ad Orientem Nunc! by Dr. Leroy Huizenga
It’s a bit rich to accuse those who would celebrate our Holy Mass "ad orientem" of exercising mere personal preference and risking unity, when so much liturgical abuse rooted in priests’ preferences has gone unchecked and harmed unity.
Cardinal Nichols reacts to Cardinal Sarah
Fr. Z responds to Cardinal Nichols
And who thought Latin bishops had to know much? Let us pray that Cardinal Nichols's successor is better suited to the office.
Cardinal Sarah has challenged "the prejudices" behind "certain modern liturgical practices" By CWR Staff
An interview with Sacra Liturgia’s international coordinator, Dom Alcuin Reid, about the recent London conference and the reactions to Robert Cardinal Sarah’s Address.
CWR Blog
On Orientophobia: Coming out of the Liturgical Closet By Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille
Ad Orientem Nunc! by Dr. Leroy Huizenga
It’s a bit rich to accuse those who would celebrate our Holy Mass "ad orientem" of exercising mere personal preference and risking unity, when so much liturgical abuse rooted in priests’ preferences has gone unchecked and harmed unity.
Latinized...
Unless as infants these children couldn't receive all three sacraments of initiation... how likely is that the case?
First Communion for Iraqi Refugees Represents Hope for a Persecuted People
First Communion for Iraqi Refugees Represents Hope for a Persecuted People
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Tacit Agreement With Those Who Claim to Represent His Views?
Crisis Magazine: The Problem of the Unofficial Francis by Nicholas Senz
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Ultramontanes When It Suits Them
Pray Tell reaction to the Press Release regarding Cardinal Sarah's remarks.
Will you still be proclaiming your triumph when your churches die out and your vocations dry up? How's St. John's Abbey doing? The abbey may have some vocations, but will they pull the abbey towards tradition or remain stuck in the 60s?
Will you still be proclaiming your triumph when your churches die out and your vocations dry up? How's St. John's Abbey doing? The abbey may have some vocations, but will they pull the abbey towards tradition or remain stuck in the 60s?
To Be Released This Month
Another book by Matthew Levering... Engaging the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
He also co-edited with Gilles Emery, O.P. Aristotle in Aquinas's Theology, which was released late last year. Don't know why that didn't show up on the radar.
He also co-edited with Gilles Emery, O.P. Aristotle in Aquinas's Theology, which was released late last year. Don't know why that didn't show up on the radar.
Married Bishops
If the election of unmarried men to the episcopate was precipiated by problems with inheritance laws, if such problems could be avoided either through civil law/canon law/or a vow on the part of the man to be ordained bishop, would it be possible to have married bishops in the Church once again? After all, this too is only a human discipline, and it is said there have been married bishops in the Assyrian Church in recent memory. I heard last week an argument against married bishops, that it would cause too much strain on the family because he would be gone too often visiting his parishes, but what if the diocese or eparchy were limited in size, would this be such a problem?
Monday, July 11, 2016
Who is the Ultramontane Now?
The defenders of the current bishop of Rome?
See Fr. Hunwicke, The Pontificate of Pius XII (3)
The previous parts:
The Pontificate of Pius XII (1)
The Pontificate of Pius XII (2)
See Fr. Hunwicke, The Pontificate of Pius XII (3)
The previous parts:
The Pontificate of Pius XII (1)
The Pontificate of Pius XII (2)
CWR: The Panorthodox Council: A Fragile Hope for Aggiornamento?
Despite serious difficulties, the recent Holy and Great Council became a truly conciliar event which reflected the complexities of the Orthodox commonwealth while demonstrating its relevance to the modern world.
By Fr. Cyril Hovorun
Despite serious difficulties, the recent Holy and Great Council became a truly conciliar event which reflected the complexities of the Orthodox commonwealth while demonstrating its relevance to the modern world.
By Fr. Cyril Hovorun
CWR: A Flawed Search for Japan's Hidden Christianity By Dr. Eric Cunningham
Its inherently fascinating content and commendable literary quality notwithstanding, John Dougill’s "In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians" is not likely to satisfy serious researchers into the history of Japanese Catholicism.
Its inherently fascinating content and commendable literary quality notwithstanding, John Dougill’s "In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians" is not likely to satisfy serious researchers into the history of Japanese Catholicism.
Sunday, July 10, 2016
Saturday, July 09, 2016
Placement of Icons?
I am thinking of the festal icon, in particular -- should these be before the iconostasis (as in the Slavic churches) or in the vestibule/narthex (as in the Greek churches)? And how is the procession of the festal icon be affected by the difference in location? If we accept that it is the entrance into the temple itself by all of the faithful that is of importance, rather than the entrance of the clergy into the sanctuary, that matters, then it seems that the festal icon should be located in the narthex. (That is to say the "holy space" is the temple proper, and not the area surrounding the altar, the "sanctuary."
Then is it appropriate to have another set of icons of our Lord and the Theotokos in the narthex as well? Should the narthex be the only locus of the veneration of icons? I don't think that necessarily follows from what has been said about placing the festal icon at the entrance to the holy space, i.e. the "nave" of the temple. But that does seem to be the standard Greek practice. Is it possible to have a mix of the two customs?
Then is it appropriate to have another set of icons of our Lord and the Theotokos in the narthex as well? Should the narthex be the only locus of the veneration of icons? I don't think that necessarily follows from what has been said about placing the festal icon at the entrance to the holy space, i.e. the "nave" of the temple. But that does seem to be the standard Greek practice. Is it possible to have a mix of the two customs?
Friday, July 08, 2016
The Way of Beauty
CWR: Finding the Way of Beauty by Carrie Gress, Ph.D.
Author and artist David Clayton on living the “via pulchritudinis” in our daily lives.
Way of Beauty (which is being used at the DSPT for a new course)
Author and artist David Clayton on living the “via pulchritudinis” in our daily lives.
Way of Beauty (which is being used at the DSPT for a new course)
Still One of My Favorites
CWR Blog: The fearless wit and wisdom of Fr. George William Rutler by K. V. Turley
Fr. Rutler’s writing is filled with fearlessness, and it is the best type of fearlessness: a willingness to perceive the truth of matters.
Fr. Rutler’s writing is filled with fearlessness, and it is the best type of fearlessness: a willingness to perceive the truth of matters.
Thursday, July 07, 2016
Wednesday, July 06, 2016
CWR Blog: Cardinal Robert Sarah's address "Towards An Authentic Implementation of 'Sacrosanctum Concilium'"
The following was given on July 5th at the 2016 "Sacra Liturgia" Conference held at The Oratory of St. Philip Neri in London (Brompton Oratory).
The following was given on July 5th at the 2016 "Sacra Liturgia" Conference held at The Oratory of St. Philip Neri in London (Brompton Oratory).
Chiesa: “Amoris Laetitia.” Basic Tips For Not Losing the Way
They are formulated by Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, who however asks also for “further guidelines on the part of the competent authority.” To prevent “risks and abuses both among pastors and among the faithful”
They are formulated by Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, who however asks also for “further guidelines on the part of the competent authority.” To prevent “risks and abuses both among pastors and among the faithful”
Tuesday, July 05, 2016
Fr. Schall on the Forgiveness of Sins
“And Those Whose Sins Ye Shall Retain. . .”
Mercy is a secondary issue. It is not needed unless something goes wrong in the world. Christ came for the unjust, not the just. (Luke 5:32) In a sinless world, no one needs mercy. Still, it is not a sinless world, however much we might deny, privately and publicly, that certain sins are not sins.
Before anything needing forgiveness existed, Aquinas held that the universe was created in mercy, not justice. God was not necessitated to create anything. Creation did not occur because God “owed” something to someone in justice. God in creating did understand that free creatures, if He created any of these wobbly types, might well need mercy in addition to justice. So he proceeded with His plan.
Mercy is not “opposed” to justice, as if it makes justice somehow disappear in God and man. It is not either mercy or justice, but both justice and mercy. Mercy comes into play only when justice is requited.
Monday, July 04, 2016
As a psychiatrist, I diagnose mental illness. Also, I help spot demonic possession. by Richard Gallagher (via Rod Dreher)
Sunday, July 03, 2016
Saturday, July 02, 2016
1P5: Interview: Archbishop Gänswein on Benedict, The Two Popes, and Prophecy
I think it is this one...
I think it is this one...
Friday, July 01, 2016
CWR: 10 things Michael Cook gets wrong in his criticism of papal critics By Carl E. Olson
Yes, Francis is often misquoted. Yes, Francis sometimes trips over his own rhetorical toes. But there are deeper problems. And saying so isn't a sin.
Yes, Francis is often misquoted. Yes, Francis sometimes trips over his own rhetorical toes. But there are deeper problems. And saying so isn't a sin.
Off the Deep End
La Civiltà Cattolica
Chiesa: Communion For All, Even For Protestants
In addition to the divorced and remarried, for Luther’s followers as well there are those who are giving the go-ahead for the Eucharist. Here is how “La Civiltà Cattolica” interprets the pope’s enigmatic words on intercommunion
Chiesa: Communion For All, Even For Protestants
In addition to the divorced and remarried, for Luther’s followers as well there are those who are giving the go-ahead for the Eucharist. Here is how “La Civiltà Cattolica” interprets the pope’s enigmatic words on intercommunion
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Monday, June 27, 2016
Vatican Council II: A Debate That Has Not Taken Place
From 2013: Vatican II must be debated: Gherardini (via Pertinacious Papist)
Il Vaticano II. Alle radici d'un equivoco. Is someone working on an English translation? Probably not the Friars of the Immaculate. What does Contrappunto conciliare add?
Related:
Vatican Council II: a Debate That Has Not Taken Place, by Msgr. Brunero Gherardini
Disputing Vatican II's authority: Gherardini
Francis and Traditionalist Catholics
Vatican Council II: An Open Discussion, by Monsignor Brunero Gherardini
Il Vaticano II. Alle radici d'un equivoco. Is someone working on an English translation? Probably not the Friars of the Immaculate. What does Contrappunto conciliare add?
Related:
Vatican Council II: a Debate That Has Not Taken Place, by Msgr. Brunero Gherardini
Disputing Vatican II's authority: Gherardini
Francis and Traditionalist Catholics
Vatican Council II: An Open Discussion, by Monsignor Brunero Gherardini
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Friday, June 24, 2016
Jerome Lejeune: To the Least of These My Brothers and Sisters
MercatorNet: ‘To kill or not to kill, that is the question’
A new film about Jerome Lejeune shows the drama of his life after identifying the cause of Down syndrome.
Mary Le Rumeur
purchase the DVD
A new film about Jerome Lejeune shows the drama of his life after identifying the cause of Down syndrome.
Mary Le Rumeur
purchase the DVD
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Politeia and Constitutions
Nomocracy in Politics: “Constitutions and the Greek Problem,” By Bruce Frohnen
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