Thursday, January 12, 2017
The organ, something else that was introduced in the second millenium and is now taken to be "traditional" by the West?
Is the Organ Really a Sacred Instrument? by Joseph P. Swain
Pianos and guitars are comparatively cheap, and money is tight. Those of us who believe the organ is a sacred instrument have to take the question – “is the organ really a sacred instrument?” – and make it real, a spiritual matter for our pastors and parish councils.
Is the Organ Really a Sacred Instrument? by Joseph P. Swain
Pianos and guitars are comparatively cheap, and money is tight. Those of us who believe the organ is a sacred instrument have to take the question – “is the organ really a sacred instrument?” – and make it real, a spiritual matter for our pastors and parish councils.
How typical was the NAC of seminaries at that time?
Before the Council...
Lessons from an era of confusion by George Weigel
Msgr. Stephen DiGiovanni's book "Aggiornamento on the Hill of Janus" offers a snapshot of a once-stable institution caught in the maelstrom of ecclesiastical confusion and crisis—and offers lessons along the way.
Lessons from an era of confusion by George Weigel
Msgr. Stephen DiGiovanni's book "Aggiornamento on the Hill of Janus" offers a snapshot of a once-stable institution caught in the maelstrom of ecclesiastical confusion and crisis—and offers lessons along the way.
A Sad Marketing Gimmick
One would have wished that sort of thing was limited to Jesuits and Franciscans...
Looks like it is getting much support from the Dominicans in the Philippines and their lay associates.
Looks like it is getting much support from the Dominicans in the Philippines and their lay associates.
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
CWR Dispatch: Six years on, the UK Ordinariate continues to “go forward in faith” by Joanna Bogle
The path for the Anglican Ordinariate hasn’t been completely smooth since its founding, but its members are thriving in their unique position within the Catholic Church.
The path for the Anglican Ordinariate hasn’t been completely smooth since its founding, but its members are thriving in their unique position within the Catholic Church.
The Drama Continues
NCReg: Cardinal Müller’s TV Interview Causes Bewilderment by Edward Pentin
Vatican’s doctrinal chief criticizes making ‘dubia’ public but some critics say he is missing the point as it emerges that none of the CDF’s corrections of ‘Amoris Laetitia’ was accepted.
Related:
Fr. Z: Card. Burke’s interview in ‘La Verità”: More Cardinals are completely with the Four
Vatican’s doctrinal chief criticizes making ‘dubia’ public but some critics say he is missing the point as it emerges that none of the CDF’s corrections of ‘Amoris Laetitia’ was accepted.
Related:
Fr. Z: Card. Burke’s interview in ‘La Verità”: More Cardinals are completely with the Four
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
The Power of Silence
The English translation of Cardinal Sarah's book will be available in April. Fr. Z: Card. Sarah’s new book available in ENGLISH
Ignatius Press did get the rights for this... product info.
Ignatius Press did get the rights for this... product info.
There is a reason why I resolved to ignore Vatican News this year
And I should probably try to live up to that resolution... Yikes!
Someone needs to give a good theological explanation of what "servant" means with respect to Christ. Maybe Byzantine theologians have already done so.
This looks better:
Someone needs to give a good theological explanation of what "servant" means with respect to Christ. Maybe Byzantine theologians have already done so.
This looks better:
Monday, January 09, 2017
Yes-Man for the Papacy?
Card. Müller: “a possible fraternal correction of the Pope seems to me to be very remote”
After all, Cardinal Müller has no authority to silence his brother bishops.
After all, Cardinal Müller has no authority to silence his brother bishops.
Ian Knowles
St. Ambrose of Milan
Pravoslavie: Example of St. Ambrose of Milan by Protopresbyter Peter Heers
The Life of the Saint, written by his close disciple Paulinus, relays important information on the state of the Church at the time and the way in which the Saint was elected bishop, which is quite relevant to our contemporary situation and very instructive for us vis-a-vis how the Fathers of the Church dealt with heresy.
The Life of the Saint, written by his close disciple Paulinus, relays important information on the state of the Church at the time and the way in which the Saint was elected bishop, which is quite relevant to our contemporary situation and very instructive for us vis-a-vis how the Fathers of the Church dealt with heresy.
Sunday, January 08, 2017
CWR Dispatch: Is Fr. Paul Keller’s essay really the way "Amoris Laetitia" should be read? by Edward N. Peters
Keller’s essay illustrates how pastors are going to stumble into accepting the central flaw in AL: implicitly assuming that a Catholic’s assessment of his or her own conscience is the sole criterion governing a minister’s decision to give holy Communion to a member of the faithful.
(original)
Keller’s essay illustrates how pastors are going to stumble into accepting the central flaw in AL: implicitly assuming that a Catholic’s assessment of his or her own conscience is the sole criterion governing a minister’s decision to give holy Communion to a member of the faithful.
(original)
Saturday, January 07, 2017
Vatican Radio: Playing up the Ultramontanist Cult
How many regular attendees are there for the weekly audiences? (laypeople, not clerics)
Pravoslavie: The Prophetic Role of Mount Athos in the Contemporary World by Jean-Claude Larchet
Mount Athos has long been a fascinating place, which attracts the attention not only of Orthodox, but people belonging to other religions and even of non-believers.
Mount Athos has long been a fascinating place, which attracts the attention not only of Orthodox, but people belonging to other religions and even of non-believers.
Scholasticum
An interview with Dr. Patrick Owens from July of last year:
New institute to offer online classes in medieval theology and philosophy by Jim Graves
The Scholasticum has a campus in Italy, but is bringing medieval scholasticism to anyone with an Internet connection.
What future for the school if the global economy tanks?
New institute to offer online classes in medieval theology and philosophy by Jim Graves
The Scholasticum has a campus in Italy, but is bringing medieval scholasticism to anyone with an Internet connection.
What future for the school if the global economy tanks?
Friday, January 06, 2017
Pravmir: St. John of Kronstadt on Prayer by Holy Hieromartyr Seraphim (Chichagov)
Father John had the greatest gift of prayer. This was his distinctive characteristic. He profoundly believed with all his heart in the grace, given ...
Father John had the greatest gift of prayer. This was his distinctive characteristic. He profoundly believed with all his heart in the grace, given ...
Pravoslavie: The Holy Name by Fr. Stephen Freeman
It is easy to say, without fear of contradiction, that no group within Christianity holds greater reverence for the name of Jesus, in word and in practice than Orthodox Christianity.
It is easy to say, without fear of contradiction, that no group within Christianity holds greater reverence for the name of Jesus, in word and in practice than Orthodox Christianity.
Thursday, January 05, 2017
The Incarnation
Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh
Probably none of you has experience of being in the street; I had it when I was a child and a youth, and it’s a very unpleasant feeling to know that you have nowhere to go and that you are totally unwanted in any of the places that shine with light, which obviously speak of warmth to you.
The Nativity of Christ in Chronology from the Creation of Man
Anatoly Vitvitsky
The goal of this article is to show the results of a calculation of the “5508 years” according to texts of the first translation of the lost original of ancient Hebrew Old Testament Books, made by the Israelite translators from the third to second centuries B.C. (the Septuagint) and preserved up to the twenty-first century in the Bible published by the Russian Bible Society in the Russian language.
Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh
Probably none of you has experience of being in the street; I had it when I was a child and a youth, and it’s a very unpleasant feeling to know that you have nowhere to go and that you are totally unwanted in any of the places that shine with light, which obviously speak of warmth to you.
The Nativity of Christ in Chronology from the Creation of Man
Anatoly Vitvitsky
The goal of this article is to show the results of a calculation of the “5508 years” according to texts of the first translation of the lost original of ancient Hebrew Old Testament Books, made by the Israelite translators from the third to second centuries B.C. (the Septuagint) and preserved up to the twenty-first century in the Bible published by the Russian Bible Society in the Russian language.
Pravoslavie: The New Year: The Mystery of Time
Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann
On New Year’s Eve we feel the mystery of time more powerfully than at any other time.
Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann
On New Year’s Eve we feel the mystery of time more powerfully than at any other time.
It seems that the editor of Pray Tell approves, by the wording of his title: Hope for Shared Communion for Married Couples
Luthernas do not constitute an Apostolic Church.
Luthernas do not constitute an Apostolic Church.
Wednesday, January 04, 2017
CWR: Byzantine and Catholic in the Secular Northwest By Jim Graves
An interview with the Very Reverend Fr. Richard Janowicz, pastor of Nativity of the Mother of God Ukrainian Catholic Church in Springfield, Oregon, and Apostolic Administrator of the Eparchy of St. Nicholas of Chicago.
Church website and FB page
An interview with the Very Reverend Fr. Richard Janowicz, pastor of Nativity of the Mother of God Ukrainian Catholic Church in Springfield, Oregon, and Apostolic Administrator of the Eparchy of St. Nicholas of Chicago.
Church website and FB page
Tuesday, January 03, 2017
What's next for the progressives?
Intercommunion: The Next Step in Theological Ambiguity? by John M. Grondelski
Theologian: Shared Communion With Protestants Would be Blasphemy and Sacrilege by Edward Pentin
Msgr. Nicola Bux reflects on the possibility this pontificate is sympathetic to Protestant theologian Jürgen Moltmann’s theory of “open Communion.”
Theologian: Shared Communion With Protestants Would be Blasphemy and Sacrilege by Edward Pentin
Msgr. Nicola Bux reflects on the possibility this pontificate is sympathetic to Protestant theologian Jürgen Moltmann’s theory of “open Communion.”
Drop the Filioque From Liturgical Use
I actually agree with this. Either procedit should be limited to being equivalent to ἐκπορευόμενον (drawn from scripture), or it should be admitted that the Latin translation is not 100% accurate, if procedit is equivalent to προϊέναι. Should the translations of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed be 100% faithful to the original Greek. Should that be a matter of discussion for a reunion council?
Pray Tell: What to Do With the Filioque
Posted by Liborius Lumma
The filioque debate is a well known ecumenical issue. I give my ideas for a viable solution, mainly with regard to the liturgy.
Pray Tell: What to Do With the Filioque
Posted by Liborius Lumma
The filioque debate is a well known ecumenical issue. I give my ideas for a viable solution, mainly with regard to the liturgy.
Pray Tell: January 1st in the 17th century Chinese Liturgy
Posted by Audrey Seah
In 1670, following approval received in 1615 from Pope Paul V, a translation of the Roman Missal was published in classical Chinese. In the Missal, the feast on January 1st contains all the same readings as the Latin Roman Missal but bears a different title. Instead of the feast of the “Circumcision of the Lord,” the liturgical calendar names the day the “Establishment of the Holy Name of Jesus” (立耶穌聖名).
Posted by Audrey Seah
In 1670, following approval received in 1615 from Pope Paul V, a translation of the Roman Missal was published in classical Chinese. In the Missal, the feast on January 1st contains all the same readings as the Latin Roman Missal but bears a different title. Instead of the feast of the “Circumcision of the Lord,” the liturgical calendar names the day the “Establishment of the Holy Name of Jesus” (立耶穌聖名).
Monday, January 02, 2017
CWR: “The Best Books I Read in 2016”
CWR editors and contributors share their favorite reads from the last year.
Carrie Gress:
CWR editors and contributors share their favorite reads from the last year.
Carrie Gress:
Warriors vs. Worriers: The Survival of the Sexes (Oxford University Press, 2014), by Joyce Benenson with Henry Markovits
A priest-friend recommended this book earlier this year and I’ve been mulling it over ever since (I now own it in hardcopy and the audio version). At its heart, the book describes men as warriors and women as worriers. Tossing aside any politically correctness pretense, Joyce Benenson speaks directly about the difference between men and women based on her extensive international research across generations.
The book is broken into two sections. The first part discusses men and how the best way to understand them—whether on a sports field or in the boardroom—is as warriors. Competition among them is open, but the attributes of each are appreciated when there is a shared goal or enemy.
Women, on the other hand, are worriers. From the earliest of ages, females show great signs of concern about life in general and have a running interior dialogue to help deal with real or perceived dangers. Instead of a hierarchy like men, women operate from a very egalitarian mindset, which produces a lot of hidden competition with other women (along with limited resources). In fact, Benenson explains, this competition is so hidden most women don’t know they do it. Benenson offers three strategies explaining the ways women can dismiss or remove the threat of other women to which any woman will be able to relate.
This is an incredible resource, especially for those interested in understanding the opposite sex. It has perhaps the unintended effect of reminding us that the vocations of men and women are different, which is why our behavior, thought patterns, and relationships are different as well.
Sunday, January 01, 2017
Saturday, December 31, 2016
News About Chiesa
Announcement To the Passengers. Starting January 1, 2017, All Aboard a New Vessel
The website “www.chiesa” is suspending publication. But it will continue with the blog “Settimo Cielo,” which will still offer just as rich a harvest of news, analysis, documents on the life of the Catholic Church
The blog Settimo Cielo.
The website “www.chiesa” is suspending publication. But it will continue with the blog “Settimo Cielo,” which will still offer just as rich a harvest of news, analysis, documents on the life of the Catholic Church
The blog Settimo Cielo.
Friday, December 30, 2016
From 2014
Korea Today - History of Korean Catholicism 천주교의 역사와 현황
See also: Korea Today Ep635 History of Korean Catholicism
Korea Today Ep636 Korea's first Catholic martyr
Korea Today Ep637 Catholicism in Korea: Its Evolution and History 한국 천주교의 특징
See also: Korea Today Ep635 History of Korean Catholicism
Korea Today Ep636 Korea's first Catholic martyr
Korea Today Ep637 Catholicism in Korea: Its Evolution and History 한국 천주교의 특징
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
CWR: The Holiness of Fr. Walter Ciszek, S.J.
A review of With God in America, a new volume containing various writings and interviews with the remarkable American priest who spent 23 years in Stalinist prisons.
By Edward N. Peters
With God in America landed on my desk hot off the press in September but various projects prevented me from turning to it for some weeks. Finally, late one Monday morning, I poured a cup of hot tea and settled down in my comfy recliner to peruse this collection of writings by and recollections about the American Jesuit missionary, Fr...
A review of With God in America, a new volume containing various writings and interviews with the remarkable American priest who spent 23 years in Stalinist prisons.
By Edward N. Peters
With God in America landed on my desk hot off the press in September but various projects prevented me from turning to it for some weeks. Finally, late one Monday morning, I poured a cup of hot tea and settled down in my comfy recliner to peruse this collection of writings by and recollections about the American Jesuit missionary, Fr...
Monday, December 26, 2016
Chiesa: The Pope Is Not Answering the Four Cardinals. But Few Justify Him
There are more and more cardinals and bishops, however, who are lining up in support of the authors of the five questions seeking clarification on the ambiguities of “Amoris Laetitia.” Here they are, one by one
There are more and more cardinals and bishops, however, who are lining up in support of the authors of the five questions seeking clarification on the ambiguities of “Amoris Laetitia.” Here they are, one by one
Sunday, December 25, 2016
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Is there a procedure for downgrading a metropolitan see?
I would not be surprised if the Archdiocese of San Francisco shrinks in the short term, parishes having to be closed and the archdiocese reducing its operations because of lack of funding. Meanwhile the diocese of San Jose may be doing better -- is there precedent for a metropolitan see being downgraded and being replaced by another city as the local metropolitan see?
Friday, December 23, 2016
Thursday, December 22, 2016
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