Academia.edu: Interpreting the Ancient of Days (Text)
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Monday, December 17, 2018
Sunday, December 16, 2018
Whose Tradition?
And where? What are the sources? Is this celebrated liturgically or only only a theological opinion?
"Not without reason has the Tradition referred to her as the Spouse of the Holy Spirit."
What are the sources for this?
Mary, Herald of the Dawn and Spouse of the Spirit by Peter M.J. Stravinskas
The Rorate Mass inserts us ever more deeply into the Advent season, all the while uniting us to the pre-eminent Woman of Advent, the Mother of the Messiah.
"Not without reason has the Tradition referred to her as the Spouse of the Holy Spirit."
What are the sources for this?
Mary, Herald of the Dawn and Spouse of the Spirit by Peter M.J. Stravinskas
The Rorate Mass inserts us ever more deeply into the Advent season, all the while uniting us to the pre-eminent Woman of Advent, the Mother of the Messiah.
The Annual List by CWR Contributors of the Best Books
CWR: “The Best Books I Read in 2018” by CWR Contributors
CWR editors and contributors share their favorite reads from the last year.
CWR editors and contributors share their favorite reads from the last year.
Saturday, December 15, 2018
Interview with Monk Dosifey/Dosipheus (Gorbachevsky)
OrthoChristian: “THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT RUSSIANS, ROMANIANS, AND ALL ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS ARE UNITED IN CHRIST” by Nicholai Bulchuk, Monk Dosifey (Gorbachevsky)
Interview with Fr. Rutler
Crisis: Fr. George Rutler on Being a Priest-Writer: An Interview by K. V. TURLEY
Friday, December 14, 2018
Thursday, December 13, 2018
Fr. Alexander. Eternal Memory!
Today we remember Fr. Alexander Schmemann (+ Dec 13, 1983), the renowned theologian and longtime dean and professor at SVOTS.
— St Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary (@stvlads) December 13, 2018
Hundreds of alumni were trained under his guiding principle: “A seminarian should know only 3 paths: to the classroom, to the library, and to the chapel.” pic.twitter.com/vCSLNfkU85
And who will lead this charge?
NCReg: Pope’s Homosexuality Comments Could Encourage Discussion at Abuse Summit by Edward Pentin
The issue has so far been avoided by those preparing for the event, but now is highlighted in the wake of Francis’ recent forceful remarks about the problem.
The issue has so far been avoided by those preparing for the event, but now is highlighted in the wake of Francis’ recent forceful remarks about the problem.
Maike Hickson on Robert Spaemann
LifesiteNews: Renowned German philosopher who criticized Francis for ‘splitting’ Church dies by MAIKE HICKSON
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Two on Synodality
CWR Dispatch: A short defense of authentic synodality by Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille
Prior to the conclusion of Vatican II, synods were not thematic conferences discussing boutique interests of some group or other. Far from it.
Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick reacts to the same essay by Charles Pecknold: Synodality or Supremacy: Orthodoxy and Rome
Prior to the conclusion of Vatican II, synods were not thematic conferences discussing boutique interests of some group or other. Far from it.
Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick reacts to the same essay by Charles Pecknold: Synodality or Supremacy: Orthodoxy and Rome
A Review of an Important Book
Can You Baptize Without Baptism? Review: The Ecclesiological Renovation of Vatican II by Fr. Peter Heers - reviewed by Fr. John Cox
Monday, December 10, 2018
Not an Icon
But the painting is still impressive.
Russian Faith: GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART: 'Sts Anthony and Theodosius, founders of Kiev Lavra' (Sayda Afonina - 1995)
Russian Faith: GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART: 'Sts Anthony and Theodosius, founders of Kiev Lavra' (Sayda Afonina - 1995)
Sunday, December 09, 2018
Saturday, December 08, 2018
Friday, December 07, 2018
First in a 6-Part Series
Church Life: A Revisionist Account of Natural Law and Natural Right by John Milbank
Thursday, December 06, 2018
In Other Words, Dependent Rational Animals
Church Life: The Advent Corrective to Locke’s Lonely Liberalism by Sofia Carozza
By What Competence?
Sandro Magister: Francis, Absolute Monarch. Behind the Scenes of the New Italian “Our Father”
Meanwhile, as of December 5, in his Wednesday general audiences the pope has begun a cycle of catecheses precisely on the “Our Father.’ It will be interesting to listen to him when he gets to the petition he wanted to have retranslated.
A New Book from Ed Feser
Coming Soon: Aristotle's Revenge: "My new book Aristotle’s Revenge: The Metaphysical Foundations of Physical and Biological Science will be out early next year from Editiones Scholasticae."
Wednesday, December 05, 2018
NCReg: Archbishop Viganò Addresses Dispute With Brother Over Family Inheritance by Edward Pentin
In a statement issued through his lawyers, the former apostolic nuncio to the United States and recent whistleblower calls reports accusing him of “fraud,” “theft” or misappropriation of funds “unfounded.”
In a statement issued through his lawyers, the former apostolic nuncio to the United States and recent whistleblower calls reports accusing him of “fraud,” “theft” or misappropriation of funds “unfounded.”
Tuesday, December 04, 2018
NCReg: Confronting Troubling Questions Ahead of February Bishops’ Meeting
EDITORIAL: Time is short for concrete actions and authentic reforms. We cannot afford another missed opportunity.
The Editors
EDITORIAL: Time is short for concrete actions and authentic reforms. We cannot afford another missed opportunity.
The Editors
Another Book by a Latin on the Papacy
Of course it is another Protestant convert who is one of the authors...
CWR: New book clarifies beliefs and corrects misunderstandings about the papacy by CWR Staff
“Very few know the biblical foundation for the office of pope,” says Stephen K. Ray, co-author of The Papacy: What the Pope Does and Why It Matters, “or the manner in which a pope is elected. What is his job? Can he ever be challenged or corrected?”
CWR: New book clarifies beliefs and corrects misunderstandings about the papacy by CWR Staff
“Very few know the biblical foundation for the office of pope,” says Stephen K. Ray, co-author of The Papacy: What the Pope Does and Why It Matters, “or the manner in which a pope is elected. What is his job? Can he ever be challenged or corrected?”
Monday, December 03, 2018
Sunday, December 02, 2018
CWR: Cardinal Müller’s seeks to thread the needle, but misses the canonical mark by Christopher R. Altieri
The idea that airing dirty laundry is what harms the credibility of the Church is part of the problem. Arguably, it is the problem.
The idea that airing dirty laundry is what harms the credibility of the Church is part of the problem. Arguably, it is the problem.
Saturday, December 01, 2018
Friday, November 30, 2018
Old School is Better than New School
CWR: Memorization and Catechesis: What really works? by Nicholas Senz
Too many catechists have neglected to teach the meaning of the key words of our faith, only to lament that the children do not understand them, and then declare that they must be set aside.
Too many catechists have neglected to teach the meaning of the key words of our faith, only to lament that the children do not understand them, and then declare that they must be set aside.
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Reflecting the Dominant Latin Ecclesiology Regarding the Role of the Bishop of Rome...
CWR Dispatch: Cupich and Scicluna hit their talking points, but are silent on key problems by Christopher R. Altieri
Throughout recent interviews, both Cardinal Cupich and Archbishop Scicluna convey a persistent attitude of denial regarding the role of the bishops in the ongoing crisis.
Throughout recent interviews, both Cardinal Cupich and Archbishop Scicluna convey a persistent attitude of denial regarding the role of the bishops in the ongoing crisis.
Symbol of the Western Captivity?
Is that how the Russian Orthodox view Solovyov/Soloviev?
Church Life: Solovyov’s Russia and the Catholic Church by Andrew Kuiper
Church Life: Solovyov’s Russia and the Catholic Church by Andrew Kuiper
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
But Cupich must be OK since the "American Church" doesn't like him!
So let's have him be on the organizing committee!
CWR Dispatch: The Vatican obfuscates even while preparing for February meeting on abuse by Christopher R. Altieri
One would have to be blind not to see the infiltration of clerical ranks — even in the episcopate, even in the Roman Curia — by active homosexuals for whom their collars are little more than cover.
CWR Dispatch: The Vatican obfuscates even while preparing for February meeting on abuse by Christopher R. Altieri
One would have to be blind not to see the infiltration of clerical ranks — even in the episcopate, even in the Roman Curia — by active homosexuals for whom their collars are little more than cover.
Where's the Official English Translation?
CWR: The Youth Synod and the birth of the Synodal Church by Thomas R. Ascik
The Synod of Bishops concluded a month ago, but the final document—in which “synodality” is by far the major and most clearly laid out theme—has still not been translated.
The Synod of Bishops concluded a month ago, but the final document—in which “synodality” is by far the major and most clearly laid out theme—has still not been translated.
Confusing an Ecclesial Issue with a Political One
If those in east Ukraine wish to secede, why force them to stay through violence?
CWR Dispatch: Ukraine, the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and Post-truth: An Orthodox Perspective by Fr. Cyril Hovorun
Right from the start of the 2014 events, we in Ukraine experienced the Russian version of post-truth. And over time, we developed some expertise in discerning where truth stops and post-truth begins.
CWR Dispatch: Ukraine, the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and Post-truth: An Orthodox Perspective by Fr. Cyril Hovorun
Right from the start of the 2014 events, we in Ukraine experienced the Russian version of post-truth. And over time, we developed some expertise in discerning where truth stops and post-truth begins.
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Fr. Rutler on the China Situation
Crisis: A Nursery Rhyme Pope Francis Would Do Well to Read by FR. GEORGE W. RUTLER
Monday, November 26, 2018
Crisis: 50 Years of Effete and Infertile Liturgical Culture Is Enough BY ANTHONY ESOLEN
Last Sunday I was away from home; this normally means trouble. It means I do not attend Mass at the chapel of Saint Thomas More College, which is where I teach, [...]
Last Sunday I was away from home; this normally means trouble. It means I do not attend Mass at the chapel of Saint Thomas More College, which is where I teach, [...]
Sunday, November 25, 2018
Saturday, November 24, 2018
Friday, November 23, 2018
More Potential Pastoral Problems?
In connection with this post.
If the sacraments of initiation are limited to those infants whose parents are ready and willing to bear the responsibility of educating them, then will the children of those who have not been initiated be left out? Will their parents be judged by their brethren as being inadequate Christians? In order to avoid this problem, should the sacraments of initiation therefore be given to all infants, even if the parents are less than able to provide a proper formation for their children? Or should they be delayed for all children until they attain the age of reason, or after that point, when they are able to choose the faith and profess it? The question of "maturity" or intentionality in faith and how the sacraments of initiation are related to it is perhaps one that needs to be asked not only by those in the patriarchate of Rome but by the members of the other patriarchates as well.
If the sacraments of initiation are limited to those infants whose parents are ready and willing to bear the responsibility of educating them, then will the children of those who have not been initiated be left out? Will their parents be judged by their brethren as being inadequate Christians? In order to avoid this problem, should the sacraments of initiation therefore be given to all infants, even if the parents are less than able to provide a proper formation for their children? Or should they be delayed for all children until they attain the age of reason, or after that point, when they are able to choose the faith and profess it? The question of "maturity" or intentionality in faith and how the sacraments of initiation are related to it is perhaps one that needs to be asked not only by those in the patriarchate of Rome but by the members of the other patriarchates as well.
Hart on Translating the NT Greek
Church Life: Spirits, Souls… Tunics? by David Bentley Hart
I do not pretend to have any firm conviction regarding the argument I intend to advance here; but I do find myself haunted by a curious suspicion I find...
I do not pretend to have any firm conviction regarding the argument I intend to advance here; but I do find myself haunted by a curious suspicion I find...
Thursday, November 22, 2018
Theology of Baptism
and theology of the authority of the Church...
Parts 1, 2, and 3 of Vatican II and Crisis in the Theology of Baptism" by Thomas Pink (via Peter Kwasniewski)
Re: the importance or necessity of exorcism -- is the accompanying theology of "sovereignty" of the devil over the unbaptized an established part of the Faith, or is it just a theological opinion? And how should it be understood?
Parts 1, 2, and 3 of Vatican II and Crisis in the Theology of Baptism" by Thomas Pink (via Peter Kwasniewski)
Re: the importance or necessity of exorcism -- is the accompanying theology of "sovereignty" of the devil over the unbaptized an established part of the Faith, or is it just a theological opinion? And how should it be understood?
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Shut Theology Deparments Down...
Church Life: The Crisis of Catholic Moral Theology by Charles C. Camosy
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Holy Edmund, Pray for Us!
Pravoslavie: ON THE FEAST OF ST. EDMUND, KING AND MARTYR
Commemorated November 20/December 3
Commemorated November 20/December 3
They took the corpse and head, set them in a hastily-built hut-chapel and immediately miracles began. A light was seen over the tomb, the blind and the sick were healed. Miraculously the head became joined to the body, with only a red scar marking the place of the cruel cut between torso and head. Local people came as pilgrims to venerate Edmund's relics, which remained intact and incorrupt.
Monday, November 19, 2018
A Good Start?
First Things: GETTING FORMATION RIGHT by Rev. Thomas V. Berg
But where will Latins find men to form men?
But where will Latins find men to form men?
Sunday, November 18, 2018
Saturday, November 17, 2018
Vatican I: Loss and Gain with Papal Governance of the Catholic Church
A panel discussion featuring John W. O'Malley, SJ (Georgetown University), Russell Hittinger (University of Tulsa), and Joseph Mueller, SJ (Marquette University), held on October 13, 2018 at the University of Chicago.
Friday, November 16, 2018
The Institution Is the Problem
Because it does not live like a community with mutual responsibility and accountability among its members.
The Smoke of Satan provides clear, concise analysis of the episcopal crisis by Gregory J. Sullivan
Philip Lawler ably depicts the tumult that has brought us to this point and he provides a larger context for the collapse of episcopal authority.
The Smoke of Satan provides clear, concise analysis of the episcopal crisis by Gregory J. Sullivan
Philip Lawler ably depicts the tumult that has brought us to this point and he provides a larger context for the collapse of episcopal authority.
What Are Legitimate Responses to Transgressions of the Limits of Authority?
Or if there is no legitimate authority to begin with? This essay does not address those questions.
Church Life: Why Is Christian Citizenship a Paradox? by Émilie Tardivel-Schick
Church Life: Why Is Christian Citizenship a Paradox? by Émilie Tardivel-Schick
Youth Ministry?
Church Life: Discipleship Isn’t as Exciting as Youth Ministry Makes It Seem by Timothy O'Malley
My adaptation of Fr. Giussani’s method of education involves three dimensions: provocation, hypothesis, and verification. This method of catechesis depends on the authority of a teacher who knows his or her students, who is capable of serving as an authentic source of authority and love. It is an approach that is long-term, requiring the building of a relationship over years.
The first dimension of this method is provocation. Provocation is not equivalent to getting someone’s attention. Too often, the large events discussed above, get someone’s attention. They provoke an experience of social solidarity that is unparalleled. But the “event” fails to provoke additional questions—it stands as an experience apart from life.
Giussani’s understanding of provocation is different. The human being has been made to ask ultimate questions. What is the meaning of life? What is love? What is authentic friendship? For Giussani, each human being has this religious sense, this orientation to the ultimate that sin has not destroyed.
But, the human person also has been taught to not ask such questions. We embrace ideologies that make it impossible to wonder, to ask questions that matter. We do not ask about the meaning of life, about the nature of love, or what constitutes real friendship. Instead, we simply live our day-to-day lives, a kind of practical atheism whereby only the visible and tangible matter.
The goal of provocation is to reawaken the young person to asking questions. A good teacher provokes not through emotional manipulation but daring to ask the ultimate questions to the student. Students want to talk about the nature of love. They want to discuss friendship. They want to be provoked.
Big events can be aids to provocation. They may allow the student to enter into the kind of liminal space where they do ask the big questions. But, it is not the “event” that is the telos of such formation. It is the moment of provocation, the moment in which the student asks, “What is the meaning of life?”
Christian provocation has two key dimensions. First, provocation is always grounded in the scriptures. It is Jesus Christ who is the answer to the human heart’s deepest longings. It is the God-man, fully human and fully divine, who provokes in us the ultimate question: What does it mean to be human, now that God has dwelt among us? A “big event” approach to ministry cannot attend to the one-on-one conversations that are necessary for good provocation.
Second, provocation emphasizes beauty, silence, and contemplation. Provocation is an inward awakening, for every person has to ask the ultimate questions on his or her own. Too often, big events in ministry overwhelm the young Christian, functioning almost as a saturated phenomenon, taking away all capacity for wonder. We need to allow space for the young person to work on his or her inner life, to encounter the ultimate questions that are always present in the human heart, if only we listened. Who am I? What is my destiny? Learning to attend to these questions is not simply a task of the young adult but an essential task of Christian maturity.
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Sacrifice?
OrthoChristian: JEWISH EVANGELISM: THE RELIGION OF ISRAEL AS PREPARATORY, NOT FINAL by Fr. Lawrence Farley
This difference is difficult to exaggerate. The religion described in the Hebrew Bible took it for granted that God’s presence, forgiveness, and blessing were accessed through the offering of sacrifice, at first on the altar which was part of the portable shrine carried by the Levites, and then at the immovable Temple built in Jerusalem.
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