Archbishop Sample Speaks on the Catholic Politician Communion Controversy

"I stand by Archbishop Gomez and the leadership of the USCCB, and their commitment to provide guidance on pastoral questions surrounding the Holy Eucharist."
- Archbishop Alexander K. Sample

Read the full statement here: https://t.co/2znUUNLB5I pic.twitter.com/BT3xrbhPCL

— Archdiocese Portland (@archdpdx) May 26, 2021

Why Do Planes Fly?

The world escapes our understanding ‘No One Can Explain Why Planes Stay in the Air - Scientific American’ https://t.co/hym8yE6VW7

— Phillip Blond (@Phillip_Blond) May 27, 2021

Karl-Heinz Menke

A #German #theologian worth #reading is Karl-Heinz #Menke. It is such a shame that the Ratzinger-Laureate is almost unknown in the US! Works on Christology, sacramental theology, ecumenism, ... including a critique of the #SYNODALWAY! https://t.co/Azi3AXl9WX #theology

— Ulrich L. Lehner (@ulrichlehner) May 27, 2021

A Legitimate Scoop?

Below: English translation of full @messainlatino article @RorateCaeli cited, on #PopeFrancis allegedly telling Italian Bishops he plans to restrict the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass.

Posted with kind permission of MIL (emphasis in original): https://t.co/3yJOzZwSw4 https://t.co/mExbZdFYFn pic.twitter.com/qkPttHaW0h

— Diane Montagna (@dianemontagna) May 26, 2021

Canonists on Vos Estis

Vos Estis: Two Years Later - hear from Canonists Fr. John Beal, Dr. Susan Mulheron and ⁦@TutelaMinorum ⁩’s Mons. Robert Oliver May 26th ℹ️ ⬇️ 👇 brought to you by #safeguarding partners ⁦@CatholicProj⁩ at ⁦@CatholicUniv⁩ https://t.co/S2PEQYYGDb

— TutelaMinorum (@TutelaMinorum) May 25, 2021

Will any of them dissent and say that it was bad legislation?

A Crushed Stone Workshop

AT THE CRUSHED STONE WORKSHOP OF ST ELISABETH CONVENT
In the video, our Sr Anastasia gives us an amazing tour of the Convent’s crushed stone workshop where icons from semiprecious stones are made.
To watch the video, please follow the link: https://t.co/nlhXEr7CcR

— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) May 22, 2021

VOCES8 Sings Byrd

Voces8 puts on another masterful performance of Renaissance polyphony. https://t.co/Y4HtZRh5FS

— Aleteia (@AleteiaEN) May 25, 2021

A Good Choice for CUA Press?

I’m thrilled that @CUAPress is endeavoring to publish English Critical Editions of the works of Karol Wojtyla/John Paul II. Many of his works have not been translated.

Wonderful that they started with Person and Act— the previous English translation was fraught with problems. pic.twitter.com/Xy1aR3EKFm

— Fr. Thomas Petri, OP (@PetriOP) May 25, 2021

Mark Brumley on Pro-Abortion Catholic Politicans

Certain prominent Catholic politicians are obstinately committing gravely sinful acts in public. What does the Lord ask of us so we may receive the Eucharist? Not perfection. But repentance. Read from @mabrumley https://t.co/I9t3RwfMsc

— America Magazine (@americamag) May 25, 2021

Cardinal Müller Gives the Traditional Christian Teaching on Sex

Any freely chosen sexual activity outside of marriage is a grave violation of God’s holy will. https://t.co/Mv23D0KWnB

— First Things (@firstthingsmag) May 25, 2021

Vatican Double-Speak

When Rome's calls for "dialogue" and "consensus" are taken by a minority to mean "shut down the debate."

One does sometimes wonder... https://t.co/Qf12Jtui2c

— Stephen White (@Stephen_P_White) May 25, 2021

The Book of Nature

It was astounding to learn how central the idea of Nature as a Book as been in the Christian tradition, from Basil to Bonaventure to Benedict.

Here's a fantastic article by Fr. Giuseppe Tanzella-Nitti that I drew on: https://t.co/XQ4cbZmjLJ

— Peter Mommsen (@PeterMommsen) May 25, 2021

Latin Chauvinism

The "synodal process 2021-2023" is about to start has its roots in the Second #Vatican Council and could become the most important ecclesial event in global #Catholicism since Vatican II. @MassimoFaggioli @LaCroixInthttps://t.co/wH7z2Wa2FG

— Civiltà Cattolica EN (@civcatt_en) May 25, 2021

The 2021-23 synodal process could become the most important global Catholic project since Vatican II, writes @MassimoFaggioli (I am making a similar argument in the next edition of @The_Tablet...) #Synodality https://t.co/ewmRBHsSpQ

— Christopher Lamb (@ctrlamb) May 25, 2021

Panagia Mouchliotissa

Panagia Mouchliotissa (St. Mary of the Mongols) is a Middle Byzantine church significantly altered during the Palaiologan and Ottoman eras.
Its name probably refers to Maria Palaiologina, the “Lady of the Mongols”, who was married the Mongol khan Abaqa.
Photos taken today pic.twitter.com/BcLyvPZOgA

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) May 25, 2021

"Toward the Dawn"

Watch Stile Antico's short introduction to Toward the Dawn https://t.co/NILmtrzAwy & join us on 29 June in Cambridge! General booking opens on 31 May, or become a Friend & book your tickets today! https://t.co/ZJqz2EAS1v

— CambridgeEarlyMusic (@CambsEarlyMusic) May 25, 2021

An Icon of (St.) Constantine

This beautiful icon of St. Constantine the Great hangs on the wall of the Ecumenical Patriarchate at the Phanar in Constantinople.

Αυτή η όμορφη εικόνα του Αγίου Κωνσταντίνου του Μεγάλου κρέμεται στον τοίχο του Οικουμενικού Πατριαρχείου στο Φανάρι της Κωνσταντινούπολης. pic.twitter.com/8Dko8U644e

— Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada (@GO_Metropolis) May 22, 2021

Special Sale at Ignatius Press

"Anyone interested in the Christian life will benefit from this tour de force of a book." - @BishopBarron. "Liturgical Dogmatics: How Catholic Beliefs Flow from Liturgical Prayer" by David Fagerberg is 25% off this week, with other select liturgy titles: https://t.co/Cb2nsEFGhy pic.twitter.com/8OUDSGnFx0

— Ignatius Press (@IgnatiusPress) May 25, 2021

Will Bergoglio Pull the Trigger?

Aided by his new choice for the CDW? URGENT: Pope tells Italian Bishops he plans to abolish the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum

One Take on a Developer of the Medieval Papacy

Clerical celibacy is that important to Latin identity.

St. Gregory VII, pope, reformer, and defender of priestly celibacy, pray for us! pic.twitter.com/6yMlJYmLs0

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) May 25, 2021

A Latin View of the Spirit of God?

The Holy Spirit, the love of God, acts in our spirit. He comes down “within the heart”, as “the soul’s most welcome guest”. He is the very love of God, who does not abandon us. #Pentecost https://t.co/lYb421RJBX

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 23, 2021

The True Tomb of St. Peter?

A Sensational Discovery: Is The Tomb of Saint Peter Actually in the Catacombs? https://t.co/2sP8KvHsjT

— Marco Tosatti (@MarcoTosatti) May 25, 2021

His Off-the-Cuff Unfiltered Remarks Reveals His Pontificate

Is that why he was cut-off? Or was it just a technical difficulty?

Pope Francis gave unscripted remarks as he opened the Italian bishops’ spring assembly to “start a synodal journey."

The pope spoke for roughly five minutes before the live video feed of his speech was abruptly cut off. https://t.co/EwsZC1S1df

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) May 24, 2021

800th Anniversary of the Death of St. Dominic

Pope Francis praised the Dominican charisms of preaching and missionary discipleship in a letter marking the 800th anniversary of the death of the order’s founder, St. Dominic Guzman.https://t.co/VQ8Ye577mA

— Catholic World Report (@cworldreport) May 24, 2021

Our Holy Father Francis releases a letter on the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Dominic.

tl;dr: Dominic > Ignatius.https://t.co/WRfNzEmFJ0

— 𝓕𝓻. 𝓓𝓲𝓼𝓶𝓪𝓼, 𝓞𝓟 (@dismasop) May 24, 2021

This Will Be an Important Appointment

Multiple sources have told CNA that Pope Francis told the Italian bishops that there will soon be a new prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, the position previously held by Robert Cardinal Sarah who retired February 20.https://t.co/AgqDp4TXUe

— Catholic World Report (@cworldreport) May 25, 2021

Mary Beard, the "Academic"

Ok, I don't know quite to make of this interview with Mary Beard. Two things are striking to me.

The first is the assumption, so taken for granted that it's not even voiced, that her work is part of a political project. Her job, or part of her job, ... https://t.co/INIsg0WgxT

— PEG (@pegobry) May 20, 2021

A Website for the "Synod"

Pope Francis approved a new synodal programme for the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.
The @synod_va has proposed new method for the journey toward the Synod. pic.twitter.com/tHc2yqa2f0

— Synod.va (@Synod_va) May 21, 2021

Stile Antica Sings Palestrina

Our Spotlights series ended last weekend - here's an excerpt from the final episode exploring Palestrina's gorgeous music with @caracurran, @jdhhanley & Prof Simon Ditchfield (University of York). Catch up with all four episodes at https://t.co/BnPIZQiFN4! https://t.co/Kqc0bDjCXP

— Stile Antico (@stileantico) May 23, 2021

Fretwork and An Elizabethan Christmas

For Fretwork Friday, here's another sample from our upcoming CD 'An Elizabethan Christmas' - Thomas Weelkes' 'To shorten Winter's sadness' sung by the fantastic @helencharlston

Sign up as a Friend of Fretwork here:https://t.co/6xMtGwDRfHhttps://t.co/guvJGyacOf

— FRETWORK (@FretworkViols) May 21, 2021

Cur Deus Verba

"Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ." @TheJeremyHolmes recently joined the "After Dinner Scholar" podcast to discuss his new book, "Cur Deus Verba" (https://t.co/KFqctxkEo6), which explores what God sought to accomplish by making the Bible.https://t.co/UFDG4TNQIO

— Ignatius Press (@IgnatiusPress) May 21, 2021

Triptych with the Crucifixion

Triptych with the Crucifixion (10th century) at BnFhttps://t.co/Kd5YxcQi3C

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) May 21, 2021

A Valuable Treasure

An ancient Aramaic manuscript Bible made of gazelle skin with an illustration of the crucifixion of Jesus has been seized from smugglers in Turkey’s Kirikkale.

The 26-page historical artifact is believed to date back to the Early Christian period of the 1st Century AD pic.twitter.com/Le64uNIP9V

— TRT World (@trtworld) May 18, 2021

A Three-Year Synod on Synodality

#Vatican announces that its upcoming Synod on synodality will now be a "process" having 3 phases to ensure the “participation of all": a diocesan phase Oct '21-April '22, a continental phase Sept '22-Mar '23, and a conclusive phase for the Universal Church in Oct. ’23 pic.twitter.com/3sYQYS6YuB

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 21, 2021

The world begins a #synodal #path under the direction of Rome. A clear sign that the Holy Father wants to put the German bishops, who last week even invited to 'intercommunion', in their place. #Catholicism means unity in faith and diversity in gifts.https://t.co/U5Wu6Jnzg6

— Ulrich L. Lehner (@ulrichlehner) May 21, 2021

Permanent Synodal Church — A Progressive Jesuit Cardinal’s ‘Dream’ Come True | National Catholic Register https://t.co/maOzD91ZGX @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 21, 2021

VATICAN—Pope Francis releases clear instructions on “Synod of Bishops” (now three year process), starting October 2021.

This seems to add specific definition/limitations to the term “synodality”, which has often been used in the last few years—especially from German hierarchy. pic.twitter.com/q2ABgI7odb

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) May 21, 2021

The Vatican has announced that the synod on synodality has been postponed to 2023, with a two-year preparatory phase involving Catholic dioceses worldwide. https://t.co/elqrboRbbt

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) May 21, 2021

Grace for Grace

Happy Friday! Get "Grace for Grace: The Psalter and the Holy Fathers" for just $60.00 (25% off!). Order here: https://t.co/4JFYCXSV07 pic.twitter.com/NYUd895wjx

— SVS Press (@SVSPress) May 21, 2021

Constantinople 1200

Of course we can thank Byzantium 1200 for wonderful reconstructions of the Queen of Cities @Byzantium1200 https://t.co/8P1pF9KCbM

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) May 20, 2021

And the Source of This Representation?

Grandmotherly, female #wisdom. St. #Anne is explaining #Scripture to #Mary, her husband Joachim is puzzled about her insight. Mother Anne, pray for us. #Catholic #CatholicTwitter #Pray #Faith #God pic.twitter.com/W82dZioXXD

— Ulrich L. Lehner (@ulrichlehner) May 21, 2021

Guess How This Will Turn Out

The upcoming synod on synodality will be a two-year process of meetings at the levels of dioceses, episcopal conferences, the bishops of each continent, before a final meeting of bishops in Rome. https://t.co/ilMDFkW4dZ

— Ed. Condon (@canonlawyered) May 21, 2021

The discussion of synodality will be dominated by Latins.

Too Optimistic About Poland?

Benedict XVI has written to a minor seminary in Poland, saying that he is delighted to see “how in Poland still blossoms what in Germany has withered.” https://t.co/5XkYGoJFQS

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) May 20, 2021

What will the state of the Polish churches be in 10 years?

Ultramontanist Centralizing of Power Continues

Pope Francis is known for his off-hand criticism of legalists, lawyers, and "doctors of the law." But he appears poised to enact his two most significant legal changes, which, more than anything else, could define his legacy. Analysis via @canonlawyered https://t.co/0OZWc2oQc7

— The Pillar (@PillarCatholic) May 20, 2021

Papal Ghostwriters Doing Their Part

for an imperial papacy.

Every papacy is a collective enterprise. It’s the pontiff who gets the credit or the blame, but often their finest moments depend heavily on the labor of others who fade into the woodwork when the moment passes.https://t.co/ohdLAce3eX

— Crux (@Crux) May 20, 2021

Meanwhile...

Pope joins global elite to plan for world after Covid: Pope Francis and leading Vatican officials have held a meeting with many members of the world’s global financial elite on how to reshape the world after the #COVID19 pandemic.https://t.co/ulDqZ96UNj

— John Stone (@Johnthemadmonk) May 18, 2021

Fake Synodality in Italy

#PopeFrancis will open the Italian bishops’ 74th General Assembly at a Rome hotel on May 24. The theme will be "Proclaiming the Gospel in a time of rebirth - To start a synodal journey.” Francis has been pushing for a synodal path in Italy since 2015. pic.twitter.com/h8R13OiA4B

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 20, 2021

Cardinal Zen

【記香港．專訪】守住香港的榮休主教　89 歲陳日君：我不會走、不可走、不應走https://t.co/BzihfGpq7d

— Stand News 立場新聞 (@StandNewsHK) May 19, 2021

【記香港．陳日君（下）】教廷變色ㅤ陳日君獨力挽狂瀾：我是中國的樞機https://t.co/03XUamp5fH

— Stand News 立場新聞 (@StandNewsHK) May 19, 2021

History of Monasticism: The Eastern Tradition

On 20 May 2021 (7.15 – 8pm BST), our Institute is delighted to present an important new book by our founding Director and IOCS Visiting Professor, Revd Dr John Binns: 'The T&T Clark History of Monasticism. The Eastern Tradition.'
More details at: https://t.co/oQbHgKFe0C pic.twitter.com/TRZJ4JPPdv

— IOCS - Cambridge (@IOCS_Cambridge) May 17, 2021

Bloomsbury

Dr. Mario Baghos on Constantinople

I interviewed Dr. Mario Baghos about Constantinople, the first city founded on a Christian vision of the cosmos. We discuss the structure of ancient VS modern cities, Constantinople's world influences and pagan statuary... Check it out https://t.co/7JeVh99f7l

— Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) May 17, 2021

The Most Holy Theotokos of the Inexhaustible Chalice

On 18 May, the Church honours the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos 'The Inexhaustible Chalice'.
Continued at https://t.co/5JJeIe5NLj
Photo: Hand-painted Icon of the Mother of God the Inexhaustible Chalice, icon-painting studio of our Convent.
To order: https://t.co/jftGf7p8Ln pic.twitter.com/cZO2Q3RCsN

— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) May 18, 2021

Man of God

See the latest from Pemptousia on exclusive screenings this weekend for Man of God the movie, courtesy of the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival! https://t.co/UVgtz3QCEP @LAGFF pic.twitter.com/jVL92OHQHh

— OCN (@MyOCN) May 18, 2021

A Temple...

This orthodox church was built with the donation of an anonymous woman from #Australia#orthodox_times https://t.co/020XodkKKH

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) May 17, 2021

They Do Exist - Are the Proper?

Stained Glass Windows in Orthodox Churches: Do They Exist? https://t.co/PBrSTJiaYh pic.twitter.com/QXMxGyF5qW

— Russian Faith (@Russian_Faith) May 16, 2021

A Documentary on St. Nektarios of Aigina

Christ is Risen!
We are happy to announce that we are currently working on a documentary about St. Nektarios of Aigina! This is just a short clip from the opening of the documentary.https://t.co/CA73h3BCWn

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) May 17, 2021

Legacy of an Imperial Papacy

If the pope's infallibility is really limited, why should his representatives be making statements such as this? They shouldn't, but this is perfectly in accord to Roman pretensions regarding primacy.

Closing the year-long celebration of the Laudato Si’ year that began on the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’s ecological encyclical, the Vatican is sponsoring a series of events this week.https://t.co/6ZDJSXQb7R

— Crux (@Crux) May 18, 2021

Tonight

Tomorrow night at 7 pm (Pittsburgh time) https://t.co/5CnFy8jIbP 21st Annual Saints Cyril and Methodius Lecture sponsored by the Byzantine Catholic Seminary

— Daniel Galadza (@CrunchMasterByz) May 17, 2021

Unworthy of the Red

Further confirmation received today that Cardinals Cupich and Tobin “heavily influenced” Cardinal Ladaria’s response to Archbishop Gomez about a national policy on Holy Communion and pro-abortion Catholic politicians https://t.co/cT4JV4kwWx

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 17, 2021

What Sort of Culture of Obedience?

The case of Jean Vanier, writes Leon J. Podles, has opened the eyes of France to a secret world of heresy and abuse which the Vatican first encountered in the 1950s. Céline Hoyeau has documented and analyzed this world in "The Betrayal of the Fathers".https://t.co/hplyxG3LUH

— Catholic World Report (@cworldreport) May 17, 2021

Neumayr on Rome and the USCCB

The Vatican Defends Biden on Communion by George Neumayr @george_neumayrhttps://t.co/f4r2HnUmHk

— The American Spectator (@amspectator) May 16, 2021

VOCES8, "Scene Suspended"

Have you heard our new release yet? 'Scene Suspended' by Jon Hopkins, arr. Geoff Lawson is out today, ahead of our new album 'Infinity' this summer. Head over to YouTube to watch in full: https://t.co/0gnKJZgjNG
Listen & preorder here: https://t.co/Df8CzHyJ9V@deccaclassics pic.twitter.com/kA0iAPjAXS

— VOCES8 (@VOCES8) May 14, 2021

Last Week's USCCB Controversy

World Over: Card. Gerhard Mueller and George Weigel analyze the Vatican directive to the US Bishops on whether pro-choice politicians should receive communion. https://t.co/MVU8mFrj44

— The World Over Live with Raymond Arroyo (@worldoverdc) May 15, 2021

Wisdom and First Principles According to Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P.

Now free to the public: a lecture by the rightly-lauded translator of Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, Dr. Matthew Minerd, on Wisdom and First Principles in the inestimable Thomist's philosophy. https://t.co/AS7VhlrIjl

— Brian Kemple (@realbriankemple) May 15, 2021

"Musical Style and Tradition in American Orthodox Churches"

For those who missed it last Monday: https://t.co/JJwmwoq9Ru

— Alexander Lingas (@ALLingas) May 14, 2021

Related:

BYZANTINE CHANT BY THE CHOIR ANIMA
The Stichera of Pascha are sung during the Paschal season. The music is in Byzantine notation.
ANIMA (Latin: air, breath, spirit) is the name for a new amateur vocal ensemble organized by Irina Kolesnikova.https://t.co/eFtjOLL8eZ

— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) May 15, 2021

Patristic and Scholastic Theology and Their Environment

Book Review: "Patristic and Scholastic Theology and Their Environment" by Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktoshttps://t.co/NLB15ff4lg pic.twitter.com/e0164c0W9q

— Mystagogy Resource Center (@mystagogy1) May 14, 2021

"The Cross and the Machine"

https://t.co/iLSuFOWew4

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) May 14, 2021

The Greeks in Canada...

Χριστός Ἀνέστη! Christ is Risen!

From the archives...

Watch this 5-minute timelapse of Holy Week and Pascha https://t.co/MBNgRoJTub

— Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada (@GO_Metropolis) May 14, 2021

Christ the Pantocrator

Christ the Pantokrator from Constantinople’s Hagia Sophia in a Tbilisi Church (+ Video)https://t.co/RFxrjGufdF

David Tavartkiladze

A copy of the Pantokrator from Constantinople’s Hagia Sophia was solemnly unveiled at the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross in Tbilisi on t... pic.twitter.com/oi5uuXdAek

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) May 14, 2021

Still Lamenting the Fall?

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago presents a live town hall meeting for the Metropolis’ 40th Commemoration of the Fall of Constantinople#orthodox_timeshttps://t.co/tpY2ys7spL

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) May 13, 2021

Reminder to Self

Thrilled to receive a copy of “Egeria, Journey to the Holy Land”. Thank you @Brepols for sending me a review copy! pic.twitter.com/ptyw613zVP

— hierosolymitana (@hierosolymitana) May 14, 2021

A New Documentary on St. John Maximovitch

Shooting of new documentary on St. John (Maximovitch) underway in Ukrainehttps://t.co/Nl5Q97kzRH

During Bright Week, footage was shot at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s Holy Dormition-Svyatogorsk Lavra and its St. John Skete for a new documentary film about St. John the Wond... pic.twitter.com/eQFgjqTQdN

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) May 13, 2021

The National Cathedral in Bucharest

A person made this replica of the National Cathedral in Bucharest from matches 🥢 🔥
The machstick art piece will be on display at the National Cathedral's future museum. pic.twitter.com/YpfFqO6Wcf

— Aurelian Iftimiu (@AurelianNicolae) May 13, 2021

Aquinas Colloquium

Next Saturday, join @AquinasOxford for their annual Aquinas Colloquium on the Thomist tradition in the English Province. To register go to: https://t.co/dIad9G924u pic.twitter.com/Qs3FkyoDFN

— Blackfriars, Oxford (@BlackfriarsOx) May 14, 2021

Khouria Krista West

The Sacred Art of the Vestment. Deeply gifted in the art of sewing and embroidery, also articulate in reflecting on her craft, Krista adds immeasurably to the conversation on sacred arts. https://t.co/JzeHrngbik

— St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (@stvlads) May 14, 2021

Douglas Farrow on the Ascension

Here's a cool diagram from Douglas Farrow's book on the theology of the Ascension. pic.twitter.com/eyYM1J3Ah7

— Pater Edmund (@sancrucensis) May 13, 2021

Domingo de Soto on the Two Powers

Domingo de Soto on the two powers https://t.co/ZAxKNdtxla

— The Josias (@josias_rex) May 13, 2021

Eastern Christian Books: Bulgakov on the Eucharistic Sacrifice

Eastern Christian Books: Bulgakov on the Eucharistic Sacrifice

University of Notre Dame Press

Tobin and Cupich Tag Team

Sources have told the Register that the two cardinals met with Cardinal Luis Ladaria shortly before the CDF sent a letter to the US bishops on pro-abortion politicians receiving the Eucharist...
via @EdwardPentinhttps://t.co/j454aVqkmP

— National Catholic Register (@NCRegister) May 12, 2021

Latin Confusion on the Ministry of Catechist

The problem with @PhyllisZagano's entire argument, of course, is that catechists already officially exist in the Church. They're specifically provided for in canon law. https://t.co/BIRbhNHeao

— Fr. Pius Pietrzyk OP (@PiusOP) May 12, 2021

Not the Catholic Hero We Thought He Was?

Pasteur was a fraud. We still pay for his lie. Semmelweis made a good observation but misattributed the cause of what he saw. This too we still pay for. Bechamp, Bernard,Naessens these are the people we should be celebrating.https://t.co/SQRCrneXiJ

— Rene Borg, MSc #bringbacknormal (@ReneRunCoach) May 12, 2021

Limits According to... Latin Traditionalists?

I just finished reading this book; it's an interesting study on the limits of the papacy. Well worth a read. pic.twitter.com/OHCgoWHIyF

— Hold to Tradition (@TraditionTo) May 11, 2021

David Fagerburg on Fr. Schmemann

"I tell people that the rest of my graduate education was spent trying to get the number of the bus that hit me." @NotreDame's David Fagerburg discusses Fr Alexander Schmemann's impact on his life, though separated by 60 miles and 1 year. https://t.co/g6GAu0r5Tg #YearOfSchmemann pic.twitter.com/EbZl1YmPU0

— St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (@stvlads) May 11, 2021

Paul Kingsnorth's Story

Paul Kingsnorth describes his religious journey—from activism, zen, and witchcraft to Christian faith.https://t.co/4LAWl9dMFU

— Matthew Schmitz (@matthewschmitz) May 11, 2021

More on the CDF Letter

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Highlights Doctrinal Note on Catholics in Politics in Letter to US Bishops on Eucharistic Coherence https://t.co/WSa2jmWdYb via @cnalive

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 11, 2021

Cautionary notes: what Cardinal Ladaria did NOT say. He did NOT say that it would be wrong for a diocesan bishop to bar a pro-abortion Catholic from receiving Communion. https://t.co/0HlCgPnkG4

— Philip Lawler (@PhilLawler) May 11, 2021

Rearranging the Chairs...

CNA/CWR: Pope Francis institutes new ministry of catechist by CNA Staff

Oddly, the new motu proprio doesn't even mention the Code where Catechists are described. It's as if the Holy See wasn't aware that they already existed in Church law. pic.twitter.com/ern4YxRFsH

— Fr. Pius Pietrzyk OP (@PiusOP) May 11, 2021

Pope Francis Institutes Lay Ministry of Catechist in New Motu Proprio | National Catholic Register https://t.co/aLHVXzg2jm @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 11, 2021

Currently, at Press Conference led by
Archbishop Rino Fisichella, President of the Pontifical Council for the promotion of the New Evangelization and Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, delegate for catechesis for the same Pontifical Council. https://t.co/a6taqJDk33 pic.twitter.com/5L2HxWo48r

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) May 11, 2021

The CDF and the USCCB

Among other things, Cardinal Ladaria noted it was actually the CDF which suggested the US bishops discuss the issue in the first place. https://t.co/0A5PzAsymr

— Ed. Condon (@canonlawyered) May 10, 2021

A Mind at Peace

Chris Blum discusses our book A Mind at Peace on https://t.co/YsT4JBQDEb

A 5-part serieshttps://t.co/sLO2pm4q6L

— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) May 10, 2021

The Bergoglio Enigma

Disagree. Francis *almost* appeared out of nowhere: hated, discredited Jesuit ex-provincial with a past who manoeuvred himself into a bishopric and persuaded the St Gallen idiots that he was their man. Left-wing Peronist; doesn’t care enough about theology to be modernist. https://t.co/qXpz66Da3Z

— Damian Thompson (@holysmoke) May 8, 2021

#PopeFrancis, Jane Goodall speak on ‘what it means to be human’ at Vatican health conference https://t.co/y6Js7Fqn3t via @cnalive

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 8, 2021

Latinization...

#Iraq

30 April 2021

121 kids received the first communion in Bakhdeda (Qaraqosh), Nineveh - Iraq pic.twitter.com/sBjWxrpnyN

— Fr. KARAM SHAMASHA ن ܩܲܫܝ݂ܫܵܐ ܟܲܪܲܡ ܩܵܫܵܐ (@Qashakaram) May 7, 2021

Yes, But Pure Agape Requires a Lifetime of Ascesis

“St. John of the Cross believed that a small act of pure love is more useful to the Church than all the other works combined.”

— Pope Francis at this morning’s general audience 🇻🇦https://t.co/p9k2LqRVPW

— Luke Coppen (@LukeCoppen) May 5, 2021

Inculturation in Japan

The oldest church in the Tokyo region is the Tegakyoukaido, an Eastern Orthodox church erected in 1881 or 1883 from an old farm house moved here to this spot close to Kashiwa, in Chiba prefecture, by Saint Nicholas, Archbishop of Japan, born Ivan Dimitrovich Kasatkin (1836-1912). pic.twitter.com/pMQctm7cWx

— Wrath Of Gnon (@wrathofgnon) October 2, 2019

SVS Press Sale

Christ is risen! Enjoy this 25% off Pascha sale from Monday, May 3 through Friday, May 7. Use code "PASCHA2021" at checkout online. SVS Press titles and music only! www.svspress.com

Posted by St Vladimir's Seminary Press (SVS Press) on Monday, May 3, 2021

Webinar on May 10: Musical Style and Tradition in American Orthodox Churches: Chant and Polyphony

Excited to be moderating 'Musical Style and Tradition in American Orthodox Churches: Chant and Polyphony', a webinar cosponsored @FordhamOrthodox @cappellaromana https://t.co/3Xd3HHH5bh

— Alexander Lingas (@ALLingas) May 4, 2021

webinar page

St. Joseph Summit

CWR Dispatch: 3-day Saint Joseph Summit virtual conference to focus on St. Joseph as spiritual father

An interview with Deacon Steve Greco, founder of Spirit Filled Hearts Ministry, about the Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2021 virtual event, which will feature over 30 speakers.

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CWR: What do you think Joseph was like?

Deacon Greco: He was a compassionate man. Imagine how hard it was for him to see his betrothed come back from seeing her cousin Elizabeth, but with a child he knew wasn’t his. Some men at that time would have had their wives stoned in such a situation, but Joseph instead planned to quietly divorce her.

Joseph was also open to the Holy Spirit, the promptings of God. When God revealed to him in a dream that Mary had not sinned, but that the Child was of the Holy Spirit, he accepted what God told him and brought Mary into his home. He did not have to accept that dream; he had to discern that it was from God.

Joseph was a man of great faith, of great patience, and one who loved his family. Imagine the stress on him when it was time for Mary to give birth. He must have been frantic, but in the end was able to secure the perfect place. I’m sure a stable in Bethlehem was not the script he would have been written, but when he saw this was the direction God pointed him, he went with it.

CWR: Do you picture Joseph as old or young?

Deacon Greco: I have to go with what Fr. Calloway said in Consecration to St. Joseph. Not too many old men would have been able to dash from Bethlehem to Egypt to escape King Herod’s soldiers. He may not have been a teenager like Mary, but I suspect he was in his 20s or early 30s.

A Latin Traditionalist's Model Pope

A Model Pope by Roberto de Mattei

Schism Just in Germany?

CWR Dispatch: Cardinal Ruini sees ‘risk of schism’ in Germany after Vatican ‘no’ to same-sex blessings by Hannah Brockhaus for CNA

Blessed Margaret Pole

One of the great English Martyrs, Blessed Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Godmother of Queen Mary I & mother of Cardinal Reginald Pole, beheaded on the orders of Henry VIII who had once called her “the saintliest woman in England.” pic.twitter.com/hj6fJoB18d

— Benedict Kiely (@benedict_kiely) May 4, 2021

The Wrong Path

Lutheran Pastor of the “mother church of the Reformation” has warned that the German Church’s Synodal Path is “the wrong path” that is “forcing the Protestantization of the Catholic Church” | National Catholic Register @NCRegister https://t.co/O2pnxKgxlE

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 4, 2021

Where's the Video of His Prayer Life?

What's stirring about his clip isn't that, 50 years ago, a kid could describe the humility of Christ. What's stirring is that this kid describes Christ's humility with conviction. He believes it. He loves it. He desires it. Every catechetical program can turn out kids like this. https://t.co/R1gyOWctgH

— Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP (@FrAquinasOP) May 4, 2021

Catechesis does only so much.

Dedication of a New Abbey

Join me in watching the dedication of the new @stmichaelsabbey, my old religious community, live-streaming now.

https://t.co/EDch8Gr0qk

— Urban Hannon (@hannonregular) May 4, 2021

Virtue and Meaning: A Neo-Aristotelian Perspective

A symposium on my book Virtue and Meaning: A Neo-Aristotelian Perspective (@CambridgeUP @CambUP_PHILNYUK ) is now out with American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly: https://t.co/EDEAYoL7ip

— David McPherson (@davidlmcpherson) May 3, 2021

Cambridge University Press

A Traddie Perspective

If you've never experienced this I hope you do some day, it is awesome. https://t.co/hetkcQRPhw

— Ryan Grant 🚬⛪🥃 Shameless Triumphalist (@chesterbelloc3) May 3, 2021

Multiple celebrations > concelebration.

What Does "God" Name?

The saints show us that we can praise God always, in good times and in bad, because He is the faithful friend, and his love never fails.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 3, 2021

The Roman Saint-Making Machine Continues

Today Pope Francis confirmed the vote of the Cardinals to proceed with the canonization of seven Blesseds, including Charles de Foucauld. Pronouncing the formula in Latin, Pope Francis said the dates of Canonisation will be determined in due course https://t.co/2ixYn14prC

— Catholic Sat (@CatholicSat) May 3, 2021

A Latin Attempt to Save Vatican II

Crisis: Moving Beyond Vatican II by Eric Sammons

St. Augustine on Virtue and Politics

What qualities are required in citizens for the flourishing of a polis? Join @jennfrey of @eudaimoniapod, Russell Hittinger, and Fr. Michael Sherwin, OP for a conversation on Augustine on virtue and politics

with @americamag

HAPPENING NOW: https://t.co/WhoxJq27Rh pic.twitter.com/Ysqmjklep9

— Lumen Christi (@LC_Institute) May 1, 2021

Pascha at St. Nicholas