Announcement! August 14th is the date for the virtual book launch/mini-conference on Bulgakov's "The Sophiology of Death!" Presenters will be @MarkRoosien , @JonathanRHeaps , and Justin Shaun Coyle. Stay tuned for registration info for the Zoom link, and please RT!
— Roberto De La Noval 🇨🇺 (@roberto_noval) July 17, 2021
Sunday, July 18, 2021
Bulgakov's The Sophiology of Death
Douglas Farrow on Traditionis Custodes
In “Traditionis Custodes,” Pope Francis seems to have weaponized the Latin Mass in the very act of suppressing it. https://t.co/sxwba8jHYI
— First Things (@firstthingsmag) July 18, 2021
Dom Alcuin Reid on Unity
On the Unity of the Church: Some Good Advice from Dom Alcuin Reid https://t.co/cNd4DZqQDq
— NLM (@NLMblog) July 18, 2021
Saturday, July 17, 2021
Cardinal Marx at Work
This is how #coverup works. After 11 years #Marx visits the parish where a priest could abuse children for 20 years, although he was previously convicted! After 11 years he talks about the cases! #Catholic #Germany #SynodalerWeghttps://t.co/ypjfnh0imP
— Ulrich L. Lehner (@ulrichlehner) July 17, 2021
More Reactions to Traditionis Custodes
Only those who GO INTO schism are liable for that crime. But creating conditions that provoke others to go into schism is its own grave sin, and those who create such conditions will be held accountable for THAT offense. Indeed they are liable for their provocation in any event.
— Edward Peters (@canonlaw) July 16, 2021
Why the Pope's merciless war against the Old Rite matters https://t.co/CM3rTiUerK via @spectator
— Tim Stanley (@timothy_stanley) July 17, 2021
Dr. Peter Kwasniewski destroys the Pope's new motu proprio: "Francis’s anti-TLM motu proprio has all the charm of a decree by Stalin ordering the purge of Ukrainian dissidents." This is war!https://t.co/Lfxcx0dYmY
— Michael J. Matt (@Michael_J_Matt) July 16, 2021
Friday, July 16, 2021
Reactions to Traditionis Custodes
With Traditionis Custodes, the door that was opened by Summorum Pontificum is slammed shut. Traditionalists are now obliged to prove that they accept the teachings of of Vatican II. Liberal clerics are not. 1/5 https://t.co/i9o9VvhLpb
— Philip Lawler (@PhilLawler) July 16, 2021
.@ArchbishopGomez, #USCCB President, Responds to the Holy Father’s Apostolic Letter Motu Proprio “On the Use of the Roman Liturgy Prior to the Reform of 1970”: https://t.co/lYpwwQ0Xfx
— U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (@USCCB) July 16, 2021
Pope Francis' new motu proprio 'Traditionis Custodes' is even worse than many had expected: https://t.co/UEMe4gVO08
— Diane Montagna (@dianemontagna) July 16, 2021
Here is @EdwardPentin ’s take on the Pope’s new Latin Mass rules. And what is the true state of the Pope’s health? Is this as Fr. Thomas Reese has suggested “the beginning of the end” of his pontificate? @WorldOverDC @EWTN https://t.co/hDDiZuYjeo
— The World Over Live with Raymond Arroyo (@WorldOverLive) July 16, 2021
"There can be no reconciliation between Catholics that does not involve some kind of liturgical reconciliation."
— Commonweal Magazine (@commonwealmag) July 16, 2021
In light of Pope Francis' new restrictions on the Latin Mass, read @MassimoFaggioli on the dangers of bi-ritualism in the American Church.https://t.co/PRpvViERdr
Stile Antico Does Josquin
We'll be posting a film of Josquin's wonderful music every Friday between now and the 500th anniversary of his death on Fri 27th August. To begin this series, here's the stunning Salve Regina a5. Why not subscribe to our YouTube channel while you watch! https://t.co/snmNTPYFf1
— Stile Antico (@stileantico) July 16, 2021
The Use of Surveys to Mask a Preconceived Agenda
#PopeFrancis said a survey he sent to bishops led him to issue Traditionis Custodes. Only 30% of bishops responded & 50%+ of these had a “neutral or favorable” response to SP. What emerged was how the TLM has taken root & is loved embraced & bearing fruit. https://t.co/UEMe4gVO08
— Diane Montagna (@dianemontagna) July 16, 2021
Bergoglio Doing His Thing
VATICAN--Pope Francis has published a new Motu Proprio, today.
— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) July 16, 2021
Attached is the Published Document (sans footnotes). pic.twitter.com/1Z6HjJdZnP
#PopeFrancis issues Apostolic Letter ‘Traditionis Custodes’ in the form of a motu proprio on the use of the Roman Liturgy prior to the reforms of 1970 https://t.co/A9Sh5nXnoD
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) July 16, 2021
VATICAN--Pope Francis has issued an accompanying letter to the new Motu Proprio, setting specific guidelines to the celebration of the Venerable Rite.
— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) July 16, 2021
Full Letter: https://t.co/wAtsN5yvP6 pic.twitter.com/FAPiZYxqxu
Pope Francis has made extraordinary changes to the rules governing the Church's celebration of the Extraordinary Form of the Mass.
— The Pillar (@PillarCatholic) July 16, 2021
Here's a look at what's changed, and why:https://t.co/0g12uhCiAz
VATICAN—Very insightful, level headed analysis from @RorateCaeli on the Motu Proprio.https://t.co/gqYLgLahXV
— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) July 16, 2021
Whether you're a Catholic or not, @PillarCatholic is a terrific, reliable source of news and informed analysis about the Church. They break news, produce service journalism, and conduct interviews with important newsmakers. Highly recommend.https://t.co/QXX1F8UN5r
— Mike Warren (@MichaelRWarren) July 16, 2021
What Cdl Burke said. https://t.co/Kc8J9AHL6y
— Edward Peters (@canonlaw) July 16, 2021
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Is Parolin Toast?
Cardinal Becciu sent a statement to @PillarCatholic affirming that a lucrative side contract between the head of the Vatican’s financial watchdog and the Secretariat of State was agreed by Card. Parolin.
— Ed. Condon (@canonlawyered) July 16, 2021
I’m sure it’s fine.https://t.co/gTpxrCaBVv
Jonathan Pageau on the Gospel Simplicity Channel
From my interview on the Gospel Simplicity channel: https://t.co/UfNdr4eF4o
— Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) July 15, 2021
Full episode
Icon Painting Studio of St. Elisabeth Convent
We paint an icon and the icon also paints and shapes us in a certain sense. A person gradually opens up, is purified and washed together with the image. Icons are so beautiful!
— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) July 15, 2021
To watch a trailer for our movie Icon Painting Studio of St Elisabeth Convent:https://t.co/FGDK8bNKJO
Feast of St. Vladimir
Today, we celebrate the feast of our patron, Great & Holy Prince Vladimir—selected at our founding in 1938 as the perfect heavenly patron for an institution established to help spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a new land. https://t.co/gKwcD2tHHB
— St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (@stvlads) July 15, 2021
May his prayers be with us! pic.twitter.com/AsMSLRVoIV
Saint Volodymyr was the grand prince of Kyiv, who Christianized the historical state of Kyivan Rus, famously casting idols into the Dnieper River. According to tradition, he chose the Byzantine rite because of its transcendent beauty. pic.twitter.com/9lmi87audf
— Pontifical Oriental Institute (@theorientale) July 15, 2021
Holy Theophan the Recluse, Pray for Us!
Miracles Through the Prayers of St. Theophan the Reclusehttps://t.co/akZCAaj2sT
— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) July 14, 2021
According to your faith be it unto you (Mt. 9:29), the Lord Jesus Christ said to the blind man who asked for his sight. And so the miracles performed by the prayers of His faithful follower St... pic.twitter.com/BravRKVOG3
This Saturday!
Participate in discussions with Rev. Dr. Bogdan Bucur and other scholars this Saturday! See the complete schedule and sign up to attend FREE: https://t.co/nUa4dl78ZL pic.twitter.com/ucMqXCywfY
— St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (@stvlads) July 14, 2021
This Should Be Good
Seminary President Fr. Chad Hatfield met with Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) in NY to continue planning a Scripture conference happening November 12th at St Vladimir's. Stay tuned for more details! pic.twitter.com/ObfIe2ZQP2
— St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (@stvlads) July 14, 2021
Let Us Commend Ourselves to Christ our God
“Let Us Commend Ourselves to Christ our God”
— Pravmir.com (@Pravmir_English) July 14, 2021
The most frequently heard exhortation of the Church which the faithful hear is, “Let us commend ourselves and one another, and our whole life to Christ our God.” Why is this repeated so much?https://t.co/AOjrvouRwf pic.twitter.com/30txpnNuOD
The Religion of the Apostles
After selling out several times now, "The Religion of the Apostles" by Fr. Stephen De Young is now back in stock.https://t.co/IiDu42G1d6
— Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick (@FrAndrewSDamick) July 12, 2021
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Holy Bonaventure, Pray for Us!
Today is the feast of St. Bonaventure!
— Church Life Journal (@ChurchLifeND) July 15, 2021
In seeking to help us move our hearts closer to God, Bonaventure gives us a framework to help hear God’s will. He says that we need primarily to stop—stop talking, stop over-thinking—and listen to God. https://t.co/xbXvjNRVZs
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Joseph Raztinger on Christian Liturgy
“Christian liturgy lifts us up out of our narrow sphere and lets us share in the truth.” - Benedict XVI, “On the Structure of the Liturgical Celebration"https://t.co/bi1z5sQPcR pic.twitter.com/qmFaplpuqZ
— Pontifical Faculty at Dominican House of Studies (@PFIC_DHS) July 14, 2021
How Much Theology Is Necessary for Catechesis?
“Theology curriculums designed for learning at several levels just might be the key to attracting them to life in Christ.”
— Word on Fire (@WordOnFire) July 12, 2021
In his Word on Fire Blog, @MixaRobert discusses @BishopBarron’s challenge to theology teachers to not “dumb down” the faith: https://t.co/GjI0jIGGWl pic.twitter.com/uUe5uzzAoD
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Francis Chosses a Relator General
The Pope's choice for the most important role-- relator general-- at the next meeting of the Synod of Bishops. https://t.co/hCl3vuk7iF
— Philip Lawler (@PhilLawler) July 13, 2021
The Philosophy of Realism
The Philosophy of Realism w/ Dr. @realbriankemple https://t.co/IhyVph7blX via @YouTube
— Patrick Flynn (@PatFlynnCOS) July 13, 2021
Eric Sammons with Timothy Gordon
LIVE w/ Eric Sammons "What Now, Catholics?" https://t.co/q9XhE7SDUb
— Timothy Gordon (@timotheeology) July 12, 2021
Monday, July 12, 2021
The Forms of Prayer?
Saint Paisios: “Glory be to God” is superior to “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me” #orthodox_times https://t.co/sZB7qzKzbC
— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) July 12, 2021
Fr. Panayiotis on St. Paisios
Saint Paisios: A Saint Raised by God to Comfort His People - Homily by Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiouhttps://t.co/VIeniR3kOo
— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) July 12, 2021
Fr. Panayiotis speaks about the unique comforting role of Saint Paisios the Athonite at a time when people needed someone to show them the way back to God. pic.twitter.com/TEoy9TjfgF
Who Will Cleanse Rome?
This story has some unique aspects, e.g., the age of the alleged abuser when abuse began.
— Stephen White (@Stephen_P_White) July 12, 2021
But maybe the most upsetting details are those which have become so nauseatingly familiar: lack of serious investigation, foot-dragging, blame-shifting...https://t.co/vvBmGi3X34
Gabriele Martinelli was accused of sexual abuse inside Vatican City. Church leaders then helped him become a priest. - Washington Post https://t.co/YdG2bQx7mw
— Fr Alexander Laschuk (@byzkanonist) July 13, 2021
An Institutional Crisis
A theologian has called on bishops and Catholic organizations in Germany to embrace and encourage practicing Catholics more actively. https://t.co/TpxVbjtxNw
— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) July 12, 2021
Fr. Venard Reviews FC Bauerschmidt's Latest Book
I am incredibly honored by Olivier-Thomas Venard's generous review of my book. One of the best things about academia is when people tell you things about your work that you yourself have only half understood. https://t.co/VKpNmv1RdA
— Fritz Bauerschmidt (@BauerschmidtC) July 12, 2021
Sunday, July 11, 2021
Review of Man of God
"Man of God": A Work of Beauty and Love (St. Nektarios) https://t.co/D2mYspQ7F8 pic.twitter.com/32SomSUA28
— Russian Faith (@Russian_Faith) July 11, 2021
Holy Olga of Kiev
Saint Olga of Kiev was the first recorded female ruler in Rus’ and the first member of the ruling family of Kyiv to adopt Christianity. The patron saint of widows and converts, she was also the first saint of Kyivan Rus’ to be canonized by the Orthodox Church. pic.twitter.com/Ol3Ai1jE11
— Pontifical Oriental Institute (@theorientale) July 11, 2021
Saturday, July 10, 2021
Latin Gerondism?
What is useful in the rule for the laity is whatever immediately reflects life in Christ; there is an analogue between living in a monastic community and political community, but political community must be explained on its own terms. And hence the Rule of St. Benedict by itself is insufficient to provide that sort of guidance for lay people.
Holy Anthony of Kiev
Venerable Father Anthony, leading a life equal to that of angels you came to Kyiv. Living there, you enlightened your fatherland, pointing the way to the Kingdom to many monks and nuns and thus you led your homeland to Christ. Pray to Christ that He save our souls. pic.twitter.com/Qa9ZziwAZ1
— Pontifical Oriental Institute (@theorientale) July 10, 2021
"Expanded Reason Awards"
The winners of the fifth edition of the Expanded Reason Awards were announced this week. https://t.co/KxxdenT4Tl
— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) July 9, 2021
Friday, July 09, 2021
The Mind of Christ
NEW EPISODE: But We Have the Mind of Christ
— Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick (@FrAndrewSDamick) July 9, 2021
LISTEN: https://t.co/tI2iFMgjyk
According to the Bible, how do we know things? What exactly is the mind? What is consciousness? What are thoughts, and how do they work? And what does knowledge do to someone? 1/2 @ancientfaith pic.twitter.com/otSR6n1Pfc
Echo Vocal Ensemble
Here's a sneak peak of what's to come from our #summertour this year. 🎶https://t.co/cadoE4p9E6
— Echo Vocal Ensemble (@echo_vocal) July 9, 2021
Featuring excellent words from John, @samjeancobb, @LindsJ93 , @sarah_latto, @lilliepharris and @MusicOates 🌟
(+ music from Palestrina - no handle for him)#newmusic #oldmusic
Thursday, July 08, 2021
Hm....
A really interesting start to this conference, with a forceful presentation by Brad Gregory and challenging responses. https://t.co/Pvvc0hQxUo
— Gregory Schnakenberg (@GSchnakenberg) July 8, 2021
Curious as to how he answers the question he poses.
Stacking the Deck?
Pope Francis has named the Jesuit Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich as the relator general of the 2023 synod on synodality. https://t.co/Jgcau4aXjb
— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) July 8, 2021
Wednesday, July 07, 2021
Protesting the Limits of the Authority of the Patriarch of Rome
What Paul VI did to the liturgy of the [Church] was a tectonic shift, an unprecedented assault on tradition—& therefore truly wrong, unworthy of the papacy, incompatible with the duties of the papal office, wicked in the way in which treason is wicked.https://t.co/ZhWnEFPoIT
— Crisis Magazine (@CrisisMag) July 7, 2021
Tuesday, July 06, 2021
Latin Unitarianism
Our friendship with God does not depend on our goodness, or anything we could possibly earn. It is rooted in God’s great and mysterious love. The same love that led him to lay down his life for all of us.
— Abp. José H. Gomez (@ArchbishopGomez) July 6, 2021
Supposedly trained by Opus Dei, too.
Jeremy Holmes
Summer reading: Alumnus author Dr. Jeremy Holmes (’99) asks why the WORD became words -- https://t.co/tozqMdD8xp @IgnatiusPress pic.twitter.com/dJedAVOnPl
— ThomasAquinasCollege (@TACollege) July 6, 2021
New Polity Critique of Carl Schmitt
People have asked us why we don't like Carl Schmitt. Here's our response.https://t.co/242xkNKmNf
— New Polity (@PostliberalTho1) July 6, 2021
"Climate Change"
WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT GREENLAND? IT’S GAINING RECORD AMOUNTS OF SNOW & ICE
— Electroverse (@Electroversenet) July 6, 2021
We've had some 40+ years of CAGW now, but even the staunchest of climateers will still struggle to point to a single real-world observation that demonstrates its existence. https://t.co/AcU6AyufMC
At Least One Non-Melkite Approves
Wonderful to see Melkite Greek Catholics studying at an Orthodox seminary in the USA and being ordained. Fr. Elias: Axios! Holy Transfiguration in McLean is an impressive parish and St. Vladimir’s seems like a great place to study. @svotspresident pic.twitter.com/dk94WgpqWE
— Daniel Galadza (@CrunchMasterByz) July 6, 2021
Never Knew This
Qualified scientists try to decipher the symbolism of the relevant hagiographies, the first of which dates back to the 14th century AD#orthodox_times https://t.co/bOs3LHrMRT
— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) July 6, 2021
The Importance of Music to the Human Person
"In some mysterious way, human beings have sensed intuitively that music is of the very nature of God.... What is that mysterious way by which music reflects the God that we Orthodox know to be the Way, the Truth, and the Life?" https://t.co/KlyiTSLhRA
— St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (@stvlads) July 6, 2021
The Vladimir Icon
On 6 July, the Church honours the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos.
— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) July 6, 2021
Read more https://t.co/xurrLpGd8r
Photo: Hand-painted Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, icon-painting studio of St Elisabeth Convent.
To order this icon and other products: https://t.co/s29Y6vMHOw pic.twitter.com/h8DZ2owB0M
The Kiev Caves in Danger of Collapse
Kiev Caves in danger of collapsing, monastery calls on authorities for helphttps://t.co/RMfjJtdMH7
— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) July 6, 2021
“Recently, the level of soil moisture has increased. If urgent measures are not taken, there is a threat of destruction of the cave labyrinths, which could lead to irreparable ... pic.twitter.com/rY9HV0Itmm
— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) July 6, 2021
Overstepping His Authority
Pope Francis urges members of the Syro-Malabar Church to implement the uniform mode of celebrating the Holy "Qurbana", for the greater good and unity of their Church.
— Sheptytsky Institute (@Sheptytsky) July 6, 2021
https://t.co/H1VI0rZnHk
Can the Practice of Mindfulness Be Christianized?
Is mindfulness a morally neutral psychological technique? Or should Catholics be wary of the use of mindfulness?
St. Sophrony
When God speaks to man, He addresses Himself to his hypostasis, to his heart, that is, to the place where his whole being is concentrated. This dialogue is personal, and it imparts a new knowledge from on high about man’s spiritual regeneration.https://t.co/MiSlq8BtHK
— OCN (@MyOCN) July 2, 2021
Monday, July 05, 2021
Dr. Josh Brown on Confucianism
Confucian wisdom, with Catholic theologian Dr. Josh Brown.
— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) July 5, 2021
Episode 4 of great books discussions with great @MSMU professorshttps://t.co/Xk1QGyEH79
Should They Have Been Upgraded to the General Calendar?
An Expansive Counter-Reformation Lex Orandi Retains Its Relevance https://t.co/OaXXIAFQUa pic.twitter.com/ml6ByMuocr
— NLM (@NLMblog) July 5, 2021
Peter Galadza Recommends Deification Through the Cross
Wonderful book on the meaning of salvation by Father Khaled Anatolios. His starting point is #Byzantine #liturgy and its #hymnography, since he emphasizes the experiential side of soteriology—deification through “doxological contrition.” pic.twitter.com/tVYu7ON6Iw
— Daniel Galadza (@CrunchMasterByz) July 2, 2021
A Latin Mindset
Just as God unified the cosmos, He can also unify the nations. But this will not take place until enough prayers are said and sufficient sacrifices are made.
Sunday, July 04, 2021
FIUV Statement
VATICAN—Traditional Catholic group publishes “statement” in @repubblica, a secular Italian outlet reportedly favoured by @Pontifex.
— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) July 4, 2021
Statement from FIUV is on the “importance of the Apostolic Letter Summmorum Pontificum”. pic.twitter.com/kLduSVXtSF
Think Better
"This is a fresh and wondrous introduction to #philosophical thinking, a true delight, a cool and restorative oasis in what’s too often a vast desert of dry pedantic texts."@TomVMorris, Philosopher & Bestseller Author #Philosophy #reason #homeschooling https://t.co/ZyXkHzOZnc
— Ulrich L. Lehner (@ulrichlehner) July 3, 2021
Baker Publishing
Saturday, July 03, 2021
David Bentley Hart's New Substack
New blog site for DB Hart’s amazingly profuse and various writings. Not to be missed. https://t.co/WDpMCJ676K
— john milbank (@johnmilbank3) July 3, 2021
Spot the Flaw
Pope Francis’s comments about charity and the penal law in his recent reform of canon law ought to inform how we think about civil law, too. https://t.co/P9gZp8tCaG
— Ius & Iustitium (@iusetiustitium) June 30, 2021
The purported link between charity (a supernatural infused virtue) and civil law. That the observance and execution of law should be motivated by charity is unquestionable; whether this can be legislated by a human authority is the dubious part, and this applies to ecclesial law as well. What matters for human law is the justice of the external action that is commanded (or prohibited).
Friday, July 02, 2021
Rectification of Names
John Paul II Institute No Longer Reflects the Aims of Its Namesake, Critics Contend | National Catholic Register @NCRegister @PontIstGP2 https://t.co/imNqkE3LLJ
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) July 2, 2021
Why We Are Restless
Great interview by Hope Leman of Ben and Jenna Storey on their new book in my series at Princeton University Press--New Forum Books--"Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment."https://t.co/VDecqjAdu4
— Robert P. George (@McCormickProf) July 2, 2021
Thursday, July 01, 2021
A Museum Exhibition of Interest
Icons and Liturgical Obejects from the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens https://t.co/W75YQ0Ubsd pic.twitter.com/Yvozfqp4Wc
— NLM (@NLMblog) July 1, 2021
Uh-Huh
President of Pontifical Academy for Life Backs Italian Anti-Homophobia Bill | National Catholic Register @NCRegister https://t.co/wi0718ptDS
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) July 1, 2021
A Snub? Or Just "Necessary Downsizing"?
Pope Benedict’s Priesthood Milestone Given Underwhelming Commemoration by Vatican | National Catholic Register @NCRegister @fatherdesouza https://t.co/aDGHn6UHwQ
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) June 30, 2021
Modern Science (or Scientism)
Wrestling with Ivan Illich and Hugh of St Victor: What's Wrong with Modern Science? https://t.co/xhwFnYmQm2 via @YouTube A discussion on the medieval view of science as working with nature to redeem it vs the Francis Bacon view of science as a tool to dominate and exploit nature.
— David Clayton (@pontifexbeauty) July 1, 2021
Pre-Emptive Action
French Archbishop to Expel Traditional Priestly Fraternity in Anticipation of New Papal Decree | National Catholic Register @NCRegister @Solena_Tad https://t.co/11lFBRDWna
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) July 1, 2021
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
An Alternative
Every aspect of education in India was considered to be a path of Yoga: music, dance, art, architecture, astronomy, literature, medicine, mathematics, psychology, philosophy. Based on yogic disciplines, dharmic values and meditation. This Yoga of Education must be revived.
— Dr David Frawley (@davidfrawleyved) June 30, 2021
"Ubi Caritas"
🚨 YouTube premiere!
— Tenebrae Choir (@TenebraeChoir) June 29, 2021
We love this brand new 'Ubi Caritas' by #MichaelJohnTrotta🎶#tenebrae #choir #choral #singing #BrandNew #passion #precision https://t.co/PGDRjNWG3p
More Rumors About the Abolition of SP
URGENT: The Abolition of Summorum Pontificum could come within days or weeks — declarations from Bishops and Cardinals https://t.co/c0emrupVME
— Rorate Caeli (@RorateCaeli) June 30, 2021
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
May God Grant Him Many Years
As Benedict XVI Celebrates 70 Years as a Priest, a Homily He Gave on the Priesthood | National Catholic Register @NCRegister https://t.co/EgxYddKQTQ
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) June 29, 2021
Irenaeus says: It's correct that man is supposed to become like God & can't rest until he has attained the freedom of sonship—that alone can be the freedom appropriate for him; that alone can be his redemption...
— Church Life Journal (@ChurchLifeND) June 29, 2021
--Joseph Ratzingerhttps://t.co/IwmZ3OzBP7
A Latin on Peter's Confession
Friends, today’s Gospel spells out the importance of Peter’s confession. For it is upon this inspired confession that the Church is built. Not on popular opinion, and not on personal holiness. It is built upon the inspired authority of Peter.https://t.co/2GLGKhmJlN pic.twitter.com/RUodhYEfSb
— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) June 29, 2021
Reading it as referring exclusively to the bishop of Rome, when others would read Peter's confession as applying to all bishops, and not just all bishops, but possibly the laity as well. After all, Christ is the Rock, and Peter participates in the Rock who is Christ through faith.
Not an Actual Photo
We’ve caught a black hole devouring a neutron star for the first time https://t.co/pvqNX2sXNm pic.twitter.com/Cu2jc8vvlF
— New Scientist (@newscientist) June 29, 2021
But will this be acknowledged by low-intelligence readers?
Monday, June 28, 2021
Salve Regina
The Salve Regina (Hail Holy Queen) sung by the friars of the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. https://t.co/0SgTm1Du0a
— Dominican Friars Foundation (@dominicanfriars) June 28, 2021
Great Reset Language
Pope Francis welcomed a delegation from Ecumenical Patriarchate Bartholomew I of Constantinople on Monday, urging Orthodox and Catholic faithful to not “squander” the “dramatic crisis” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.https://t.co/ywA4bfWIl5
— Crux (@Crux) June 28, 2021
Sunday, June 27, 2021
Latinization
Pope Francis has urged Holy Land Catholics to “be the salt of your lands” as their bishops consecrated the Middle East to the Holy Family. https://t.co/sJP0Tmk6x4
— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) June 27, 2021
Friday, June 25, 2021
Msgr. Bux Interview
++ INTERVISTA A #BUX ++ «#Messa in LATINO, contributo all'#unità dei #cristiani» ++ « Messa in #FORMA STRAORDINARIA non può fermarsi: è il segno della rinascita del #sacro nei cuori. Ed è un contributo all'unità dei cristiani»... https://t.co/976MaJ6Rxy
— la nuova BQ (@lanuovaBQ) June 25, 2021
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Did Anyone Not Expect This Spin?
Pope Francis encouraged the German Catholic Church to continue on its controversial “Synodal Way,” Bishop Georg Bätzing has said after a private audience at the Vatican.https://t.co/0N7eU0onRa
— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) June 24, 2021
And of course Francis won't release a statement to deny it.
Ralph Martin's A Church in Crisis
Tremendously important book. pic.twitter.com/kBIChQdEtR
— Benedict Kiely (@benedict_kiely) June 24, 2021
There Is No Feast of the Nativity of St. Joseph
June 24th is the solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. Here are five quotes to help you get to know the man of whom Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist.” https://t.co/LtoLRJiOOH
— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) June 23, 2021
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Yelena Popovic's Movie on St. Nektarios of Aegina
Man of God, written and directed by Yelena Popovic, focuses on the unjust persecutions and humiliations that follow Bishop Nektarios, venerated as Saint Nektarios of Aegina in the Eastern Orthodox Church.https://t.co/qXGdYQInBI
— Catholic World Report (@cworldreport) June 22, 2021
CWR Dispatch
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Venus Techtonics?
There’s something geologically strange happening on Venus—and it could mean the planet is alive. https://t.co/GU5ltGRR4X
— MIT Technology Review (@techreview) June 22, 2021
A Statement from the Cardinal Archpriest of St. Peter Basilica
VATICAN—Months after a directive was issued through the Vatican Secretariat of State, @HolySeePress has released an Italian statement from the new Cardinal Archpriest of the Basilica.
— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) June 22, 2021
Note the clear emphasis on the desire to respect the Moto Proprio Summorum Pontificum. pic.twitter.com/WraxNioVmv
London Oratory Schola Sings Compline
This evening we share a recording Compline sung by the London Oratory Schola for the Church Music Association of America. Join other members of the @musicasacra virtual Sacred Music Colloquium at 9.55pm ET tonight in the USA or watch here in your own time. https://t.co/94dFogqgi0
— L.O.S. Schola (@OratorySchola) June 22, 2021
Monday, June 21, 2021
Another Kakistocratic Appointment
Cardinal Tobin of Newark Appointed Member of Vatican’s Highest Court https://t.co/F6iAUvK5hk @cnalive
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) June 21, 2021
This morning, #PopeFrancis appointed four Americans to positions on the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. What's that you ask? Find out here: https://t.co/Wn7k2QYTbc
— The Pillar (@PillarCatholic) June 21, 2021
To What End?
After Six Years’ Resistance, Pope Francis Gets His Synodal Way for Italy | National Catholic Register https://t.co/Ln0ASMMh3W @NCRegister
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) June 21, 2021
Geneaology Established Properly?
So it is now clear that Locke knew and admired Hobbes. This may well mean that Leo Strauss was essentially right to see a continuity between the too and so Hobbes as a key founder of liberalism. (Nigel Biggar take note re his reaction to my reading of him.) https://t.co/O7v7ayL9qk
— john milbank (@johnmilbank3) June 20, 2021
Latins Have Replaced the Forerunner
“The greatest male Saint who ever lived was not a deacon, not a priest, not a bishop, not a pope, not a hermit, not a monk. He was a husband, father, and a worker.” - St. Josemaria Escriva pic.twitter.com/SFDox7h1Du
— Sachin Jose (@Sachinettiyil) June 20, 2021
Friday, June 18, 2021
The Political Philosophy of the European City
I had to pick it up from the Post Office, but it was worth it: I received today the author's copies from Rowman and Littlefield of my book
— Ferenc Hörcher (@HorcherF) June 18, 2021
"The Political Philosophy of the European City." https://t.co/7BDRQfNf4y
I am now assured it's a real object. Next Q: will it have readers? pic.twitter.com/XIJgUJ8DZz
Bissera Pentcheva Lecture
Professor Pentcheva’s lecture https://t.co/4IY3wHIPz7
— Alexander Lingas (@ALLingas) June 18, 2021
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Cupich Promoting His Version of the Gospel
The 'Amoris laetitia' controversy roared back Wednesday, when Cardinal Blase Cupich asked why a USCCB marriage doc seemed not to reflect controversial aspects of Pope Francis' text.
— JD Flynn (@jdflynn) June 17, 2021
The cardinal was not reassured by answers, and debate will follow.https://t.co/eAJXeJU7SS
Plato, the Noble Pagan
This is the first time I see this. This is amazing. Not knowing Greek, I never knew what was written on these scrolls https://t.co/mqSQXketjN
— Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) June 17, 2021
Fr. Edward Henderson on Matins
A fascinating article by our own Fr. Edward Henderson on the usage of Matins in the OCA: https://t.co/d51I0417LZ
— Diocese of the West; Orthodox Church in America (@dowoca) June 17, 2021
A Return to Mysticism?
Reappropriating the Mystery and Meaning of Salvation in Christ
— Church Life Journal (@ChurchLifeND) June 16, 2021
by Robert Imbelli of @BostonCollege via @leodelo2
https://t.co/QTDgU2L1E6 #wednesdaythought #CatholicTwitter #Wednesdayvibe #Catholic #WednesdayMotivation #religion #theology
Various spiritual writers and theologians have been praised as being precursors of Vatican II in calling for the return of the Christian faithful to the pursuit of holiness. But was a synod the appropriate means for trying to implement such a reform? A centralized system cannot help but look for a centralized solution; was a better way possible? Are there too many human obstacles to the action of the Holy Spirit, especially in the form of ecclesial power structures?
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Why, Indeed?
Why is a French Catholic Archdiocese Expelling the FSSP? | National Catholic Register https://t.co/tNdHYmaBMn @Solena_Tad @NCRegister
— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) June 17, 2021
Projecting unto St. Joseph
Whet your political-theological appetite: Joseph is traditionally opposed to Herod, as the Just Man is opposed to the Tyrant; Joseph reveals fatherhood as a fundamental political and spiritual form, passing on the line of David beyond biological descent.
— New Polity (@PostliberalTho1) June 16, 2021
What do we know of the virtues or example of St. Joseph? Nothing. We can know something about the virtues of Christ by participating in Him; what knowledge can we have of St. Joseph, about whom (and the Theotokos as well) so little was written, even if one considers the apocrypha. One can only project what thinks are the virtues of a man and of a woman unto them, and what if one's understanding of masculine and feminine excellences are incorrect? It becomes a form of creating a false authority to justify one's assumptions - a form of circular reasoning.
Thomism and Intelligent Design
Pat Flynn and Stephen Meyer Talk Thomism and Intelligent Design https://t.co/HBGS1EJjjf via @idthefuture @StephenCMeyer @TomGilsonAuthor @DrJayRichards
— Jonathan Witt (@JonathanRWitt) June 16, 2021
Who WIll Put an End to This?
Instead of strenghtening core competencies like prayer, wisdom, mysticism, meaning of life, vocation, #German #bishops are fixated on #sexuality.
— Ulrich L. Lehner (@ulrichlehner) June 16, 2021
They fail to talk with passion about the Eucharist and Christ - but about #sex they do talk without end. That is telling. #Catholic https://t.co/ZzHFFVdtQl
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Josquin des Prez
Here's a great piece on Josquin by the ever-illuminating @alexrossmusic! https://t.co/u10OtFLomv
— Stile Antico (@stileantico) June 14, 2021
Michael Gorman Lecture
Listen to IHE Fellow Michael Gorman's most recent Thomistic Institute lecture! https://t.co/Pk5PEQbQfi
— IHE (@HumanEcologyCUA) June 15, 2021
Syriac at Notre Dame
#Syriac is back @NotreDame @ArtsLettersND - my new colleague Jeff Wickes ... #theology #religion #religiousstudies https://t.co/3gjN62Bpcg
— Ulrich L. Lehner (@ulrichlehner) June 15, 2021