Sofia

Brand New episode of Neither Here Nor in Jerusalem!
Full video: https://t.co/uBRyrjmvFC
Join us as Fr. Panayiotis and I explore the beautiful and ancient city of #Sofia in #Bulgaria ! pic.twitter.com/sbwEFQcZpx

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) September 7, 2021

A New Patriarch for the ACOE

The Assyrian Church of the East elects new patriarch in Erbil - congratulations to His Holiness, the new Patriarch. I was privileged to meet his predecessor Mar Gewargis, in Erbil https://t.co/alHs1WHOSp

— Benedict Kiely (@benedict_kiely) September 8, 2021

The Campaign Continues

His All-Holiness denounces "the dissemination of pseudoscientific opinions concerning the purported dangers of the Covid-19 vaccines, the slander aimed toward specialists of the medical field, & the unfounded degradation of the seriousness of the disease." https://t.co/P9Fzvnqclm pic.twitter.com/Sz0X578uO5

— Order of St. Andrew (@OrderStAndrew) September 7, 2021

His All-Holiness: "Naturally, all of us at the Phanar, including myself, have been vaccinated. This is not the first time the Church has faced a pandemic. And each time the answer was prayer and observance of directed countermeasures." https://t.co/tT1pYfRz2j pic.twitter.com/DRePNn4mSw

— Order of St. Andrew (@OrderStAndrew) September 10, 2021

The Synaxis of Holy Joachim and Anne

The Synaxis of Ss Joachim and Anne https://t.co/Vnup0TOlD5 pic.twitter.com/SUOztkokv4

— NLM (@NLMblog) September 9, 2021

Saints Anne and Joachim were the parents of the Virgin Mary. After praying for a child, the couple was visited by an angel who told them that a daughter would be born to them, who would remain a virgin and be blessed above all other women. Saints Joachim and Anna, pray for us! pic.twitter.com/0UO5NdHwRF

— Pontifical Oriental Institute (@theorientale) September 9, 2021

Today, September 9, Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos, the Church commemorates the Synaxis of Holy and Righteous Ancestors of God Joachim and Anna#orthodox_times https://t.co/hfDFoAEIx7

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) September 9, 2021

The Answer is Obvious

"Why then don’t our shepherds speak and write in a way that is recognizably Christian!"

Stephen White, commenting on the preparatory document for the Synod of Bishops. https://t.co/HwDjS3EVFe

— Philip Lawler (@PhilLawler) September 9, 2021

Hubris?

or was he bought off?

His All-Holiness denounces "the dissemination of pseudoscientific opinions concerning the purported dangers of the Covid-19 vaccines, the slander aimed toward specialists of the medical field, & the unfounded degradation of the seriousness of the disease." https://t.co/P9Fzvnqclm pic.twitter.com/Sz0X578uO5

— Order of St. Andrew (@OrderStAndrew) September 7, 2021

A Latin Defense of the Infallibility of Canonizations

Good recent book from Arouca Press. I have a piece in it arguing for a 'minimal-infallibilist position', i.e. canonisation guarantees that the canonised person is among the blessed but not necessarily that he exercised heroic virtue on earth. https://t.co/vZaezYDGCe

— Fr Thomas Crean OP (@crean_fr) September 7, 2021

Guidelines on Synodality...

The Holy See issued guidelines Tuesday for the synod on synodality, and some guidance on what synodality is -- and is not.https://t.co/LZYNLp58CN

— The Pillar (@PillarCatholic) September 7, 2021

The synodal documents try to redefine the sensus fidelium as the independent, authoritative voice for the laity “in dialogue with” the “teaching authority of the Pope and the bishops.” That's a problem. https://t.co/vpJtt8Bj0U

— Ed. Condon (@canonlawyered) September 7, 2021

VATICAN—At Press Conference today, @EpochTimes asks panel for precise and concise definition of “Synodality”—a keyword throughout this Pontificate.

Answers in Italian, Spanish and English (which starts at 6:24) https://t.co/TiIHtdbOjq

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) September 7, 2021

…the outcome of the Synod process is unpredictable, and likely to entail more than a small amount of confusion. But perhaps that is the intent of the Synod organizers. 1/2https://t.co/ui7B7QiPuh

— Philip Lawler (@PhilLawler) September 7, 2021

Stephen Barr's Mathematical Physics

The Multiverse and the Prevalence of Anthropic Coincidences in Recent Physics https://t.co/a0yIoAKoqt Stephen Barr is always impressive!

— John Cavadini (@JohnCavadini) September 7, 2021

The Imprecatory Psalms

Two weeks ago, I had a chat with @leodelo2 about my article on the imprecatory Psalms (my first guest appearance for a podcast and on Catholic radio). Today, the episode has dropped. https://t.co/QaFKZETDbH

— Timothy Troutner (@troutsky_) September 6, 2021

Many Causes at Work Here

Every priest I talk to who’s 45 years of age or younger in Western Canada:

-Status quo isnt working
-we are losing good men after ordination because of burn out
-we want to live in community

Ive yet to talk to one priest in these parts who DOESNT feel this way.

— Fr. Harrison Ayre 🦚 (@FrHarrison) September 6, 2021

Cappella Romana Sings Mikis Theodorakis

Mikis Theodorakis composed a small but significant body of sacred music. Later orchestrated, his 1984 Orthodox Funeral Service (Requiem) was originally for a cappella chorus. Here is the 1st Stasis of Psalm 118(119) sung in 2007 by @cappellaromana https://t.co/dj5huc7ECo

— Alexander Lingas (@ALLingas) September 5, 2021

The Word of the Word

or the words of the Word?

This is the medicine: fewer useless words and more of the Word of God. Let us hear the words of the #GospelOfTheDay addressed to us: “Ephphatha, be opened!” Jesus, I want to open myself to your Word, open myself to listen. Heal my heart.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 5, 2021

A New Video from Archbishop Viganò

Viganò: Libera Nos a Malo. Considerations on the Great Reset https://t.co/TuHLHIgVpK

— Marco Tosatti (@MarcoTosatti) August 31, 2021

Discovery of a Byzantine Church

Byzantine church dedicated to unknown martyr unearthed in Israel. https://t.co/I579mc8tYb #RomanMiddleEast #Israel #RomanArchaeology #Byzantine #Archaeology pic.twitter.com/HQ6o3rmigA

— Roman Middle East (@RomanMiddleEast) September 2, 2021

Robert Grosseteste on Soteriology

Here’s one of the most beautiful accounts I’ve come across of how the Incarnation confers benefits that make it more than a remedy for sin, from Robert Grosseteste (ca 1168-1253). I know him for his work on scientific themes; here he is showing his skill in doctrinal theology. pic.twitter.com/Y6xrPZHaft

— Andrew Davison (@AP_Davison) September 2, 2021

Christ the Divine Physician

The Greek verb therapeuein means “to heal” or “to cure.” The purpose of the gospel is arguably that we be healed.https://t.co/PDlsoNRa5Q

— First Things (@firstthingsmag) September 2, 2021

Latin Traditional Institutes Respond to Traditionis Custodes

The leaders of traditional Catholic institutes have appealed to French bishops for a “mediator” to address the challenges presented by Pope Francis’ motu proprio Traditionis custodes. https://t.co/wK3tfy96jC

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) September 2, 2021

Traditional Catholic institutes appeal for ‘mediator’ https://t.co/8BPc7qBKJn via @cnalive

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) September 2, 2021

Jonathan Pageau's Interpretation of Scripture

Have you seen my latest video yet? Many people have asked me to go more into St. Ephrem's 'Hymns on Paradise', I hope this encourages you all to read it and get a glimpse into how I interpret Scripture symbolically. Enjoy: https://t.co/VyG5Ssgj1C pic.twitter.com/tuxb34DmY2

— Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) August 31, 2021

What Progress with the Annulment Situation?

Six years ago this month, Pope Francis introduced major changes to the "annulment" process, in "Mitis iudex dominus Iesus."

Are they working? That depends on where you live, and who you ask.https://t.co/4qax3yaadN

— The Pillar (@PillarCatholic) September 1, 2021

"We Are a Synodal Church"

In new interview Pope Francis says that priests wanting to start celebrating the Old Rite require permission from Rome "the kind of permission of bi-ritualism, which is given only by Rome. [Like] a priest who celebrates the Eastern Rite and the Latin Rite" https://t.co/M3pzp5NEQp

— Catholic Sat (@CatholicSat) September 1, 2021

No More EF at PNAC

The Latin Mass has been cancelled at the North American College in Rome. The Novus Ordo in Latin will act as a replacement. https://t.co/iYZpDGTSjy

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) September 1, 2021

How Are the Latin Churches in Poland?

In the past year, 10 bishops in Poland have been removed from their positions and sanctioned by the Vatican, with the papal representative in the country openly acknowledging the reason – in most cases, cover-up of sexual abuse of minors by clergy.https://t.co/qOSXNAlMQA

— Crux (@Crux) August 30, 2021

A Catholic layman will represent the Church in Poland at the official opening of the synodal process leading to the 2023 synod of bishops meeting in Rome. https://t.co/VD5PUscKOb

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) August 30, 2021

The Andromeda Galaxy

Zoom in on the Andromeda Galaxy with Hubble. What looks like a smudge of light to the unaided eye is actually a vast galaxy containing an estimated 1 trillion stars.

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA pic.twitter.com/jtfcTAcRWt

— Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) August 31, 2021

Digital Music for Byzantine Chant

@goarch has acquired certain assets of the respected AGES Initiatives organization, which has provided digital music for Byzantine Chant utilizing both Byzantine and Western notations and translations of liturgical texts for Orthodox churches.https://t.co/VjpPYdITuK

— Orthodox Observer (@OrthoObserver) August 31, 2021

A New Book by St. Matthew the Poor

This volume is the fruit of fifty-five years of solitude by a contemporary desert monk devoted to prayer. Available here: https://t.co/G5o1kx4wPy ****and on Kindle and Nook**** pic.twitter.com/VWFQu3EyTx

— SVS Press (@SVSPress) August 31, 2021

Evagrius on the True Theologian

🙏 Evagrius was born around 345 in the Iberian fortress of Pontus, being the son of the local bishop.
⛪ He was ordained a reader by Saint Basil the Great and a deacon by Saint Gregory the Theologian.
✝ He died in 399, at the age of 54, after more than 15 years of hardship. pic.twitter.com/ZhG7fiAKC2

— Basilica.ro (EN) (@BasilicaNews) August 31, 2021

May Justice Be Done

Grateful to @PillarCatholic lifting up the voices of abuse survivors in the run-up to McCarrick's trial.https://t.co/sc3GVEbDnN

Remember, speak and tweet about this story as though survivors can hear you, because they can.

— Leah Libresco Sargeant (@LeahLibresco) August 31, 2021

The Mosaics of the Orthodox Baptistery in Ravenna

A short video on the mosaics of the Orthodox Baptistery in Ravenna, Italy
More videos like this can be found on Patreon
Thank you very much for following!https://t.co/9QZfa9IomW

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) August 30, 2021

Commentaries by Archbishop Dmitri Royster

This commentary is illuminating and instructive for anyone seeking to understand the Epistle to the Hebrews from the perspective of the Orthodox Church. Available here: https://t.co/EsWl8kDB2i as well as on Kindle and Nook. pic.twitter.com/hQr4ktMDDy

— SVS Press (@SVSPress) August 30, 2021

Written with the average lay reader in mind, this pastoral commentary on the Epistle to the Romans offers readers a clear explanation of the Apostle Paul's influential and controversial letter. Available here: https://t.co/b0N0dThEhD pic.twitter.com/8jk3kPm4u9

— SVS Press (@SVSPress) August 29, 2021

Interview with Alexander Lingas

New interview regarding #HymnsofKassianí @cappellaromana https://t.co/AbodhhUQkL

— Alexander Lingas (@ALLingas) August 30, 2021

A New English Translation of a Work By St. Gregory Palamas

English translations of St Gregory Palamas are surprisingly few and far between. Fortunately, Norman Russell and @LivUniPress have provided us with some important documents from the Hesychast Controversy. See the review from @PappasPatristic ▶ https://t.co/aICXz10Iiq

— The Pappas Patristic Institute (@PappasPatristic) August 30, 2021

@PappasPatristic has just posted a new review of Norman Russell's invaluable translations of the Life of St Gregory Palamas by Philothos Kokkinos, the Synodal Tomes of 1341-1368, and other documents from the Hesychast Controversy. Read it here: https://t.co/aICXz10Iiq pic.twitter.com/OxpkMH2tbi

— The Pappas Patristic Institute (@PappasPatristic) August 30, 2021

The Syro-Malabar Bishops Press on with Liturgical Reform

Pope Francis has told members of the Syro-Malabar Church that a “uniform way of celebrating the Holy Qurbana” is “an important step towards the growth of ecclesial stability and communion within the entire body of your beloved Church.” https://t.co/TfrabdAHk0

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) August 30, 2021

Byzantium for Dummies?

Sad there’s no #Byzantium for Dummies? So was Bertha of Sulzbach (later Irene) when she was sent from Bavaria to become empress of the #ByzantineEmpire. So she commissioned a poet, John Tzetzes, to write one for her!

📖Read it in ALLEGORIES OF THE ILIAD: https://t.co/oAWnNB4nmk pic.twitter.com/UGBblJhRCD

— Dumbarton Oaks (@DumbartonOaks) August 29, 2021

"Science" Is a Moral Endeavor

Powerful essay on The Peril of Politicizing Science by quantum chemist Anna Krylov. Among other things she exposes the primitive word magic of language-cancellers: that words have dreadful powers, independent of usage, convention, & context. https://t.co/9FsjoQ5QsS

— Steven Pinker (@sapinker) August 21, 2021

An Oxford Handbook to Get

"I can scarcely think of a more significant contribution to the study of Thomism than this handbook," writes @AP_Davison https://t.co/zdUxPrWDnA

— Church Times (@ChurchTimes) August 28, 2021

Publisher's page

Cardinal Burke's Letter

I express my deepest gratitude to God, to the healthcare professionals who are caring for me, to the staff of the @GuadalupeShrine, to my brother bishops and priests, and to all those who have remembered me in their prayers. https://t.co/w1cRc1TiYc

— Cardinal Burke (@cardinalrlburke) August 29, 2021

Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke has penned a note of gratitude and an update on his condition after intubation on a ventilator.

He repeats request that all communications be directed to @GuadalupeShrine. He will continue to publish updates directly through his official social media. pic.twitter.com/hoC4tomz9R

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) August 29, 2021

The Patriarchate of Rome Needs More than Prayers

VATICAN—Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops has called on monastic communities worldwide, to pray for the upcoming Synod of Bishops (which begins 9 October 2021): “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission”. pic.twitter.com/shAJ4phwYQ

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) August 28, 2021

VATICAN—Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops has called on monastic communities worldwide, to pray for the upcoming Synod of Bishops (which begins 9 October 2021): “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission”. pic.twitter.com/shAJ4phwYQ

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) August 28, 2021

"Being Christian in a Secular Age"

In this 5th video on Being Christian in a Secular Age, Fr Justin & I use insights from the Radical Orthodoxy of @johnmilbank3 and @pickstockc to see "Glimpses of Transcendence" in this bustling marketplace of spiritualities that is our Secular Age https://t.co/D7o2d9YfEw

— Nicholas Forti (@KNicholasForti) August 28, 2021

The "Impeded See"

Benedict’s Renunciation and the Question of the “Impeded See”. https://t.co/WltqQi3tVS

— Marco Tosatti (@MarcoTosatti) August 28, 2021

A New Job for Guido Marini

#MiL Breaking news, Guido Marini spedito a Tortona; per il post di #Messainlatino cliccare su: https://t.co/UcUvZ8uEqI pic.twitter.com/k9F24ztsXD

— MiL_MessainLatino.it (@messainlatino) August 28, 2021

The question is, who will be his replacement as the Papal MC?

Another One for the Roman Saint-Making Machine

Nearly 18 years after the opening of the canonization cause of Albino Luciani, better known as Pope John Paul I, his beatification could finally be green-lighted this fall with the approval of a miracle that has been presented of a scientifically inehttps://t.co/lQpMDBkCon

— Crux (@Crux) August 28, 2021

Why Couldn't They Meet in Armenia?

ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Election of the new patriarch: Armenian Catholic bishops will meet in the Vatican from September 20th https://t.co/3myLVl2Jt6 pic.twitter.com/c9r9PuGoYi

— Fides News Agency (@FidesNewsAgency) August 28, 2021

Eastern Christian Books: John Zizioulas on The Meaning of Being Human

Eastern Christian Books: John Zizioulas on The Meaning of Being Human

Sebastian Press

Related:
To Be a Priest of Creation

T&T Clark: Priests of Creation: John Zizioulas on Discerning an Ecological Ethos

Budapest Eucharist Conference

Very excited for this pic.twitter.com/855Z0Gi7a8

— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) August 27, 2021

Not a Scholastic Explanation of Faith

Faith is the ardent desire for God, a bold effort to change, the courage to love, constant progress.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 27, 2021

"O Mors Inevitabilis"

Today marks exactly 500 years since the death of the extraordinary Josquin des Prez. We complete our series of Friday Josquin videos with the gorgeous 'O mors inevitablis' by his contemporary Hieronymus Vinders, urging all musicians to lament his passing. https://t.co/ymq1IuJhAC

— Stile Antico (@stileantico) August 27, 2021

Interview with Christina Maranci

Christina Maranci--renowned scholar of Armenian sacred art--joins Peter to discuss sacred arts, how these can properly be displayed in a museum, how churches become consecrated, and a host of other great things on #Luminous.
https://t.co/JClwVuYELr

— St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (@stvlads) August 27, 2021

The Suppression of the Regina Pacis Community

The Vatican has reportedly suppressed the Regina Pacis Community, a society of apostolic life based in Verona, Italy, citing “institutional shortcomings” and a lack of “charismatic-institutional maturity.”https://t.co/dGe5jSJRYM

— Catholic World Report (@cworldreport) August 27, 2021

La Comunità Regina Pacis soppressa dalla Santa Sede https://t.co/arJmXMTjVF

— Fr Alexander Laschuk (@byzkanonist) August 25, 2021

Going to Church in Medieval England

And here I am on his excellent new book, Going to Church in Medieval England: https://t.co/i7utZZW9Uz

— John Wilson (@jwilson1812) August 27, 2021

"We Dare to Say"

Daring To Say, “Our Father In Heaven”
Dare. Why is it a daring thing to say the Lord’s Prayer? Why is it daring to call God “Our Father in heaven”?https://t.co/c1WBJRLsvr pic.twitter.com/RNpNDaKBIQ

— Pravmir.com (@Pravmir_English) August 27, 2021

Ecclesial Empire

As missions of the universal Church, the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples oversees them, and often missionary communities of Religious are entrusted with the first stages of growth. That’s why the first few bishops often all come from the same Religious order.

— Fr James Bradley (@FrJamesBradley) August 27, 2021

Fr. Schmemann on the Son of the Theotokos

Father Alexander turns to a fundamental question in his discussion of the explosion of Mariology in the early Church: Who is Christ? #SchmemannSpeakshttps://t.co/PVIkVY6FD9

— St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (@stvlads) August 26, 2021

Fr. Chad Hatfield on the New School Year

A new year is underway at St Vladimir's Seminary, and there are great things in the coming months to look forward to. Thanks be to God! https://t.co/duZwtjF8P3

— V. Rev Chad Hatfield (@svotspresident) August 26, 2021

A LC Thinks He Could Do Better

From First Things:
"Grant’s translation is both literal and lucid, allowing an educated novice to learn at the feet of the man Bl. Pope Pius IX declared Doctor zelantissimus (most zealous doctor). Those better versed in theological history and even Latin will also benefit from[1] pic.twitter.com/yTn1SniIij

— Ryan Grant 🚬🥃 Mostly Peaceful Anarchist (@chesterbelloc3) August 26, 2021

A Latin Soteriology?

"Christ, God become man, comes to meet us where? Precisely in our weaknesses and sufferings. Indeed, Christ plumbs the depths of human frailty, kenotically* embracing a life of servitude and suffering, to the point of even death on a cross." —Prof. Paul Gondreau pic.twitter.com/8HQ6FxDhVV

— Thomistic Institute (@ThomisticInst) August 26, 2021

Danny Kruger Reviews Postliberal Politics: The Coming Era of Renewal by Adrian Pabst

Excellent review of Adrian Pabst’s book by Danny Kruger. https://t.co/Xe7QcHTGbC

— john milbank (@johnmilbank3) August 26, 2021

Postliberal Politics: The Coming Era of Renewal

The Premiere of Man of God

“Man of God” Film on St. Nectarios Premieres August 26 https://t.co/OEb4q1nqjq

— Russian Faith (@Russian_Faith) August 26, 2021

Fr. Sergius Nezhbort

Video: Fr Sergius Nezhbort, who is a priest of the Convent and the head of our icon-painting studio, is advising one of our painters on some technicalities.
We will gladly accept orders for wedding, family, baptismal, named church and other types of icons: https://t.co/jftGf7p8Ln pic.twitter.com/Z4EvTt6kHE

— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) August 26, 2021

The Future of Chalcedonian Orthodoxy in the United States?

We can't believe it's the beginning of the new Academic Year here at the Seminary! The summer break flew by. Today was the first day of classes--just look at those smiles. Glory to God for all things! pic.twitter.com/zouo8KHaY0

— St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (@stvlads) August 23, 2021

Our 25 new seminarians hail from 8 different countries and 11 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox jurisdictions. They join our 44 returning seminarians. Glory to God! https://t.co/EfWuSeCUyB pic.twitter.com/fAnupxLsyN

— St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (@stvlads) August 24, 2021

Latin Traditional Institutes to Meet

Traditional Catholic Institutes to Discuss ‘Traditionis Custodes’ Amid Talk of Visitations | National Catholic Register @NCRegister https://t.co/61l5MGeCFR

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) August 26, 2021

Interview with Mark Powell

Listen to a new interview with Cappella Romana Executive Director Mark Powell on @KBOO’s Art Focus! https://t.co/doztHm13hE

— Cappella Romana (@cappellaromana) August 26, 2021

Byzantium after Byzantium

Nicolae Iorga’s “Byzantium after Byzantium” has had far-reaching implications in the study of post-Byzantine history, art, and culture. Learn more about the origins of this concept from Dr. Ovidiu Olar - https://t.co/8PK83Lce1K #medievaltwitter #mappingEE @mjcbac pic.twitter.com/0zp3Cc9LHJ

— North of Byzantium (@NorthofByzance) August 25, 2021

A Composite Image of the Interior of a Cell

Apart from everything else, it is mesmerizingly gorgeous. https://t.co/TY0aSyEQn4

— Charles Murray (@charlesmurray) August 25, 2021

Feast of Holy Titus and Bartholomew

Through their apostolic activities, St. Titus, a companion and disciple of Paul the Apostle, and St. Bartholomew, one of the Twelve Apostles who was martyred, brought many unbelievers over to Christ. Is your life an example of bringing others to Christ? pic.twitter.com/xyVh84ZpHP

— Pontifical Oriental Institute (@theorientale) August 25, 2021

The Anglican Patrimony in Catholic Communion

Thrilled to receive my copy of “The Anglican Patrimony in Catholic Communion. The Gift of the Ordinariates” today. It was a pleasure to contribute a chapter on the virtue of religion. #Ordinariate pic.twitter.com/WQgRUYNPp9

— Fr James Bradley (@FrJamesBradley) August 24, 2021

Philip Lawler on Conscientious Objection to Vaccination

Vaccination and conscience: a challenge to Church authority | Catholic Culture https://t.co/gWskD6AwEi

— Philip Lawler (@PhilLawler) August 24, 2021

Stile Antico's Laus Polyphoniae Concert

Our concert for @AMUZantwerpen Laus Polyphoniae, filmed in @York_Minster, is now available to stream for free until the end of Sept! Enjoy an hour of gorgeous music by Josquin, Ockeghem, Vinders and Jacquet de Mantua, captured in stunning surroundings. https://t.co/ly19q0pa2V

— Stile Antico (@stileantico) August 24, 2021

Garrigou-Lagrange on the Importance of Dogma

In the early 20th century, Garrigou-Lagrange was not buying what William James--Mr. "Religious Experience"--was selling, namely the assertion that theological claims possess no value unless they relate immediately to human life and conduct.

First, James: "Take God's aseity..."

— Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP (@FrAquinasOP) August 25, 2021

A New Book by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

My new book! ARISE, O GOD: The Gospel of Christ's Defeat of Demons, Sin, and Death

Paperback: https://t.co/MSk3SWjnei
E-Book: https://t.co/yL5lwlthpj
Amazon Kindle: https://t.co/DOZe7NYPlN

Audiobook: Coming soon on Audible! 1/ pic.twitter.com/7NhnWFAteE

— Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick (@FrAndrewSDamick) August 24, 2021

Church of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco

CHURCH OF ST JOHN OF SHANGHAI AND SAN FRANCISCO
This wooden tent shaped church with 13 domes is located in a territory adjacent to the National Mental Health Clinic, and was built by our Convent to offer spiritual support to the clinic’s patients. https://t.co/JJcDa9cz1M pic.twitter.com/1ur392UUOQ

— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) August 24, 2021

Do the Hyperdox Heed This?

Fr Seraphim Rose warns of 'correctness disease' when one quotes from the canons, the Fathers and typicon to prove themselves correct. He warns of indulging 'the passion for self-righteousness'. Without awareness of the limits of one's understanding, correctness becomes a disease

— sober deacon (@DeaconSober) August 23, 2021

Garrigou-Lagrange Account of Deification

Garrigou on how, by revelation, man is conformed to God, not God to man. When revealing, God remains the origin, measure, and end of his revelation.

"God demands that we grow. When he reveals himself to us, he seeks, in a way, to divinize us and not to be annihilated within us."

— Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP (@FrAquinasOP) August 24, 2021

The Litera Florentina of Justinian's Digest

The Litera Florentina, of Justinian's Digest, written in the fourth decades of the sixth century, contains 907 leaves, and hundreds of thousands of words. This one ms contains by itself as much Latin as all surviving Latin literature from before 100 AD. pic.twitter.com/a4GUiahIpQ

— Transmission of the Latin Classics (@OxGTLC) August 24, 2021

Another Exercise in Mental Gymnastics

by a Latin on Vatican II because of his commitments to Latin ecclesiology:

Aside from the need to distinguish Vatican II and the liturgical reforms following (many of which do not reflect the council’s teachings), it is curious how Francis has removed Vatican II as an object of further study and inquiry.https://t.co/N0V4cwRYAv

— Crisis Magazine (@CrisisMag) August 24, 2021

A Press Release on the New Director of the Pappas Patristic Institute

Press release from @HCHCBoston regarding the appointment of Fr Maximos Constas as Director of The @PappasPatristic Institute: https://t.co/8k1Tgnufbu

— The Pappas Patristic Institute (@PappasPatristic) August 23, 2021

"Building the House of Wisdom"

Big live-streamed conference coming up: “‘Building the House of Wisdom,’” Sergii Bulgakov: 150 Years After His Birth”
9/2–4, organized by Sergii Bulgakov Research Centre at University of Fribourg (Switzerland) w/ @FordhamOrthodox & @VolosAcademy1 Join us: https://t.co/ihXoCzeF9W

— Aristotle Papanikolaou (@atpapanik) August 23, 2021

Grondelski's Review of Sign of Contradiction

John Grondelski for @NCRegister with this stellar review of "Sign of Contradiction."https://t.co/2XGlCayvpl

— Cluny Media (@ClunyMedia) August 23, 2021

Stile Antico Live (or Recorded, Depending on When You Watch It)

And we're live! https://t.co/VOaaCowm5A https://t.co/FBBZk6RhaN

— Stile Antico (@stileantico) August 23, 2021

Eastern Christian Books: Michael Plekon on the Church and Community

Eastern Christian Books: Michael Plekon on the Church and Community

Cascade Books: Community as Church, Church as Community

Psalm 51

Psalm 51 in Latin
Chant of the Mystics

Pro-tip: Dim the lights in your room, calm your mind and heart, listen, and pray. https://t.co/rmGMrX696R

— Andrew Youssef|Ανδρέας Ιωσήφ (@AndrewNAYoussef) August 21, 2021

Colloquium on St. Maximos the Confessor

@PappasPatristic is pleased to announce the inaugural Colloquium on St Maximos (April 28-30, 2022): the MYSTAGOGY, featuring Paul Blowers, Maximos Constas, Alexander Golitzin, Jean-Claude Larchet, Andrew Louth, Nikolaos Loudovikos, and Marcus Plested ➽➽➽https://t.co/BrKuIWaN3S

— The Pappas Patristic Institute (@PappasPatristic) August 20, 2021

Our @PappasPatristic website features a list of upcoming conferences and events related to the field of #patristics, including our April Colloquium on the Mystagogy of St. Maximos the Confessor. Check us out, and don't forget to Subscribe for updates.https://t.co/ryc5p3a7vP pic.twitter.com/NKnmJ2ad3H

— The Pappas Patristic Institute (@PappasPatristic) August 20, 2021

The Baptism of Jesus Christ

Last night:
4-year old: "Does everyone get married?"
No, Jesus wasn't married.
"Yes he was. Because he got his head dunked under water."
Oh....?

This morning: 🤯 pic.twitter.com/1cEXkb0dDh

— Mark Perkins (@mporterperkins) August 20, 2021

JD Flynn Thinks the Synod on Synodality Could Turn Out Well

Set realistic expectations, bring the booze, and invite people outside the usual suspects. Do that, and the local phase of the synod on synodality could be cool. I mean it.https://t.co/xjats6I9mQ

— JD Flynn (@jdflynn) August 20, 2021

Alexander Lingas on "Venice in the East"

Watch @ALLingas discussing the historical background of the repertoire on our #VeniceInTheEast recording — available for 30% off during our 30th Anniversary sale at https://t.co/gurkuVWooE with coupon code 30CRAugust! https://t.co/4zIRf2fFP6

— Cappella Romana (@cappellaromana) August 20, 2021

Problems of Conscience

The Vatican explicitly recognizes that the available Covid vaccines DO create problems of conscience for a faithful Catholic. https://t.co/Ei7qXhBlNd

— Philip Lawler (@PhilLawler) August 19, 2021

Digital Copies of Latin Aristotle Manuscripts

Newly digitized images of Latin Aristotle manuscripts all around! This is a double leaf from a copy of Michael Scot's "De animalibus", used as a flyleaf. Lists of new MSS from Austrian libraries regularly @mss_oeaw. #fragmentologyhttps://t.co/ZxVeBbVi5M pic.twitter.com/wyzWRv78KA

— Pieter Beullens (@PieterBeullens) August 19, 2021

Cappella Romana Anniversary Sale

In honor of our 30th Anniversary Season, now through August 31st, save 30% on all of our CDs, SACDs, and Blu-Ray Audio Recordings with coupon code 30CRAugust at https://t.co/gurkuVWooE pic.twitter.com/3mwjxxyAvK

— Cappella Romana (@cappellaromana) August 18, 2021

Where's the Franciscan Reform of the Curia?

"It is possible that the cases of Zanchetta, Barros, and Ferreira are lingering examples of a different era, and excusing bad behavior with political boogeymen is a thing of the past -- but it remains to be seen." Analysis from @jdflynn https://t.co/gm9F8YBzhv

— The Pillar (@PillarCatholic) August 18, 2021

Ugly Church Politics

Mt. Athos fresco depicts St. Anthony of Kiev Caves with schismatic tomos of “autocephaly”https://t.co/h02Fv8lIPi

The fresco of St. Anthony of the Kiev Caves can be found at New Esphigmenou Monastery, which was founded by Patriarch Bartholomew in 2005 and is among the few Ath... pic.twitter.com/gUnp5WdIug

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) August 16, 2021

Speculative Theology

(6:50am) Me: *walking back from morning Mass with sisters, not having had coffee yet, approached by a stranger”
Stranger: “Father, could I ask you a question?”
Me: “Sure”
Stranger: “Could you tell me about the sacramentality of Josephite marriages?”

— Fr. Thomas Aquinas Pickett, O.P. (@ThomasAquinasOP) August 17, 2021

Feast of the Dormition

In giving birth you retained your virginity, in falling asleep you did not abandon the world, o Mother of God. You passed into life, for you are the Mother of Life, and by your prayers you deliver our souls from death. (Troparion, Tone 1) pic.twitter.com/hobkU4NR7s

— Pontifical Oriental Institute (@theorientale) August 15, 2021

The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokoshttps://t.co/wQdCiHRI0g
Neither the grave nor death could contain the Theotokos, the unshakable hope, ever vigilant in intercession and protection. As Mother of life, He who dwelt in the ever-virginal womb transposed her to life. pic.twitter.com/k74rTehhvY

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) August 15, 2021

A Byz Formulated Connection

The Relationship of the Panagia with Orthodox Ecclesiologyhttps://t.co/LX7Q8f24p4 pic.twitter.com/VkDD4TC9cj

— Mystagogy Resource Center (@mystagogy1) August 15, 2021

Spot the Heresy

Mary’s secret is humility. It is her humility that attracted God’s gaze to her. Today, looking at Mary #assumed into heaven, we can say that humility is the way that leads to Heaven. #Angelus

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 15, 2021

A Patriarchate in Trouble

Cardinal Robert Sarah: On the Credibility of the Church | National Catholic Register https://t.co/5utWQ279g1 @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) August 14, 2021

“By keeping alive a liturgical war within herself, the Church loses her credibility and becomes deaf…A father cannot introduce mistrust and division among his faithful children. He cannot humiliate some by setting them against others.” —@Card_R_Sarah https://t.co/JDSItEhmzV

— Chad Pecknold (@ccpecknold) August 14, 2021

Traditionis Custodes in Latin?

Il Testo Originale di Traditionis Custodes in Latino (è uno Scherzo…9 https://t.co/bl4HM3idZ3

— Marco Tosatti (@MarcoTosatti) August 14, 2021

Diptych Ivory Leaf of the Consul Anastasius

@V_and_Ahttps://t.co/taRvhhn9Nw

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) August 14, 2021

The Feast of the Dormition

Check out our video on the icon of the Dormition of the Theotokos.
Link: https://t.co/wQdCiI9joQ
Today we celebrate the fore feast of the falling asleep of the Theotokos. Holy tradition says that they found the coffin empty as her body was taken up into heaven with our Lord. pic.twitter.com/gt1h7nb6vd

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) August 14, 2021

In the Immaterial Spirit, the whole world hath been mystically adorned upon the glorious memory; and it doth cry to thee joyously: Rejoice, O Virgin, thou boast of the Christian race. pic.twitter.com/CltjCDMWc3

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

The Monastery of Zica

Our brand new episode of "Neither Here Nor in Jerusalem" has just premiered on youtube:https://t.co/IVesrIJyes
This time we visited the historic monastery of Zica, a monastery that, from the founding of the kingdom of Serbia, has been the place where Serbian Kings are crowned pic.twitter.com/gwRoUoNI8C

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) August 13, 2021

"Principalities and Powers"

A GOSPEL WITHOUT DEMONS?https://t.co/tPPjA8alnV

The Areopagites say that there is a crisis of the gospel in the modern world. A lot of people have no idea what it even is. There are numerous versions being preached. And almost all of them are missing something -- demons. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/y8un943zAf

— Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick (@FrAndrewSDamick) August 12, 2021