Eastern Christian Books: Byzantine Art and Architecture

Eastern Christian Books: Byzantine Art and Architecture

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As Good as What the Orthodox Could Have?

Available soon @IgnatiusPress: "The Book of Psalms: Ignatius Catholic Study Bible" by @DrScottHahn, Curtis Mitch, and Dennis K Walters: https://t.co/RubBdinGSX pic.twitter.com/ZihwR1Jxya

— Ignatius Insight (@ignatiusinsight) May 26, 2022

Cardinal Sarah at Christendom College

Addressing the graduates of @ChristendomVA this month, Cardinal Robert Sarah, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship, focused on the virtue of practical wisdom, or prudence, "the crown of the virtues." https://t.co/rLysf2uPRU

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) May 25, 2022

Next Prefect of the CDF?!?

Archbishop Scicluna is again promoting the LGBT agenda and not warning about the dangers to a soul of engaging in homosexual acts. @BishopScicluna is rumoured to be the next prefect of the CDF, soon to be renamed the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith https://t.co/P2BzmEMHYi https://t.co/gEZtL5525v

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 19, 2022

The Agatha Christie Indult

So, look what I turned up during my archive trip... the "Agatha Christie" indult, signed by Bugnini & stamped with the SCDW seal!

(your reminder that, last August, Archbishop Roche claimed the Congregation had searched their own archives and couldn't find this 🙄) pic.twitter.com/mjjZdsOh5r

— Matthew Hazell (@M_P_Hazell) May 14, 2022

In Cantonese

Today at 17:00 Hong Kong!

Cornelio Fabro之分有論——對多瑪斯天主肖像學說的再解釋
Thomas Aquinas’s Doctrine of Imago Dei According to Cornelio Fabro’s Notion of Participation - Bernadette Cheng
鄭玉階女士
Language: Cantonese
以粵語講授https://t.co/HONCEQLr4o pic.twitter.com/yHEaUFni61

— Angelicum Thomistic Institute (@TAngelicum) May 14, 2022

Joseph Raz Passes

Deeply saddened to learn of the death of my esteemed teacher Joseph Raz, Professor of Philosophy of Law at Oxford University and author of, among other important works, *Practical Reason and Norms* and *The Morality of Freedom*. Analytic philosophy has lost a giant.

— Robert P. George🇻🇦🇺🇸🪕 (@McCormickProf) May 2, 2022

Desperately sad news that Joseph Raz died in London this morning. He was a giant of philosophy. I will always feel deeply privileged that he was my teacher and friend. RIP.

— John Tasioulas (@JTasioulas) May 2, 2022

Eastern Christian Books: Plested on Sophiology

Eastern Christian Books: Plested on Sophiology

OUP: Wisdom in Christian Tradition:The Patristic Roots of Modern Russian Sophiology

Enzo Bianchi Still at Work

Italian lay monk Enzo Bianchi, founder of a popular ecumenical monastery who was exiled from the community as a result of internal tensions, has announced the formation of a new spiritual center in northern Italy.https://t.co/CJqitTFLoF

— Crux (@Crux) April 29, 2022

What School.of Iconography Is This?

One part of the Chapel at Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv, which is finished - the dome ⁦@NasareanO⁩ pic.twitter.com/M9QDTOe2sJ

— Benedict Kiely (@benedict_kiely) April 24, 2022

Interview with Cardinal Duka

In a new interview with @lanuovaBQ Cardinal Duka says the protagonists of Germany’s Synodal Way want to use the sexual abuse crisis to change the Church’s teaching. He also says they act as if the Church were a “company or political party” rather than founded by Christ. https://t.co/auN7IhiWC8

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) April 22, 2022

Bad Latin Pastoral Theology at Work

Did you know the Catholic Church says you can obtain the grace of returning your soul to the state it was in when you were baptized by singing this song on Holy Thursday? Read our story to find out more: https://t.co/VE1SAcE9x9

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) April 13, 2022

Schism? Or Heterodoxy?

BREAKING: International Coalition of Bishops Offers ‘Fraternal Letter of Concern’ to German Episcopacy over ‘Synodal Path’ | National Catholic Register https://t.co/wEkNP9YqW4 @NCRegister @JLLiedl

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) April 12, 2022

Bouyer > Latin Trad Assessment

When Bishop Athanasius Schneider assesses the state of the modern Church he sees a period of liturgical exile, of Eucharistic crisis, that permeates from a “distorted understanding of what is really the Holy Mass.”https://t.co/4I9S98LU5z

— Crux (@Crux) March 26, 2022

Latin Piety

Entrusted with the two greatest Treasures to ever grace this world of darkness—the Eternal Light Incarnate & His Immaculate Mother—St Joseph was put in charge of all God’s household.

In your every need, “Go to Joseph, and do whatever he tells you” (Gen 41:55). pic.twitter.com/A5ENFOlwYW

— Fr. Darin Schmidt (@FrDarinSchmidt) March 19, 2022

A Latin View of Sacrifice

Prayerfully praying the Sorrowful Mysteries can actually do more to unite one to the Sacrifice of the Altar than listening to uninspiring homilies and singing banal hymns. Therefore it can allow one to participate more fully in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

— Fr. Brendon Laroche (@padrebrendon) February 13, 2022

The Chastisement Would Continue

“On the list of cardinals that Francis would like to see as his successor there is one new name that has quickly jumped to the top of the rankings. It is that of [Jesuit] Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich,” writes Sandro Magister. https://t.co/1rQrRvICKY

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) February 10, 2022

Bergoglio as Legislator

Italian canonist Geraldina Boni noted in her book “problems with imperfect drafting” of ecclesial legislation during Francis’ pontificate, including “poor attention to formal aspects, inaccurate terminology, inner incoherence and lack of coordination with the whole legal system.” https://t.co/UHIcnPCjkr

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) February 10, 2022

Fr. Michael Sherwin Lecture

Next in Our Virtue Series: St. Thomas' Guide to Happiness and the Moral Life:

Hope: The Virtue of Spiritual Desire Made Possible in Christ with Fr. Michael Sherwin, OPhttps://t.co/wx20HF5BLf pic.twitter.com/up9xV7NR32

— Angelicum Thomistic Institute (@TAngelicum) February 10, 2022

Starting Tomorrow

#ANGELICUM Professors speaking @avemariauniv fr. Wojciech Giertych OP @Dominikaniepl fr. Serge-Thomas Bonino OP @OpToulouse fr. Thomas Joseph White OP @opeast "St. Thomas Aquinas as Spiritual Teacher" @TAngelicum @ThomisticInst @Dominican_Orderhttps://t.co/UBobF4doDp pic.twitter.com/3spsF1hBKi

— Angelicum (@_Angelicum) February 9, 2022

Eastern Christian Books: Byzantine Identity

Eastern Christian Books: Byzantine Identity

Routledge

Metropolitan Nikitas on the Latin Liturgical Mess

This deeply impressive Orthodox Metropolitan can't understand why the Catholic Church is damaging its Latin heritage. Uncle Arthur won't be pleased. Too bad. https://t.co/usV1vrcd1a

— Damian Thompson (@holysmoke) January 12, 2022

Cardinal Burke Speaks

Cardinal Raymond Burke speaks to @RaymondArroyo about his recovery from Covid, vaccine mandates, and the Vatican's restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass @WorldOverLive https://t.co/tJRd3xOOva @cardinalrlburke

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) January 22, 2022

Music in Praise of the BVM

Last year we recorded a concert for the wonderful @Sfearlym at the splendid @TempleChurchLDN. The Festival has generously allowed us to share this film FREE until Sun 6th Feb. The music is by Josquin, Clemens, Byrd, Philips and Taverner. Happy watching! https://t.co/ppbgSayaFq

— Stile Antico (@stileantico) January 21, 2022

The Honor Is Irrelevant

to ecumenism when Latin ecclesiology is the obstacle.

As Pope Francis announced last October, and made official today, St. Irenaeus of Lyon has been made the 37th Doctor of the Church, with the title of ‘Doctor unitatis’, Doctor of Unity. pic.twitter.com/9MZFUc1GbI

— Catholic Sat (@CatholicSat) January 20, 2022

Jonathan Pageau on Enacting the Kingdom

My discussion with Enacting the Kingdom podcast. https://t.co/48ZMzGzX62

— Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) January 18, 2022

Listening and Accompanying

The 'Synodal process' smiles on women's ordination. Below: official Synod material. So JPII's magisterial ruling bites the dust. Meanwhile trads nastily persecuted. Progressives welcome to stay Catholic, but if you're not on message Francis gives you the finger. I give it back. pic.twitter.com/rmuOMBKHTX

— Damian Thompson (@holysmoke) January 19, 2022

Eastern Christian Books: The Euchologion Unveiled

Eastern Christian Books: The Euchologion Unveiled

SVS Press

Bulgakov and Sacrifice

God is Eucharistic Love: Bulgakov’s Transvaluation of Sacrifice https://t.co/EjDfBNNcCU

— Fr Aidan Kimel (@EOrthodoxy) January 18, 2022

Constantinople on the Move

His All-Holiness: "The ecological initiatives of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, an extension of the theology & liturgical tradition of the Church, go hand in hand with the findings of science & the urging of experts to mobilize to protect the environment." https://t.co/QGogfgSaCz pic.twitter.com/9FtsDuI0i4

— Order of St. Andrew (@OrderStAndrew) January 18, 2022

What Serious Orthodox Bishop Would Accept?

The Vatican has issued a letter asking Catholic bishops to invite local Orthodox and Protestant leaders to participate in the diocesan stage of the two-year process leading to the 2023 Synod on Synodality. https://t.co/tx2nQKoX5R

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) January 18, 2022

Still Trying to Salvage Vatican II

You should read this to get a sense of what the Second Vatican Council was really all about and what it intended for the Church. @WordOnFire @BishopBarron pic.twitter.com/gdLBKv03tM

— Fr. Andrew Budzinski (@fatherbudzinski) January 18, 2022

The Triple Point for Water

The triple point occurs where the solid, liquid, and gas transition curves meet. It's the only condition in which all three phases can coexist, and is unique for every material. Water reaches it at 0.01° C and at a pressure of 0.006 atm [📽️ UCSC Physics: https://t.co/9ZBf6shVE3] pic.twitter.com/7nTZDarq28

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) January 15, 2022

What to Do about the Jesuits?

The Jesuits and Assisted Suicide: Dissolve the Society? Or the Church? Msgr. X https://t.co/UWDpjXwv0w

— Marco Tosatti (@MarcoTosatti) January 16, 2022

BS

When @PillarCatholic asked the USCCB for an update on the synodal pathway, all they got was this drivel: https://t.co/4MCxlyHQ2w pic.twitter.com/SrbRBPt8Vp

— Damian Thompson (@holysmoke) January 15, 2022

Memory Eternal

“We have to pray every day of our lives for what my husband calls ‘purity of heart.’ That is to say that my love for truth is such that I would much rather suffer or make a sacrifice than to equivocate and reject truth that comes from God.” https://t.co/TdaVR0lAis

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) January 14, 2022

Alice von Hildebrand R.I.P. https://t.co/pCZRMkJZC9 pic.twitter.com/wwuo3O3JUs

— NLM (@NLMblog) January 14, 2022

Thomas Gordon Smith

Sacred Architecture Journal Pays Tribute to Thomas Gordon Smith https://t.co/Y2BlXDMgor pic.twitter.com/aq4OZkncbI

— NLM (@NLMblog) January 13, 2022

Redefining Orthodoxy to Suit Their Agenda

Catholics uncomfortable with a synodal model of the church, Cardinal Tobin said, may be put off by the messiness dialogue often unearths. But, he said, refusing to live with tension can be a form of heresy.@MikeOLoughlin reports:https://t.co/R79HrrXxO7

— America Magazine (@americamag) January 12, 2022

Colloquium on St. Maximos the Confessor's Mystagogy

If you have not seen the list of speakers and papers to be presented at the upcoming Colloquium on St Maximos the Confessor's Mystagogy, be sure to check it out:https://t.co/iPnhsRtvUq

[*2022 - corrected] pic.twitter.com/FEqos2chCD

— The Pappas Patristic Institute (@PappasPatristic) January 9, 2022

Sarum Revivalism

Sarum Revivalism on the BBC https://t.co/QVpaDCc0rm pic.twitter.com/tPuiFJlwMq

— NLM (@NLMblog) January 8, 2022

Who is Jorge Bergoglio?

Conservative Argentinian Catholic, nephew of the cardinal who made Bergoglio a bishop, paints a horrifying but not unsubtle picture of the disturbed man who became pope. Must-read, even though his agenda is clear. Mentions little-known scandals. https://t.co/zpzEUnoV0B

— Damian Thompson (@holysmoke) January 8, 2022

The Latin Influence in India

The 43 newly ordained priests of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate Congregation in India. pic.twitter.com/Poeb0NmiVk

— Father V (@father_rmv) January 5, 2022

Traditional Depiction of St. Joseph

The nativity. #Christmas @BLMedieval Egerton 809 f. 1v pic.twitter.com/ZwcC3kUe3j

— Melibeus (@melibeus1) December 25, 2021

There is an Agenda

Pope Francis will beatify the “smiling pope” John Paul I on Sept. 4, 2022. https://t.co/UVSnzRP6pB

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) December 23, 2021

Is the Pope above Canon Law?

Canonists cast doubt on force of the Responsa ad dubia: me in @CatholicHerald https://t.co/nFSY8jm8eI

— Joseph Shaw (@LMSChairman) December 23, 2021

Ecclesiastical Plagiarism in Rome

This excellent article discusses the important research of Fr. Alkuin Schachenmayr on the issue of ecclesiastical plagiarism in Rome and my recent contributions to problem of plagiarism in academic theology. @PaterAlkuin @HannahBrockhaus @JoshHochschild https://t.co/ILssK6JzKc

— M. V. Dougherty (@MVDougherty123) December 14, 2021

Pageau on Holy Maximos the Confessor

10 years ago I could have only dreamt of a world where a discussion on St-Maximus the Confessor could attract the attention of thousands people in just one day. Here we are. What a time to be alive. https://t.co/5N4MQcx0sI

— Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) December 14, 2021

Bergoglio Acts Against the EF Further

Traditional Catholics Sound Alarm As Rome Suppresses Most Old Rite Sacraments | National Catholic Register https://t.co/PFGwCK634q @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) December 14, 2021

Holy Nicholas, Pray for Us

What did scientists find when they reconstructed the face of St. Nicholas? Find out here:https://t.co/gU7APNTegx

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) December 6, 2021

Bergoglio's Ecumenical Moves

“Let us not become paralyzed by fear of openness or bold gestures, or give in to talk of ‘irreconcilable differences’ that in fact have nothing to do with the Gospel.”https://t.co/d3qi5inFV9

— Luke Coppen (@LukeCoppen) December 3, 2021

Pope Francis apologized for the ways Catholics have contributed to division with Orthodox Christians during a meeting with Greek Orthodox leaders in Athens on Saturday. #PopeinGreece https://t.co/gOCZwuiJCZ

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) December 4, 2021

On his return flight from Athens, Pope Francis said that a second meeting between him and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, is being organized. https://t.co/kJmCC1buGA

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) December 6, 2021

Here is the full text of Pope Francis’ in-flight press conference en route from Greece to Rome. #PopeInGreece https://t.co/cd1q8067Di

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) December 6, 2021

Vaticanista Does His Thing

Italian Vaticanist Looks to Next Pontificate in New Book | National Catholic Register https://t.co/j9jIpt87s1 @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) November 16, 2021

Duchesne Reviews the Second Volume of Seewald's Biography of Joseph Ratzinger

Seewald does not explore in depth Ratzinger’s early writings, or his rather bumpy first steps in academia.https://t.co/pNHZ0Kk9Ep

— First Things (@firstthingsmag) December 7, 2021

Arakiotissa

It's an icon of the Theotokos "Arakiotissa." This blogger gives a great explanation of it: https://t.co/chWIQBNh5k

— Victoria Emily Jones (@artandtheology) December 6, 2021

Müller's Criticism of Traditionis Custodes

Cardinal Müller Criticizes ‘Traditionis Custodes’ in Preface of New Book https://t.co/Dstp4Hddao

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) December 6, 2021

Means-End Problem

Good thread. https://t.co/bEuivgKr27

— Pater Edmund (@sancrucensis) December 6, 2021

One can legislate what is in accordance with the Natural Law and thus in consonance with the ultimate end, but that formality or ratio of the means cannot be legislated.

Eucharistia

In Athens, Pope Francis said that the Greek language gave the entire Church a word that sums up the gift of Christ: "Eucharistia." https://t.co/VEBvV5nkQi

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) December 5, 2021

But Ensoulment?

Zinc atoms doing God's Will, and glorifying His creation in a dance of light that is nothing short of miraculous.

Life begins at conception, with a bang! https://t.co/VFUpC6R5ZM

— Hélvio Vairinhos (@hvairinhos) November 30, 2021

Bauerschmidt on the Pauline Reform

For those with niche interests: some thoughts on the post-Vatican II liturgical reforms: https://t.co/RdgvqVesi6

— Fritz Bauerschmidt (@BauerschmidtC) November 30, 2021

Cormac Burke Passes

A great canonist died last week. May he rest in peace. https://t.co/wE4yiEldVV

— Edward Peters (@canonlaw) November 30, 2021

Standing Fast

Asked point blank if the lack of vocations to the priesthood could lead to the ordination of women, even if only to the deaconate, the prelate said that from a “doctrinal point of view” there are “no conclusions that open this door.”https://t.co/HUpqKJoFny

— Crux (@Crux) November 29, 2021

Medieval Bologna

Manhattan of the Middle Ages.

The Italian city of Bologna had 180 towers by AD 1200. The tallest, 320 (97 meters) feet high, still stands and was completed in AD 1119.#archaeohistories pic.twitter.com/vZuDcZaBjW

— Archaeo - Histories (@archeohistories) November 28, 2021

Klima's Recovery of Form

Gyula Klima's recent lecture, describing his "historical-analytical metaphysical" project of recovering the notion of *form* as the "conceptual keystone" in the scholastic "cathedral of thought"https://t.co/Ouc8nWKWEu

— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) November 26, 2021

Andromeda Galaxy

Mind-blowing!

A zoom out of the sharpest view of the Andromeda Galaxy ever, showing more than 100 million stars!

(Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton, B. F. Williams, L. C. Johnson, the PHAT team, R. Gendler / video by Universal-Sci) pic.twitter.com/Qvdimr4MiG

— World and Science (@WorldAndScience) November 24, 2021

The Great Martyr Catherine

On the 24th of November, we celebrate the great Martyr Catherine!
Full video: https://t.co/5G7e7VqHGk
This video was the first video that my wife Marina did the art for. A few of the scenes were done on cardboard and the rest were done digitally. pic.twitter.com/VwESbloN67

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) November 23, 2021

St. Justin Popovic on the Theanthropic Mystery of the Church

The Theanthropic Mystery of the Church - St. Justin Popovic
by Orthodox Wisdom(@AudioScribeOW)https://t.co/hA6KK7eZ8q

— Call me Ignatius☦️ (@DrakeBratton) November 22, 2021

Tollund Man

Tollund Man, Tollund Fen, Denmark, c. 405 BC - 380 BC. Archaeologists believe that the Tollund Man was a human victim rather than an executed criminal due to the arranged position of his body, no traces of rope on his hands, and his eyes and mouth closed. pic.twitter.com/N363jJlueY

— Archaeology & Art (@archaeologyart) November 22, 2021

Fr. Paul Mankowski

Last month, Professors Gary A. Anderson and Fr. Kevin Flannery, SJ, joined us for an evening reflection and discussion on the late Fr. Paul Mankowski, SJ, his vocation, and his legacy.

The video recording is now available on YouTube: https://t.co/N8ntdxUmsr pic.twitter.com/DJsGiWCdY1

— Lumen Christi (@LC_Institute) November 22, 2021

Guess the Author...

Guess the author. pic.twitter.com/HpCMPTSUXq

— Pater Edmund (@sancrucensis) November 21, 2021

Analogies...

Told ya I was right about the multiplicity and polyamorous nature of water at hydrogen bonding networks. Water also uses Metcalfe’s law in ways biology remains impotent to understand. Water and light are a decentralized network. https://t.co/BBPUwx2Jzk pic.twitter.com/eoo44VEqS8

— ☣️ Pleb Kruse = BTC foundationalist 🟩🔆 (@DrJackKruse) November 20, 2021

Bishop Kevin Rhoades on the BTS of the USCCB's Eucharist Document

When the U.S. bishops decided to write a document on the Eucharist, Bishop Kevin Rhoades was responsible for actually making that happen.

But it wasn't easy. He sat down with The Pillar to talk about the process, the document, and Eucharistic revival:
https://t.co/onPsY04QwD

— The Pillar (@PillarCatholic) November 20, 2021

Benedict Sheehan's Orthodox Vespers

Cappella Records is thrilled to announce today's official release of Benedict Sheehan's Vespers, an Orthodox Vespers performed in English by The @StTikhonChoir, conducted by the Composer! Get it NOW on all your favorite music platforms via https://t.co/qwulYJjtX9#SheehanVespers pic.twitter.com/e3jwS7Mfzp

— Cappella Romana (@cappellaromana) November 19, 2021

John Milbank and David Bentley Hart Podcast

"You Are Gods" with David Bentley Hart and John Milbank https://t.co/HAnpL5qOci via @YouTube

— john milbank (@johnmilbank3) November 16, 2021

Roberto de Mattei's Biography of St. Pius V

Alan Ruhl at @OnePeterFive - "When I heard that traditional Catholic historian Roberto de Mattei had published a four hundred page biography of Pius V I simply couldn’t resist." Me too! I just got the Kindle version.https://t.co/yQAr7L0oi8

— Fr Timothy Finigan (@FatherTF) November 16, 2021

Hrm?

President of Communion and Liberation resigns https://t.co/BS54VqQf2s via @cnalive

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) November 15, 2021

Grenier Online

I would never encourage anyone to click on this link and view a copy of volume three of Grenier’s “Thomistic Philosophy.” https://t.co/1SxBte1z1L

— Pat Smith (@smithpatrick08) November 14, 2021

Recent Photos of Benedict XVI

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI received 4 recipients of the 2020/2021 Ratzinger Prize this afternoon. “It was a very lively meeting which lasted a full hour,” said the Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation who supplied these photos. https://t.co/iujAmDbt0B pic.twitter.com/puBDf8ESiW

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) November 13, 2021

Benedict XVI, 94, met today with four recipients of the Ratzinger Prize at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican. https://t.co/EzZ3vrta5g

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) November 13, 2021

Contra Roche

Did Pope Paul VI Abrogate the Traditional Latin Mass? | National Catholic Register https://t.co/091kQ2Bdjx @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) November 13, 2021

The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to John chanted in Latin.

Now ILLEGAL according to Traditionis Custodes.https://t.co/N3chTVpdHN

— Br. Martin (@BVMConsolatrix) November 13, 2021

MacIntyre on Human Dignity

Beginning at 1:30PM ET: philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre's #humaNDignity21 keynote, "Human Dignity: A Puzzling and Possibly Dangerous Idea?" Watch live: https://t.co/Bz29wC5BRc

— de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture (@ND_EthicsCenter) November 12, 2021

A Dominican on the Older Form of the Roman Rite

Most Holy Father,
I was born 57 years ago and joined the Dominican Order 35 years ago. I took my perpetual vows 29 years ago and have been a priest now for 28 years. I had only vague recollections from my early childhood of the Holy Mass in its form predating the reforms of 1970. https://t.co/LeQeMziMRk

— Joseph Zen (@CardJosephZen) November 11, 2021

Archbishop Teofilo Camomot

The Theological Commission of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints affirmed Nov. 9 the heroic virtues of Archbishop Teofilo Camomot, a Filipino prelate and founder of a religious order, who died in 1988. https://t.co/C5mhJoDMxh

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) November 11, 2021

A Papal Visit to Greece and Cyprus

The Vatican has officially announced that Pope Francis will travel to Greece and Cyprus on Dec. 2-6. https://t.co/nz6SSyeCAd

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) November 5, 2021

Francis the Legalist

Love is the supreme rule for following the path of Christ, it makes us aware of our weakness, and merciful and in solidarity with the difficulties and weaknesses of others. #GeneralAudience

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) November 3, 2021

At least he or his ghostwriter recognizes that agape is a matter of precept or law, the Greatest Commandment, despite his denunciations of pharisaism or legalism.

Church as Being: Church as Being: St. Gregory of Narek’s Vision of the Church

Ultramontanism, No Doubt

Cardinal Mueller at Notre Dame lecturing on the papacy based on his new book. The library auditorium is full! pic.twitter.com/VCOnPW63r4

— John Cavadini (@JohnCavadini) October 27, 2021

I Suppose This Would Appeal to a Sort of Pious Roman Catholic

A Discussion of the Life and Legacy of Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete

Mark your calendars! On November 18, Lisa Lickona and I will be talking via Zoom with Cardinal Sean O'Malley about the life and spiritual legacy of the great Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete. Hosted by the great Hank Center at Loyola U., Chicago! https://t.co/jfvtGzbT63 pic.twitter.com/fmKD2JNdWU

— Gregory Wolfe (@Gregory_Wolfe) October 20, 2021

Reacting Against the Pope's Reaction Against "Legalism"

"If you love Me, keep My commandments."
Love and precepts go together. God knew we need instructions on how to be happy here on earth and be a good neighbor, unto eternal life. https://t.co/TTn1Tn67RQ

— Dr. Maike Hickson (@HicksonMaike) October 20, 2021

More News on the Synod on Synodality

As Pope Francis’s Synod of Bishops on Synodality begins its initial phase at the parish level, Italy’s bishops are blending the process into their own 4-year national discussion.https://t.co/vwbWGc74kh

— Crux (@Crux) October 20, 2021

“We are loyal Catholics," Cardinal Timothy Dolan said. "The Holy Father has asked us to help him keep the Church always under the direction Jesus, our good shepherd, intends.” https://t.co/qgO6TpbrR3

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) October 19, 2021

Meanwhile in Liechtenstein... Catholic leader says his archdiocese won’t take part in global synodal process, citing ‘ideological’ risk. Small archdiocese? 12 parishes for how many faithful?

But What Matters is Reconciliation

A week of both political and religious meetings has brought the Holy See and Armenia ever closer, says @andygag. https://t.co/m3Fe0fEUvM

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

Did the Armenian Church acquiesce too much to the US-backed government in Armenia?

What Was the Christian Arab Word for G*d?

The name of God in the Quran is Aḷḷāh, that much is clear. We also know that the Quran explicitly equates its God with the God the Christians and Jews follow. Today Arabic Christian and Jews alike will indeed call their God that. But where does this name come from? 🧵 pic.twitter.com/KolqWmXVPz

— Marijn "i before j" van Putten (@PhDniX) October 19, 2021

Colloquium on the Mystagogy of St. Maximos the Confessor

📢@PappasPatristic is pleased to announce six additional speakers to the Colloquium on the Mystagogy of St. Maximos the Confessor (April 28-30, 2022) https://t.co/AgkeDJYXAI: Jelena Bogdanović, Thomas Cattoi, Demetrios Harper, Robin Jensen, Tamsin Jones, and Vitaly Permiakov.

— The Pappas Patristic Institute (@PappasPatristic) October 19, 2021

The Ethical Discourses

The treatises on the mystical life, usually rendered as The Ethical Discourses, comprise St Symeon's most extensive treatment of the experience of God. Volume I selects those treatises devoted to the Church, the sacraments and the last things. Buy now: https://t.co/BWkFHLknWd pic.twitter.com/m8wvLeuUye

— SVS Press (@SVSPress) October 18, 2021

This is the second of a three-volume series translating The Ethical Discourses into English for the first time. In this collection he addresses the traditional language of Eastern Christian asceticism in the light of his message. Buy now: https://t.co/Z3bh7csVYL pic.twitter.com/qXwn6vZ1mH

— SVS Press (@SVSPress) October 19, 2021

The Slavic Pectoral Cross

The Antecedents of Christian Icons

THE ANTECEDENTS OF CHRISTIAN ICONS
Why are the Fayum mummy portraits interesting to Christians?
In our article ‘Fayum Mummy Portraits — The Antecedents of Christian Icons’, we explore the influence of the old tradition on early iconography.
To the article: https://t.co/TR9VSIldUE pic.twitter.com/6LFg0goAxK

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

"Brain Death"

The evil absurdity of “brain death” https://t.co/bkCasckNQ4

— The Accad & Koka Report (@Accad_Koka) October 14, 2021

Old Guard

Archbishop Roche: Vatican II’s reform of the Mass is ‘irreversible’ https://t.co/DCkVVm2JFw

— Gerard O'Connell (@gerryorome) October 12, 2021

A New Translation of St. Iaac of Nineveh

Wonderful news for those interested in Isaac of Nineveh! Sebastian Brock has prepared an English translation of chapters 1-3 (that is including the Kephalaia or Chapter on Knowledge) of the Second Part. It will be published by St.Vladimir’s Seminary Press. #Syriac #IsaacofNineveh

— Grigory Kessel (@grigory_kessel) October 14, 2021

The Roman Saint-Making Machine Rumbles

VATICAN—Leaders, such as @Card_R_Sarah took to social media to respond to today’s announcement that Pope John Paul I (who died after reigning only 33 days) may soon be beatified. pic.twitter.com/4FJJIra7iu

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) October 13, 2021

Pope John Paul I (Albino Luciani) is now expected to be beatified after the Church recognises a miracle attributed to his intercession. https://t.co/bt5FNXrq1b

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 13, 2021

Russell Hittinger on Intermediary Associations

Do not miss our inaugural honorary fellow’s lecture by Dr. Russell Hittinger!

“Intermediate Associations as a Key to Human Flourishing”

Date: Thursday, October 21, 2021
Time: 6:30 pm
How to Watch: Zoom link at https://t.co/cKzYK6A8Vm
Cost: Free pic.twitter.com/CnTt4UiRa4

— 🌪Bo G Bonner🌪 (@RuinUrLifeWell) October 11, 2021

The New Papal MC

Pope Francis Names Master of Ceremonies for Vatican Papal Liturgies https://t.co/zxgmIHZn3a

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 11, 2021