Tertullian: The Source of a Grand Mistake?

“We must escort it to the altar of God in a procession of good works to the sound of psalms and hymns. Then it will gain for us all that we ask of God.” -Tertullian

— Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP (@FrAquinasOP) March 12, 2021

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Intercession and Sacrifice

Problematic Western Christianity. Suffering is a means of purification and greater charity, but it is charity which makes intercession powerful.

“...real intercession is sacrificial; we have made little progress in prayer if it never hurts.”

(CHRISTIAN PROFICIENCY, Thornton, Ch. 8, II. Intercession) pic.twitter.com/4MPnt5nDDd

— Nᴀᴛᴇ (@oblatenate) March 12, 2021

What Sort of Interfaith Dialogue?

Sandro Magister: Why in Iraq the Pope Had To Keep Quiet About the Jews

Meanwhile, from Jerusalem, Israeli rabbi David Rosen, a leading figure in the dialogue with the Catholic Church, told “Asia News”:

“The visit by Pope Francis is linked to the Declaration on Human Fraternity signed in Abu Dhabi two years ago. I am happy about this gesture and I hope it will bear fruit. From my perspective, however, I also hope that this path will further expand, because at present, it is still an initiative only between Christians and Muslims. I am happy that it now involves the whole Islamic world. Still, it would also be important for the recognition of fraternity include an official Jewish representative. This is not only because of the deep bond that exists with Christianity, but also because of what it would mean for Islam. Until we don’t get one, a declaration on fraternity will lay open to the risk of being misinterpreted.”

How acceptable is this opinion?

His Ghostwriter

Pope Francis admits that his Apostolic Letter 'Patris corde', which proclaimed this year as as a “Year of St Joseph”, was principally authored by Mauro Cardinal Piacenza, Penitentiary Major of the Apostolic Penitentiary. pic.twitter.com/SC28m83Thz

— Catholic Sat (@CatholicSat) March 12, 2021

A Latin pov on St. Joseph: The often silent and surprising history of devotion to Saint Joseph by Sandra Miesel

Probably It Will Make a Debut at the National Basilica in DC Too

But it's not liturgically appropriate.

Hope to hear this mass some time live on @NotreDame 's campus ... https://t.co/jl2FEhg4s2

— Ulrich L. Lehner (@ulrichlehner) March 12, 2021

Paul Kingsnorth Interview

Paul Kingsnorth: science can never replace myth @UnHerd https://t.co/7sFV7npIdJ

— john milbank (@johnmilbank3) March 12, 2021

Latin Integralism Justifying Statism

Click below for the video of @thomaspink1 discussing 'Natural Law and Why Do We Need the State?' for The Common Good Project. https://t.co/5QkFYF2gUb

— CommonGoodProject (@CommonGoodProj1) March 12, 2021

Interview with Cardinal Sarah

Cardinal Sarah: ‘Rather than talking about ourselves, let us turn to God! This is the message I have been repeating for years. If God is not at the center of the Church’s life, then she is in danger of death.” https://t.co/TfH87dU7Pi @Card_R_Sarah @ilfoglio_it @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) March 10, 2021

Another Bergoglio Presser

Sandro Magister: Back from Iraq: "What Touched Me Most..."

As he formulates it, it is full of errors and exaggerations:

FRATERNITY IS NOT A HERESY

The Abu Dhabi document of February 4 [2019] was prepared with the Grand Imam [of Al-Azhar] in secret, for six months, by praying, reflecting, correcting the text. It was - it’s a bit presumptuous, take it as a presumption - a first step, […] this [with Al-Sistani] would be the second and there will be others. It is important, the path of fraternity. […] Ayatollah Al-Sistani has a phrase that I try to remember well: men are either brothers by religion or equal by creation. Fraternity is equality, but we cannot go below equality. I believe it is also a cultural path. Let’s think of us Christians, of the Thirty Years War, of St. Bartholomew's night, to give an example. Let's think about this. How the mentality changes among us. Because our faith lets us discover that it is this, the revelation of Jesus is love, and charity leads us to this. But how many centuries to realize it! […] This is an important thing, human fraternity, that as men we are all brothers, and we must move forward with the other religions. […] You are human, you are a child of God, you are my brother, period. This would be the greatest guideline, and many times one has to take risks to take this step. There are some criticisms: that the pope is not courageous, he is reckless, that he is taking steps against Catholic doctrine, that he is one step away from heresy... There are risks. But these decisions are always made in prayer, in dialogue, asking for advice, in reflection. They are not a whim, and they are also the approach that the Council taught.

Update on the Monastero di Bose

https://t.co/Sfnx2QXeBt

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) March 6, 2021

So Latinized

Holy Mass in the Chaldean Rite celebrated by Pope Francis, Votive Mass of St. Thomas the Apostle, from Chaldean Cathedral of St. Joseph, Baghdad, #PopeInIraq. Live Now online at https://t.co/347cZYfbqj

— Catholic Sat (@CatholicSat) March 6, 2021

Eastern Christian Books: Married Priests in the Catholic Church

Eastern Christian Books: Married Priests in the Catholic Church

UND Press

The Enzo Bianchi Affair

Sandro Magister: Enzo Bianchi, the Pope, and “That ‘Fox’ Herod”

Eastern Christian Books: Handbook of Septuagint Research

Eastern Christian Books: Handbook of Septuagint Research

T&T Clark

Too Early to Judge This a Vatican Failure?

Sandro Magister: On the Appointment of Bishops, China Is Doing Everything on Its Own. And the Pope Kowtows

Benedict XVI Interview

In a new interview, Pope emeritus Benedict XVI reaffirms that there is only "one pope," Pope Francis "very important" journey to Iraq, and United States President Joe Biden.https://t.co/8o4V3I0E8y

— Crux (@Crux) March 1, 2021

Pope Benedict’s ‘Conscience Is Clear’ Regarding His 2013 Resignation | National Catholic Register https://t.co/Zbrn4aOSoJ @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) March 1, 2021

Divine Chastisement

“A recent study hypothesizes that in Flanders the last monastery will close in 2030. In Italy, if the current decrease is maintained, the last convent will close in 2046!"https://t.co/DxeZSmagCT

— Father V (@father_rmv) March 1, 2021

Depictions of Constantinopolitan Temples

Depictions Chora, Vefa Church Mosque, Hagia Sophia, and Sergius and Bacchus/Little Hagia Sophia Mosque
From D. Pulgher "Les anciennes églises byzantines de Constantinople" (1880) pic.twitter.com/D0rkSO9CbA

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

Are Other Latin Bishops Going to Declare Him Schismatic?

Head of German Catholic Bishops: ‘I Do Not Deny Communion to a Protestant Who Asks For it’ https://t.co/IavE65JD8X @cnalive

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) February 26, 2021

Latin Apologists Still Trying...

CWR: How should we think about Vatican II? Some have misunderstood this and accused the Council of a wholesale infidelity that uprooted the theocentrism of Christian faith. It is difficult to imagine a more ungrounded allegation.