Tuesday, June 01, 2021

"Ecumenism"

Monday, May 31, 2021

Uncanonical Images

Arising from the lack of an iconographic tradition in the patriarchate of Rome.











The West Needs to Return to Orthopraxis

Baptism by water and Spirit refers to water Baptism + the gift of the Holy Spirit in what became Chrismation or Confirmation.

An Important Meeting

Sunday, May 30, 2021

A Series of Seminars on the Eastern Churches

Being Baptized into Christ

Photini Downie Robinson

A Manuscript for the Liturgy of St. James

But Who Will Write It?

Progressives with an agenda and a narrative of a certain kind of progress? Or genuine Christian sensitive to the failings of Chalcedonian Orthodox >

Saturday, May 29, 2021

Agape



Now if only Christians would live this...

At Least The Greeks and Russians Can Agree This is Newsworthy

Unlike the political stuff that they may publish in the name of inveighing against "schismatics."








Not as Bad as "Monkey Jesus"

Jesuit Graves in Beijing

The Next Season of Cappella Romana

Alma Redemptoris Mater

Some Leeway?



This is Latin centralization? Should a particular Church with a special cult to a person be able to recognize that person in its public liturgy? Roman canon law allows for that this but says it mst be done through an official "legislative" act and not extemporaneously. Even if spontaneity were to be "permitted," should it be up to the discretion of whoever is planning the liturgy, rather the bishop in consultation with the people?

The Latin View



A contrast?

More Speculation About the Future of Summorum Pontificum

Thomas Pröpper

Eastern Christian Books: An Omnium Gatherum of Articles and Books on Synods and Synodality

Eastern Christian Books: An Omnium Gatherum of Articles and Books on Synods and Synodality

DeVille is an egalitarian with respect to certain levels but he gives no principled reason for this egalitarianism not being applied to holy orders as well. (Perhaps he would just throw up his hands and say something about "unchanging Tradition.) With the way the churches are decaying, it may not be possible for him to find enough men to make parish councils 50% men.