Can the Practice of Mindfulness Be Christianized?

CWR Dispatch: Anxiety, mindfulness, and prayer: Questions and a Catholic perspective

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

Dr. Josh Brown on Confucianism

Confucian wisdom, with Catholic theologian Dr. Josh Brown.

Episode 4 of great books discussions with great @MSMU professorshttps://t.co/Xk1QGyEH79

— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) July 5, 2021

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

From: The Futility of Diversity by Donald DeMarco

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.

FIUV Statement

VATICAN—Traditional Catholic group publishes “statement” in @repubblica, a secular Italian outlet reportedly favoured by @Pontifex.

Statement from FIUV is on the “importance of the Apostolic Letter Summmorum Pontificum”. pic.twitter.com/kLduSVXtSF

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) July 4, 2021

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

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).

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

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

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!
We love this brand new 'Ubi Caritas' by #MichaelJohnTrotta🎶#tenebrae #choir #choral #singing #BrandNew #passion #precision https://t.co/PGDRjNWG3p

— Tenebrae Choir (@TenebraeChoir) June 29, 2021

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