International Recognition of Man of God

Man of God film takes home two more international awardshttps://t.co/NKeeL1CCHb

Yelena Popovic’s already internationally acclaimed film Man of God about St. Nektarios of Aegina has taken home two more awards at international film festivals in Italy. pic.twitter.com/phdX8PFJwR

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) October 4, 2021

St. Nektarios: One of the Greatest Contemporary Orthodox Saints, Persecuted by Evil Hierarchs https://t.co/FElBl5zvKM pic.twitter.com/5xCwuRvaiQ

— Russian Faith (@Russian_Faith) October 3, 2021

Memory Eternal

28th anniversary of Fr Dumitru Staniloae’s reposehttps://t.co/ZLv9fMzt9V pic.twitter.com/r03BWMnYQt

— Basilica.ro (EN) (@BasilicaNews) October 5, 2021

Even the Swiss Guards Are Affected by the Vatican Vaccine Mandate

3 Swiss Guards Resign, Commander Reportedly Threatened as Vatican Enforces Vaccine | National Catholic Register @NCRegister https://t.co/iFqsNJyHh8

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 4, 2021

Three Swiss Guards have quit after refusing to comply with the Vatican’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement and three other guards have been suspended until they are fully vaccinated. https://t.co/dpzU92K0x3

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

NEW - Members of the Swiss Guard resign over mandatory vaccinations imposed by the Vatican.https://t.co/r63rhWowFB

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) October 3, 2021

More Genealogy

Wynand De Beer’s recent book Reality: From Metaphysics to Metapolitics is clearly relevant to a host of contemporary issues and has much to offer Catholics who find themselves living in a nominalist civilization.https://t.co/P4BYHZG7gP

— Catholic World Report (@cworldreport) October 4, 2021

Wipf and Stock

How Are Things Going with the German Synod?

The German Catholic Church’s “Synodal Way” will be extended to 2023 after its plenary session ended abruptly following votes in favor of a text endorsing same-sex blessings and a discussion of whether the priesthood is necessary. https://t.co/peGpFeheOz

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

German bishops can't keep ordinary lay Catholics in the pews. Now they can't even keep Church insiders in their seats at a synod assembly. And this is the great hope for Church revival?https://t.co/IKG6XQPcX2

— Philip Lawler (@PhilLawler) October 4, 2021

The “Synodal Way,” a conference consisting of German bishops, priests, religious, and laity, on Friday approved a draft document that appears to undermine Catholic doctrine on fundamental points of sexual morality.https://t.co/hTVTYVGy14

— Catholic World Report (@cworldreport) October 4, 2021

The German "synodal path" had a meeting last week.

Delegates debated evangelization, the meaning of the priesthood, and, of course, sex.

What's the deal? What does it mean?

Here's 5 luftballoons:https://t.co/Ma3rKA3JOs

— JD Flynn (@jdflynn) October 4, 2021

Spoken Like a Latin Ultramontanist

“There is a unity higher than the unity of any nation, in which the welfare of all nations is bound up: the unity of the Christian world. The maintenance of this unity, in its head and centre, in its order…is the highest interest of all nations.” — Cardinal Manning

— Chad Pecknold (@ccpecknold) October 4, 2021

ECB Focus on Robert Slesinski

Eastern Christian Books: In Praise of Robert Slesinski (I) In Praise of Robert Slesinski (II): The Liturgical Feasts In Praise of Robert Slesinski (III): Ecclesiology

Not a Synod

"The specific mandate of the Plenary Council to consider the ways in which the Church in Australia can most faithfully and fruitfully practice its mission amid the challenges and prospects of our time." https://t.co/n58hwSSc7f

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) October 3, 2021

The Australian Plenary Council: What you need to know

The Conversion of St. Vladimir

In 986, St. Vladimir the Great began to take interest in the religions of Islam, Judaism, Roman Catholicism & Orthodox Christianity. In the following year, he sent emissaries to see for themselves these various religions in action. It writes as the following: https://t.co/moO7umrQsd

— Ciarán☘ (@PoeticCiaran) October 3, 2021

Fr. Ripperger on Guardian Angels

Very interesting talk on Guardian Angels, by exorcist Fr. Chad Ripperger:

(Ref: @Sensus_Fidelium)https://t.co/bh2IBi8QVh

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) October 2, 2021

Establishment Theologoumenon on the State's Role Regarding Education

DECLARATION BY THE ARCHBISHOPS AND BISHOPS OF ENGLAND AND WALES ON THE SUBJECT OF EDUCATION (1929)
1. It is no part of the normal function of the State to teach.
2. The State is entitled to see that citizens receive due education sufficient to enable them to discharge the duties

— Fr Thomas Crean OP (@crean_fr) October 2, 2021

A New Translation of On the Orthodox Faith

I am v excited to discover that Normal Russell is translating 'On the Orthodox Faith' by John of Damascene and @SVSPress is publishing it with facing-page Greek/English in 2022! https://t.co/fnWYqrQVC4

— Joshua Heavin 🎃 (@JoshuaHeavin) October 2, 2021

IBMF 2021 Opening Concert

"This is Not the Synodality You're Looking For"

As the Synodal Path meets in Frankfurt, a group of German lay faithful have published their own manifesto of reform that criticizes the multi-year process for promoting disunity, falling short of conditions for genuine reform, and paving the way for schism https://t.co/OZKFoTUXkb

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 1, 2021

Next Month

Memory Eternal

A New FSSP Album

Good news: Tomorrow, the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter (FSSP) are releasing a brand-new album by the seminarians of Saint Peter Wigratzbad (@Wigratzbad ) with 10x Grammy Award-winning producer Christopher Alder - it's Christmas Matins from Bavaria.https://t.co/4KsL6gq4sM

— JuventutemDC (@juventutemDC) September 27, 2021

Icons in the Church of the East

Vatican II's Old Guard

Pope Francis to Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Europe: “To make the Church beautiful and welcoming we need together to look to the future, not to restore the past, which unfortunately is a fad. Restoring the past will kill us, it will kill everyone” pic.twitter.com/9xenYUo1R1

— Catholic Sat (@CatholicSat) September 23, 2021

Kasper Still Playing His Part?

Cardinal Kasper on German Synod: ‘Many Wonder Whether All This is Still Entirely Catholic’ | National Catholic Register @NCRegister https://t.co/o0ozDgJMrI

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) September 23, 2021