Vatican launches competition to promote the Social Doctrine of the Church



Centesimus Annus
Catholic Social Teaching in Action

For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristeros

Fr. Michael Sherwin informs us that Fr. Bedouelle has passed away. May he rest in peace.

L'Inquisition, Dominique et les dominicains
fr. Guy Bedouelle, o.p.

Edward Feser, Oerter on universals and causality and Oerter contra the principle of causality and Review of Krauss

Rome Reports: Jesuits celebrate 500th anniversary of Diego Laínez, successor to St. Ignatius of Loyola

Gregory B. Sadler, Yves Simon on Moral Virtue (part 1 of 2)
Yves Simon on Moral Virtue (part 2 of 2)

Orthodox theologian to visit Stamford church

James Chastek, Lecture on Thomism and Molinism

The Province of St. Joseph: Preparing for Ordination

Augustine Di Noia, The Vision of Dominican Theological Education (I've posted this link to his page at the DHS Priory before, no?)

The Traditional Mass Is Not a Spectator Sport by Steve Skojec

What this does is create a sense of community – something that I have found to be lacking in many traditional parishes I’ve attended or visited. Often times, the Traditional Latin Mass is attended by people from every far corner of the geographic area, creating a loose federation of individuals that know each other by face or even by name, but have little in the way of a sense of real common bond. It’s a lovely thing to have coffee and donuts in a Church basement as a means of socializing with your fellow parishioners, but it’s a different thing entirely when a priest and his confrères make you feel as though you’re a part of something more cohesive and organic.

This communal aspect is almost familial, and is rooted first and foremost in the liturgical experience. The CRNJs believe in a participatio actuosa that is neither the frenetic, hand-holding around the altar experience of many post-Vatican II parishes, nor the austere, entirely interior participation of those more inclined to chapels of the Society of St. Pius X. It is a human, natural, anthropological form of worship, where one is engaged but not coddled, involved but never given the sense that it’s all about them.

I think the difference in impression is due more to the difference in the size of the congregation than anything objective (other than the members of the congregation living in closer proximity to one another than those attending the EF elsewhere). It is true that many traditionalists have a low Mass mentality, but one will not [usually] find it among the priests of the Institute of Christ the King or the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter. I think the biggest weakness in the parish life for traditionalist Catholics is the geographical spread of the personal parishes. The faithful live so far apart that one cannot really say that they are living with one another.

My Beef with ‘Religion in General’ by Andrew Haines

CNS: The Appeal of Eastern Christianity


In Rome: MASS AT THE ALTAR OF THE TOMB OF ST PETER
"Here are some of the photos I took yesterday morning in St. Peter’s Basilica when I attended Mass presided over by Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for Oriental churches, with U.S. bishop of 8 different oriental rites as they start their “ad limina” visit."

Thomistica.net: Grabmann Online

Dominicana: Beyond Endearment

"Searching for Jonah"

Some contemporary [Catholic] scripture scholars question the historical existence of Jonah - some argue simplisitically that the story of him being swallowed by a fish is too fantastic and therefore the book of Jonah is a fictional parable used to illustrate the Divine Mercy. Apparently this is not new -- this questioning has been taking place since the beginning of the 20th century. Does it coincide with the rise of modern scripture studies? The last linked essay has arguments for Jonah being historical, especially the fact that Christ Himself refers to Jonah being in the belly of the whale (and also to the repentant Ninevites). While one can refer to fiction to draw a comparison to what can happen to the real world, would this lose its effectiveness? If one is false, why not the other?

Is Jonah invoked as the patron saint of anything? Is he included among the OT prophets?

Discussion at a CA thread.
ICU
Dave Armstrong

NCR: Another Legionary priest caught in scandal (Life After RC)

How does this revelation not damage his credibility as an author and teacher of moral theology? His website is down.

Byzantine, Texas: Metropolitan Hilarion interviewed on reunification

Circe Institute: Why Study Latin, Pars Secunda: Or, How Love Of Neighbor Is Our Only Social Hope

Philosophie1 : Introduction à la philosophie réaliste

Philosophie1 : Introduction à la philosophie... by adumouch

Part 2: Philosophie2 : La philosophie de saint Thomas d'Aquin

Philosophie2 : La philosophie de saint Thomas... by adumouch

Some videos on the Jesus Prayer

Elder Ephraim. Jesus Prayer.




Sr. Tereza Vodjana - Jesus prayer.wmv (Ukrainian)


Bjork - Jesus Prayer (John Tavener)



Related:
The goal of Christianity - Fr. Seraphim Cardoza