Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Michael Moreland on Alasdair MacIntyre
Remarks for Civitas Dei Medal Presentation to Alasdair MacIntyre
Villanova University Inaugurates Civitas Dei Medal Recognizing Exemplary Contributions to Catholic Intellectual Tradition
Inaugural recipient Alasdair MacIntyre, professor emeritus at the University of Notre Dame, known for his contribution to the history of philosophy, moral philosophy, political theory, and the philosophy of religion
Villanova University Inaugurates Civitas Dei Medal Recognizing Exemplary Contributions to Catholic Intellectual Tradition
Inaugural recipient Alasdair MacIntyre, professor emeritus at the University of Notre Dame, known for his contribution to the history of philosophy, moral philosophy, political theory, and the philosophy of religion
Zenit: ON THE GOOD DONE OUTSIDE THE CHURCH COMMUNITY
"We must all be always able to appreciate and esteem each other"
"We must all be always able to appreciate and esteem each other"
St. Augustine writes in this regard: “Just as in the ‘Catholica,'” that is in the Church, “we can find that which is not Catholic, so also outside of the ‘Catholica’ there can be something Catholic” (“On Baptism Against the Donatists,” PL 43, VII, 39, 77). For this reason the members of the Church must not be jealous but rejoice if someone outside the community does something good in Christ’s name, as long as he does it with the right intention and with respect. It can also occur that in the Church herself sometimes there is a failure to value and to appreciate, in a spirit of profound communion, the good things done by various ecclesial groups. We must all, however, be always able to appreciate and esteem each other, praising the Lord for the infinite “imagination” with which he works in the Church and in the world.
Monday, October 01, 2012
Sunday, September 30, 2012
A review of Savonarola: The Rise and Fall of a Renaissance Prophet
by Donald Weinstein at Lapham's Quarterly (via the Pittsford Perennialist)
An excerpt.
Hm, review at America Magazine. The author writes on Rick Santorum.
by Donald Weinstein at Lapham's Quarterly (via the Pittsford Perennialist)
An excerpt.
Hm, review at America Magazine. The author writes on Rick Santorum.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Je m'appelle Bernadette trailer
Bande-Annonce "Je m'appelle Bernadette" (Partenariat Hôtels Vinuales)
(via MER)
(via MER)
Friday, September 28, 2012
Kallistos Ware, We Must Pray for All: The Salvation of the World According to St Silouan
"If those in hell are not deprived of God’s love, if they are embraced also by the love of the saints, may it not still be possible for them to respond to this love that surrounds them on every side? Is there not still a hope that they may ultimately be saved? St Isaac certainly seems to have believed in universal salvation:[7] as a member of the Church of the East, dwelling safely beyond the confines of the Byzantine Empire, he had no reason to fear the anti-Origenist anathemas of the Fifth Ecumenical Council (553)."
"If those in hell are not deprived of God’s love, if they are embraced also by the love of the saints, may it not still be possible for them to respond to this love that surrounds them on every side? Is there not still a hope that they may ultimately be saved? St Isaac certainly seems to have believed in universal salvation:[7] as a member of the Church of the East, dwelling safely beyond the confines of the Byzantine Empire, he had no reason to fear the anti-Origenist anathemas of the Fifth Ecumenical Council (553)."
CWR: Unity of Faith in a Diversity of Traditions
Pope Benedict XVI’s plan for enriching cooperation among the Churches of the Middle East
Pope Benedict XVI’s plan for enriching cooperation among the Churches of the Middle East
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Orthodox Items
Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America: 2012 Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in North and Central America
Metropolitan Hilarion concludes his working visit to Greece
Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates at Agia Sophia in Athens
“Spiritual But Not Religious” and the Path to God by Fr. Andrew S. Damick
ROCOR:
Kursk: Celebrations in the Kursk Metropoliate
Jerusalem: Bishop Peter of Cleveland celebrates Divine Liturgy at the Church of Holy Royal Martyr Alexandra of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission of the Moscow Patriarchate
Metropolitan Hilarion concludes his working visit to Greece
Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates at Agia Sophia in Athens
“Spiritual But Not Religious” and the Path to God by Fr. Andrew S. Damick
ROCOR:
Kursk: Celebrations in the Kursk Metropoliate
Jerusalem: Bishop Peter of Cleveland celebrates Divine Liturgy at the Church of Holy Royal Martyr Alexandra of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission of the Moscow Patriarchate
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Mere Comments: Russian Monastery Choir on US Tour (includes tour schedule - there is a stop in San Francisco on October 22)
“Christ is in Our Midst” by Anthony E. Clark, Ph.D.
A Catholic pays a visit to a Russian Orthodox Church in Beijing.
(via Insight Scoop)
A Catholic pays a visit to a Russian Orthodox Church in Beijing.
(via Insight Scoop)
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
More on Ecclesial Movements
Will bishops who come from the ecclesial movements be prepared to properly shepherd local Churches? To come up with strategies necessary to revitalize parish life?
Why is a strong parish life necessary for Christians? Certainly it's been part of the history of Christianity, notably for the Early Church, and much weight must be given to its historical reality and importance as a guide for action. Still, some may go so far as to claim that what is needed now are movements tied either to the workplace or to one's profession. If one has time to meet with other members of the movements after work, then they have time to meet with other members of the parish - but only if other members of the parish are willing to commit to deepening their witness to Christ, that is true.
Ecclesial movements can be seen as a temporary band-aid solution and outlet for evangelization efforts because circumstances in many areas prevent a thorough revitalization of the parish, but ecclesial movements are nonetheless ordered to strengthening the life of the local Church at that level. I am not convinced in the long run that many converts will be made in the workplace by ecclesial movements, especially if the nature of the work goes against the "evangelical simplicity" of the Christian life.
What needs to be done is a more thorough explanation of why parish life is necessary for the Christian, one that will draw upon moral theology (and the order of charity), the science of politics (which will elucidate in relation to human goods the nature of the lay vocation, especially with regards to the word, "world," and how it is to be understood), and an exploration of the Church's liturgy as public prayer.
Perhaps it would be better to say that a healthy, vibrant parish life would be the "natural" result of the laity living out their vocation well. But as I've mentioned before, in many parts of the industrialized world, the political economy itself presents obstacles. But we must also look at the culpability of Christians, or the part they have played in the diminishing of parish life, too.
Ian Ker on ecclesial movements
Alba House: New Ecclesial Movements: Communion and Liberation, Neo-Catechumenal Way,
Charismatic Renewal by Tony Hanna (more info)
New City Press: Ecclesial Movements and Communities by Brendan Leahy
Response by Guzman Carriquiry to the paper "On Being Christian in the World"
(I was unable to find a copy of his "The Ecclesial Movements in the Religious and Cultural Context of the Present Day" online.)
Joseph Ratzinger:
The Theological Locus of Ecclesial Movements (pdf)
The Ecclesial Movements: A Theological Reflection on Their Place in the Church
Some of his essays on the topic have been collected here - New Outpourings of the Holy Spirit
(the introduction by Bishop Stanislaw Rylko)
Related:
Pontifical Council for the Laity
Why is a strong parish life necessary for Christians? Certainly it's been part of the history of Christianity, notably for the Early Church, and much weight must be given to its historical reality and importance as a guide for action. Still, some may go so far as to claim that what is needed now are movements tied either to the workplace or to one's profession. If one has time to meet with other members of the movements after work, then they have time to meet with other members of the parish - but only if other members of the parish are willing to commit to deepening their witness to Christ, that is true.
Ecclesial movements can be seen as a temporary band-aid solution and outlet for evangelization efforts because circumstances in many areas prevent a thorough revitalization of the parish, but ecclesial movements are nonetheless ordered to strengthening the life of the local Church at that level. I am not convinced in the long run that many converts will be made in the workplace by ecclesial movements, especially if the nature of the work goes against the "evangelical simplicity" of the Christian life.
What needs to be done is a more thorough explanation of why parish life is necessary for the Christian, one that will draw upon moral theology (and the order of charity), the science of politics (which will elucidate in relation to human goods the nature of the lay vocation, especially with regards to the word, "world," and how it is to be understood), and an exploration of the Church's liturgy as public prayer.
Perhaps it would be better to say that a healthy, vibrant parish life would be the "natural" result of the laity living out their vocation well. But as I've mentioned before, in many parts of the industrialized world, the political economy itself presents obstacles. But we must also look at the culpability of Christians, or the part they have played in the diminishing of parish life, too.
Ian Ker on ecclesial movements
Alba House: New Ecclesial Movements: Communion and Liberation, Neo-Catechumenal Way,
Charismatic Renewal by Tony Hanna (more info)
New City Press: Ecclesial Movements and Communities by Brendan Leahy
Response by Guzman Carriquiry to the paper "On Being Christian in the World"
(I was unable to find a copy of his "The Ecclesial Movements in the Religious and Cultural Context of the Present Day" online.)
Joseph Ratzinger:
The Theological Locus of Ecclesial Movements (pdf)
The Ecclesial Movements: A Theological Reflection on Their Place in the Church
Some of his essays on the topic have been collected here - New Outpourings of the Holy Spirit
(the introduction by Bishop Stanislaw Rylko)
Related:
Pontifical Council for the Laity
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