Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Te Deum
Te Deum laudamus, Gregoriano, T. Simplex; SCHOLA GREGORIANA MEDIOLANENSIS, Giovanni Vianini, Milano.It.
"The Te Deum. PLENARY INDULGENCE when recited publicly on the last day of the year. Otherwise partial. (Enchiridion indulgentiarum, 60)"
Do some Catholics mistakenly hold to a Pelagian mindset? (I'm not addressing Pope Francis on this question.) A mentality of
"works righteousness"? Does an extreme focus on indulgences in some forms of popular spirituality help us grow in charity? Or does it lead us to wrongly focus on subjective rewards instead? A truncated Christian spirituality... Orthodox/Eastern Catholics are puzzled by talk about indulgences; some even think the doctrine erroneous. How do we properly motivate people to prayer and acts of charity?
Monday, December 30, 2013
The Guardian: Peter Geach obituary by Jane O'Grady
Prominent Catholic philosopher admired for his mastery of logic and work on ethics
Prominent Catholic philosopher admired for his mastery of logic and work on ethics
Martyrdom
Saints Cyril & Athanasius of Alexandria Institute for Orthodox Studies
February 2014 Symposium: Martyrdom - Past, Present and Future
San Francisco: February 15-16 (there is also an event in Riverside, CA)
Early registration ends on December 31. ($20 discount)
This has been making the rounds on Facebook, a talk by Cardinal Burke on the call to martyrdom.
February 2014 Symposium: Martyrdom - Past, Present and Future
San Francisco: February 15-16 (there is also an event in Riverside, CA)
Early registration ends on December 31. ($20 discount)
This has been making the rounds on Facebook, a talk by Cardinal Burke on the call to martyrdom.
Antiphon Articles on Bouyer
In 16.2 of Antiphon: Keith Lemna, “The Liturgical and Ascetical Heart of Louis Bouyer’s Trinitarian Theology” - Should see if I can find this article somewhere.
In 16.1: Alcuin Reid, “The Reformed Liturgy: A ‘Cadaver Decomposed’? Louis Bouyer and Liturgical Ressourcement”
In 16.1: Alcuin Reid, “The Reformed Liturgy: A ‘Cadaver Decomposed’? Louis Bouyer and Liturgical Ressourcement”
Fr. Gabriel Bunge Explains His Journey to Orthodoxy
Pravoslavie: "WE HAVE TO RETURN TO OUR ROOTS." A CONVERSATION WITH FR. GABRIEL BUNGE
He recounts reading various history books and how he came to see what were the exaggerated claims of the papacy. Do such claims destroy its credibility or authority? What is official teaching? What is affirmation or interpretation of the Tradition? Can problematic statements be reconciled with a more 'moderate' understanding of the primacy of Rome?
What is the proper use of history in this case? What is its relation to the theological virtue of Faith? (That is a problem, how is the teaching authority of the Church to be understood with respect to the pope?) A historical study is necessary for us to understand how the papal office was exercised in the first millennium, what claims were made by bishops of Rome and what was accepted by other bishops.
Position of the Moscow Patriarchate on the problem of primacy in the Universal Church
Updated
FIRST WITHOUT EQUALS
The Russian Veto Against Francis and Bartholomew
He recounts reading various history books and how he came to see what were the exaggerated claims of the papacy. Do such claims destroy its credibility or authority? What is official teaching? What is affirmation or interpretation of the Tradition? Can problematic statements be reconciled with a more 'moderate' understanding of the primacy of Rome?
What is the proper use of history in this case? What is its relation to the theological virtue of Faith? (That is a problem, how is the teaching authority of the Church to be understood with respect to the pope?) A historical study is necessary for us to understand how the papal office was exercised in the first millennium, what claims were made by bishops of Rome and what was accepted by other bishops.
Position of the Moscow Patriarchate on the problem of primacy in the Universal Church
Updated
FIRST WITHOUT EQUALS
The Russian Veto Against Francis and Bartholomew
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Divine Liturgy at Monastery of the Transfiguration, Ellwood City
Divine Liturgy - Sunday before Nativity
2nd Day of the Nativity Divine Liturgy
Monastery of the Transfiguration
2nd Day of the Nativity Divine Liturgy
Monastery of the Transfiguration
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Friday, December 27, 2013
First Things: Celibacy as Political Resistance by Grant Kaplan
Explaining Johann Möhler’s political theology to subvert state domination.
Explaining Johann Möhler’s political theology to subvert state domination.
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Bread, A Substance?
Or an aggregate/mixture, even if it is one made through human skill? Of what relevance is the question? Transubstantiation. A doctrine of the Latin churches, or a theologoumenon given much weight? If bread is not a substance, I would think that Trent's teaching would need to be reconsidered, as the 'physics' is inaccurate, or "substance" as applied to bread would need to be understood analogously, as referring more properly to the components of bread that are substances in themselves.
The Antiquity of the Doctrine of Transubstantiation
The Antiquity of the Doctrine of Transubstantiation
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
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