Towards The Second Coming: Facing the Liturgical East by Dom Daniel Augustine Oppenheimer, CRNJ on May 20, 2015
One should not need to be a Roman-rite traditionalist in order to agree with the argument, if one has any respect for the tradition of the Church Universal.
Ad Orientem is mentioned in this post on "power disparity": Liturgical Polarization: Clerical vs. Lay Power
The author could have elaborated on the priesthood of the faithful and the primacy of charity in holiness; his attempt to give a response to those who support the ordination of women to the priesthood merely sidesteps there objection to the restriction of holy orders to males and does not give a positive defense for it. In general, Latin Catholics are uncomfortable with giving a defense based on sex differences, even if those feminists pushing for women's ordination (or the equal participation of women in all spheres, that is those that matter in terms of authority) are guilty of the apex fallacy, while ignoring those lay Catholic males, those betas.
Tuesday, June 02, 2015
Of course, this is written by a Latin Catholic.
Babel, Pentecost, and the Universal Church by Steve Skojec
Instead of seeing Pentecost as God uniting people to Himself without requiring uniformity (which is what the men of Babel had in their unity of language and which they perverted in their pride), but rather, bringing about the unity of faith despite a diversity in language (and culture), and thus accomplishing the healing of humanity by turning what was the consequence of sin (the diversity of languages) into a good (diversity as reflecting the mercy and glory of God), Mr. Skojec advocates the use of Latin as the universal language of the Church, never mind that even at the beginning there were non-Latin-speaking churches:
Indeed, if we are talking about the early Church, Greek has a greater claim to being the universal language of the Church than Latin.
Instead of seeing Pentecost as God uniting people to Himself without requiring uniformity (which is what the men of Babel had in their unity of language and which they perverted in their pride), but rather, bringing about the unity of faith despite a diversity in language (and culture), and thus accomplishing the healing of humanity by turning what was the consequence of sin (the diversity of languages) into a good (diversity as reflecting the mercy and glory of God), Mr. Skojec advocates the use of Latin as the universal language of the Church, never mind that even at the beginning there were non-Latin-speaking churches:
At Pentecost, God did not heal the world of its diverse tongues, but instead superseded them. This first He accomplished through the miraculous preaching of the apostles, whereupon “every man heard them speak in his own tongue.” (Acts 2:6) Later, this supernatural provision was supplanted by a more quotidian mechanism: the embrace of Latin — the dominant language of the world at that time — as the universal, perpetual, and living language of the Church.
Indeed, if we are talking about the early Church, Greek has a greater claim to being the universal language of the Church than Latin.
Monday, June 01, 2015
The Christian Mystery
Pope Francis on Monday said that after rejection and death comes the glory of resurrection.Reflecting on the Gospel...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, June 1, 2015
Social Doctrine Conference
Social Doctrine Society Convokes International Conference in RomeDiscuss 3 key questions about today's economy
Posted by Zenit News Agency on Saturday, May 30, 2015
A Picture of Health?
End-of-Year snap from the Pontifical Oriental Institute!
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, May 29, 2015
Metropolitan Hilarion, Feast of the Holy Trinity
МИТРОПОЛИТ ИЛАРИОН: ТОЛЬКО ЧЕРЕЗ ПРИЧАСТИЕ СВЯТОГО ДУХА МОЖЕТ БЫТЬ ВОСПРИНЯТА ТАЙНА ВОПЛОЩЕНИЯ И ВОСКРЕСЕНИЯ СЫНА БОЖИЯ...
Posted by Митрополит Иларион Алфеев (Metropolitan Hilarion) on Monday, June 1, 2015
More on Fr. Roman Braga
This is incredible. You can see the joy on his face! Memory Eternal, Fr. Roman!
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, May 29, 2015
The Trinity
With the feast of the Holy Trinity yesterday, this article by Fr. Brendan seemed appropriate. What do you think?
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, June 1, 2015
The Heresy of Niceness
If not an actual heresy a moral and pastoral disorder, perhaps a version of pusillanimity.
A watered-down version of this? At least the deeds of the bishop of San Jose, if not his words:
"The bottom line to me would be kindness, compassion." Our Bishop McGrath recently sat down for an interview with America Magazine.
Posted by Diocese of San Jose on Saturday, May 30, 2015
A watered-down version of this? At least the deeds of the bishop of San Jose, if not his words:
Pope Francis on Friday received members of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization at the end of their Plenary session.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, May 29, 2015
Pope Says New Evangelization Requires Being Aware of God's Merciful LoveTells Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization How to Open Our Minds, Hearts
Posted by Zenit News Agency on Saturday, May 30, 2015
"Laudato Sii"
Vatican Insider: Title of Pope’s encyclical could be “Laudato Sii” (Praise be to You)
Report: Pope’s Encyclical on Ecology To Be Entitled ‘Laudato Sii’Director Of Vatican Publishing House Says Highly Anticipated Document To Be Released Mid-June
Posted by Zenit News Agency on Sunday, May 31, 2015
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Pope Francis on the Trinity
ANGELUS: On the Mystery of the Holy Trinity“Today’s liturgical solemnity, while it makes us contemplate the wonderful...
Posted by Zenit News Agency on Sunday, May 31, 2015
Pope Francis: “Christian Life Revolves Around The Holy Trinity”Says Solemnity is a Reminder ‘of the Mystery of the Love of God’
Posted by Zenit News Agency on Sunday, May 31, 2015
The Pope's Sunday Angelus begins in a quarter hour from now. Click below to follow live...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, May 31, 2015
Pray Without Ceasing
Is it really possible?
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, May 31, 2015
A Special Corpus Christi Mass
with newly-ordained Fr. Gabriel:
You're invited to our Patronal Feast Day celebration on Corpus Christi Sunday!Rev. Brother Gabriel Mosher, O.P. is a...
Posted by Dominican Nuns at Corpus Christi Monastery, Menlo Park on Thursday, May 21, 2015
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Axios!
We give thanks to God for our brothers who were ordained today to the Sacred Orders of the Priesthood and the Diaconate...
Posted by Western Dominican Vocations on Saturday, May 30, 2015
Interview with Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
While in Rome for the preparatory commission for October’s Synod of the Family, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, May 30, 2015
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