Thursday, October 29, 2015
Agitating for Change?
International Inter-Orthodox Conference Discusses Women in Ministry. http://myocn.net/international-inter-orthodox-conference-discusses-women-in-ministry/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, October 25, 2015
Prayer Corners From Around the World
Inspired by PISTEVO, we invite you to share your icons and prayer corners with us so that we may share them with the...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Holy Protection of the Theotokos
One of the most beloved holidays in the Orthodox calendar is the Protection of the Mother of God. The Slavic people...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, October 28, 2015
SS. Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Church in Bulgaria
Стефан shared this picture from the feast day of St. Demetrios celebrated at SS. Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Church in Bulgaria. Lord Have Mercy!
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Opening of the Academic Year at the POI
Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, the Prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, opened the Academic Year at the Pontifical Oriental Institute with a Mass at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major on Monday.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, October 26, 2015
De Mattei on the Synod
Roberto de Mattei
October 05, 2015
Papal authority cannot be used to promote favored papal causes, no matter how noble. It is to be used to keep the Church one and focused on the one true God.
Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille
Monday, October 26, 2015
So What Was the Purpose?
Synod Diary: After three weeks, a “consensus” document that upholds doctrinal truth
10/25/2015 3:53:41 PM
By Mary Jo Anderson
The synod’s final report is released; what comes next depends upon Pope Francis.
The Synod was neither a great success nor a huge failure
10/26/2015 1:49:46 PM
By Russell Shaw
Followup to the Synod on the Family rests now in the hands of a paradoxical pontiff who champions consultation, collegiality, and synodality while practicing a highly centralized management style
The Dispatch: More from CWR
On "The Church's First Duty": Thoughts on Pope Francis' address at Synod's conclusion
10/26/2015 6:27:56 PM
By James V. Schall, S.J.
Though a South American, Francis seems, in spirit at least, closer to well-known members of the German, Belgian, and Swiss hierarchies
Cardinal Pell explains the paragraphs in the final relatio concerning pastoral care of the divorced and civilly remarried.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, October 26, 2015
Here is a short batch of photos from Mass this morning in St Peter's Basilica with Pope Francis. More to come...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, October 25, 2015
Necessary Oversight?
Pope Francis on Monday addressed the members of the Synod of the Chaldean Church, reminding them that “the only authority is the authority of service, the only power is the power of the Cross.”
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, October 26, 2015
Thomas does not understand divine mercy as a feeling or a passion that overwhelms God. It is not affective but effective, by healing the defects of the creatures and making them participate in the divine perfection.
By Prof. Thomas Heinrich Stark
We have heard a lot about (the new) mercy during the past months, and with respect to the (sometimes strange and surprising) topics discussed at the Extraordinary Synod on the Family. The remarks of some of the participants in the debates gave the impression that the insistence on truth—and on justice based on truth—is indicative of a merciless mentality. Does that mean that ...
Sunday, October 25, 2015
For the Dominican Jubilee
Our Changing Understanding of the Black Penitents and Dominican Third Order in the Middle Ages
November 17.
Miraculous Icon
There is a miracle icon of St. John the Baptist in Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Homer Glen, IL that is streaming oil. http://ow.ly/TNxeT #PISTEVO #iBelieve
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, October 24, 2015
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Be the Bee #82
Watch the New Episode of Be the Bee! Does the Liturgy Need You? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyQK8Tw3UX0
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, October 23, 2015
It doesn’t matter how it actually ends. World public opinion has already formulated its verdict. With the help of many churchmen
Friday, October 23, 2015
http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2015/10/blessing-of-cornerstone-for-fraternity.html