Monday, December 14, 2015
Sunday, December 13, 2015
The Question of Married Priests in the Roman Rite
In mid-February Pope Francis will go to Chiapas, where hundreds of deacons with their wives are pushing to be ordained as priests. And in the Amazon as well the turning point seems to be near. It was all written down in the agenda of Cardinal Martini
What is the relationship of the bishops to canon law? Is there just one theory of ecclesiastical law? Would it be possible for a bishop to overwrite the canon law of the patriarchate of Rome with a law applicable only in his diocese? (e.g. could a bishop permit the ordination of married men for his diocese only and thus abrogate canon law within his own diocese? What is the (theory of the) relationship between the patriarch and the other bishops? And is that of Sacred Tradition?
Related: The Other Chiapas. Indigenous Clergy Yes, But Celibate
From myth to facts. In the Mexican diocese that Francis will visit in February ordinations to the priesthood are blossoming again, while the campaign for married priests is wilting. A letter from the bishop
A note on clemency?
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Second Advent Sermon
Fr Raniero Cantalamessa, Preacher to the Papal Household, spoke about responding to our call to holiness on Friday morning in his Second Advent sermon.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 11, 2015
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Not sure if his gloss on Luther's teaching on justification is justified. ("haha")
50th Anniversary of the Closing of the Council
CWR Interview: A peritus remembers Vatican II
Fr. Don Dietz, OMI shares his memories about the dramatic events—and colorful characters—of Vatican II.
Dawn Eden
CWR Interview with Gerhard Cardinal Müller
December 10, 2015
An interview with Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Andrea Gagliarducci, CNA
Focused on the Fathers
Ancient Apologetics and the New Evangelization by Carl E. Olson
An interview with Rev. Nicholas L. Gregoris, managing editor of The Catholic Response magazine, about his new book "Faith of the Early Church"
Friday, December 11, 2015
Jacob's Ladder
Dr. Pia Chaudhari draws on the story of Jacob’s ladder as a metaphor for our ascesis and God’s healing of our personhood. http://myocn.net/reclaiming-alien-land/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, December 8, 2015
The final report proposes a “new way” for pastors to accompany remarried divorcées—one that can only result in changing uncertain consciences into erroneous ones.
Thursday, December 10, 2015
St. Nicholas
Saint Nicolas Inspires Us, Ο Aγιος Νικόλαος Mας Eμπνέει #CRTL #myOCNhttp://myocn.net/saint-nicolas-inspires-us-ο-aγιος-νικόλαος-mας-eμπνέει/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, December 9, 2015
What Potential for the Great Synod?
"As is well known, at the fifth Meeting of the Primates of the Orthodox Autocephalous Churches to be held since 1992,...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, December 10, 2015
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"If Orthodoxy is to respond successfully to these challenges and if its discourse is to resonate in the modern world, it...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 12, 2015
Why I think the Communion fast should be restored to that established by Pius XII, namely, three hours
Wednesday, December 09, 2015
Pope Francis' encyclical on care for creation begins with Eastern Orthodox thought and in the concluding paragraphs returns to the Christian East again
Redemptoris Mater Chapel
The first Advent homily for 2015 was preached by the Preacher of the Pontifical Household, Fr Raniero Cantalamessa,...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 4, 2015
The first Advent homily for 2015 was preached by the Preacher of the Pontifical Household, Fr Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap., at the Redemptoris Mater Chapel in the Apostolic Palace.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 4, 2015
No Need...
Here is the official hymn of the Holy Year of Mercy!
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, December 6, 2015
Aquinas’s ‘Disputed Questions on Evil’: A Critical Guide.
The first essay I would definitely read; what about the authority and dependability of the rest of the contributors?
Tuesday, December 08, 2015
The Latin Traditionalists Should Love the Pomp
As we await the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica on Tuesday, and the beginning of the Holy Year of...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, December 6, 2015