Friday, February 05, 2016
The Holy Eucharist
"Fr Alexander Rentel explains the meaning of Holy Eucharist."
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, February 5, 2016
May It Happen
It was announced on Friday that Pope Francis will hold a meeting with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia in Cuba on February 12th. It marks the first ever meeting between a Pope and a Russian Primate.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, February 5, 2016
Joint Press Release of the Holy See and the Patriarchate of Moscow
Press conference at DECR on Patriarch Kirill's forthcoming visit to Latin America
To Speak en tais ekklēsiais
1 Corinthians 14:34
Sometimes this is interpreted as saying that woman should not teach within the church building, or temple. But if St. Paul meant the home temple (or building) where Christians gathered to worship or to celebrate the liturgy or Eucharist, would he have not used that word instead of ekklésia, assembly, congregation, or "Church"? If that is the case, it would not matter if the Church is assembled in the temple or outside of the temple, a woman should be silent. And this would apply to any instantiation of the Church, including in a academic setting?
Unless St. Paul is just bound by the customs of his time, of course...
But that sort of misreading of the Church by English-speakers who do not know Greek and do not know the context well is easily cleared away. One could object, rather, that St. Paul is talking about the assembly of Christians for worship. Even though he is touching upon problems with the Church of Corinth, especially upon disorder during worship and prayer (and not necessarily just the Eucharist), would worship and prayer be the only reason for Christians to assemble? And would their time of assembly be a mix of prayer/worship, teaching, listening to readings, and so on? Would instruction proper to a formal master/disciple relationship, as opposed to the informal giving of information or doctrine, have taken place within the assembly or outside of the assembly?
Is it so definitively clear that St. Paul is referring only to the assemblies of Christians for prayer and worship? Or can a reading that He is referring to any manifestation of the Church, ekklēsía, including assemblies for prayer and worship, be justified?
Any mention of the authority of the husband?
Sometimes this is interpreted as saying that woman should not teach within the church building, or temple. But if St. Paul meant the home temple (or building) where Christians gathered to worship or to celebrate the liturgy or Eucharist, would he have not used that word instead of ekklésia, assembly, congregation, or "Church"? If that is the case, it would not matter if the Church is assembled in the temple or outside of the temple, a woman should be silent. And this would apply to any instantiation of the Church, including in a academic setting?
Unless St. Paul is just bound by the customs of his time, of course...
But that sort of misreading of the Church by English-speakers who do not know Greek and do not know the context well is easily cleared away. One could object, rather, that St. Paul is talking about the assembly of Christians for worship. Even though he is touching upon problems with the Church of Corinth, especially upon disorder during worship and prayer (and not necessarily just the Eucharist), would worship and prayer be the only reason for Christians to assemble? And would their time of assembly be a mix of prayer/worship, teaching, listening to readings, and so on? Would instruction proper to a formal master/disciple relationship, as opposed to the informal giving of information or doctrine, have taken place within the assembly or outside of the assembly?
Is it so definitively clear that St. Paul is referring only to the assemblies of Christians for prayer and worship? Or can a reading that He is referring to any manifestation of the Church, ekklēsía, including assemblies for prayer and worship, be justified?
"Il mistero nuziale e le sfide del gender" (The nuptial mystery and challenges of gender) is the title of a new book...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Any mention of the authority of the husband?
Chiesa: Married Priests? At the Gregorian They’re Voting Against by Sandro Magister
Cardinals Parolin and Ouellet are lining up in defense of the celibacy of the Latin clergy, in a conference at the prestigious pontifical university. But once again the pope has let the German bishops know that he wants to break with this tradition
Cardinals Parolin and Ouellet are lining up in defense of the celibacy of the Latin clergy, in a conference at the prestigious pontifical university. But once again the pope has let the German bishops know that he wants to break with this tradition
Thursday, February 04, 2016
CWR: Behind the Scenes at Vatican II by Peter M.J. Stravinskas
The first volume of Henri de Lubac's "Vatican Council Notebooks" (Ignatius Press, 2015) is filled with detailed and often surprising accounts of conversations, disputes, and key figures at the Council
The first volume of Henri de Lubac's "Vatican Council Notebooks" (Ignatius Press, 2015) is filled with detailed and often surprising accounts of conversations, disputes, and key figures at the Council
Rorate Caeli: Op-Ed: "The Conversation that must be had: a genuine Theological debate about the Church and the World" by Fr. Richard G. Cipolla
Chiesa: News From the Eastern Front. Pan-Orthodox Council in Crete, While in Athens...
Agreement and disagreement among the Churches of Orthodoxy, on the verge of their first council after more than a thousand years. And from Rome a slap in the face for the Greek Church, with the appointment of a new Catholic and Latin bishop
Agreement and disagreement among the Churches of Orthodoxy, on the verge of their first council after more than a thousand years. And from Rome a slap in the face for the Greek Church, with the appointment of a new Catholic and Latin bishop
Pope Francis on Thursday paid a surprise visit to the offices of three dicasteries of the Roman Curia: the Congregation...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Thursday, February 4, 2016
Wednesday, February 03, 2016
Not an ad hom...
From Ignatius Press: Jesus' School of Life: Incentives to Discipleship by Christoph Cardinal Schoenborn
How good is he as a theologian, if theology must not simply be thought but lived and his questionable tenure as (arch)bishop, who should be a theologian par excellence, both as teacher and as one who prays.
An academic theologian is not necessarily a neo-scholastic, which Schönborn probably isn't.
That said, the description of the book sounds good, so I'd probably take a closer look at it myself.
How good is he as a theologian, if theology must not simply be thought but lived and his questionable tenure as (arch)bishop, who should be a theologian par excellence, both as teacher and as one who prays.
An academic theologian is not necessarily a neo-scholastic, which Schönborn probably isn't.
That said, the description of the book sounds good, so I'd probably take a closer look at it myself.
Saints Cyril and Athanasius
We American Christians have a funny way of acting like we invented the faith. Or maybe it fell out, like an old letter,...
Posted by Orthodoxy and the World on Sunday, January 31, 2016
Tuesday, February 02, 2016
Saint Arsenius
"Saint Arsenius was born on January 31, 1800 in Ioannina, Epirus of pious Orthodox parents. In holy Baptism he was given the name Athanasius."
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, January 31, 2016
Conclusion of the Synaxis of the (Chalcedonian) Orthodox Patriarchs
The historic Synaxis of the Primates of the Orthodox Church has concluded. Here is the summary. #myOCNhttp://myocn.net/conclusion-of-the-synaxis-of-the-primates-of-the-orthodox-church/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, February 2, 2016
The Orthodox Church, which unceasingly prays “for the union of all,” has always promoted dialogue with those separated...
Posted by Orthodoxy and the World on Tuesday, February 2, 2016
The fact is that many faithful today do not observe all the prescriptions concerning fasting, either for...
Posted by Orthodoxy and the World on Tuesday, February 2, 2016
The 5th Pan-Orthodox Pre-Council Conference considered ecclesiological, canonical and pastoral aspects of the institution of autonomy and arrived at a unanimous Pan-Orthodox position on the matter.
Posted by Orthodoxy and the World on Monday, February 1, 2016
Are the Orthodox Doing Better in Germany?
"Athanasios Vletsis, Professor of Systematic Theology and Chairman of the Department of Orthodox Theology at the...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, February 2, 2016
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