Friday, May 13, 2016

Papal Trip to Armenia



Why Pope Francis' Visit Matters to Armenians

Interview with David Meconi, SJ

Zenit: INTERVIEW: Humans Become God? Yes, It’s Catholic Theology

A dozen Catholic scholars and theologians examine what the process of “deification” means in their respective areas of study
Kathleen Naab

Centesimus Annus Conference



Mozarabic-Rite Mass in Rome

NLM: Pictures from Last Friday’s Mozarabic Mass in Rome and Chants from the Recent Mozarabic Mass in Rome
Chiesa: Reading Exercises. The “Amoris Laetitia” of Cardinal Müller

In a monumental discourse in Spain, the prefect of the doctrine of the faith leads the post-synodal exhortation back to the course of the Church’s previous discipline. Too late. Because Francis has already written it so as to imply the opposite

St. Seraphim Orthodox Cathedral, Dallas, TX



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Deaconesses and Women Deacons

Fr. Z: Francis and the Deaconesses… aka Deaconettes and Some feminine observations about deaconesses (aka deaconettes)
Rorate Caeli: For the Record: Pope on "Deaconess Commission", and clarification

ITC: From the Diakonia of Christ to the Diakonia of the Apostles*



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Pope Francis and the Matter of Female Deacons [Updated] by Carl Olson
Why must we continually revisit matters that have been addressed in detail and are, in many ways, already set to rest in terms of magisterial teaching?

The Nephilim

Who are the nephilim? by Fr. Jonathan Tobias

Thursday, May 12, 2016

A Cause of Division Between Croats and Serbs?

Crux: Croatians eager to see Cardinal Stepinac declared a saint

St. Iakovos Retreat Center



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Christ is Risen!



The Lordship of God



At first I thought he might be referring to the kingdom of God. But the Latin tweet has "potentia," power of God.



Which language is the normative one for papal Twitter utterances? The Spanish seems closer to the English:



Maybe they need a better Latinist doing the tweets in Latin.

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong

An Offshoot of Sufism?

No doubt considered a heresy by mainstream Islamic (Sunni) authorities.



The Benedict XVI Centre for Religion and Society



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Crux Now: New book says Vatican II key to understanding Pope Francis by John Allen

His pontificate isn't even over yet and still people are trying to analyze his actions. The author is on the staff of La Stampa, so another Bergoglio partisan?

Giacomo Galeazzi, Il Concilio di Papa Francesco: La Nuova Primavera della Chiesa

Il Concilio di papa Francesco: Nell’analisi di Giacomo Galeazzi il Pontefice realizza la «primavera della Chiesa»

The Theology of Joseph Ratzinger

Crux Now: Love Pope Benedict's Theology? Try a Master's Degree (via Fr. Z)

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

George Kordis Exhibition in Taipei



Heavenly Beauty on Earth: Contemporary Egg Tempera Orthodox ICONS - Museum of World Religions current exhibitions

George Kordis gallery

The Union of Uzhorod

He discovered a 370-year document: It’s the “baptismal certificate” of Greek Catholics (via Byz, TX) - original article
CWR: The History, Enemies, and Importance of Natural Law
Philosophy, says Dr. John Lawrence Hill, "played a fundamental role in my conversion to Christianity. I think most non-Christians—at least if they are thoughtful about these matters—really haven’t confronted themselves with the contradictions of their own worldview."