Monday, June 20, 2016
No Master of Theology is 100% Correct?
Does God permit theologians to make some errors for the sake of their humility and for the sake of ours, so that we recognize that no human teacher has all of the answers? If this is the case then how does this affect our understanding of what teaching [of theology] is? It is not just recognizing that some teachers are better than others (authorities) and going over their reasoning but we also have to return to the sources as another check?
Sunday, June 19, 2016
The Pope is No Canon Lawyer
CWR: Pope Francis, Marriage, and the Missing Middle Term by Edward N. Peters
As happens so often when amateurs plunge into technical areas that they do not understand, Francis has taken a very narrow but plausible point and grossly exaggerated it.
The Dispatch: Papal comments on cohabitation and civil marriage suggest a direction By Edward N. Peters
As happens so often when amateurs plunge into technical areas that they do not understand, Francis has taken a very narrow but plausible point and grossly exaggerated it.
The Dispatch: Papal comments on cohabitation and civil marriage suggest a direction By Edward N. Peters
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Chiesa: Not One Pope But Two, One “Active” and One “Contemplative”
It is the unprecedented innovation that Ratzinger seems to want to put into practice. It has been announced by his secretary, Georg Gänswein. Redoubling the already abundant ambiguities of the pontificate of Francis
Related: Spaemann: “Even in the Church there is a limit to what is bearable”
It is the unprecedented innovation that Ratzinger seems to want to put into practice. It has been announced by his secretary, Georg Gänswein. Redoubling the already abundant ambiguities of the pontificate of Francis
Related: Spaemann: “Even in the Church there is a limit to what is bearable”
Friday, June 17, 2016
Sin as Self-Sabotage
Lumen Christi Institute: Sin as Self-Sabotage: Saint Augustine on Ravishing One's Own Ruin
The lecture topic is also his new book, to be published by Bloombury.
The lecture topic is also his new book, to be published by Bloombury.
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Adam DeVille on the Holy and Great Council
CWR Blog: Eastern Orthodox rivalries and the healing of memories
In watching the plight of the Great and Holy Council of the Orthodox, there is no ground for Catholic smugness or triumphalism here; no room for any “apologetics” that asserts “This is what they get for not having a pope.”
June 16, 2016 10:12 EST
Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille
In watching the plight of the Great and Holy Council of the Orthodox, there is no ground for Catholic smugness or triumphalism here; no room for any “apologetics” that asserts “This is what they get for not having a pope.”
June 16, 2016 10:12 EST
Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille
Holiness
Pravoslavie: On Not Escaping the World, But Being Holy in It
Fr. Philip LeMasters
Even if we know the words of the Nicene Creed by heart, we may still be tempted to turn Christ into a Savior who fits with our preconceived notions about what we would like from a religion. After all, it is much easier to follow a Lord Who serves our own pursuit of pleasure, power, and pride than it is to embrace One Who calls us to holiness in every dimension of our existence.
Fr. Philip LeMasters
Even if we know the words of the Nicene Creed by heart, we may still be tempted to turn Christ into a Savior who fits with our preconceived notions about what we would like from a religion. After all, it is much easier to follow a Lord Who serves our own pursuit of pleasure, power, and pride than it is to embrace One Who calls us to holiness in every dimension of our existence.
The Crown of Creation
You are the Crown of Creation: The Creation of Adam
Jesse Dominick
This fifth Bible Study on the book of Genesis covers the creation of Adam on the sixth day of Creation. In it we discuss several topics surrounding the creation of man, including what it means to be in the image of God, what it means that God "formed" man of the dust, the integral unity of man's body and soul, man's unique position as the summit of creation, and
Jesse Dominick
This fifth Bible Study on the book of Genesis covers the creation of Adam on the sixth day of Creation. In it we discuss several topics surrounding the creation of man, including what it means to be in the image of God, what it means that God "formed" man of the dust, the integral unity of man's body and soul, man's unique position as the summit of creation, and
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Discussion of the Holy and Great Council
at Pravoslavie
Athonite Monks on the Pan-Orthodox Council
Athanasios Zoitakis
The Athonites await the Pan-Orthodox Council with careful attention. On Athos they pray and hope that its participants will remain within the bounds of Orthodox Tradition, previously outlined by the Ecumenical Councils and Church Tradition.
On the situation caused by the refusal of several Local Orthodox Churches to participate in the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church
"In the event that this proposal is not accepted by the Most Holy Church of Constantinople and the Council on Crete is still convened despite the absence of the consent of several Local Orthodox Churches, the participation of the delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church in it, with profound regret, is considered impossible."
The Essential Problems with the Holy and Great Council
Met. Hierotheos Vlachos
Eventually, all of the dreams of the "Fathers" of this idea resulted in it becoming, not an Ecumenical Council, but a Holy and Great Council which is still unable to find its identity, tackling just six issues that are vague, untimely, without a clear cut goal, and some of which are detached from the tradition of the Fathers.
Athonite Monks on the Pan-Orthodox Council
Athanasios Zoitakis
The Athonites await the Pan-Orthodox Council with careful attention. On Athos they pray and hope that its participants will remain within the bounds of Orthodox Tradition, previously outlined by the Ecumenical Councils and Church Tradition.
On the situation caused by the refusal of several Local Orthodox Churches to participate in the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church
"In the event that this proposal is not accepted by the Most Holy Church of Constantinople and the Council on Crete is still convened despite the absence of the consent of several Local Orthodox Churches, the participation of the delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church in it, with profound regret, is considered impossible."
The Essential Problems with the Holy and Great Council
Met. Hierotheos Vlachos
Eventually, all of the dreams of the "Fathers" of this idea resulted in it becoming, not an Ecumenical Council, but a Holy and Great Council which is still unable to find its identity, tackling just six issues that are vague, untimely, without a clear cut goal, and some of which are detached from the tradition of the Fathers.
NLM: Another Call for Artists - Please Learn to Draw! by David Clayton
"I have heard people say that they signed up for icon painting classes, for example, because they think that they don’t need to be very good at drawing."
I definitely want to work on my sketching and drawing skills. First I need a guaranteed win of the lottery...
"I have heard people say that they signed up for icon painting classes, for example, because they think that they don’t need to be very good at drawing."
I definitely want to work on my sketching and drawing skills. First I need a guaranteed win of the lottery...
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