Thursday, August 16, 2018

Ah, But What Sense of Sacrifice?

If the Chinese notion of "sacrifice" is not the same as that of the Israelites or the Apostles and Church Fathers, then maybe it is a good thing not to be associated so much with it, even though inculturation in other ways may be necessary. (Is the Chinese notion of "sacrifice" the same as that of other pagans, i.e. the offering of something to the Divine?)

Doxologia

Axios! Archon Mousikodidaskalos

You Could Guess from the Headline that Opus Dei Is Involved

Life of Spanish chemistry professor shows ‘holiness is in the ordinary’

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

More Reaction to the Zenit Article with Fr. Rosica

‘Francis Is A Dictator Pope — Thank God’ By ROD DREHER • August 14, 2018,

The Icon of the Dormition







The Importance of the Septuagint

Russian Faith: Why Don't These Bibles Match? - Psalm 14 According to the Apostle Paul Some Bibles read differently. The KJV and NIV readings are shorter, while the OSB reading is considerably longer. But which reading is correct? Have the KJV and NIV removed words from this Psalm, or has the OSB added to it? Fr. Joseph Gleason

Monday, August 13, 2018

CWR: Natural No Maas: The disintegration of the concept of all law in Luther by Timothy J. Gordon

Classical Protestantism is a voluntarist form of Christianity, such a radically different view of human and divine will that it must be differentiated from non-voluntarist Catholicism not only as a different sect, but as a fundamentally different worldview.

Saturday, August 11, 2018

Thursday, August 09, 2018

CWR Dispatch: Edith Stein’s wisdom for a new century by William Doino, Jr.
A new anthology offers many insights into Stein’s thinking on faith and mysticism, Church-state controversies, the role of women, relations between the sexes, racism, suffering, and other topics.

«Οι Πατέρες και η έννοια της Παράδοσης» - π. Andrew Louth - Ακαδημία Θεολογικών Σπουδών Βόλου





Wednesday, August 08, 2018

The Scharfenberger Proposal

CWR: The Current Crisis and the Order of the Laity by Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille

Bishop Scharfenberger’s call for “an independent commission led by well-respected, faithful lay leaders” is far superior to Cardinal Wuerl’s proposal and reflects a much better understanding of the laity and the nature of the Church.
If the Patriarch of Rome has overstepped the limits of his authority regarding the Church Universal, is it appropriate to break communion with him? Is it sufficient to ignore his claims and commands if they are not legitimate? Or does there need to be a more severe censure in order to alert him of a problem?