Charles Péguy

"Everything begins in mysticism and ends in politics," the French Catholic poet said. What can that mean for an Age of Disenchantment? https://t.co/tgligSZQGw

— The American Conservative (@amconmag) August 7, 2020

AmConMag

Recep Maraşlı on the Assyrians

"Assyrians are the nation that has lost the most territory in the Middle East. Throughout history, they have experienced the most dreadful massacres and genocides. They have severely suffered from persecution as a result of Islam’s expansion by the sword." https://t.co/LddyYEWMkP

— The American Conservative (@amconmag) August 7, 2020

AmConMag

St. Paisios on Devotion to the Theotokos

'Hold onto the robe of our Holy Lady Theotokos as tightly as you can, and She will help you. May the Mother of God, the gentle and caring Mother of the whole world, protect you and the whole world.'
St Paisios the Athonite.#StElisabethConvent #obitelminsk #belarus #orthodox #god pic.twitter.com/j2CcM9w0Cn

— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) August 7, 2020

Hiroshima and the Transfiguration

Christian Roy's second wonderful article for The Symbolic World, looking at Hiroshima and the Transfiguration. https://t.co/0DqxIromuQ

— Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) August 7, 2020

Memory Eternal!

Fr Boris Bobrinskoy, one of the last of the generation of great Russian émigré theologians--of the era of Meyendorff, Schmemann, & Florovsky--fell asleep in the Lord Thurs. Born in 1925, He served as dean of St Sergius in Paris & authored several SVS Press books. Memory Eternal! pic.twitter.com/Gp5ebpR8uC

— SVS Press (@SVSPress) August 7, 2020

One of the most prominent Orthodox theologians in the West, Father Boris Bobrinskoy, passed away yesterday, August 6, 2020#orthodox_times

https://t.co/SKYZrCCLQo

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) August 7, 2020

The State of German Theology

Präzise in der Argumentation, detailliert in der Beschreibung, zutreffend auf die Erfahrungswerte: Der @ulrichlehner konstatiert einen bemitleidenswerten Zustand der deutschen #Theologie an Universitäten. Danke für diese Offenheit. 👏

via @CNAdeutsch https://t.co/cC3vudmxOn

— Moritz Windegger (@moritzwindegger) August 7, 2020

On the lost luster of German #theology and its intrigues: #CatholicChurch #Catholic https://t.co/AYmXhtHcV5 via @CNAdeutsch

— Ulrich L. Lehner (@ulrichlehner) August 7, 2020

Etymology as Philosophy

A wonderful figura etymologica. And one with an interesting history... https://t.co/H0oFlNeGCo

— Flavius Clemens Grammaticus (@flaviusclemens) August 6, 2020

the whole thread

Festal Vespers, Transfiguration

Vatican II Still Getting Defended

Think Vatican II is uniquely controversial?

The Council of Chalcedon was debated for centuries, a theologian told CNA, and one word used in the Council of Nicea was a source of serious scandal.https://t.co/uhuXWpDwgU

— JD Flynn (@jdflynn) August 5, 2020

CNA

I suppose we won't see an end to these any time soon.

It Will Probably Do Well in a Niche Market

Cardinal Schuster’s Masterpiece Back in Print for the First Time in Nearly a Century https://t.co/qQu9i61WYJ pic.twitter.com/SMwNxxKuSR

— NLM (@NLMblog) August 5, 2020

NLM

Fr. Joseph Kentenich

Magister: The Founder of Schönstatt Was Never Rehabilitated. This Letter From Ratzinger Is Proof

Links in German:
Exklusiv: Dokumente bezichtigen Pater Kentenich des sexuellen Missbrauchs
Vorwürfe gegen Kentenich: "Jetzt nicht mehr schweigen"
Ratzinger: Kentenich wurde nicht rehabilitiert
Ratzinger-Brief aufgetaucht: Pater Kentenich nie rehabilitiert worden

Related:
German bishop appoints committee to reevaluate beatification process of Schoenstatt founder

New Mars Rover

NASA Launches New Rover To Mars To Search For Signs Of Ancient Life https://t.co/N6CL69kW2J

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) July 30, 2020

Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church

Did you know that the Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, edited by Andrew Louth, will include more than 40 new & revised entries by Sheptytsky Institute associates?https://t.co/jKAJUcSI5x@OED @PatBritti @saintjudeshrine @christinkallama @Ugcc_teoficat @archtoronto pic.twitter.com/HuvJqihTNt

— Sheptytsky Institute (@Sheptytsky) August 3, 2020

A Print of a Drawing by Jonathan Pageau

To those of you hoping for a print of St-Kevin of Glengalough, here it is. https://t.co/sopgznSAlw pic.twitter.com/rHSIXXSEah

— Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) August 3, 2020

Eastern Christian Books: Original Sin? Guilt? Neither?

Eastern Christian Books: Original Sin? Guilt? Neither?

IVP Academic: Original Sin and the Fall: Five Views, eds. J. B. Stump and Chad Meister

A Moral Theologian Responds to the Vatican COVID-19 Document

Moral Theologian Criticizes 'Vague' @PontAcadLife COVID-19 Document https://t.co/N4oFMLAc7T @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) August 3, 2020

Another Day, Another Product

Friends, it's an exciting day as we celebrate the launch of my newest book, “Renewing Our Hope: Essays for the New Evangelization” (@CUAPress).

In 17 academic articles, it covers evangelization, the abuse crisis, the priesthood, relativism, and more. https://t.co/qCa3XLgz4B

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) August 3, 2020

May God grant him many years!

Fr. Roman didn’t care what other people said. He did things how they were supposed to be done. Crosses, cassocks, and beards were verboten then. Now, they are the norm. Photo from 1975. #FrRoman50 pic.twitter.com/Cj0v0BMvuU

— Daniel Galadza (@CrunchMasterByz) August 2, 2020

Related:

Fun fact in #CatholicTO history: fifty years ago today at the church where I am a Vicar Bishop Isidore Borecky ordained Fr Roman Galadza, a married man born in Ukraine but displaced by the war, to the priesthood. After the response Bishop did not ordain another married man.

— Fr Alexander Laschuk (@byzkanonist) August 2, 2020

New sample article (PDF)

Liturgical Latinization and Kievan Ecumenism: Losing the Koinê of Koinonia

Peter Galadzahttps://t.co/Zr0wOdgmp2@kinstitute @Koinonia_b @CCityCatholic @ThomasACStout @wcgrimley pic.twitter.com/ru1cncKq0W

— Sheptytsky Institute (@Sheptytsky) August 2, 2020

Eastern Christian Books: Orthodox Revivalism in Russia

Eastern Christian Books: Orthodox Revivalism in Russia

Routledge: Orthodox Revivalism in Russia: Driving Forces and Moral Quests by Milena Benovska

Confessional Prayer in Old English

A catch-all confessional prayer in Old English:
'I acknowledge all the injustice which I have ever done in my childhood or in my youth or in my strength or in my old age, which I committed after baptism and with many things greatly angered God.' pic.twitter.com/s38vdzzQI7

— Thijs Porck (@thijsporck) August 2, 2020