Cyril Hovorun on Ukrainian Autocephaly

My most recent contribution, where I argue that the Ukrainian autocephaly was a reaction to the war in the east of the country. I also explore reactions (or lack of them) of global Christianity to the Ukrainian war. The article is free to access and share.https://t.co/Ypd27m2bio

— Cyril Hovorun (@cyril_hovorun) December 18, 2020

The Science of Moral Theology

Live with @PatrickTrad and @chesterbelloc3 on the topic of the science of moral theology
Moral Theology with Ryan Grant and RtT https://t.co/Oma9wKZhEN via @YouTube

— Anthony Stine (@pontificatormax) December 18, 2020

The Wrath of God

"Prayer that rises up in someone's heart serves to open up for us the door of heaven: that person stands in converse with the Divinity and gives pleasure to the Son of God. Prayer makes peace with the Lord’s anger and with the vehemence of His wrath. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/NV6yq80lQi

— Wisdom of the Syriac Orthodox Church ♰ (@SyriacMalankara) December 18, 2020

Stephen Schmalhofer

Here is the video of our delightful talk with Stephen Schmalhofer on his new book from cohost ⁦@ClunyMedia⁩. Other cohosts are ⁦@firstthingsmag⁩ ⁦@newcriterion⁩ and ⁦@KirkCenter⁩ https://t.co/5y5d3OTZvQ

— University Bookman (@ubookman) December 17, 2020

Not Apatheia

“In order to abide in the love of God it is essential for anger and ‘hate’ to attain their maximum intensity but be directed against the sin that lives in me, against the evil active in me – in me, not in my brother.”

~ Saint Silouan the Athonite pic.twitter.com/nQxLzXUC5Y

— The Orthodox View☦️ (@theorthodoxview) December 17, 2020

A Sculpted Icon of Christ

O wisdom, which camest out of the mouth of the Most High, and reachest from one end to another, mightily and sweetly ordering all things: come and teach us the way of prudence. #Ordinariate pic.twitter.com/0Z7Fb4AvjW

— Fr James Bradley (@FrJamesBradley) December 17, 2020

Stealing a Page from Feminist Care Ethics?

Pope Francis said the core principles of the Catholic Church’s social doctrine are key to ushering in a “culture of care” where violent conflicts end and the poor and needy are prioritized.https://t.co/bfWSFyTjgW

— Crux (@Crux) December 17, 2020

Another Quote That Needs to Be Interpreted in an Orthodox Manner

"He who compels himself and holds on to repentance until the end, even if he sins is saved because he compelled himself, for the Lord promised this in the Gospel."

- St. Mark the Ascetic pic.twitter.com/rozhp9LtiH

— Gravantus (@The_Tabellion) December 16, 2020

Theology of Suffering

Drawing on the work of two people I respect very much (@patitsas and @RootAndrew) for an important episode as we wrap up a rough year. #BeTheBee https://t.co/uOGufyVnO6 pic.twitter.com/MSrCeXPTmH

— Steven Christoforou (@scchristoforou) December 15, 2020

Feast of St. Herman of Alaska

New photo gallery: Metropolitan Tikhon celebrates Liturgy on the feast of St. Herman of Alaska https://t.co/qrZVFhYO1B pic.twitter.com/HvHLaV8I4i

— Orthodox Church OCA (@ocaorg) December 14, 2020

Photo of a Sunspot

Vaguely resembling a sunflower — or the Eye of Sauron — the spot appears as a dark blemish wreathed by ribbons of plasma. https://t.co/1knZ4WXKkf

— Science News (@ScienceNews) December 13, 2020

New Work in Catholic Dogmatic Theology with Dr. James Merrick

Eternal Memory

May the memory of Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann be eternal! pic.twitter.com/5OtILG3UoQ

— St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (@stvlads) December 13, 2020

An Apologia for John Paul II

Any charge that John Paul II’s management style was “superficial” is “false and deeply unfair: nothing in his way of being or operating was superficial.” https://t.co/JEwnDz89W7

— First Things (@firstthingsmag) December 13, 2020

"No Roman saint-making machine at work here."

Acquiring the Mind of... the Church?

Who is the Church? The hierarchy? What if they deviate from the mind of Christ? The Church as a whole then?

The Apostle Paul urges, “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 2:5). But since the Church is not a human organization, but the holy and blessed Body of Christ, therefore we too are commanded to think with the catholic mind of the Church and be animated by the life of the Church, not to do anything apart from its life and teaching.

Later:

When we speak of having an Orthodox mind, we mean chiefly that our nous is the nous of Christ, as the Apostle Paul says, or at least that we accept the experience of the saints and have communion with them. This is the way of the life of the Orthodox Tradition and the way of life of Christ’s life. The Orthodox mind is expressed by the dogmas of the Church, because, on the one hand, the dogmas express the life which the Church has and the revelation which the saints have received, and on the other hand, they lead the passionate people and the babes in Christ to unity and communion with God.

Acquiring the Mind of the Church | Our mind should be permeated by the mind of the Church. Our thought, life, mode of living, our desire, our will should be altered by the good alteration effected by the life of the Church. https://t.co/NKo8s6rz95 pic.twitter.com/ZjKkpwteGG

— Pravmir.com (@Pravmir_English) December 12, 2020

Christmas with Cappella Romana

#ChristmasWithCappellaRomana is LIVE! Join us at https://t.co/qTnC08KVTg

— Cappella Romana (@cappellaromana) December 13, 2020

A Sacrifice of Praise Interview with Alexander Lingas and John Michael Boyer, Part 1

Part 1 of an interview with me and @cappellaromana Assoc. Dir. J M Boyer about Byzantine resources chant for Anglophone Orthodox involving cooperation through the years with @thyateiraschool @CityUniMusic @AgesInitiatives https://t.co/XgQkaDgTtM

— Alexander Lingas (@ALLingas) December 11, 2020

AFR

A Latin Icon, Obviously

Mother of God of Guadalupe, intercede for us! pic.twitter.com/r3LvX2Unhl

— Bishop Chandler Holder Jones (@bishopchandler) December 11, 2020

St. Gregory Palmas on the Incarnation

Christ became a human being like us in all things except sin so that by His likeness to us He might teach us anew... and He gave us the saving counsel and commandment of repentance, saying: ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has drawn near’ (Matt. 3:2). https://t.co/nJhWPEahSh

— Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada (@GO_Metropolis) December 11, 2020

Remnants of Constantinople

The bits and pieces that remain of #Istanbul's Byzantine past, peeking out from behind more modern parts of the city, have fascinated me for years. I finally got to dig into their history in my first article for @NatGeo. With fine photos by @rena_effendi. https://t.co/tWquZWCLIS

— Jennifer Hattam (@TheTurkishLife) December 2, 2020