Recent Photos of Benedict XVI

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI received 4 recipients of the 2020/2021 Ratzinger Prize this afternoon. “It was a very lively meeting which lasted a full hour,” said the Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation who supplied these photos. https://t.co/iujAmDbt0B pic.twitter.com/puBDf8ESiW

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) November 13, 2021

Benedict XVI, 94, met today with four recipients of the Ratzinger Prize at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican. https://t.co/EzZ3vrta5g

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) November 13, 2021

Contra Roche

Did Pope Paul VI Abrogate the Traditional Latin Mass? | National Catholic Register https://t.co/091kQ2Bdjx @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) November 13, 2021

The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to John chanted in Latin.

Now ILLEGAL according to Traditionis Custodes.https://t.co/N3chTVpdHN

— Br. Martin (@BVMConsolatrix) November 13, 2021

MacIntyre on Human Dignity

Beginning at 1:30PM ET: philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre's #humaNDignity21 keynote, "Human Dignity: A Puzzling and Possibly Dangerous Idea?" Watch live: https://t.co/Bz29wC5BRc

— de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture (@ND_EthicsCenter) November 12, 2021

A Dominican on the Older Form of the Roman Rite

Most Holy Father,
I was born 57 years ago and joined the Dominican Order 35 years ago. I took my perpetual vows 29 years ago and have been a priest now for 28 years. I had only vague recollections from my early childhood of the Holy Mass in its form predating the reforms of 1970. https://t.co/LeQeMziMRk

— Joseph Zen (@CardJosephZen) November 11, 2021

Archbishop Teofilo Camomot

The Theological Commission of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints affirmed Nov. 9 the heroic virtues of Archbishop Teofilo Camomot, a Filipino prelate and founder of a religious order, who died in 1988. https://t.co/C5mhJoDMxh

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) November 11, 2021

A Papal Visit to Greece and Cyprus

The Vatican has officially announced that Pope Francis will travel to Greece and Cyprus on Dec. 2-6. https://t.co/nz6SSyeCAd

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) November 5, 2021

Francis the Legalist

Love is the supreme rule for following the path of Christ, it makes us aware of our weakness, and merciful and in solidarity with the difficulties and weaknesses of others. #GeneralAudience

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) November 3, 2021

At least he or his ghostwriter recognizes that agape is a matter of precept or law, the Greatest Commandment, despite his denunciations of pharisaism or legalism.

Church as Being: Church as Being: St. Gregory of Narek’s Vision of the Church

Ultramontanism, No Doubt

Cardinal Mueller at Notre Dame lecturing on the papacy based on his new book. The library auditorium is full! pic.twitter.com/VCOnPW63r4

— John Cavadini (@JohnCavadini) October 27, 2021

I Suppose This Would Appeal to a Sort of Pious Roman Catholic

A Discussion of the Life and Legacy of Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete

Mark your calendars! On November 18, Lisa Lickona and I will be talking via Zoom with Cardinal Sean O'Malley about the life and spiritual legacy of the great Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete. Hosted by the great Hank Center at Loyola U., Chicago! https://t.co/jfvtGzbT63 pic.twitter.com/fmKD2JNdWU

— Gregory Wolfe (@Gregory_Wolfe) October 20, 2021

Reacting Against the Pope's Reaction Against "Legalism"

"If you love Me, keep My commandments."
Love and precepts go together. God knew we need instructions on how to be happy here on earth and be a good neighbor, unto eternal life. https://t.co/TTn1Tn67RQ

— Dr. Maike Hickson (@HicksonMaike) October 20, 2021

More News on the Synod on Synodality

As Pope Francis’s Synod of Bishops on Synodality begins its initial phase at the parish level, Italy’s bishops are blending the process into their own 4-year national discussion.https://t.co/vwbWGc74kh

— Crux (@Crux) October 20, 2021

“We are loyal Catholics," Cardinal Timothy Dolan said. "The Holy Father has asked us to help him keep the Church always under the direction Jesus, our good shepherd, intends.” https://t.co/qgO6TpbrR3

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) October 19, 2021

Meanwhile in Liechtenstein... Catholic leader says his archdiocese won’t take part in global synodal process, citing ‘ideological’ risk. Small archdiocese? 12 parishes for how many faithful?

But What Matters is Reconciliation

A week of both political and religious meetings has brought the Holy See and Armenia ever closer, says @andygag. https://t.co/m3Fe0fEUvM

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) October 20, 2021

Did the Armenian Church acquiesce too much to the US-backed government in Armenia?

What Was the Christian Arab Word for G*d?

The name of God in the Quran is Aḷḷāh, that much is clear. We also know that the Quran explicitly equates its God with the God the Christians and Jews follow. Today Arabic Christian and Jews alike will indeed call their God that. But where does this name come from? 🧵 pic.twitter.com/KolqWmXVPz

— Marijn "i before j" van Putten (@PhDniX) October 19, 2021

Colloquium on the Mystagogy of St. Maximos the Confessor

📢@PappasPatristic is pleased to announce six additional speakers to the Colloquium on the Mystagogy of St. Maximos the Confessor (April 28-30, 2022) https://t.co/AgkeDJYXAI: Jelena Bogdanović, Thomas Cattoi, Demetrios Harper, Robin Jensen, Tamsin Jones, and Vitaly Permiakov.

— The Pappas Patristic Institute (@PappasPatristic) October 19, 2021

The Ethical Discourses

The treatises on the mystical life, usually rendered as The Ethical Discourses, comprise St Symeon's most extensive treatment of the experience of God. Volume I selects those treatises devoted to the Church, the sacraments and the last things. Buy now: https://t.co/BWkFHLknWd pic.twitter.com/m8wvLeuUye

— SVS Press (@SVSPress) October 18, 2021

This is the second of a three-volume series translating The Ethical Discourses into English for the first time. In this collection he addresses the traditional language of Eastern Christian asceticism in the light of his message. Buy now: https://t.co/Z3bh7csVYL pic.twitter.com/qXwn6vZ1mH

— SVS Press (@SVSPress) October 19, 2021

The Slavic Pectoral Cross

The Antecedents of Christian Icons

THE ANTECEDENTS OF CHRISTIAN ICONS
Why are the Fayum mummy portraits interesting to Christians?
In our article ‘Fayum Mummy Portraits — The Antecedents of Christian Icons’, we explore the influence of the old tradition on early iconography.
To the article: https://t.co/TR9VSIldUE pic.twitter.com/6LFg0goAxK

— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) October 18, 2021

"Brain Death"

The evil absurdity of “brain death” https://t.co/bkCasckNQ4

— The Accad & Koka Report (@Accad_Koka) October 14, 2021