The Same Old

Toward a Fundamental Theology of the Priesthood || A one day symposium in Washington, D.C.

Learn more and register! 👉 https://t.co/BfQbRjswtH pic.twitter.com/AFpdzGKKuD

— Thomistic Institute (@ThomisticInst) April 14, 2023

How Uniates Are Normally Treated

Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta, secretary of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts, told Vatican News “the new norms determine much more clearly when ecclesiastical authority must intervene in the case of crimes.” https://t.co/tx9m1Hga5Z

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) April 5, 2023

Duffy a Prog?

What is the point of the @CatholicHerald ? I ask because the new edition has a column by Professor Eammon Duffy in which he describes as 'obscene' God's trial of Abraham, and the temptation of Eve as a 'fairy-tale'. Not a letter to the editor but a piece commissioned, accepted,

— Fr Thomas Crean OP (@crean_fr) March 7, 2023

New C9 Members, All Latins

Who Are the New Cardinal Members of Pope Francis’ Advisory Council? | National Catholic Register https://t.co/G3Hwz0IGkZ @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) March 7, 2023

Now Superfluous Thanks to CT?

New Expanded Edition of Pre-55 Holy Week Congregational Book https://t.co/U4eoWhukNE pic.twitter.com/jmhmd4qZRZ

— NLM (@NLMblog) February 28, 2023

Cultural Appropriation

"The idol and the icon cannot be understood apart from a theological and religious context, where idol signifies worshiping images in place of God and the icon is a way of orienting ourselves through images to God." —Prof. Thomas Hibbs pic.twitter.com/a4j3IcrDg9

— Thomistic Institute (@ThomisticInst) January 30, 2023

The Weigel Vatican II Apologetical Tour

Mark Bauerlein and George Weigel discuss all the things you didn't know, or thought you knew, about Vatican II. Take a listen!https://t.co/rkybbDSNGf

— First Things (@firstthingsmag) January 30, 2023

Anaxios

Cardinal McElroy's recent essay expressed controversial views on some issues of Catholic doctrine.

It also expressed a view of the synod on synodality which might take Pope Francis by surprise.

analysis from @jdflynnhttps://t.co/8hwd3txVXT

— The Pillar (@PillarCatholic) January 27, 2023

Rome's Fault, But Not Rome's to Resolve

Since at least the 1990s, members of the Syro-Malabar Church have been divided over the proper way to celebrate their version of the Mass, known as the “Holy Qurbana.”https://t.co/soUb6WoVff

— Crux (@Crux) January 16, 2023

NLM: "Catholicism or Post-Catholicisms?" Part 2

“Catholicism or Post-Catholicisms?” — Part 2: Ritual Trauma https://t.co/37giaX36lz pic.twitter.com/CSY36LcvjX

— NLM (@NLMblog) January 11, 2023

Cardinal Pell's Article in The Spectator

Shortly before he died on Tuesday, Cardinal George Pell wrote the following article for The Spectator in which he denounced the Vatican’s plans for its forthcoming ‘Synod on Synodality’ as a ‘toxic nightmare’.

✍️ Cardinal George Pell https://t.co/1XYE8HN1ST

— The Spectator (@spectator) January 11, 2023

Taking Ownership of the Church of Rome?

Pope Francis Reorganizes Diocese of Rome in Face of ‘Epochal Change’ https://t.co/jQsuDMSvNl @cnalive

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) January 10, 2023

NLM: Catholicism or Post-Catholicisms? Part 1

“Catholicism or Post-Catholicisms?” — Part 1: The Value of an Anthropological Analysis of Liturgical Reform https://t.co/IQHYhQ0q9Y pic.twitter.com/mdVGEQ8atW

— NLM (@NLMblog) January 10, 2023

Claude Berthe on Benedict XVI

Father Claude Barthe, an expert author on traditional liturgy, reflects on the late pope's motu proprio, ‘Summorum Pontificum’ calling the text ‘the most important of the pontificate.’
via @EdwardPentin #BenedictXVIhttps://t.co/VzdbzH2KpV

— National Catholic Register (@NCRegister) January 9, 2023

Benedict XVI and Tradition: An Analysis of His Approach to the Traditional Liturgy | National Catholic Register https://t.co/sorqwIPGti @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) January 9, 2023

Cyril Regan on Joseph Ratzinger

If his life featured valleys and troughs, it seems to have been a life in which contemplation of Christ not only empowered acceptance of suffering but transmuted it into joy. It is our hope that this joy has become enhanced and permanent.
--Cyril O'Reganhttps://t.co/FzgXyOXCpR

— Church Life Journal (@ChurchLifeND) January 9, 2023

NLM: Minutes from JP2's Commission of Cardinals

Minutes from the Commission of Cardinals That Advised John Paul II to Lift Restrictions on the Old Missal https://t.co/ykaSTzF3JP pic.twitter.com/rvpQy35Fvg

— NLM (@NLMblog) January 9, 2023

Franciscan Laxism in the Works?

Francis has already accepted it in principle by endorsing contraception for Zika. And let's not forget his gratuitous swipe at conscientous married couples--that they shouldn't breed like "rabbits." https://t.co/JF2BqNc3Zg

— George Neumayr (@george_neumayr) January 4, 2023

Benedict XVI and the Anglican Ordinariates

Msgr. Nazir-Ali: The Ordinariate Was Benedict XVI’s Path to Unity for Anglicans | National Catholic Register https://t.co/M1gl5G2ki0 @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) January 4, 2023

“Benedict seemed to just ‘get’ the English tradition …he understood and appreciated the Anglican ‘soul’ or perhaps, more accurately, the historic English religious soul,” says Father David Palmer. https://t.co/apNZjrKG6y

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) January 4, 2023

On Joseph Ratzinger and Vatican II (Again)

Of his many theological achievements, Benedict’s pre-eminent contribution was his role in the interpretation and reception of the Second Vatican Council.https://t.co/VkqPpjHhjl

— First Things (@firstthingsmag) January 4, 2023

Joseph Fessio on Benedict XVI

We welcome back Fr. Joseph Fessio of @IgnatiusPress to discuss the legacy of Pope Benedict XVI. Many know of his writings, but Fr. Fessio knew him personally before he was well known. Why does the caricature of him being a stern & harsh man miss the mark? https://t.co/jrcyV2j3Fu

— The Catholic Current w/ Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. (@CatholicCurrent) January 3, 2023