Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
Communism teaches hard lessons: Jesus Christ is "king" of a municipality in Lithuania. The aldermen of a small city in Lithuania, a country with strong Catholic majorities, have "enthroned Jesus Christ as King" to their community, hoping to boost the morale of the population in this time of economic crisis. "Enthrone Jesus Christ as King …
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Fr. Greg's response to my diatribes has been there for a while, but with current exigencies here and some technical issues to resolve re this blog (when you're self-hosted, you have to deal with these things) has delayed a response. Some of the items he brings up--especially concerning the authority and nature of the church--we've …
Ireland's long running sex-abuse scandal in the Catholic Church reaches a turning point: Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin Dr Jim Moriarty has offered his resignation to Pope Benedict XVI. The announcement was made in the last few minutes following a meeting between the Bishop and Diocesan priests and staff in Portarlington, Co Laois. Bishop Moriarty …
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The form and structure of liturgies is something that churches which employ these in worship either take for granted or argue over intensely. But very few people understand how a) these came into being or b) how they should be revised or replaced in times of liturgical change. What kind of theology is embodied in …
The form and structure of liturgies is something that churches which employ these in worship either take for granted or argue over intensely. But very few people understand how a) these came into being or b) how they should be revised or replaced in times of liturgical change. What kind of theology is embodied in …
The form and structure of liturgies is something that churches which employ these in worship either take for granted or argue over intensely. But very few people understand how a) these came into being or b) how they should be revised or replaced in times of liturgical change. What kind of theology is embodied in …
Continue reading "The Canon of the Mass: The Anaphora of St. Mark"
The form and structure of liturgies is something that churches which employ these in worship either take for granted or argue over intensely. But very few people understand how a) these came into being or b) how they should be revised or replaced in times of liturgical change. What kind of theology is embodied in …
Continue reading "The Canon of the Mass: The Anaphora of Theodore of Mopsuestia"
The discussion continues with Fr. Greg. I'll put his comments on my last post in with my reply. First, I’m confused, how is my account of the Eucharist as sacrifice any different from what you seem to approve of in this post, or, for that matter, different from the standard RC (and yes, Orthodox: see …
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The form and structure of liturgies is something that churches which employ these in worship either take for granted or argue over intensely. But very few people understand how a) these came into being or b) how they should be revised or replaced in times of liturgical change. What kind of theology is embodied in …
Continue reading "The Canon of the Mass: The Anaphora of St. Basil"
The form and structure of liturgies is something that churches which employ these in worship either take for granted or argue over intensely. But very few people understand how a) these came into being or b) how they should be revised or replaced in times of liturgical change. What kind of theology is embodied in …
Continue reading "The Canon of the Mass: The Paleo-Hispanic Anaphora"
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