Jimmy Lai, Religious Artist

Catholic University Installs Crucifixion Artwork by Jimmy Lai

The plaque below Lai’s drawing at Catholic University explains that he “cites his Catholic faith as the basis for his refusal to be silenced or flee to save himself from arrest.”⬇️ https://t.co/lcy7ydEUQy

— National Catholic Register (@NCRegister) February 23, 2024

Interview with Professor Kaldellis

07 - Byzantium and the Specter of Europe w/ Dr. Anthony Kaldellis: Unpacking the "idea of Europe" and exploring anti-Greek sentiments in the west.

In this interview, I discuss with Anthony the topic of the “idea of Europe” and the complex relationship of western Europe and the… pic.twitter.com/GpG3Fuuqkv

— Hearth of Hellenism (@HearthHellenism) February 19, 2024

Ravenna

“At the end of the 4th century, as the power of Rome faded and Constantinople became the seat of empire…Here, in Ravenna…Arian Goths and Catholic Romans competed to produce an unrivaled concentration of buildings and astonishing mosaics.”https://t.co/h1DwDPz2Nm

— ShadowsOfConstantinople (@RomeInTheEast) February 2, 2024

A Discussion About American Identity

MUST-READ: "It's critical that we grapple with the American identity once more. Whoever can provide the best answer to this question will win the future." — @Partisan_O & @martyrmade dialogue on what it means to be an American: https://t.co/cBdxh5PhtS

— IM—1776 (@im_1776) January 18, 2024

SARD UNDERGROUND 5TH Anniversary

AUTO SALON SPECIAL LIVE
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13日(土)出演
【SARD UNDERGROUND】さん🎤🎶✨
からいただきましたコメント動画です‼️#SARDUNDERGROUND さん#東京オートサロン2024 #オートサロン pic.twitter.com/VlRslEZAWA

— TOKYO AUTO SALON (@tokyoautosalon) January 6, 2024

YouTube 更新⚡️

▼SARD UNDERGROUND 5th Anniversary Year SPOThttps://t.co/WyNPaSwp2F

— SARD UNDERGROUND STAFF (@sardunderground) January 6, 2024

Same Old

Pope Francis urged young people attending the 46th European Meeting organized by the ecumenical monastic community Taizé to “dare to build a different world, a world of listening, dialogue and openness.” https://t.co/4TrVzUEfMV

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) December 29, 2023

God Bless Her

Agnes Chow, the Catholic pro-democracy activist released from jail in 2021, has left Hong Kong and will not abide by her bail conditions, she announced Sunday. https://t.co/rHRd0faEH8

— The Pillar (@PillarCatholic) December 4, 2023

Shameless

Pope Francis urges demasculinizing the Church, emphasizing the need for understanding the theology of women to truly grasp the essence of the Church. He criticized the low representation of women in the International Theological Commission. https://t.co/g4obbqBA4A

— EWTN Vatican (@EWTNVatican) November 30, 2023

Could Be OK

A preview of the BBC’s forthcoming trilogy on the fall of the Roman Republic, in which @RoryStewartUK casts Cato as a principled P̶o̶d̶c̶a̶s̶t̶e̶r̶ opponent of populism, & I bat for Julius Caesar: https://t.co/KXgWXdW6EV

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) November 20, 2023

Inaxios

Beijing’s Archbishop Li Shan during his recent visit to Hong Kong stressed the need to more closely combine faith and Chinese culture, saying the Church ought to pursue evangelization efforts in the spirit of “Sinicization.”https://t.co/rxe6cobtJj

— Crux (@Crux) November 20, 2023

Pat Mac with Tony Blauer

How I discovered @tonyblauer and the SPEAR System he teaches. https://t.co/ftTl2BoPkz

— Patrick McNamara (@PatMcNamara65) November 17, 2023

Philip Bess on The Josias Podcast

The latest edition to The Josias podcast is now live! We are joined by Nathaniel Gotcher and special guest Prof. Philip Bess, for a discussion about the theological and philosophical foundations of urbanism—and how we should think about urban form.https://t.co/cW1JaHMyDB

— The Josias (@josias_rex) November 17, 2023

Uhmerican Church

The U.S. bishops voted Tuesday to advance the cause of beatification and canonization of Servant of God Isaac Thomas Hecker, a 19th-century American priest who founded the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle, today known as the Paulist Fathers.

Hecker’s cause for… pic.twitter.com/MP8q6FT9i7

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) November 16, 2023

A Historical Curiosity

but also Latin propaganda for y the papacy.

🎥VIDEO | Earlier this year, a life-size replica of the Barque of St. Peter was donated to the Vatican. Now, the Barque is exhibited near one of the busiest areas of the Vatican Museums. pic.twitter.com/sCJZMaGKYt

— EWTN Vatican (@EWTNVatican) November 10, 2023

Jimmy Lai Documentary

Jimmy Lai: Catholic Hero and Confessor (with @robertsirico ) | Father Robert Sirico and Robert Royal discuss “The Hong Konger,” a documentary film about Jimmy Lai, an imprisoned Catholic business man and media giant who has stood . . . https://t.co/xbTWWYXKS8 #SynodonSynodality pic.twitter.com/tM6MQmwlbW

— The Catholic Thing (@catholicthing) October 25, 2023

How Many Had a Tutor

Do you know what John the Apostle, Alexander the Great, Leonardo da Vinci, J.S. Bach, Elizabeth I, Jane Austen, and Abraham Lincoln all had in common?

They didn't have university degrees.

The fact that none of these individuals had anything resembling a contemporary education…

— Stephen Blackwood (@stephenblackwd) October 23, 2023

Nice

Be careful what you wish for… pic.twitter.com/Ks5myGPYAT

— ZenfinityDesigns (@ZenfinityDesign) October 15, 2023

Specter

Standby.#ToorKnives #USA #SanDiego pic.twitter.com/NwtyIPpOyE

— ToorKnives (@ToorKnives) October 15, 2023

And Promoting Ecclesial Imperialism

Vietnamese Catholics who made their way to Mongolia for Pope Francis’s recent trip to the East Asian nation have said that in light of bettering relations between their country and the Vatican, they now want a papal visit of their own.https://t.co/pOTOUaH2q5

— Crux (@Crux) September 11, 2023

Ecclesial Empire

In yet another nod to Asia and a further sign of Pope Francis’s love affair with the continent, Saint Peter’s Basilica this week will receive a new marble statue of South Korean priest and martyr Andrew Kim Taegon.https://t.co/lYdyGddz25

— Crux (@Crux) September 11, 2023

Inaxioi

This week the Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishops are holding their annual synod in Rome, meeting with Pope Francis and other top Vatican officials amid ongoing fallout from the pope’s recent praise of Russia.https://t.co/jPXBg1oIQi

— Crux (@Crux) September 8, 2023

Too Little, Too Late

If you give children the routine and firm hand they need, they will reward you with respect and eagerness to learn. Already in middle school they are capable of high levels of intellectual engagement.https://t.co/XPDDG3lxSy

— First Things (@firstthingsmag) August 29, 2023

The Wrong Sort of Endorsement

Dorothy Day’s conversion story shows the importance of “restlessness” in seeking God, struggling for justice, and loving the poor, Pope Francis writes in the preface to a new Italian-language translation of her work.https://t.co/zGikJhaxgc

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) August 22, 2023

Julian May on Seamus Heaney

Seamus Heaney died 10 years ago. Marking this I’ve made a series of four programmes for @BBCRadio4 each looking at a different aspect of his work, each with a different presenter. ‘Four Sides of Seamus Heaney’ begins this afternoon at 4.30. Poet of Place. https://t.co/5gJIpRbdRZ

— Julian May (@julian_may) August 20, 2023

Empire in Apocalypse

"General Flavius Belisarius's father once told him, 'In love, we discover who we hope to be; in war, we come to understand who we truly are.'"

The above is an excerpt from Empire in Apocalypse, the newly released book by Robert Bruton.

General Flavius Belisarius - A Biography:… pic.twitter.com/8vxkkIf8tR

— Legend Books (@LegendBooksCo) August 21, 2023