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Showing posts with label Joseph Ratzinger. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joseph Ratzinger. Show all posts
Monday, August 03, 2020
Kyrie Eleison
Saturday, June 20, 2020
God Grant Them Many Years
“It is perhaps the last time that the two brothers, Georg and Joseph Ratzinger, will see each other in this world...” Prayers for these #BenedictXVI and his brother Msgr. Georg Ratzinger! #SacredHeart #SacredHeartofJesushttps://t.co/Mttu68I2zH
— National Catholic Register (@NCRegister) June 19, 2020
Saturday, May 09, 2020
Rod Dreher Responds to Austin Ruse
‘Apocalypse Any Day Now!’
What I don’t do, either in the book or my writing, is allow people to think that political activism is the solution to our crisis. Hear me: I believe that political activism is important, and should continue. My objection is to the belief widespread among conservative Christians, my own tribe, that our problem is essentially a matter of not having gotten the politics right. Austin Ruse is a political activist by profession. He runs a United Nations lobbying organization called C-Fam. Good for him! I mean that seriously. He should keep going. What he does is not the problem, except insofar as ordinary Christians believe that kind of activism Ruse does is not only necessary (which it is), but sufficient (which it absolutely is not).
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Hasn't the Patriarchate of Rome Already Decided?
How many European Latin Catholic bishops with sees in Europe can be considered based? Perhaps there are some in Poland and Eastern Europe.
Sandro Magister: Europe At the Polls. But the Church Must Also Decide On Its Future
Sandro Magister: Europe At the Polls. But the Church Must Also Decide On Its Future
Friday, November 02, 2018
Tuesday, September 04, 2018
Hm.
Rod Dreher: Joseph Ratzinger’s Benedict Option
Reconsidering the power of Benedict XVI’s retreat into contemplative seclusion
Reconsidering the power of Benedict XVI’s retreat into contemplative seclusion
Friday, August 03, 2018
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Monday, November 11, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The Conclave Begins
Conclave begins behind closed doors, as the famous 'Extra Omnes' phrase is announced
Cardinals take oath of secrecy as Conclave begins
Related:
"Peter and Succession" by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Charles Coulombe, A New Pope
Sacred Liturgy: Past, Present, and Future
An interview with Dom Alcuin Reid about the liturgy, Vatican II, and the upcoming Sacra Liturgia 2013 conference in Rome
The Transfiguration of the Church by Rev. George W. Rutler
Cardinals take oath of secrecy as Conclave begins
Related:
"Peter and Succession" by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Charles Coulombe, A New Pope
Sacred Liturgy: Past, Present, and Future
An interview with Dom Alcuin Reid about the liturgy, Vatican II, and the upcoming Sacra Liturgia 2013 conference in Rome
The Transfiguration of the Church by Rev. George W. Rutler
Saturday, March 02, 2013
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Scratch That.
The information conveyed in this post.
Pope Benedict's new name revealed
It’s official: Benedict XVI will be “Pope Emeritus”
Related:
EWTN News: Pope has 'cleaned up the episcopate,' nuncio says
More ultra-montane propaganda? “The nuncio went to these bishops and said, ‘The Holy Father is asking you for the good of the Church to resign from your post.’”
So how were those who refused to resign removed from office? “There have been two or three instances in which they said no, and so the Pope simply removed them,” he explained. “This is also a message to the bishops: do the same thing in your dioceses.”
Some speculation over at The Remnant: A Bishop Dressed in White? by Robert J. Siscoe
Pope Benedict's new name revealed
It’s official: Benedict XVI will be “Pope Emeritus”
Related:
EWTN News: Pope has 'cleaned up the episcopate,' nuncio says
More ultra-montane propaganda? “The nuncio went to these bishops and said, ‘The Holy Father is asking you for the good of the Church to resign from your post.’”
So how were those who refused to resign removed from office? “There have been two or three instances in which they said no, and so the Pope simply removed them,” he explained. “This is also a message to the bishops: do the same thing in your dioceses.”
Some speculation over at The Remnant: A Bishop Dressed in White? by Robert J. Siscoe
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Monday, September 24, 2012
More on Ecclesial Movements
Will bishops who come from the ecclesial movements be prepared to properly shepherd local Churches? To come up with strategies necessary to revitalize parish life?
Why is a strong parish life necessary for Christians? Certainly it's been part of the history of Christianity, notably for the Early Church, and much weight must be given to its historical reality and importance as a guide for action. Still, some may go so far as to claim that what is needed now are movements tied either to the workplace or to one's profession. If one has time to meet with other members of the movements after work, then they have time to meet with other members of the parish - but only if other members of the parish are willing to commit to deepening their witness to Christ, that is true.
Ecclesial movements can be seen as a temporary band-aid solution and outlet for evangelization efforts because circumstances in many areas prevent a thorough revitalization of the parish, but ecclesial movements are nonetheless ordered to strengthening the life of the local Church at that level. I am not convinced in the long run that many converts will be made in the workplace by ecclesial movements, especially if the nature of the work goes against the "evangelical simplicity" of the Christian life.
Perhaps it would be better to say that a healthy, vibrant parish life would be the "natural" result of the laity living out their vocation well. But as I've mentioned before, in many parts of the industrialized world, the political economy itself presents obstacles. But we must also look at the culpability of Christians, or the part they have played in the diminishing of parish life, too.
What needs to be done is a more thorough explanation of why parish life is necessary for the Christian, one that will draw upon moral theology (and the order of charity), the science of politics (which will elucidate in relation to human goods the nature of the lay vocation, especially with regards to the word, "world," and how it is to be understood), and an exploration of the Church's liturgy as public prayer.
Ian Ker on ecclesial movements
Alba House: New Ecclesial Movements: Communion and Liberation, Neo-Catechumenal Way,
Charismatic Renewal by Tony Hanna (more info)
New City Press: Ecclesial Movements and Communities by Brendan Leahy
Response by Guzman Carriquiry to the paper "On Being Christian in the World"
(I was unable to find a copy of his "The Ecclesial Movements in the Religious and Cultural Context of the Present Day" online.)
Joseph Ratzinger:
The Theological Locus of Ecclesial Movements (pdf)
The Ecclesial Movements: A Theological Reflection on Their Place in the Church
Some of his essays on the topic have been collected here - New Outpourings of the Holy Spirit
(the introduction by Bishop Stanislaw Rylko)
Related:
Pontifical Council for the Laity
Why is a strong parish life necessary for Christians? Certainly it's been part of the history of Christianity, notably for the Early Church, and much weight must be given to its historical reality and importance as a guide for action. Still, some may go so far as to claim that what is needed now are movements tied either to the workplace or to one's profession. If one has time to meet with other members of the movements after work, then they have time to meet with other members of the parish - but only if other members of the parish are willing to commit to deepening their witness to Christ, that is true.
Ecclesial movements can be seen as a temporary band-aid solution and outlet for evangelization efforts because circumstances in many areas prevent a thorough revitalization of the parish, but ecclesial movements are nonetheless ordered to strengthening the life of the local Church at that level. I am not convinced in the long run that many converts will be made in the workplace by ecclesial movements, especially if the nature of the work goes against the "evangelical simplicity" of the Christian life.
Perhaps it would be better to say that a healthy, vibrant parish life would be the "natural" result of the laity living out their vocation well. But as I've mentioned before, in many parts of the industrialized world, the political economy itself presents obstacles. But we must also look at the culpability of Christians, or the part they have played in the diminishing of parish life, too.
What needs to be done is a more thorough explanation of why parish life is necessary for the Christian, one that will draw upon moral theology (and the order of charity), the science of politics (which will elucidate in relation to human goods the nature of the lay vocation, especially with regards to the word, "world," and how it is to be understood), and an exploration of the Church's liturgy as public prayer.
Ian Ker on ecclesial movements
Alba House: New Ecclesial Movements: Communion and Liberation, Neo-Catechumenal Way,
Charismatic Renewal by Tony Hanna (more info)
New City Press: Ecclesial Movements and Communities by Brendan Leahy
Response by Guzman Carriquiry to the paper "On Being Christian in the World"
(I was unable to find a copy of his "The Ecclesial Movements in the Religious and Cultural Context of the Present Day" online.)
Joseph Ratzinger:
The Theological Locus of Ecclesial Movements (pdf)
The Ecclesial Movements: A Theological Reflection on Their Place in the Church
Some of his essays on the topic have been collected here - New Outpourings of the Holy Spirit
(the introduction by Bishop Stanislaw Rylko)
Related:
Pontifical Council for the Laity
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Two from Sandro Magister
Sandro Magister, Vatican Diary / The two unknowns of the book on the Child Jesus
Who will be its main publisher? And will Ingrid Stampa, Ratzinger's former manager, again oversee the Italian edition? The strange imbroglio of those who accuse her of having betrayed the pope's trust
Russia and Poland, Orthodox and Catholics. The Breakthrough Message
It has been signed in Warsaw by the patriarch of Moscow and the president of the Polish bishops. To begin a common journey after centuries of hostilities. Here is the complete text. With the comment of Pope Benedict XVI
Who will be its main publisher? And will Ingrid Stampa, Ratzinger's former manager, again oversee the Italian edition? The strange imbroglio of those who accuse her of having betrayed the pope's trust
Russia and Poland, Orthodox and Catholics. The Breakthrough Message
It has been signed in Warsaw by the patriarch of Moscow and the president of the Polish bishops. To begin a common journey after centuries of hostilities. Here is the complete text. With the comment of Pope Benedict XVI
Monday, March 05, 2012
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
How much of a dialogic character is necessary for the Liturgy of the Eucharist?
I touched upon this question most recently in this post. There is a marked contrast between the old Roman rite and the Byzantine rite in this regard. Turning to the section of Joseph Ratzinger's Feast of Faith dealing with orientation during the liturgy, I read this:
Elsewhere Ratzinger praises Romano Guardini for his work on the liturgy; does he also praise him for the introduction of a version of the dialogue Mass? It is understandable then that he would appreciate this aspect of the missal of Paul VI. If he envisions a revision of the old Missal, would it be in this direction? Did the prayers of the Roman rite lose a dialogic character during the medieval period, as Ratzinger seems to imply, or has it always been like that? (Would Jungmann have an answer to that question?)
I don't think Lambert Beauduin explains the dialogic character of the liturgy with respect to the roles of the priest (or the ordained ministers) and the faithful, though I do believe that the leaders of the liturgical movement urged a return to solemnity and a sung liturgy. But is that enough, when it is the schola doing most of the singing?
It always impresses me that our Protestant brethren, in transforming the medieval liturgical forms, have achieved a real balance between, on the one hand, the relationship of the community to its leader and, on the other, their common relationship to the cross. Their whole basic approach laid great weight on the community character of worship and the interplay of leader and congregation, whereas in the Catholic liturgy of former times this only consisted in the priest's turning round for a brief "Dominus vobiscum" or to invite the people to pray. But when it is a question of praying together, Protestants, people and leader, together turn to the image of the Crucified. I think we should seriously try to learn from this. (144)
Elsewhere Ratzinger praises Romano Guardini for his work on the liturgy; does he also praise him for the introduction of a version of the dialogue Mass? It is understandable then that he would appreciate this aspect of the missal of Paul VI. If he envisions a revision of the old Missal, would it be in this direction? Did the prayers of the Roman rite lose a dialogic character during the medieval period, as Ratzinger seems to imply, or has it always been like that? (Would Jungmann have an answer to that question?)
I don't think Lambert Beauduin explains the dialogic character of the liturgy with respect to the roles of the priest (or the ordained ministers) and the faithful, though I do believe that the leaders of the liturgical movement urged a return to solemnity and a sung liturgy. But is that enough, when it is the schola doing most of the singing?
Saturday, April 09, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
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