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Archive for February, 2008

Two from Bishop Hilarion

Posted in Catholic Ecumenism, Orthodox Ecumenism, Primacy on February 20, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Here are two very interesting articles from His Grace, Bishop Hilarion (Alfeyev), Russian Orthodox Bishop of Vienna and representative to the European Institutions.
The first piece is a fantastic address on “liberal Christianity”, given by His Grace to the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches in Geneva, on February 13. I couldn’t agree more [...]

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On Bradshaw

Posted in East/West, Links, Polemicism, dogma on February 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Drew at Paradoxicon has a very interesting review of David Bradshaw’s Aristotle East and West. I’d like to complement Drew’s thoughtful review with some excerpts from a review of Bradshaw by Augustine Casiday, an Orthodox professor at the University of Wales (Lampeter) and a student of Fr Andrew Louth.
… I often find his claims unpersuasive. [...]

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The Ravenna “Breakthrough”

Posted in Catholic Ecumenism, East/West, Joint Documents, Orthodox Ecumenism, Primacy on February 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Cardinal Kasper Looks Ahead
ROME, FEB. 18, 2008 (Zenit.org). – The so-called Ravenna Document is a real breakthrough in Orthodox-Catholic dialogue, says the president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.
In an interview with Gerard O’Connell for Our Sunday Visitor, Cardinal Walter Kasper explained what made the breakthrough possible, and what’s left in the process [...]

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Another interesting blog

Posted in Links on February 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »

The Catholicity Question, by a Reformed (Calvinist) Christian who is exploring the “Great Tradition” shared by both Catholics and Orthodox. There are some interesting posts so far on Zizioulas’s book Eucharist, Bishop, Church.

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Now here’s an intriguing blog title …

Posted in Links on February 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Paradoxicon: “Where Eastern Orthodoxy and Western philosophy combine to address contemporary intellectual, political, and cultural issues”

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New Marian Dogma?

Posted in Catholic Ecumenism, East/West, Mary, Orthodox Ecumenism, dogma on February 15, 2008 | 7 Comments »

According to Zenit, a group of cardinals are asking other Roman Catholic bishops worldwide to join them in petitioning Pope Benedict XVI to proclaim a new Marian dogma which would “proclaim the full Christian truth about Mary” – namely, that Mary is “the Spiritual Mother of All Humanity, the co-redemptrix with Jesus the redeemer, mediatrix [...]

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Ite ad Scripturam

Posted in Polemicism, Quotes, Scripture on February 1, 2008 | 16 Comments »

Apologies for a lackluster beginning to this blog. I am still trying to figure out whether or not I have the time to devote to such an endeavor. Just so you all know I’m still around, I did want to post an interesting combox exchange about Saint Augustine and original sin at the Anastasis Dialogue:
The [...]

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