Princeton ‘22. Medieval History PhD student. Maronite Anglo-Catholic in a lifelong pilgrimage to the New Jerusalem. Ora & labora! All opinions strictly in jest.
Ideal model for church. Every neighborhood has a small (but beautiful) chapel such that a local church is in walking distance for everyone, but every major city has a large, grand High Kirk at the center
Before Constantine converted, the Romans mocked Christianity as a faith of weakness, a religion “of women and slaves.” It should still be, and that’s a good thing.
What can I give Him, poor as I am?
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If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
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If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;
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Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.
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I will never listen to another word from Pope Francis ever again. I would advise all Catholics to do the same. Just listen to your local bishop. And if your local bishop happens to be a heretic, then find a good bishop and listen to him.
Mass should still be said at the Sainte-Chapelle, even if only a few times every year. The fact that there is no altar no worship in that space is disgraceful.
soulful white boy:
near eastern studies, classics, sinology, east asian studies
soulless white boy:
engineering, finance, accounting, law, roman history
Went yesterday to Westminster Abbey (
@wabbey
) for what I thought would be a nice afternoon of pilgrimage, prayer, & sightseeing but what we found instead was anything but. The abbey, which advertises itself to be a working church, made it extremely difficult for us to worship…
I am sitting in the library, when one of the librarians sees me and says “i got something you might wanna look at” and hands me a 1662 BCP printed in 1665
All remaining hereditary peers will be removed from the House of Lords next summer, ministers announced as they said the “accident of birth” should not give people the right to make laws
Should hereditary peers be removed from the House of Lords?
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sometimes i think “maybe medievalists are religiously literate now!” And then i read a darn awful paper published on a major journal that completely eschews sacramental theology for the author’s interpretation of “what’s really going on”
Even though I'm not Muslim, I know the difference between orthodox Islam (Sunni/Shia) and heretical Islam (Sufi mysticism). Therefore it's not a "no true Scotsman" fallacy if I gatekeep Christianity to the Nicene traditions
clarification: im not validating the lgbt sexualization claim. Just pointing out that this example does Not Work That way and furthermore it should not be how we approach this accusation lol
Told two of my colleagues today i couldn’t go get drinks bc the Patriarch of Jerusalem had declared a day of fasting and prayer and honestly top 10 medieval things ive said
If Oxford and Cambridge do not reform their policies, establish endowments, and fundraise aggressively like top US universities, they are going to lag behind.
The era of gentleman scholars is over. If you want to keep top-rate people, pay them as well as a US uni can.
In undergrad one of my profs told me that before the Judgement Seat at the end of days, we won’t talk theological and liturgical minutiae. Rather, we will be asked: did you feed the hungry? Give drink to the thirsty? Clothe the naked? Take care of the sick? House the stranger?
His legend is false, and like many similar blood libel accusations from the Middle Ages, it was never supported by the Papacy. Furthermore, whatever leeway was given to his cult was suppressed.
“For Medieval craftsmen, work was an act of piety, sanctified in their own eyes as in the eyes of their God. For such labourers, end and means are one. The spiritual wholeness of faith is translated into the visual wholeness and purity of their craft.”
— Sir Roger Scruton
during this graduation season i wanna remind ppl that “alumni” is plural, “alumnus” is singular masculine, “alumna” is singular feminine and “alumnum” is singular neuter
A heartfelt thank you to
@jordanbpeterson
and his wife Tammy for visiting the Abbey and sharing their profound insights on how self-sacrifice, community, and purposeful living are at the heart of Abbey life. Watch the conversation on the Abbot’s Circle!”