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“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”
- St. Paul, Epistle to the Philippians 4:8
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"It is vastly more important, then, to know what the Reformation retained than what it overthrew."
Charles Porterfield Krauth
Left is from the ICKSP:s Instagram. Right is from Latin Mass UK:s twitter:
Is there like, a theological or liturgical point to the lace and the flimsy chasubles or can the ICKSP wear vestments more like other trads and just chose not to because of a difference of style?
In your charity, pray for the Bishop of Rome.
Dear friends, during some recent medical examinations, the doctors found a small, localized nodule in my lung. It was detected at a very early stage and is well-localized. The doctors believe that it is best to intervene, so, following their advice, I have decided to undergo surgery to remove it. The operation is already scheduled to take place in the coming days. I thank you for your spiritual closeness and entrust myself to your prayers.
Any good resources on the history and thought of Anglo-Catholic Socialism, especially early 20th century?
Yelton mentions it in his books but hardly anything comprehensive.
“As a lamb he is silent, yet he is the Word, and is proclaimed by the voice of the one crying in the wilderness. He is bruised and wounded but he heals every disease and infirmity.”
- St. Gregory Nazianzus, ‘On the Son’
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Sinclair Ferguson with a needed reminder that Paul *commands* us to sing Psalms.
He references Ephesians 5 and asks the question:
"what did Paul say the first sign of being filled with the Holy Spirit is?"
and then: "what if [Paul] did mean singing Psalms?"
"When you're filled with the Spirit, sing Psalms."
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The Reformed Church in Copenhagen, Denmark, was built at the request of Queen Charlotte Amalie in 1689 so that she could profess and practice her Reformed faith in her new country. Though she was German, it was also home to many French Calvinists.
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Ramsay MacDonald was Britain's first Labour PM and a member of the Fabian Society. He famously led the effort to defeat a republican motion at the 1923 Labour conference.
Clement Attlee, quite literally the British personification of socialism, was a committed monarchist.
Melanchthon teaches (CA XXII) that Matt 26:27 and 1 Cor 11:27 amounts to a precept or command of Christ to distribute both kinds to the laity.
This is the crux of the debate. I thank @sincead33 who provides helpful clarity on this issue from the Roman Catholic perspective.
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Sweden is witnessing a striking Christian resurgence among young people, with the share attending religious services doubling from 17% in 2020 to 34% in 2024, belief in God rising from 20% to 34%, and Jesus emerging as a major “influencer” and youth trend for 2025.
The Church of Sweden reported that confirmations rose for the third consecutive year in 2025, while baptisms connected to confirmation contributed to membership growth.
Nearly 18,000 people had actively joined the Church of Sweden by November 2025, compared with around 14,000 during all of 2024 and only roughly 5,000–6,000 annually in the late 2000s.
Christian youth gatherings are also drawing significant crowds, with one “Jesus Conference” growing to more than 3,000 attendees.
After decades of declining institutional Christianity in one of Europe’s most secular societies, multiple indicators now point to renewed religious interest among Sweden’s younger generation.
Today the Church remembers the work and witness of the great St. Jerome, a holy priest, latinist, translator and expositor of Holy Scripture. He has recently become one of my favourite saints. Here he is in a rugged cardinal’s hat at Vadstena Abbey:
Is there anything comparable to the modern Roman Catholic canonisation process in other churches?
Afaik the Eastern churches and some Anglicans and Lutherans have more “organic” ways of beatification, but nothing general or universal in practice.
“On the cross a mighty trade took place: there an exchange opened with us as the price. When his side was opened by the spear of the executioner, the payment for the entire world flowed out.”
- St. Augustine
Since a new translation of the New Testament into Swedish was launched today (bringing Swedish language NT up to about NRSVue level, in terms of scholarship used) below is a chart with some of the most used translations today and their rough equivalence in English:
