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Many readers will be familiar with the term “The New Feminism”. It is a term that has been coined by “John Paul II Catholics” to describe a kind of Christian feminism in line with the Church’s witness to the truth … Continue reading →

I am reading Diarmaid MacCulloch’s new “History of Christianity” at the moment (see here for a review of the book by none other than the Bearded One himself, the Archbishop of Canterbury). One of the significant features of the book … Continue reading →

Last night I was discussing with Cathy and my mother-in-law the testimony of the woman who experienced the second “miracle” accredited to Mother Mary of the Cross (aka Mary MacKillop). Even my not-very-sympathetic-to-Catholic-idosyncracies mother-in-law said she had to acknowledge that … Continue reading →

This article in Cathnews interested me this morning: Easter Bunny arrives far too early in Cairns. The problem is not isolated to Far North Queensland. I walked into our local Coles yesterday to find hot cross buns for sale. Deary … Continue reading →

We woke here in Australia to the tragic news of the earthquake and the many thousands dead in Haiti. No one life is worth more than any other, but the Catholic community in Haiti will be hard hit by the … Continue reading →

There is a very interesting interview on Zenit in regard to the various “novelties” that have appeared in the liturgies and dress of Pope Benedict XVI, covering everything from his red shoes to communion on the tongue. This interview sheds … Continue reading →

I received some happy news and some sad news this morning. But, in regards to the latter, perhaps we are just being selfish… The happy news is, of course, that the Parramatta Diocese has a new bishop: none other than … Continue reading →

By none other than St Francis de Sales [HT to Fraser Pearce]: We call that vainglory which men take to themselves, either for what is not in them, or which being in them is not their own, or which being … Continue reading →

The comment string on my post below linking to Pastor Weedon’s blog (An entertaining comment string on Weedon’s Blog) drew an old and familiar voice back into the discussion. Terry Maher (aka Past Elder) ended that discussion by saying he was … Continue reading →

There is an excellent, short and well referenced article on the wartime record of Pius XII at Times Online by an Inside the Vatican writer, William Donio Jnr: “Pius XII did help the Jews”. The author ends with this statement: … Continue reading →