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Melbourne Catholic Archdiocese assessed as "Low Risk"

Here’s a funny thing. I use CA Computer Security, which gives me a running indication of the risk of websites I might visit. I just noticed that when I go to the Website of the Glorious See of Melbourne, I … Continue reading →

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When the rot set in…

I have recently visited my good friend, Lutheran Pastor Fraser Pearce. There I encountered a book he recently picked up at a second hand book store, “Cardinal Contarini at Regensburg”, by Peter Matheson (Clarendon Press, Oxford: 1972). It is a … Continue reading →

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On the Jewish Question: "There's no confusion – it's both/and."

I should have blogged on this before, but it has only just come to my attention. You will remember I recently drew your attention to the Uniting Church statement on Christian Jewish relations. In that post, I mentioned the following: … Continue reading →

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With the Liturgy, "the more things change, the more they stay the same"

The History of the Church is a funny old thing (if you want to find out just how funny, come to Ballarat this weekend and do this course with me). Today’s conservatives were yesterdays radicals, and today’s true radicals are … Continue reading →

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Another Catholic Reappraisal of Luther

The Catholic Church would “today deal with such a provocation in a different and a better way”, according to Bishop Franz-Joseph Bode of Osnabrück. According to this story run by Ecumenical News International, he was speaking in regard to the … Continue reading →

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When the Cure is worse than the Disease

You have to feel for this bloke. He’s about my age, and I can say that my worst nightmare would be to know that Alzheimers is breathing down your neck and there’s nothing you can do about it. It is … Continue reading →

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Joshua is in his element…

You may be surprised to find our most regular Traditional Catholic commentator, Joshua, is currently on his maiden tour of the Eternal City, and, it seems, finding all sorts of interesting places to recite the endless latin psalms in his … Continue reading →

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Why Aid to the Church in Need supports the Russian Orthodox Church

 Cardinal Pole has come out all guns blazing against what he sees as a terrible scandal: the Catholic charitable organisation “Aid to the Church in Need/Kirche in Not” financially supports the theological resourcing of the Russian Orthodox Church. He writes … Continue reading →

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On my other blog: Analysis of National Liturgical Music Board's List of Approved Hymns and Songs

I have begun my analysis of “Hymns Titles from Australian Resource Books – Rated ‘Yes” by the NLC Music Board” on my hymnody blog “Sing Lustily and With Good Courage”. The discussion includes: Hymn titles rated “Yes” by the National … Continue reading →

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Glorificamus Blog back in action

I understand that for the moment there are no Latin Novus Ordo masses happening at St Brigid’s, but it is good to see that the Glorificamus blog is back in action!

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