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I was a little dismayed this morning when our pastor preached on the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes using the “exegesis” that goes: one boy came forward willing to share his lunch, and after the disciples … Continue reading →

You may know the story about Luther’s debate with Zwingli on the Lord’s Supper in 1529 – how he dramatically whipped back the tablecloth to reveal the words he had chalked there at the beginning of the debate: “hoc est … Continue reading →

Welcome to Master Theologian! Tonight’s contestant will be faced with the challenge of his theological career. He must demonstrate to the whole world – to bishops, priests, deacons, men and women religious, the lay faithful and ALL people of good … Continue reading →

In case you haven’t seen this yet, this is from here. Tracey Rowland: The intellectual center of this encyclical is that “A humanism which excludes God is an inhuman humanism.” It rests a notion of authentic human development upon the … Continue reading →

HT to First Thoughts for the link to this column from my favourite Anglican theologian. Now, if only he could apply the same thinking to the ordination of women… The Americans Know This Will End in Schism: Nobody has a … Continue reading →

Cathy: “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” sees 16 year old Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), together with his best friends Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson), entering his second last year at Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the … Continue reading →

As you know, I am a sessional teacher for a joint initiative of Anima Women’s Network and Catholic Women’s League called Anima Education. On Monday 27th July at 6:30pm (going to 8:30pm), we start a new course called “Apocalypse Now: … Continue reading →

Reader: Where have you been, Schütz? You haven’t put up a post for a whole week! Schütz: I’d like to say that I have been deeply studying the new Encyclical, Caritas in Veritate, or writing my paper on NT Wright’s … Continue reading →

This is so cool. The Codex Sinaiticus online. Wow. This is astounding.

And here’s the link: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate_en.html. You can guess what I will be spending the rest of the day doing…