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Something one of our commentators said below on the “After Darwin” post prompted me to post this quotation from Tom Wright’s “Simply Christian” (p164): ‘Some people take the Bible literally,’ I recently heard a lecturer assert with great emphasis, ‘while … Continue reading →

This looks good! You might like to go along if you are in Melbourne in July. AFTER DARWIN: Responses to Darwinism from Jewish, Christian and Islamic traditions (21-23 July) Sponsors: Trinity College at The University of Melbourne, Melbourne College of … Continue reading →

I was listening to an MP3 recording of an evangelical speaker giving a rather forceful bagging to Bishop Tom Wright and his theology just this morning (including the politico-economic aspects of it), when I heard the speaker refer to very … Continue reading →

I received this request from Elizabeth Sanborn who works for Logos Bible Software, and am happy to put it up on the SCE blog. I have used Logos bible software myself for years – but I don’t think my budget … Continue reading →

Fr James V. Schall has an excellent essay on the Ignatius Scoop blog entitled “Heaven is not an abstraction”. I recommend it. One of the things he does in that essay is quote Peter Kreeft’s statement that “The teachers are … Continue reading →

I was just chatting to someone who asked: “Am I a hypocrite if I keep on confessing the same sins?” My response (after reflecting on my own record in this regard): “No, I don’t think so. In fact, it’s probably … Continue reading →

Andrew Rabel, who recently interviewed Australian Ambassador to the Holy See Mr Tim Fischer (see below), also alerted me a few weeks ago to the Holy Father’s opening speech at the Pastoral Convention of the Diocese of Rome. This speech … Continue reading →

Intrepid Australian reporter/journalist, Andrew Rabel, has been in Rome for a few months (we caught up briefly when I was there in April) and has filed this interview with Australia’s Ambassador to the Holy See, the Hon. Mr Tim Fischer. … Continue reading →

They’re getting their wires crossed over at St Mary’s in Exile, at least as far as the story is appearing in the media. Cathnews kindly gives us a precis of the reports appearing in the Courier Mail, The Daily, the … Continue reading →

In this article a few weeks back, John Paul II: ‘Santo, ma non subito’, John L. Allen (the best Vaticaniste in English despite working for the National Catholic Reporter) lists a number of reasons why the brakes may be being … Continue reading →