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Poor Barney. Imagine arriving at the steps of St Patrick’s Cathedral, star of the ABC Lessons and Carols for Christmas Eve, and find that there is no room at the inn for the media! Here is his report in today’s … Continue reading →

And a very blessed new year for 2009!

This is Pastor Weedon’s church – looking like a cross between the parish church of my youth and that big house down the street with all the Christmas lights. But wouldn’t it be nice to have Christmas in winter darkness … Continue reading →

Well, ever since his first Christmas address to the Curia in 2005 when he floated his “hermeneutic of continuity” idea in relation to Vatican II (a phrase now “up there” with “dictatorship of relativism” as an iconic phrase of this … Continue reading →

“…and the fulfillment of her universal mission of salvation among all peoples”? Yes, you guessed it, none other than our own Papa Benny while visiting the Italian Embassy a week ago. The Vatican website has the full speech in Italian … Continue reading →

Well, the line was huge in the Cathedral today. One line started a hour before mass and was still going half an hour afterwards. I must say I have something of a difficulty with the “examination of conscience” thingy. It … Continue reading →

Here is something I haven’t done before on this blog: a recipe! I actually enjoy cooking a lot, and the girls are starting to join in. I was delighted to find this recipe for Speculaas on the Insight Scoop blog, … Continue reading →

Okay, here are the girls singing “Jingle Bells”. Mia does the Aussie version and Maddy does her impression of Elvis…

But, you say, doesn’t the Church always celebrate the Conversion of St Paul in January 25th? Well, yes, it does. BUT not when it falls on a Sunday (it is not a Solemnity), as it does in 2009. HOWEVER, on … Continue reading →

So, while you don’t get Pontifical Vespers, you do get Pontifical Carols and Lessons AND Pontifical (indeed, PAPAL) Mass – which I think is a good deal. So here are the details, and don’t forget to set your video recorders! … Continue reading →