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I have only just read in Zenit of the death of Avery Cardinal Dulles, the man whom Pope Benedict called “Herr Professor”. His wisdom and guidance has been a gift to the Church, recognised by Pope John Paul II in … Continue reading →

I came across this bloke and his work through a review in Zenit by Fr John Flynn of Dacey’s book “Secular Conscience: Why Belief belongs in Public Life”, who freely admitted that “Dacey is no apologist for religion”, but goes … Continue reading →

This has received some comment on other blogs about the place (see, for eg., The New Liturgical Movement here and here), but it does make me wonder. The USCCB has decided something called the “Revised Grail Psalter” should be used … Continue reading →

I have posted a couple of versions of Rorate Caeli on my hymnody blog “Sing Lustily and With Good Courage”. You might be interested.

Cardinal Tauran recently commented that “God has returned to our societies. There has never been as much talk about religion as now.” And this was certainly borne out in reading yesterday’s edition of the Sunday Age. Here are a few … Continue reading →

Reader: Oh, Schütz, what are you on about, I’ve been doing that for ages! You just go to http://www.theage.com.au/ or http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/ Schütz: No, no, you mistake me – I don’t mean, read their homepage, I mean read their newspaper, just … Continue reading →

That’s the basic argument put forward by Vatican Spokesman Fr Federico Lombardi yesterday in reference to Archbishop Celestino Migliore’s opposition to a proposed UN declaration to “endorse the universal decriminalisation of homosexuality”. According to Fr Lombardi: Archbishop Migliore’s point was … Continue reading →

Here is something that came out back in 2000 from the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace called “The Social Agenda” and is a compendium of magisterial teaching of the Church (largely just quotations from various sources) arranged in categories … Continue reading →

Thanks to Christine who alerted me to this. Apparently it was on the First Things blog (I missed it). Please pray for Fr Richard: A Personal Note I cannot begin to respond to the deluge of assurances of prayer and … Continue reading →

Maddy (our 10 year old daughter) came into our room with this poem she had written. We think it is rather good. I publish it here with her permission! I am the Virginobedient and young.I’m Jesus’ mothera song of praise … Continue reading →