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…IF faith is not opposed to charity, to love.” (Benedict XVI, General Audience, On St Paul and Justification, November 19, 2008) Pope Benedict, when he was plain old Cardinal Ratzinger, moved heaven and hell to save the Joint Declaration on … Continue reading →

Bernard: It’s one of those irregular verbs. I have an independent mind, you are an eccentric, he is round the twist. Bernard: That’s another of those irregular verbs, isn’t it? I give confidential briefings, you leak, he’s being charged under … Continue reading →

In case you don’t know, I am a sessional teacher for a joint initiative of Anima Women’s Network (nb. their website needs donations to complete its development) and Catholic Women’s League called Anima Education. I’ve been teaching a course called … Continue reading →

You might have already seen this, but if not, check it out and show it to your friends and family. Mind you, it might make you feel a little guilty. On my wife’s side of the family, we give TEAR … Continue reading →

We have mentioned, in our discussion of the pros and cons of a “Catholic Confessional State”, the case of the Catholic King of Belgium Baudouin I who famously abdicated his throne for a day rather than sign a bill liberalising … Continue reading →

Have you discovered this website yet: The Catholic Thing? The short snappy and to-the-point articles are written by reputable chaps and a few chappesses. They’ve been going since June this year, but I have only just picked up on them, … Continue reading →

I was recently surprised to be told that there is a large body of scholarly research emerging that has shown the common Christian assumption that Jesus invented the practice of praying to God as our Father is false. Doing some … Continue reading →

My wife came home yesterday with a beautiful little book she found in a local secondhand book store called “Angels are my Friends”. You might be surprised to find that this is a Lutheran production, from Concordia Publishing House, and … Continue reading →

Yes, I’m reading Cooees again at the moment… You can tell, can’t you? And I am a little bit miffed by the fact that (working diligently as I have been today – actually, social club Christmas lunch at the Park … Continue reading →

Dame Edna reacts in horror when she turns up to the liturgy to find that the sanctuary is wearing the same colour as she is.HT to the Cooees boys – I couldn’t have found a better picture to describe the … Continue reading →