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There are some things that will never happen this side of eternity but are nevertheless worth working for. Three of those are: – stopping the practice of abortion– peace between Israel and the Arabs– full visible unity of all Christians … Continue reading →

I thought some of you might be interested in “The fifth National Colloquium for Catholic Bioethicists” next January. The theme is “Ethical and Pastoral issues in Care of the Ageing and at the End of Life”, and as we are … Continue reading →

I really wish that the daily edition of L’Osservatore Romano was available IN ENGLISH on the internet WITH full archived versions. That’s a tall order, because at the moment, only the Italian original is available and that only for the … Continue reading →

As you may know, I am currently an “enquirer” to become an “aspirant” to become a “candidate” to become a permanent Deacon in the Church. Its a long process (four years formation) and I am only at the end of … Continue reading →

David: The latest James Bond movie (the second with Daniel Craig as 007) takes up exactly where Casino Royale left off in 2006. Aside from Craig, Judi Dench is M, Mathieu Almaric is villain Dominic Greene and (previously unknown French … Continue reading →

Well, this is the strangest “press release” I have ever read. It is a most unusual way to communicate episcopal instruction. Whatever happened to a good, old fashioned pastoral letter? Or a column in the diocesan paper? That aside, we … Continue reading →

who nicked it from somewhere else… I reckon this is probably Brian Coyne’s idea of “Sentire Cum Ecclesia”… (nb. correction: When I say that the Cooees guys nicked it, I meant the picture, not the captions. They are Cooees originals).

In the combox to this blog about the ABC recording of Carols and Lessons in St Patrick’s Cathedral, that ubiquitous and tireless commentator “Anonymous” was incensed (?!) that we should be having a PROTESTANT form of worship in our Catholic … Continue reading →

I haven’t said a lot about the Catholic Muslim Forum that was held in Rome from 4-6 November. I’ve been waiting to hear reactions first. But I had to write a piece for the next edition of Kairos, so that … Continue reading →

I am not an avid reader of obituaries, but this one caught my eye in the paper this morning: Key figure in republic debate: GEORGE GRAHAM WINTERTON Constitutional Expert, 15-12-1946 — 6-11-2008. And in this obituary, I read the following … Continue reading →