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Well, here’s something nice that happened while I was away: Cooees in the Cloister has become active once again. It seems that Hardman Window (sometime commentator on this blog), Hound of Heaven, the Warden and Mr Public Opinion are all … Continue reading →

As I have said before, there is a Monty Python sketch for every occasion…

Well, they (by which I mean a large percentage of Americans – Republicans and Catechism Catholics excluded) are celebrating like it’s Christmas over on the other side of the big pond. And I must say that they have picked the … Continue reading →

Hi folks! Sorry about that “break in transmission” – I spent Reformation Day, All Saints, All Souls and the Monday and Tuesday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time with my family and the families of three very good Lutheran-Pastor-friends … Continue reading →

In the combox to the previous posting, Past Elder expounds further on his reasons for rejecting the (“Roman”) Catholic Church and for criticising what he calls “the new religion”, ie. the Post-Vatican II Catholic Church. We’ve treated this topic before … Continue reading →

If you have been waiting for all the propositions from the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church in English, you can stop holding your breath, because here they are thanks … Continue reading →

So proclaims the headline in Cathnews today. Story and comments follow: German archaeologists have stoked controversy by unearthing evidence that Reformation leader Martin Luther lived well and did not die as a pauper as commonly believed. [Who ever thought that? … Continue reading →

One of the really odd things that struck me when I left the little pond known as the Lutheran Church of Australia for the big ocean of the Catholic Church was how often I came across Scripture scholars teaching in … Continue reading →

Yes, well, His Eminence George Cardinal Pell may have described the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church (which closed on Sunday) as “least interesting” of all the synods he has … Continue reading →

…and the fact that being Catholic doesn’t solve everything. Years ago, one of the catalysts that set me on the road to Rome was the fact that I could not always be certain, when attending a Lutheran Church on Sunday, … Continue reading →