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There is a discussion on the Hermeneutic of Continuity about coats of arms for priests. He has a picture of one on his blog, and a commentator has pointed out that Fr Z has his own crest. I am no … Continue reading →

What a stack of stuff has eminated from the Holy Father’s trip to France for the 150th Celebrations at Lourdes. I haven’t had a chance to read any of it yet, but I am putting aside my current reading to … Continue reading →

“The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.” A perfect expression of the blogger’s mentality! So, I don’t mind being talked about on the Catholica discussion board, but, as anyone knows me or who has … Continue reading →

It looks like he has a little biretta on top of his zuchetto… Is that normal, or is it a party joke? (Picture from Whispers in the Loggia)

As the provocative title for this article in today’s edition of The Age suggests, a connection has always been understood to exist between sainthood and madness. They called St Francis “God’s Fool”, and, at least to his family, he certainly … Continue reading →

Here are the videos of last Monday’s hugely successfull and inspirational meeting. Gianna Jessen is an abortion survivor. Watch this and then try to deny it.

I recently received an email from Brian Coyne, the editor of the Catholica website recommending this article by Dr Andrew Kania (a regular contributor to Catholica)in the Tablet: “Let other lights shine”. Except for a slight uneasiness in the way … Continue reading →

That’s a question I put to our local ordinary just before he left for the English Language Liturgical meeting in Vancouver last week. But the full list of delegates to the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God was … Continue reading →

The USCCB has stated that the Church’s position on abortion is based on the scientific fact that from conception we are dealing with a human being and that natural law tells us that it is morally wrong to kill a … Continue reading →

One reason why at the moment Victorian Catholics are intensely interested in the US political race is because we are facing similar issues in regard to abortion. At this very moment, our local house is debating a bill to completely … Continue reading →