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It might make the whole question of the reception of the Traditional Anglican Communion into full communion with Rome a mute point – at least in the US if Bishop John Myers’ comments are any indication: “The Catholic Church will … Continue reading →

More Blake prize controversy. This time over this picture:It took me a bit to find a photo of the picture, as most sites running this news story don’t include it. I do find the caption “Only women bleed” offensive – … Continue reading →

I expect you have now read the Sandro Magister piece on the “Roman Catholic Womenpriests” movement. It appears that there have been more than a dozen attempts to ordain women to the priesthood, and that some have even attempted ordination … Continue reading →

Tracy Rowland sent me a copy of this speech by Cardinal James Francis Stafford: “Humanae Vitae: The Year of the Peirasmos – 1968”. I don’t think any faithful Catholic could read it without a tear in his or her eye. … Continue reading →

One glaring error in Sandro Magister’s column on Kasper’s address to Lambeth is the description of Sydney bishop Robert Forsyth as “anglo-catholic”. He is most definitely NOT an “anglo-catholic”, but decidedly evangelical. Crikey.com has interesting comments on Forsyth’s speech to … Continue reading →

This is Fr Z.’s work. Beautiful picture. Great caption.Not to be outdone by his brother’s Ray Charles stylin, Pope Benedict practices his new air piano moves.

Two friends, oft mentioned on this blog, from Left to Right, including all in between they are: Pastor Fraser Pearce, Parish Pastor Bendigo, VictoriaPastor Adam Cooper, Senior Lecturer at John Paul II Institute for Marriage and the Family

Cardinal Kasper doesn’t mince words in his July 30 address to the Lambeth Conference. You can find all sorts of comment all over the internet (eg. this on the America Magazine blog and here on CNS), but you would be … Continue reading →

John Smyth sent through this link to a recent Sixty Minutes program on World Youth Day. It’s worth a look. It’s not all postive – but fairly good – including the look at Theology on Tap in Sydney. Here in … Continue reading →

It has often been said that Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae was prophetic. But the Pope also had the foresight to write to the bishops of the world and prepare them for what is coming. In this letter, sent before … Continue reading →