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I can highly recommend the MP3 recordings that you can download from the St Vladimir’s Seminary website–and I haven’t even listened to them yet! The reputation of the speakers is enough! The conference was entitled, “Rome, Constantinople and Canterbury. Mother … Continue reading →

I did this “Which Lost Character are you?” quiz. (Yes, I still watch Lost, although Cathy has given up on it). The result? Wait for it. Benjamin Linus. How’s that for scarey? The blurb says: “You are an enigmatic leader … Continue reading →

Now this is interesting. Reading Tom Wright’s writings on Paul, especially the “new perspective” on the meaning of “justification” in Paul, led me to ask: Does Paul actually ever say that we are “saved by faith”? I put this question … Continue reading →

One of our auxiliaries just returned from Rome where he attended the first plenary session of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue as one of their new members. He commented on the vast variety of viewpoints and perspectives from around … Continue reading →

I am astonished how prevalent the myth is that the early Church did not have dedicated buildings for worship but that the Church worshipped “in private houses” until the time of Constantine made it possible to build “official” buildings. The … Continue reading →

John Allen reports in NCR on a speech given by Margaret O’Gara of the University of St. Michael’s College (and the outgoing president of the Catholic Theological Society of America) on the future of the papacy in ecumenical dialogue. I … Continue reading →

Well, today Cathnews serves the Catholic community of Australia by giving us an update on the Robinson Tour. Not much that’s news there, only the continuing saga of the opposition that Robinson is meeting in the US from the local … Continue reading →

Give us an alternative. If you don’t have something better to propose, stick with what you have. It might not seem a very good reason for sticking with the political system you have, but I think it is as good … Continue reading →

“A man once gave a great banquet, and invited many; and at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come; for all is now ready.’ But they all alike began … Continue reading →

I hate pseudo-historians. Current hate: Elaine Pagels and James Carroll. See these comments on Constantine’s Sword and the Gospel of Judas. In fact, let me be very daring and make a suggestion that will probably make Past Elder’s and Brian … Continue reading →