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A marvelous point in the Office of Readings on the Saturday before Pentecost Sunday from “a sermon of an unknown African author of the sixth century”: And so if anyone says to one of us: ‘You have received the Holy … Continue reading →

‘Coz they didn’t where I went to mass. Nothing said. No-one moved. Nor did I see any bowing before receiving communion. The very slight changes to our liturgical ritual that were to have begun everywhere throughout Australia today went completely … Continue reading →

Just in case plain English can’t be understood by some, or in case some want to make the new directions say what they do not say, in this AD2000 article, Bishop Jarrett of Lismore in NSW (a convert to the … Continue reading →

John Smyth from VCSYA has sent through this notice that might interest some of you: Speaker – Dr. Nick Tonti-FillipiniTopic – Marriage: Just a Piece of Paper?Date – Tuesday, 13th MayTime – 6.30pmVenue – Dante’s Pub, 150-156 Gertrude St., Fitzroy … Continue reading →

I don’t know if 58 comments is a record on this blog, but the post below called “Stirring Pastor Weedon” certainly generated a lot of interest. But it’s about to fall of the end of this blog page, and go … Continue reading →

C.S. Lewis is said to have said: “A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be to careful of his reading.” It seems that ex-Premier of New South Wales, the very urbane and honourable Bob Carr, has … Continue reading →

I have obviously been reading too much good scriptural exegetical work lately (esp. Benedict’s Jesus of Nazareth and Tom Wright). It is therefore a bit of a shock to realise that there are some really, really, really bad academics out … Continue reading →

“The aim is to try not to be dull,” as Neuhaus said in the blog below. I will take that advice to heart as I enter the pulpit for the first time in about six years tomorrow at St Patrick’s … Continue reading →

If nothing else, it is worth subscribing to First Things just for Neuhaus’ regular column (the original “blog” in hardcopy), the Public Square. Only subscribers will be able to get in to that link I just gave, but an online … Continue reading →

(source) 1. On the basis of the agreements reached in the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (JD), the Lutheran World Federation and the Catholic Church declare together: „The understanding of the doctrine of justification set forth in this … Continue reading →