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One hopes that this will settle the matter once and for all. Sometimes there really is a final word.

Nobody expects the Lutheran Inquisition, and certainly I was surprised to find it buried deep among the string of 59 comments on the end of a previous blog, but here is Pastor Weedon’s list of “fess up” questions for me. … Continue reading →

There is a telling interview by Stephen Crittenden on the Religion Report with Rabbi David Rosen about the Good Friday prayers. I have already refered readers of this blog to Rabbi Jacob Neusner’s comments in his interview with Zenit. In … Continue reading →

Here’s some more proof, from his recent encyclical “Spe Salvi”: In him who was crucified, the denial of false images of God is taken to an extreme. God now reveals his true face in the figure of the sufferer who … Continue reading →

Some time ago, Pastor Weedon asked me to outline what articles of faith in the Book of Concord I don’t have any truck with any more. Off the top of my head, I said their rejection of the Petrine Ministry … Continue reading →

Readers of Pope Benedict’s “Jesus of Nazareth” will find that the name of Rabbi Jacob Neusner has a familiar ring. He is, of course, the author of the book “A Rabbi Talks with Jesus”, with which Papa B. entered into … Continue reading →

Okay, it takes me a little while to catch on to some things. “That Catholic Show” is probably old hat for most of you, but I just discovered it today following the link from Zenit. And they had this little … Continue reading →

Here is an idea we don’t want to encourage: A deacon is one who serves, listens with diaconal heart, and is able to do this better because he is married. According to this local report, it comes from the homily … Continue reading →

There is a very confused article in today’s Herald Sun (not a rag I read regularly–thank you Cathnews for alerting me) regarding whether the responsibility for reporting crimes such as child abuse extends to the priest who hears confession of … Continue reading →

I have blogged a bit on Sing Lustily, my music blog, and was getting ready to add another entry on a recent reference Benedict made to Taize music. I could have sworn that the reference was in his Q&A session … Continue reading →