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I don’t keep up much with Lutheran church developments in the States (although more, I guess. than I keep up with Seventh Day Adventist politics in Norway). But I did read this round up of the recent LCMS synod meeting … Continue reading →

I have written positively of Sara Butler’s “The Catholic Priesthood and Women” and cannot recommend it highly enough for all who truly want to undertand the Catholic Church’s stance on this issue. But there is a good review (with some … Continue reading →

I subscribe to Philip Hughes Christian Research Association journal “Pointers”. For those who like statistics, there are wonderful facts and figures that make you “go figure”. This graph above is based on material collected from the 2006 Census and the … Continue reading →

I want a copy of this book. When is the English coming out?

When I saw on Cathnews a link to a document from the Rosebank Parish in Johannesberg, I thought “That’s a bit far afield, isn’t it?”. Then I saw that the link was to a paper reproduced in Catholica Australia, entitled: … Continue reading →

It is never a good start to a dialogue meeting when one of the parties walks out. Even worse when the walk out is because of a disagreement between participants on the same side of the table. Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev–yes, … Continue reading →

Regular readers will know that one of the three reasons I came to accept the Catholic faith was “Continuity” (the other two were “authenticity” and “authority”–you can see the relation). Of all the “discontinuities” in Lutheranism, the most obvious was … Continue reading →

After the last post (on the difference between Lutheran and Catholic doctrines of absolution), in which I remarked that my daughter recently did her first confession with her Lutheran pastor, following preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation at her Catholic … Continue reading →

It is interesting that, as far as I know, “the Sacrament of Reconciliation” (in Catholic parlance) or “Confession and Absolution” (in Lutheran parlance) has never been a subject for official dialogue between Lutherans and Catholics. You will remember me saying … Continue reading →

While doing a little “research” on the “His Dark Materials” trilogy, I came across this review on “The Open Critic” page, from a link on the Wikipedia page for “The Northern Lights”. You have to really wonder. If this critic … Continue reading →