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In recent correspondence with Brian Coyne, he commented: I do believe the Church, where Church is understood in the fullness of meaning of “the Body of Christ”, can make a claim to infallibility. The Pope and the Bishops certainly have … Continue reading →

This is my very first attempt at posting a video. It is a short clip of me and my 8yr old daughter Maddy off on her second bike ride with me.

Every night and every dayThe awfulisers work awayAwfulising public places,Favourite things and little gracesAwfulising lovely treasuresCommon joys and simple pleasuresAwfulising far and nearThe parts of life we held so dearDemocratic, clean and lawfulAwful, awful, awful, awful. (Michael Leunig) It’s one … Continue reading →

There is an extraordinary post on “private judgement” and “scriptural proof” on Weedon’s blog, which is followed by an even more extraordinary discussion. I won’t repeat it all here. Go and read it on his blog (including all the comments–he … Continue reading →

I am a little bemused at this one: Faith of our Fathers: A Colloquium on Orthodoxy for Lutherans. Fr Fenton (one of the speakers) and Dixie both carry links to the resultant audio lectures which I have downloaded to my … Continue reading →

Hat tip to Fr Ian Ker, who pointed out that the Second Vatican Council actually used the word “obsequium” (from which we get our word “obsequious”) TWICE in the twenty-fifth paragraph of the dogmatic constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium. … Continue reading →

John L. Allen Jr may be my favourite ecclesiastical journalist, but I do admire the all-round style of Rocco Palmo at “Whispers in the Loggia”. I chuckled all the way through this “omnium gatherum” post. A lesson in style for … Continue reading →

Click on the picture to get the full details!This is under the auspices of Anima Education, cosponsored by the Catholic Women’s League.To enrol, email info@anima.org.au or phone 0415 357 175

No, my friends, your eyes do not deceive you. This is a picture of the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite (Missal of John XXIII) being celebrated by Archbishop Denis Hart in the Cathedral of St Patrick in Melbourne. For … Continue reading →

I mentioned in a previous blog my pleasure at meeting Fr Ian Ker from Oxford University. He is here as guest lecturer of the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and the Family, and today he gave a short address … Continue reading →