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Apropos of nothing, I saw a good film on the telly last night that made quite an impression on me, called “The Village”. Apparently when it opened in the cinemas in 2004 it got bad ratings (see the Wikipedia entry–but … Continue reading →

For those of you following my conversion retro-blog, there is a new entry at Year of Grace.

“The Petition” calls for the bishops of Australia to “Acknowledge that there is no doctrinal or theological barrier to the ordination of married men”. I stated in the blog below that while it is possible to acknowledge this, we should … Continue reading →

I have been a bit slow of late getting onto this matter. I was alerted to the Petition “A Letter to the Catholic Bishops of Australia” when it came out, but have only just gotten around to reading it because … Continue reading →

Well, here’s a surprise. One of the most scholarly books on the issue of the Roman Primacy and Ecumenism has appeared on Google Books–or at least some of it. Adriano Garuti’s “The Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and the … Continue reading →

A Catholic visitor to my office today saw the portait of the person on the left hanging in my office, and suggested that it might be the person who is pictured on the right. After I picked myself up off … Continue reading →

Today, I had a good email conversation with Fr Lawrence about his letter. We came to an agreement that indeed the issue in the CDF Responses on the Doctrine on the Church are about communion with the Bishop of Rome … Continue reading →

In the same edition of The Tablet (subscription only) to which I refer in the blog below, there is an article by Nicholas Lash (Norris-Hulse Professor Emeritus of Divinity, University of Cambridge) entitled “Churches, proper and otherwise”. Again, I reproduce … Continue reading →

On a number of projects, including the upcoming Orientale Lumen Conference, I work closely with Archpriest Fr Lawrence Cross, who teaches at Australian Catholic University. (What is an “Archpriest”, I hear you ask? It is the highest rank that a … Continue reading →

I just want to say a quick thank you to all who have left comments on my blogs over the last week or so. There have been lots of you, and some new comers too. Welcome one and all! Many … Continue reading →