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Back from holidays, and I hardly know where to begin. Three amazing documents released from the Holy See in the last fortnight, two long looked for (the China Letter and the Motu Proprio) and one totally unexpected (the CDF Clarification … Continue reading →

I will be “off air” for about a week. I am taking time off from work and from blogging (no, the two are not the same!) to spend time with my family. That means I will miss all the excitement … Continue reading →

I found an enquiry on my email when I arrived in the office this morning from an Orthodox Jewish friend about this news report: U.K. Catholic Clergy Criticizes Pope’s Plans to Resurrect Mass with Anti-Semitic ReferencesThe Independent is reporting a … Continue reading →

Yours truly is finding that more and more these days people are saying to him “I saw you on TV”. They haven’t started asking for autographs yet, but maybe that is only a matter of time. A month or so … Continue reading →

Last night on the ABC TV Lateline program, they featured British author Ed Husain, who had–as a youngster–been coopted into some extremist “Islamistic” (which he distinguished from “genuine religion, ie. Islam” and “Jihadist”) “cells”. “How did you pull back from … Continue reading →

In 2005, coming home from the JCMA conference, participants were horrified to learn of the London bombings. It is again “in the shadow of the bomb” that we go to meet together this morning. 80 Jews, Christians and Muslims are … Continue reading →

The Pope’s long awaited Letter to Chinese Catholics is just out (beating the Motu Proprio–did anyone lose any bets?), and I haven’t had a chance to read it yet. It will be very interesting, I am sure, and I will … Continue reading →

I don’t think so. We are eagerly expecting the Motu Proprio for the derestriction of the 1962 missal in the next few days. Reports have put about that it is expected on 7th of July, in which case, I will … Continue reading →

I have to say something about Brian Coyne’s letter to the Papal Nuncio in Catholica. I have no news whatsoever about the rumours to which he refers (I’m not THAT well connected–and if I knew something like that it wouldn’t … Continue reading →

Fr Z. at What Does the Prayer Really Say has this: IT’S COMING – MOTU PROPRIO – 7 JULY On Wednesday afternoon the Secretary of State, Tarcisio Card. Bertone gave the Motu Proprio to 30 bishops from around the world … Continue reading →