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There are many Protestants who are “Anti-Catholic”. Indeed, for them, this is what it means to be Protestant. The assumption is sometimes made, therefore that we Catholics–especially we CONVERT Catholics–are “Anti-Protestant”. Nothing could be further from the Truth. I have … Continue reading →

How was your Easter? Joyful? Oddly, mine wasn’t. Why not? Well, I was weighed down with what I am here going to outline as “The Seven Sorrows of Schütz”. These are not complaints–they are real sorrows, which bring me often … Continue reading →

While I’m blogging (I should be singing alleluias at this time of Easter Eve rather than sitting in front of this infernal machine), I have been reflecting on the Footwashing. At my wife’s Lutheran parish, they had the footwashing this … Continue reading →

It is possible at times to get really pissed off with the official English translations from the official Latin documents from the Holy See. Let us just go with “Sacramentum Caritatis” for a moment. With that exact phrase, okay? We … Continue reading →

Mmm. A new opening line for those parishes who do a re-enactment of the Passover liturgy on Maundy Thursday perhaps? Peter Holmes asked me what the “clappers” are all about at the consecration on Maundy Thursday. We didn’t have clappers … Continue reading →

Cooees in the Cloister have done us all a favour in posting the classic Monty Python skit of the “Penultimate Supper”. My favourite bit is “And ONE Christ.”“ONE?”“Yes, ONE! Now will you please tell me what in God’s name possessed … Continue reading →

In the February edition of “First Things”, Gilbert Meilaender has a little piece wittily entitled “Wrong from Wright“. His main concern is that the Anglican Bishop of Durham, N.T. (Tom) Wright lacks a little maturity when it comes to political … Continue reading →

I was going to entitle this post “Moto Proprio Released” just to see what would happen to my site meter count, but thought that it might be a little unethical. Of course, the long rumoured “MotU Proprio” for the traditional … Continue reading →

Cardinal Pell is notorious for wanting to ditch the doctrine of “the primacy of conscience” (see for eg. here and here). I have recently read two articles on the matter: Bishop Anthony Fisher’s (which was helpful) and Fr Frank Brennan … Continue reading →

[I understand that young Dominicans, looking for humourous diversion, like putting together little exercises such as the following. I am not the author (I am not a Thomist and so am unfamiliar with the style), but the author has personally … Continue reading →