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Well, by the time you read this, dear Reader, you will probably find this page filled with a wondrous meditation and serious direction on the Holy Eucharist. But at the moment (9:36pm EST, or 10:36am GMT) it is a stark, … Continue reading →

In a recent comment on this blog, the inestimable Peregrinus wrote: I think there is a fairly large body of Christians whose faith is not primarily theological. …Their faith is not necessarily expressed in, or founded on, a firm belief … Continue reading →

For those of you not familiar with the story and Daniel 5, that’s “The Writing on the Wall”. And its there for all to see in the latest statistics of United States Christian denominations collected by the US National Council … Continue reading →

I have made a new posting on my “Year of Grace” conversion retro-blog. By the start of January 2001 things were coming rapidly to a head, and God faced me with the biggest temptation of my life: He gave me … Continue reading →

Cardinal Ruini, fresh out of a job with the Italian bishops’ conference, returns to his vocation as a teacher of theology and philosophy in this address translated on Sandro Magister’s site. Here he confidently asserts that “the great objective of … Continue reading →

Stephen Crittenden has found another one for his collection of Catholic priests and religious chafing at the bit for their opportunity publically to bag “The Old Lady” (aka, Holy Mother Church): Fr John Dear, SJ. In this program (which I … Continue reading →

Here are are few comments from Archbishop Coleridge’s latest article on the new missal translations: My seminary studies were done at a time of upheaval in the Church, and the liturgical training we received was negligible. …Certainly we never looked … Continue reading →

Well, a day late, but I will call it my “Birthday Present” from the Holy Father, since he probably won’t be sending me anything else. I must say though, that now the announcement has been made, I am looking forward … Continue reading →

My one-time catechist, Bishop Anthony Fisher, has written an incredibly useful paper on the whole question of the relationship between “conscience” and “magisterium”. Read, learn and inwardly digest, as they say. Having been reading on natural law lately, I was … Continue reading →

Irfan Yusuf writes at Crickey.com.au Alan Jones was fired up last Friday, arguing that the fact Easter eggs were being sold as early as January at Woolworths (or Safeway for Mexican readers [he means us Victorians, dear reader]) and Coles … Continue reading →