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Making predictions…

Over at “Always Yes”, Tom Pietsch has been making predictions and scorning them. I guess the new year is a good time for predictions. I note that Fr Neuhaus (in the December edition of First Things) has been talking about … Continue reading →

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Misunderstanding Invalidity

Magazines tend to lie around our house for a long time before meeting the great Recycling God. And so I happened across a March 2006 edition of “The Lutheran” (my wife subscribes), in which I found a most interesting Letter … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Sentire Cum Ecclesia!

(Ta, your Holiness. I hope you’ve enjoyed reading it over the last 365 days. ) Yes, Dear Devoted Readers, Sentire Cum Ecclesia is 1 year old today. Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun? I must confess to being a … Continue reading →

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Reformation History doomed to repeat itself in Church of England?

There is a saying that those who do not know their history are doomed to repeat it. Very odd therefore that none other than that most excellent historian, the Anglican Bishop of Durham, Dr N.T. Wright, should fall for into … Continue reading →

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Abbe Pierre and Sainthood

I have been rather intrigued by the variety of comments that have been published upon the death of “Abbe Pierre”. Abbe Pierre did not really come into the orbit of Australian consciousness, but apparently to the French he was a … Continue reading →

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Leonard Klein on EWTN "Journey Home" next week

Next week on EWTN’s “Journey Home” Program, Father Leonard Klein (once Pastor Leonard Klein of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) will be interviewed by Marcus Grodi, to tell the story of his conversion in entry into the Catholic Church. … Continue reading →

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The Biggest Schism in the "Western" Church

Whenever I blog on Orthodox issues, my readership always goes through the roof. The division between the eastern and western churches is a tragedy of immense proportions, the healing of which is to be earnestly sought. But there are also … Continue reading →

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More Proof That God Loves Amputees

Thanks to Cooees in the Cloister for another example of a cured amputee! The “amputee” in this case was St John Damascenewho, according to The Warden, “was accused of being an enemy of the state in which he lived, and … Continue reading →

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New Adult Catholic Education Course for Melbourne

I should have blogged on this ages ago–because it is really exciting news, and you will want to be a part of it. There is a new adult Catholic education course happening in Melbourne (yes, that’s the link, so give … Continue reading →

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Authenticity, Authority and Continuity: Why I am a Catholic and not a Lutheran

I became involved in a couple of discussions on Pastor Weedon’s Blog (“Another Papal Goodie” and A most Interesting Statement), and have realised that ultimately I need to blog on this myself. I am occasionally asked why I became a … Continue reading →

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