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Paul Taylor is an Assistant Director of the Melbourne Archbishop’s Office for Evangelisation. His specific area of responsibility is “Worship Resources and Formation”. In the latest edition of the Archdiocesan Liturgical magazine, “The Summit” (Vol 33, no. 3) of which … Continue reading →

So the stem cell legislation scraped through the Senate with 34 votes to 32. It’s really scary sometimes how these things happen. Democrat Senator Andrew Bartlett has written on his blogsite: I would have preferred the extra day or two … Continue reading →

Caroline Chisholm Library3rd Floor, 358 Lonsdale StreetMelbourne Phone: 03 9560-1815 Email cclibrary@bigpond.com Visit us for a browse!! Saturday opening Please note that the Caroline Chisholm Library is now open each Saturday from 11 am to 3 pm· Irish Literature & … Continue reading →

I have just returned from a somewhat epic journey to Adelaide. Originally planned to take place on my motorcycleHowever, due to recent back problems, the motorcycle idea was abandoned and the car option taken up. An option that was cheaper … Continue reading →

There is an opinion that if something may possibly exist, then it will. An anonymous comment on a previous blog alerted me to the existence of an Orthodox “Western Rite”, in effect the mirror image equivalent of the Eastern Rite … Continue reading →

Once again, Sandro Magister does us all a favour by making available, in English, a dialogue between a Catholic (Alessandro Martinetti) and a Muslim (Aref Ali Nayed) on his website www.chiesa. The dialogue focuses on the relationship between God and … Continue reading →

I found this bookies’ list on a UK Catholic blog giving the current odds on a replacement for Cardinal Murphy O’Connor after his retirement next year. 7-2 Kevin McDonald (Archbishop of Southwark)9-2 Alan Hopes (Aux Bishop of Westminster)9-2 Aidan Nichols … Continue reading →

Today is a red-letter day for Lutherans and other Reformed Christians. While most of us are gearing up for All Saints and All Souls (and while the secular world is getting into Halloween mode), the Lutherans are singing “A mighty … Continue reading →

There can’t be terribly many Lutheran pastors left in the US these days. They’ve all either gone to Rome or Constantinople. The latest one to go down this road (or, to be specific, the latter road) is “Fr Fenton” at … Continue reading →

I like “…”s. They’re so expressive… Anyway… On with the blog… Fraser, over on his obscure blog, has some neat pictures of his kids, one in “pirate mode”, so I thought I would put up something personal and show my … Continue reading →