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I have posted a new entry into my “conversion retro-blog”: Year of Grace.

I was shocked recently by a priest who said to me that he prays every day for the downfall of Islam. As if to explain, he told me that he believes that Islam is “of the devil”, and that the … Continue reading →

There are worrying developments in the business of the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act in Victoria. I have, from the very beginning, been a cautious defender of the laws, on the grounds that no Christian should ever be guilty of … Continue reading →

I have two wonderful daughter, the oldest of whom (Maddy, aged 7) has just received her first holy communion in her parish, St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Box Hill. As you can see from the picture, she is receiving communion … Continue reading →

I have been reading some interesting stuff about the attitude of the Russian Orthodox Church towards ecumenism. None of this is new material, in fact, most of it appeared around about the year 2000. This is led some to compare … Continue reading →

Pastor Fraser Pearce asked the question, and we found the answer. Does the Greek Orthodox church ordain women as deacons? The answer can be found here, in the America Magazine. The question remains: are these women ordained as “deacons” or … Continue reading →

A mate at work said his sister put this official picture of the Holy Father from the day of his election up in her WC with this caption attached. It’s irreverent, but I thought it was funny.

Pope Benedict XVI: I’m not a man who constantly thinks up jokes. But I think it’s very important to be able to see the funny side of life and its joyful dimension and not to take everything too tragically. I’d … Continue reading →

John Allen’s “All Things Catholic” continues to be a good read—a little more general and a little less “Vatican-gossipy”, but still informative. Thankfully not overly “US-centric”. He has covered some big general issues lately, and in his latest column he … Continue reading →

I have published a new entry in my “conversion retro-blog” Year of Grace.