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I recently showed Papa Benny’s Easter Vigil Homily to a priest friend. He wrote back:Dear David, Thank you for the homily of Pope Benedict. It is an extraordinary statement. What do you make of a statements like “He was one … Continue reading →

A short note to say “Happy Birthday” to our Sovereign, the Queen of Australia, Elizabeth II. Long has she reigned over us, and long may she continue to do so. I pray that God continues to give her good health … Continue reading →

Okay, I agree with Edmund Chia that the argument “Christianity is the only religion with a savior who rose from the dead [;therefore] it obviously is the only true religion” is problematic. He says: “First, how does one arrive at … Continue reading →

Since my university days, I have been very impressed by the work of Marshall McLuhan, who gave us the dictum “The medium is the message”. But not until today was I aware that McLuhan was also a committed Catholic, and … Continue reading →

Occasionally, I come across an exchange in an interview that is just priceless, and needs to be repeated. The first is from John Allen’s Word from Rome, interviewing the US Ambassador to the Holy See, Francis Rooney: JA:      Let’s talk … Continue reading →

Waleed Aly’s piece in today’s edition of The Age makes a good point. He says the assumption “that fruitful and harmonious interfaith relationships can exist only in a world of post-modern relativism” is “a comprehensive misunderstanding of the basis for … Continue reading →

I have posted another entry in my “Year of Grace” conversion story blog. Check it out, if you like reading other people’s secret diaries…

I am, at this very moment, listening to and watching Fr Cantalamessa’s Good Friday sermon in St Peter’s Basilica on EWTN television online. He is preaching in Italian, and the EWTN commentator is “translating” in English. In fact, she is … Continue reading →

I have added another short update on my “conversion blog”, Year of Grace.

Hey, everybody, someone’s finally left a comment of more than a few syllables! My thanks to Tony, who left the following comment on my article re Rocket Science and the Priesthood Shortage: Dear David, No doubt your blog attracts others … Continue reading →